People QuickFacts Sumter County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 31,554 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 32,817 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -3.8% 2.4% Population, 2010 32,819 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.0% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 25.0% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 13.2% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.3% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 45.0% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 51.8% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.4% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.0% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 5.7% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 40.6% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 85.5% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.9% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 6.3% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 76.1% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 18.2% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,718 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 18.7 27.0  Housing units, 2011 13,832 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 62.0% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 19.4% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $87,500 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 11,473 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.71 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,368 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $34,416 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 27.9% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Sumter County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 673 217,099 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 8,406 3,315,274 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -33.2 -4.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,785 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 2,484 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.6% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.8% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 411,966 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 238,965 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 326,121 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,016 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 33,712 16,976,235 Building permits, 2011 25 18,493     Geography QuickFacts Sumter County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 482.70 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 68.0 168.4 FIPS Code 261 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Americus, GA Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts