| | People QuickFacts | Sumter County | Alabama |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 13,427 | 4,822,023 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 13,763 | 4,779,745 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -2.4% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 13,763 | 4,779,736 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.3% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.3% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.3% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 54.7% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 25.5% | 70.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 73.6% | 26.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.4% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 0.9% | 4.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 25.1% | 66.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.7% | 84.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 0.3% | 3.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 0.7% | 5.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 75.4% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 13.6% | 22.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 774 | 403,982 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.9 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 6,759 | 2,182,088 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 67.6% | 70.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.2% | 15.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $75,300 | $120,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,036 | 1,831,269 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.67 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $14,122 | $23,483 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $21,964 | $42,934 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 38.0% | 17.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Sumter County | Alabama |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 215 | 99,2512 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,709 | 1,568,1112 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -5.9 | -5.12 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 820 | 320,605 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 730 | 382,350 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 57.5% | 14.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 112,858,843 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 76,499 | 52,252,752 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 59,636 | 57,344,851 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,494 | $12,364 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,199 | 6,426,342 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 2 | 11,667 |