Editing Sumter, South Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1356
|1860= 1119
|1870= 1807
|1880= 2011
|1890= 3865
|1900= 5673
|1910= 8109
|1920= 9508
|1930= 11780
|1940= 15874
|1950= 20185
|1960= 23062
|1970= 24435
|1980= 24921
|1990= 41943
|2000= 39643
|2010= 40524
|2020= 43463
|estyear=2023
|estimate=42766
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br/>2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sumtercitysouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Sumter city, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Sumter, South Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sumter city, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US4570405|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sumter city, South Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4570405&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sumter city, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4570405&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|19,300
|17,777
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,428
|48.68%
|43.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40.10%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|18,256
|19,755
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,001
|46.05%
|48.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.32%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|78
|101
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97
|0.20%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|503
|647
|style='background: #ffffe6; |891
|1.27%
|1.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.05%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|28
|48
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.07%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|79
|47
|style='background: #ffffe6; |132
|0.20%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|461
|682
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,767
|1.16%
|1.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.07%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|938
|1,467
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,107
|2.37%
|3.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.85%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''39,643'''
|'''40,524'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''43,463'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 43,463 people, 15,605 households, and 9,925 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2" />  40,541 people, 16,232 households, and 10,049 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|575.6|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 16,032 housing units averaged {{convert|232.8|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 47.07% Caucasian, 47.03% Black, 0.23% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.37% of the population.

Of the 14,564 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were not families. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city, the population was distributed as 27.8% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the city was $31,590, and for a family was $38,668. Males had a median income of $27,078 versus $22,002 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,949. About 13.0% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.