South Sumter, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4568177, place: South Sumter CDP, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,447 (100%)
In labor force: 1,357 (55.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,346 (55.01%)
----Employed: 1,166 (47.65%)
----Unemployed: 180 (7.36%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.4%
--Armed Forces: 11 (0.45%)
Not in labor force: 1,090 (44.54%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,410 (57.62%)
In labor force: 799 (32.65%)
--Civilian labor force: 799 (32.65%)
----Employed: 680 (27.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 268 (10.95%)
All parents in family in labor force: 197 (8.05%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,139 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 736 (64.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 335 (29.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 13 (1.14%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 43 (3.78%)
Worked at home: 12 (1.05%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,166 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 163 (13.98%)
Service occupations: 229 (19.64%)
Sales and office occupations: 222 (19.04%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 112 (9.61%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 440 (37.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (0.34%)
Construction: 91 (7.8%)
Manufacturing: 436 (37.39%)
Wholesale trade.: 35 (3%)
Retail trade: 88 (7.55%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 25 (2.14%)
Information: 11 (0.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 28 (2.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 12 (1.03%)
Educational, health and social services: 243 (20.84%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 98 (8.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 61 (5.23%)
Public administration: 34 (2.92%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 993 (85.16%)
Government workers: 141 (12.09%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 25 (2.14%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.6%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,187 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 236 (19.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 94 (7.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 310 (26.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 178 (15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 200 (16.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 123 (10.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (2.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (1.35%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $23,339

With earnings: 874 (73.63%)
--Mean earnings: $29,915
With Social Security income: 260 (21.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,193
With Supplemental Security Income: 184 (15.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,553
With public assistance income: 70 (5.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,291
With retirement income: 203 (17.1%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,229

Families: 873 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 105 (12.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 78 (8.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 255 (29.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 130 (14.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 171 (19.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 106 (12.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (1.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (1.83%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $24,939

Per capita income: $10,292

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,425
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,077

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 190 (21.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 147 (16.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 57 (6.53%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 122 (13.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 108 (12.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (5.84%)
Individuals: 835 (95.65%)
--18 years and over: 513 (58.76%)
----65 years and over: 127 (14.55%)
--Related children under 18 years: 319 (36.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 246 (28.18%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 196 (22.45%)

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