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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Sumter School District 17 is $20,417, which is lower than the state average of $23,443 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Sumter School District 17 median household income is $39,548. On average Sumter School District 17 residents spend 19.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Sumter School District 17	20,417 USD
South Carolina	23,443 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sumter School District 17	25,816 USD
South Carolina	26,226 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sumter School District 17	32,043 USD
South Carolina	31,323 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sumter School District 17	20,441 USD
South Carolina	21,709 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Sumter School District 17	39,548 USD
South Carolina	43,939 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sumter School District 17	52,284 USD
South Carolina	58,941 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Sumter School District 17	6.26%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Sumter School District 17 median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The South Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sumter School District 17		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.66%	$12,022, see rank	19.23%	$14,705	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	31.60%	$14,124, see rank	30.41%	$15,366	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.13%	$5,326, see rank	1.65%	$2,951	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	21.56%	$19,750, see rank	19.66%	$20,272	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sumter School District 17	47,641 USD
South Carolina	54,223 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sumter School District 17	60,364 USD
South Carolina	69,172 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sumter School District 17	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$52,947, see rank	$51,141	$54,999
Black	$27,760, see rank	$28,899	$35,194
Hispanic	$32,094, see rank	$35,843	$41,534
Asian	$44,388, see rank	$50,349	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,750, see rank	$34,443	$36,779
One Race, Other	$7,045, see rank	$35,409	$40,847
Two or More Races	$46,036, see rank	$40,550	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sumter School District 17	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$23,018, see rank	$23,327	$26,465
25 to 44	$43,459, see rank	$48,181	$57,132
45 to 64	$46,645, see rank	$52,047	$63,398
65 or over	$26,257, see rank	$31,454	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sumter School District 17	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	40,371, see rank	3,567,959	238,733,844
Male¹	18,407, 45.59%, see rank	48.03%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,978, 65.07%, see rank	68.21%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	890, 4.84%, see rank	1.72%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	11,088, 60.24%, see rank	66.49%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,516, 85.82%, see rank	90.73%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,572, 14.18%, see rank	9.27%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,429, 34.93%, see rank	31.79%	29.08%
Female¹	21,964, 54.41%, see rank	51.97%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,884, 54.11%, see rank	57.96%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	149, 0.68%, see rank	0.42%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	11,735, 53.43%, see rank	57.54%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,320, 87.94%, see rank	90.76%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,415, 12.06%, see rank	9.24%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,080, 45.89%, see rank	42.04%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sumter School District 17	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,531, 100%	1,989,319	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,149, 83.53%, see rank	81.57%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,366, 11.52%, see rank	10.57%	10.35%
Public Transportation	152, 0.74%, see rank	0.64%	4.94%
Walked	285, 1.39%, see rank	1.86%	2.85%
Other Means	319, 1.55%, see rank	1.59%	1.72%
Worked at Home	260, 1.27%, see rank	3.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sumter School District 17	19.5 minutes
South Carolina	23.0 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sumter School District 17	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,836	2,002,289	141,833,331
Male¹	9,516, 47.97%, see rank	51.64%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,478, 26.04%, see rank	27.77%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,312, 13.79%, see rank	14.14%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,623, 17.06%, see rank	16.93%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.35%, see rank	0.85%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	939, 9.87%, see rank	11.45%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,513, 26.41%, see rank	21.13%	18.08%
Female¹	10,320, 52.03%, see rank	48.36%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,660, 35.47%, see rank	36.09%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2,437, 23.61%, see rank	20.44%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,720, 26.36%, see rank	34.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.12%, see rank	0.19%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	51, 0.49%, see rank	0.42%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,361, 13.19%, see rank	8.23%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sumter School District 17	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,836, 100%	2,002,289	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	82, 0.41%, see rank	1.03%	1.86%
Construction	1,190, 6.00%, see rank	8.07%	7.13%
Manufacturing	3,214, 16.20%, see rank	14.03%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	567, 2.86%, see rank	2.90%	3.06%
Retail Trade	2,081, 10.49%, see rank	12.04%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	704, 3.55%, see rank	4.86%	5.07%
Information	326, 1.64%, see rank	1.79%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,003, 5.06%, see rank	6.13%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,299, 6.55%, see rank	9.03%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,692, 23.65%, see rank	20.85%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,789, 9.02%, see rank	9.58%	8.86%
Public Administration	1,850, 9.33%, see rank	4.86%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,039, 5.24%, see rank	4.85%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sumter School District 17	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,080	19.86%, see rank	16.40%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	1,954	15.16%, see rank	12.30%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.