Sumter County, FL

Bushnell (city)
Center Hill (city)
Coleman (city)
Mabel		Sumterville
The Villages
Webster (city)
Wildwood (city)

The county was named for Revolutionary War Gen. Thomas Sumter

Sumter County is one of 67 counties in Florida. The county is in the The Villages metro area.

The estimated population in 2004 was 60,705. This was an increase of 13.80% from the 2000 census.

Income snapshot
Median household income
 Local
  $32,073
 National
  $41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

In 2002, the per capita personal income in Sumter County was $17,249. This was an increase of 22.3% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 56% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906.

County seat: Bushnell


Sumter County, Florida locator map
Population 2000: 53,345
Metro area: The Villages
Sumter County government
SUMTER COUNTY
FL
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POPULATION
  Number   Number Number
Total population  53,345      
Square miles (land)  545.73      
Population per square mile  97.75   296.37 79.56
GENDER
  Number Pct Pct Pct
Male  28,312 53.1 48.8 49.1
Female  25,033 46.9 51.2 50.9
AGE
  Number Pct Pct Pct
15 or younger  6,994 13.1 19.0 21.4
16-24  4,747 8.9 12.2 13.9
25-44  12,413 23.3 28.6 30.2
45-64  14,573 27.3 22.7 22.0
65+  14,618 27.4 17.6 12.4
  Number   Number Number
Average age (years)  46.47   39.53 36.22
RACE AND ETHNICITY
  Number Pct Pct Pct
White  44,061 82.6 78.0 75.1
Black or African American  7,351 13.8 14.6 12.3
American Indian and Alaska native  270 0.5 0.3 0.9
Asian  220 0.4 1.7 3.6
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander  28 0.1 0.1 0.1
Some other race  621 1.2 3.0 5.5
Two or more races  794 1.5 2.4 2.4
Hispanic or Latino  3,356 6.3 16.8 12.5

HOUSING UNITS
  Number   Number Number
Total housing units  25,195      
RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
  Number Pct Pct Pct
Renter-occupied housing units  2,818 11.2 26.0 30.8
  Number   Number Number
Average number of household members  2.61   2.35 2.36
Average number of rooms  4.50   3.83 4.04
Average number of vehicles  1.33   1.25 1.19
Median year structure was built  1977   1977 1969
Median year householder moved in  1998   1999 1998
Median rent ($)  321   551 519
Median rent asked for vacant units ($)  349   576 469
  Number Pct Pct Pct
Rent includes utilities  649 23.0 11.4 16.5
  Number   Number Number
Rent as a pct of household revenue  25.0   27.5 25.5
OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
  Number Pct Pct Pct
Owner-occupied housing units  17,961 71.3 60.8 60.2
  Number   Number Number
Average number of household members  2.21   2.51 2.71
Average number of rooms  5.34   5.69 6.30
Average number of vehicles  1.39   1.63 1.64
Median year structure was built  1989   1980 1971
Median year householder moved in  1996   1993 1991
Median value ($)  74,600   93,200 111,800
  Number Pct Pct Pct
With mortgage or contract to purchase  5,134 28.6 52.3 55.4
With second mortgage, equity loan  707 3.9 11.4 12.7
  Number   Number Number
Median price asked for vacant housing ($)  71,900   92,200 89,600
Monthly cost, with mortgage ($)  749   1,004 1,088
Monthly cost, without mortgage ($)  239