Sumter County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Sumter County, Georgia. Population: 29.4K.

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Median Home Price

$118.4K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$41.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.8x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$33.5K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,616

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.37%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$599

Property Tax$135

Insurance$49.32

Total Monthly$782

Historical Home Prices

2015

$79.4K

2016

$74.6K

-6.1%%

2017

$74.1K

-0.6%%

2018

$79.7K

+7.6%%

2019

$80.7K

+1.1%%

2020

$92.7K

+14.9%%

2021

$105.7K

+14.0%%

2022

$118.2K

+11.8%%

2023

$122.4K

+3.6%%

2024

$122.4K

+0.0%%

2025

$121.5K

-0.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

14.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

38.6%

Black

49.8%

Hispanic

6.2%

Asian

1.3%

Two or More Races

3.7%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

65°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

188

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

50.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 53/100

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