West Alabama's Living Circumstances

Sumter County School District Overview

University of West Alabama located in Sumter County School District area. A total of 5,202 households are located in Sumter County School District area. Among them, 1,252 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 3,644 and 3,943 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.59% (190) of residents are non-citizens and 3.42% (407) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Sumter County School District, Alabama
Household	5,202
Population	11,917
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,252 (24.07%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	3,644
Total Students	3,943
Pre-Kindergarten	230
Kindergarten	109
Grade 1-8	1,095
Grade 9-12	656
College/Graduate School	1,853
Veterans	10,323
Non-citizen	190
Non-English Home Language	407
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

10,570 residents are over the age of 16 and 4,757 people are in labor force. Among them, 4,753 people are in civilian labor force and 4 are in armed labor force. 4,291 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Sumter County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,067	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	3,434	84.44%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	366	9.00%
Public transportation	33	0.81%
Walked	145	3.57%
Other method	23	0.57%
Worked from home	66	1.62%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,291	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,228	28.62%
Service	866	20.18%
Sales and office	1,083	25.24%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	367	8.55%
Production, transportation, and material moving	747	17.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,291	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	108	2.52%
Construction	185	4.31%
Manufacturing	508	11.84%
Wholesale trade	67	1.56%
Retail trade	510	11.89%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	204	4.75%
Information	56	1.31%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	152	3.54%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	151	3.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,500	34.96%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	335	7.81%
Other services, except public administration	199	4.64%
Public administration	316	7.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,291	-
Private wage and salary workers	2,901	67.61%
Government workers	1,206	28.11%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	179	4.17%
Unpaid family workers	5	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $38,978 for the 5,202 households in Sumter County School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $22,350. 11,078 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.46%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,202	-
Less than $10,000	1,285	24.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	459	8.82%
$15,000 - $24,999	938	18.03%
$25,000 - $34,999	604	11.61%
$35,000 - $49,999	482	9.27%
$50,000 - $74,999	637	12.25%
$75,000 - $99,999	368	7.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	348	6.69%
$150,000 - $199,999	36	0.69%
More than $200,000	45	0.87%
Median Household Income	$24,320	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$38,978	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	2,764	-
Less than $10,000	394	14.25%
$10,000 - $14,999	153	5.54%
$15,000 - $24,999	344	12.45%
$25,000 - $34,999	293	10.60%
$35,000 - $49,999	304	11.00%
$50,000 - $74,999	515	18.63%
$75,000 - $99,999	349	12.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	339	12.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	28	1.01%
More than $200,000	45	1.63%

Median Family Income	$43,938	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$56,442	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,350	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,482	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,482	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,666	-
With health insurance coverage	11,078	87.46%
Public coverage	6,113	48.26%
Private health insurance	6,595	52.07%
Without health insurance coverage	1,588	12.54%

Housing

There are 6,872 housing units in Sumter County School District area, Alabama with 5,202 units (75.70%) occupied. 3,333 houses (64.07%) are occupied by owner and 1,869 houses (35.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $74,400 and the average rental cost is $518. 103 houses (1.50%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 484 houses (7.04%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,872	-
Occupied	5,202	75.70%
Owner Occupied	3,333	64.07%
Renter Occupied	1,869	35.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,574	52.01%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	16	0.23%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,052	15.31%
Mobile Homes	2,230	32.45%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,872	-
Built 2014 or later	103	1.50%
Built 2010 - 2013	66	0.96%
Built 2000 - 2009	777	11.31%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,280	18.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,400	20.37%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,324	19.27%
Built 1960 - 1969	697	10.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	741	10.78%
Built 1949 or earlier	484	7.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,872	-
1 room	79	1.15%
2 rooms	40	0.58%
3 rooms	567	8.25%
4 rooms	1,316	19.15%
5 rooms	1,805	26.27%
6 rooms	1,207	17.56%
7 rooms	1,037	15.09%
8 rooms	469	6.82%
9 rooms or more	352	5.12%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,872	-
no bedroom	79	1.15%
1 bedroom	591	8.60%
2 bedrooms	1,704	24.80%
3 bedrooms	3,386	49.27%
4 bedrooms	966	14.06%
5 bedrooms or more	146	2.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,333	-
Less than $50,000	1,236	37.08%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,000	30.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	411	12.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	284	8.52%
$200,000 - $299,999	247	7.41%
$300,000 - $499,999	111	3.33%
$500,000 - $999,999	44	1.32%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$74,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,519	-
Less than $500	747	49.18%
$500 - $999	719	47.33%
$1,000 - $1,499	53	3.49%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$518	-

Demographic

A total of 12,797 people lives in Sumter County School District area, Alabama with 5,927 male and 6,870 female. The males to female ratio is 46.32 to 53.68. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	12,797	-
Male	5,927	46.32%
Female	6,870	53.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	12,797	-
Under 5 years	715	5.59%
5 - 9 years	752	5.88%
10 - 14 years	567	4.43%
15 - 19 years	1,264	9.88%
20 - 24 years	1,411	11.03%
25 - 34 years	1,536	12.00%
35 - 44 years	1,128	8.81%
45 - 54 years	1,388	10.85%
55 - 59 years	980	7.66%
60 - 64 years	822	6.42%
65 - 74 years	1,226	9.58%
75 - 84 years	764	5.97%
85 years and older	244	1.91%
Median Age	35.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	12,797	-
One Race	12,766	99.76%
White	3,229	25.23%
Black or African American	9,204	71.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.07%
Asian	274	2.14%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	50	0.39%

Two or more races	31	0.24%
White and Black or African American	13	0.10%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	13	0.10%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%