Demographics of Sumter County, Florida

Sumter County, Florida had 157,772 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +27,479 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sumter County, in four figures

157,772
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +21.1%
Change since July 2020: +27,479 people.; 68.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,508 ±$3,168
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Sumter County, Florida's population grew 21.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sumter County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Sumter County, Florida's population grew 21.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sumter County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	130,293	100.0	100.0
2021	134,878	103.5	100.2
2022	144,829	111.2	100.7
2023	151,889	116.6	101.6
2024	154,261	118.4	102.5
2025	157,772	121.1	103.1

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Population of Sumter County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	130,293	+541	−460	+2	+1,179
2021	134,878	+4,585	−2,097	+32	+7,284
2022	144,829	+9,951	−2,255	+155	+11,211
2023	151,889	+7,060	−2,113	+191	+8,590
2024	154,261	+2,372	−2,113	+200	+4,211
2025	157,772	+3,511	−2,071	+16	+5,633

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 68.5 ±0.2: for men 67.9 ±0.4 and for women 69.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sumter County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	2,639 ±191	1.8% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,606 ±500	5.3% ±0.3	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,080 ±412	2.8% ±0.3	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,720 ±836	11.7% ±0.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	29,641 ±1,214	20.7% ±0.8	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	82,722 ±2,211	57.7% ±1.5	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,508 ±$3,168, and income per person $49,030 ±$2,075, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sumter County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	8,281 ±922	11.8% ±1.3	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,075 ±1,290	18.6% ±1.8	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	13,114 ±1,244	18.6% ±1.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,019 ±1,126	15.7% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,875 ±1,322	19.7% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,127 ±711	7.3% ±1.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,827 ±781	8.3% ±1.1	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sumter County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	13,159 ±1,568	9.7% ±1.2	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,515 ±648	34.9% ±5.6	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,088 ±826	15.6% ±2.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,556 ±740	4.9% ±0.8	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sumter County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sumter County	Florida	United States
Housing units	84,068 ±105	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±1.5	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.6% ±0.6	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.4% ±1.3	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$385,400 ±$9,118	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,269 ±$119	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2006 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sumter County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,163 ±0	6.4% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	119,928 ±454	83.6% ±0.3	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,103 ±473	6.3% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,466 ±232	1.0% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	234 ±86	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	228 to 1,010	0.2% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,865 ±607	2.0% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sumter County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	30,336 ±1,393	21.2% ±1.0	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	101,939 ±1,590	71.1% ±1.1	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,354 ±642	1.6% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,779 ±875	6.1% ±0.6	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,750 ±801	4.0% ±0.6	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,029 ±528	2.1% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sumter County among the counties of Florida

34th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Sumter County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Santa Rosa County	211,115	+11.7%
Bay County	204,479	+17.1%
Indian River County	172,799	+7.7%
Citrus County	171,666	+11.1%
Martin County	166,272	+4.8%
Sumter County	157,772	+21.1%
Flagler County	140,360	+21.0%
Highlands County	111,122	+9.7%
Nassau County	106,879	+17.4%
Walton County	93,288	+22.9%
Monroe County	80,406	−3.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026