Demographics & People — East Sumter, South Carolina

Population Overview

Population (Census)	852
Estimated 2026	~1,200
Median Age	40.5
Total Households	467
Family Households	208
Average Household Size	1.82
Diversity Index	0.4632 (moderately diverse)

Race & Ethnicity

White	271
Black or African American	562
Asian	0
Hispanic or Latino	19

Heritage & Ancestry

Group	Count
Other groups	448
Irish	145
Unclassified or not reported	83
German	50
African	43
Subsaharan African	43
Hispanic: Hispanic or Latino	24
French (except Basque)	22
American	20
French Canadian	20

Language

English Only	798
Spanish	8
Population 5+	806

Veterans

Veterans	72
Population 18+	651

Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2023; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, B19013 (county fallback). Data for East Sumter, South Carolina.