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 $30,906. County seat: Bushnell Sumter County Web sites  Sumter County government Population 2000: 53,345 Metro area: The Villages   SUMTER COUNTY FL US POPULATION Number Number Number Total population 53,345 Square miles (land) 545.73 Population per square mile 97.75 296.37 79.56 GENDER Number Pct Pct Pct Male 28,312 53.1 48.8 49.1 Female 25,033 46.9 51.2 50.9 AGE Number Pct Pct Pct 15 or younger 6,994 13.1 19.0 21.4 16-24 4,747 8.9 12.2 13.9 25-44 12,413 23.3 28.6 30.2 45-64 14,573 27.3 22.7 22.0 65+ 14,618 27.4 17.6 12.4 Number Number Number Average age (years) 46.47 39.53 36.22 RACE AND ETHNICITY Number Pct Pct Pct White 44,061 82.6 78.0 75.1 Black or African American 7,351 13.8 14.6 12.3 American Indian and Alaska native 270 0.5 0.3 0.9 Asian 220 0.4 1.7 3.6 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 28 0.1 0.1 0.1 Some other race 621 1.2 3.0 5.5 Two or more races 794 1.5 2.4 2.4 Hispanic or Latino 3,356 6.3 16.8 12.5 HOUSING UNITS Number Number Number Total housing units 25,195 RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS Number Pct Pct Pct Renter-occupied housing units 2,818 11.2 26.0 30.8 Number Number Number Average number of household members 2.61 2.35 2.36 Average number of rooms 4.50 3.83 4.04 Average number of vehicles 1.33 1.25 1.19 Median year structure was built 1977 1977 1969 Median year householder moved in 1998 1999 1998 Median rent ($) 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 ($) 239 306 295