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Sweetwater, Florida

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StatisticSweetwaterFloridaUnited States
Total Population20,08522,416,076334,922,499
Median Household Income$54,967$74,568$80,734
Median Age43.842.638.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher21.4%34.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$294,200$359,000$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,771$1,669$1,413
Poverty Rate16.3%12.6%12.5%
Unemployment Rate4.4%4.8%5.2%
Foreign Born74.8%21.9%14.1%
Homeownership Rate42.1%67.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time29.028.026.4
Worked from Home8.2%15.7%15.1%
Married-Couple Households44.2%46.7%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Sweetwater, Florida

Age in Sweetwater, Florida

StatisticSweetwaterFloridaUnited States
Median Age43.842.638.9
Under 18 %17.2%19.5%22.0%
Age 18-24 %10.0%8.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %12.1%12.7%13.7%
Age 35-44 %11.8%12.7%13.2%
Age 45-64 %32.1%25.7%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %16.8%21.3%17.2%

Households and families in Sweetwater, Florida

StatisticSweetwaterFloridaUnited States
Households6,7218,752,810129,227,496
Average Household Size3.02.52.5
Family Households76.7%64.6%64.2%
Households with Children32.9%26.5%29.5%
Single-Parent Families32.5%17.9%17.3%
People Living Alone17.6%28.3%28.7%
Never Married35.6%31.7%34.4%

Income and poverty in Sweetwater, Florida

StatisticSweetwaterFloridaUnited States
Per Capita Income$24,017$42,609$44,673
Households Under $25,00021.8%15.0%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99918.5%16.8%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99916.2%17.2%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More1.8%11.0%13.4%
Poverty Rate16.3%12.6%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty40.3%30.2%28.2%
SNAP Households28.7%12.6%n/a

Housing in Sweetwater, Florida

StatisticSweetwaterFloridaUnited States
Housing Units7,08010,256,470143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes19.4%54.7%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units35.5%24.5%19.1%
Vacancy Rate5.1%14.7%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,981.01,988.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied57.9%32.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income35.1%35.2%30.6%
Median Property Tax$1,865$2,730n/a

Education in Sweetwater, Florida

StatisticSweetwaterFloridaUnited States
Less than High School23.4%10.1%10.4%
High School Graduate35.5%27.2%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree19.7%28.6%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree16.2%21.3%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree5.2%12.9%14.1%

Work and commuting in Sweetwater, Florida

StatisticSweetwaterFloridaUnited States
Labour Force Participation62.6%59.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work80.6%70.2%68.8%
Public Transit2.3%1.2%3.2%
Walked to Work0.9%1.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes13.9%20.2%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour9.2%8.7%8.6%
Households Without a Car6.7%6.0%n/a

Origins and language in Sweetwater, Florida

StatisticSweetwaterFloridaUnited States
Born in State of Residence20.8%35.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens41.4%12.6%7.4%
Non-Citizens33.4%9.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home5.0%69.4%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home93.8%22.6%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency39.2%21.6%16.7%

Cities near Sweetwater

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.