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Sweetwater, Texas

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StatisticSweetwaterTexasUnited States
Total Population10,38530,188,424334,922,499
Median Household Income$44,892$78,476$80,734
Median Age37.135.638.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher14.1%33.8%35.7%
Median Home Value$80,800$283,800$332,700
Median Gross Rent$907$1,403$1,413
Poverty Rate28.1%13.8%12.5%
Unemployment Rate6.9%5.3%5.2%
Foreign Born4.6%17.6%14.1%
Homeownership Rate59.7%62.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time16.126.726.4
Worked from Home3.6%14.4%15.1%
Married-Couple Households31.4%48.9%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Sweetwater, Texas

Age in Sweetwater, Texas

StatisticSweetwaterTexasUnited States
Median Age37.135.638.9
Under 18 %27.3%25.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %9.4%9.7%9.1%
Age 25-34 %9.6%14.5%13.7%
Age 35-44 %12.0%14.1%13.2%
Age 45-64 %24.1%23.3%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %17.5%13.4%17.2%

Households and families in Sweetwater, Texas

StatisticSweetwaterTexasUnited States
Households4,24510,992,816129,227,496
Average Household Size2.42.72.5
Family Households59.5%67.7%64.2%
Households with Children29.9%34.7%29.5%
Single-Parent Families28.1%18.8%17.3%
People Living Alone34.5%26.2%28.7%
Never Married29.0%34.1%34.4%

Income and poverty in Sweetwater, Texas

StatisticSweetwaterTexasUnited States
Per Capita Income$26,860$40,752$44,673
Households Under $25,00029.2%14.6%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99918.1%16.1%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99912.3%17.3%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More3.1%12.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate28.1%13.8%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty55.7%31.5%28.2%
SNAP Households25.9%11.4%n/a

Housing in Sweetwater, Texas

StatisticSweetwaterTexasUnited States
Housing Units5,17012,128,515143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes73.9%64.4%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units9.6%20.8%19.1%
Vacancy Rate17.9%9.4%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,963.01,992.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied40.3%37.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income28.6%30.9%30.6%
Median Property Tax$1,170$4,232n/a

Education in Sweetwater, Texas

StatisticSweetwaterTexasUnited States
Less than High School18.9%14.0%10.4%
High School Graduate34.7%24.3%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree32.3%27.9%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree8.3%21.5%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree5.7%12.3%14.1%

Work and commuting in Sweetwater, Texas

StatisticSweetwaterTexasUnited States
Labour Force Participation60.3%65.3%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work80.6%71.4%68.8%
Public Transit0.0%0.9%3.2%
Walked to Work1.7%1.5%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes67.6%24.7%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour4.2%8.2%8.6%
Households Without a Car11.4%5.4%n/a

Origins and language in Sweetwater, Texas

StatisticSweetwaterTexasUnited States
Born in State of Residence83.6%58.3%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens2.9%7.4%7.4%
Non-Citizens1.7%10.2%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home75.4%64.9%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home23.5%28.1%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency16.6%24.6%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.