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Sweetwater, FL
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Sweetwater profile


Living in Sweetwater



Sweetwater is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 19,588 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Sweetwater is the 146th largest community in Florida.

In Sweetwater, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.31 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Sweetwater citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.09% of adults in Sweetwater have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sweetwater in 2018 was $21,743, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,972 for a family of four. However, Sweetwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sweetwater is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sweetwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Sweetwater, accounting for 95.37% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sweetwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sweetwater include Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Jamaican, and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sweetwater's cultural character, accounting for 73.75% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Sweetwater is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Asian languages.