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Sweetwater Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Sweetwater Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

19,588

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
11.7%
18 - 24:
10.7%
25 - 34:
13.2%
35 - 54:
29.7%
55 - 64:
14.5%
Over 65 Years:
15.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.4%
6.4%
65.6%
65.6%
23.1%
23.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Sweetwater
USA
$21,743
$21,743
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Sweetwater
USA
$53,159
$53,159
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.7%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Transportation
Accommodation
Healthcare
Construction
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Manufacturing
Education
Wholesale
Finance
Real estate
13.2%
13.2%
12.6%
12.6%
11.4%
11.4%
10.5%
10.5%
10.3%
10.3%
7.2%
7.2%
5.7%
5.7%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.6%
4.6%
4.1%
4.1%
3.9%
3.9%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
95.4%
95.4%
3.2%
3.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Russian
Portuguese
Jamaican
German
Dutch
Basque
French
Other West Indian
West Indian
Canadian
Other Arab
Yugoslavian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
British West Indian
Bermudan
Belizean
1.0%
1.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Other Asian languages
Italian
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Native American languages
Arabic
Vietnamese
Russian
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
90.0%
90.0%
8.8%
8.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Sweetwater Residents

73.7%