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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

20,352

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
11.7%
18 - 24:
11.2%
25 - 34:
12.1%
35 - 54:
30.4%
55 - 64:
13.6%
Over 65 Years:
15.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.5%
5.5%
66.8%
66.8%
21.0%
21.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Sweetwater
USA
$21,423
$21,423
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Sweetwater
USA
$55,154
$55,154
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.2%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Transportation
Healthcare
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Manufacturing
Education
Finance
Wholesale
14.1%
14.1%
11.8%
11.8%
11.5%
11.5%
11.0%
11.0%
9.3%
9.3%
7.6%
7.6%
6.2%
6.2%
5.5%
5.5%
5.1%
5.1%
4.4%
4.4%
3.9%
3.9%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
96.2%
96.2%
2.4%
2.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Portuguese
Russian
German
French
Icelander
Basque
Other Arab
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
British West Indian
Bermudan
Belizean
Barbadian
0.9%
0.9%
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%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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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
Native American languages
Arabic
Vietnamese
Russian
French
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
91.0%
91.0%
8.2%
8.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Sweetwater Residents

75.0%