Sweeny is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,570 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sweeny is the 467th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sweeny is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.41% of the Sweeny workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Sweeny is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sweeny who work in office and administrative support (25.23%), sales jobs (12.32%), and community and social services (5.66%). A relatively large number of people in Sweeny telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.21% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Sweeny does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Sweeny citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.38% of adults 25 and older in Sweeny have a college degree. The per capita income in Sweeny in 2022 was $43,961, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,844 for a family of four. However, Sweeny contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sweeny is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sweeny home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sweeny residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sweeny include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Sweeny is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
