Sweetwater is a city of 20,085 people in Florida. 75% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The median age is 43.8, about 5 years above the US median. There are 5,190 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,967, below the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)44.3%(43)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.4%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 97 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sweetwater, decade by decade
Sweetwater population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
13,499
$46,191
$266,423
17.1%
10.8
2020
19,363
$52,592
$213,561
20.5%
15.0
2024
20,085
$54,967
$294,200
21.4%
10.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
