CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sweetwater

Tennessee · 5,054 residents · 8.98 sq mi

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Sweetwater is home to 5,054 people in Tennessee. The median age is 39.0, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $40,300. Median rent is $261 a month. The median household earns $19,865, about 34% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,054

−10%vs 2000

vs 5,586 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(305)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(237)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(419)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(350)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(284)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(705)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(657)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(548)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(559)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(536)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(277)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.5%(177)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,865

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,323 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,061

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,746 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $354 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(4,989)

Black7.3%(405)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(53)

Asian0.9%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.3%(4,615)

Black8%(403)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(44)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.2%(404)

Central American0.3%(20)

South American0.2%(16)

Colombian0.2%(16)

Honduran0.2%(15)

Puerto Rican0.2%(11)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.7%(48)

Ancestry

German10.3%(670)

English10.1%(659)

Irish8.2%(536)

American7.8%(508)

Greek2.6%(173)

Dutch1.8%(118)

French0.9%(58)

British0.9%(57)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(45)

Scottish0.6%(38)

Italian0.5%(35)

Iranian0.4%(25)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.2%(14)

Welsh0.2%(14)

Russian0.2%(13)

Norwegian0.1%(5)

French Canadian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.9%

−17.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.6%(530)

Married54.1%(1,165)

Widowed9.5%(205)

Divorced11.8%(253)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(926)

Married36.1%(1,140)

Widowed14.4%(454)

Divorced20.2%(637)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.8%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.3%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.7%

+11.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)13.1%(54)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.1%(124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era59.2%(244)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 412 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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