CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sweetwater

Texas · 11,967 residents · 11.1 sq mi

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Sweetwater is a city of 11,967 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $27,500. 23.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 29% less than in Texas as a whole. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 12 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,967

+5%vs 2000

vs 11,415 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(996)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(1,083)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(898)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(864)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(682)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(1,656)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,560)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(1,164)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,041)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(986)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(738)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(299)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,157

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,293 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,210

−30%vs 2000

vs $13,065 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,500

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $337 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.4%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

33.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.5%(7,015)

Black5.6%(640)

Hispanic / Latino31.7%(3,618)

Asian0.3%(31)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.2%(8,874)

Black5.4%(642)

Hispanic / Latino28.8%(3,445)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other20.4%(2,444)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican37.9%(3,931)

South American0.8%(80)

Argentine0.6%(67)

Puerto Rican0.3%(28)

Spaniard0.2%(21)

Venezuelan0.1%(13)

Ancestry

English10.4%(1,084)

Irish8.2%(847)

German7.6%(786)

American7.4%(764)

French1.4%(150)

British1.2%(125)

Italian0.8%(88)

Scottish0.8%(81)

Subsaharan African0.4%(40)

Nigerian0.3%(33)

Welsh0.2%(25)

Czech0.2%(23)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(23)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(21)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

Dutch0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(11)

Turkish0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.1 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 12.0 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 married33.4%(1,322)

Married46.2%(1,826)

Widowed2.8%(112)

Divorced17.6%(694)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(1,004)

Married44.2%(1,802)

Widowed17.3%(706)

Divorced13.9%(568)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−14.2 ptssince 2013

from 27.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.3%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.7%

+12.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% 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)26.7%(88)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(83)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.7%(108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.3%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 330 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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