COMPARING TWO PLACES
Robert Lee vs Sweetwater
PLACE A
Robert Lee, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Robert Lee is 910% larger than Sweetwater. Sweetwater earns more, with a median household income $21,036 higher. Sweetwater has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -2%).
ROBERT LEESWEETWATERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,061105+910% vs Sweetwater
Population density9327+925
Population growth-2.1%17.2%−19.3 pts
Median age45.539.0+6.5
Male44.2%54.6%−10.4 pts
Female55.8%45.4%+10.4 pts
Foreign-born2.5%0.0%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.0%95.4%−9.3 pts
Black1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%4.6%+7.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.0%Even
Median household income$34,172$55,208−$21,036
Per capita income$26,808$30,938−$4,130
Poverty rate27.0%0.0%+27.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.265+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%42.9%−31.2 pts
Graduate degree0.7%14.3%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation47.0%72.4%−25.4 pts
Median home value$65,000$106,900−$41,900
Median gross rent$442$945−$503
Owner-occupied55.1%22.8%+32.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.7%13.6%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households38.8%0.0%+38.8 pts
Average commute15.212.5+2.7
Worked from home6.1%0.0%+6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.5%1.9%+10.6 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025