COMPARING TWO PLACES
Valera vs Sweetwater
PLACE A
Valera, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Valera is 10% smaller than Sweetwater. Valera earns more, with a median household income $36,138 higher.
VALERASWEETWATERDIFFERENCE
Total population94105−10% vs Sweetwater
Population density4317+425
Population growth–17.2%–
Median age53.739.0+14.7
Male44.7%54.6%−9.9 pts
Female55.3%45.4%+9.9 pts
Foreign-born11.7%0.0%+11.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.6%95.4%−35.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino40.4%4.6%+35.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.0%Even
Median household income$91,346$55,208+$36,138
Per capita income$37,255$30,938+$6,317
Poverty rate0.0%0.0%Even
Income inequality (Gini)0.0370.265−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%42.9%−7.4 pts
Graduate degree16.5%14.3%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation60.6%72.4%−11.7 pts
Median home value$41,400$106,900−$65,500
Median gross rent–$945–
Owner-occupied100.0%22.8%+77.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%13.6%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%0.0%Even
Average commute22.512.5+10.0
Worked from home15.8%0.0%+15.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured51.1%1.9%+49.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024