MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Sweetwater Micro

Sweetwater, TX · 1 counties · 16,594 residents · 912 sq mi

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With 16,594 people, Sweetwater is a metro area. The typical home is worth $29,500. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 21.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Median rent is $281 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

16,594

+5%vs 2000

vs 15,802 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

18 / sq mi

+5%vs 2000

vs 17 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

912 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,262)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(1,413)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,203)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,233)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(997)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(2,231)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,196)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,776)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(1,544)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(1,392)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(964)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(383)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,350

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,209 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,738

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,077 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,500

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $340 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.4%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

29.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.3%(10,480)

Black4.5%(713)

Hispanic / Latino28%(4,431)

Asian0.2%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.6%(13,049)

Black4.2%(703)

Hispanic / Latino25.4%(4,223)

Asian0%(7)

Other17.1%(2,835)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican33.2%(4,798)

South American0.6%(84)

Argentine0.5%(67)

Spaniard0.2%(32)

Puerto Rican0.2%(30)

Venezuelan0.1%(17)

Central American0%(4)

Nicaraguan0%(4)

Asian origin

Korean0%(7)

Asian Indian0%(6)

Ancestry

English10.8%(1,565)

Irish8.7%(1,255)

German8.7%(1,254)

American8%(1,157)

French1.4%(196)

Scottish1.1%(159)

British0.9%(125)

Italian0.8%(122)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(66)

Subsaharan African0.4%(52)

Dutch0.3%(40)

Nigerian0.2%(33)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(32)

Czech0.2%(28)

French Canadian0.2%(23)

Danish0.1%(18)

Arab0.1%(15)

Lebanese0.1%(15)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Swedish0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

West Indian0.1%(10)

Jamaican0.1%(10)

Turkish0%(7)

Brazilian0%(4)

Polish0%(4)

Hungarian0%(3)

Swiss0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.3%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 married30.6%(1,785)

Married52%(3,036)

Widowed3%(174)

Divorced14.5%(845)

Women 15+

Never married24%(1,348)

Married48.5%(2,722)

Widowed15.8%(886)

Divorced11.6%(653)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−10.7 ptssince 2013

from 24.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+9.0 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)24.9%(163)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(176)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.8%(208)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 655 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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