Sweet Home, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

939

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

28.5

25.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

48.1%

16.6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$23,192

2024 Median Property Value

$163,800

Population & Diversity

Sweet Home, AR is home to a population of 939 people, from which 97.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.56% of Sweet Home, AR residents were born outside of the country (24 people).

In 2024, there were 1.74 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (492 people) in Sweet Home, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 282 White (Non-Hispanic) and 125 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Sweet Home, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sweet Home, AR was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sweet Home, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sweet Home, AR

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
492 ± 374
White (Non-Hispanic)
282 ± 133
Other (Hispanic)
125 ± 197

13.3%

Hispanic Population

125 people

13.3% of the people in Sweet Home, AR are hispanic (125 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sweet Home, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
India
10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

Foreign-Born Population

2.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

24 people

5.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

61 people

As of 2024, 2.56% of Sweet Home, AR residents (24 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sweet Home, AR was 5.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sweet Home, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sweet Home, AR was $163,800 in 2024, which is 0.492 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,300 to $163,800, a 2.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Sweet Home, AR is 57.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sweet Home, AR have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sweet Home, AR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$65,041

$230

Median Property Taxes

±$127

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sweet Home, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sweet Home, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$23,192

Median Household Income

± $11,097

398

Number of Households

± 187

The following chart displays the households in Sweet Home, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sweet Home, AR is from Arkansas.

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Worked At Home (21.8%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Sweet Home, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.8%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sweet Home, AR have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sweet Home, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sweet Home, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sweet Home, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sweet Home, AR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

48.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sweet Home, AR (452 out of 939 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sweet Home, AR is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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