Sweetwater, FL

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2023 Population

19,544

0.747% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.9

0.721% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

16.2%

3.41% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$55,154

3.75% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$251,000

12.6% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,772

1.72% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Sweetwater, FL had a population of 19.5k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $55,154. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sweetwater, FL grew from 19,399 to 19,544, a 0.747% increase and its median household income grew from $53,159 to $55,154, a 3.75% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sweetwater, FL are Two+ (Hispanic) (53.6%), White (Hispanic) (35.4%), Other (Hispanic) (5.39%), White (Non-Hispanic) (2.45%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (1.14%).

None of the households in Sweetwater, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

64.7% of the residents in Sweetwater, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Universal Career School (217 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2023, the median property value in Sweetwater, FL was $251,000, and the homeownership rate was 39.5%.

Most people in Sweetwater, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Sweetwater, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sweetwater, FL is home to a population of 19.5k people, from which 64.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 75% of Sweetwater, FL residents were born outside of the country (14.7k people).

In 2023, there were 1.51 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (10.5k people) in Sweetwater, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.93k White (Hispanic) and 1.05k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

64.7%

2023 Citizenship

66.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 64.7% of Sweetwater, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sweetwater, FL was 66.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sweetwater, FL

Two+ (Hispanic)
10.5k ± 1.18k
White (Hispanic)
6.93k ± 1.01k
Other (Hispanic)
1.05k ± 425

96.2%

Hispanic Population

18.8k people

96.2% of the people in Sweetwater, FL are hispanic (18.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sweetwater, FL 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 Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

14.7k people

73.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

14.3k people

As of 2023, 75% of Sweetwater, FL residents (14.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sweetwater, FL was 73.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
39 ± 59
Gulf War (1990s)
13 ± 30
Vietnam
6 ± 34

Sweetwater, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sweetwater, FL employs 9.77k people. The largest industries in Sweetwater, FL are Retail Trade (1,380 people), Transportation & Warehousing (1,157 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,125 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($47,774), Public Administration ($45,921), and Educational Services ($45,221).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

9.77k

2023 Value

± 795

−1.72%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sweetwater, FL declined at a rate of −1.72%, from 9.94k employees to 9.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sweetwater, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,277 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,035 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (855 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sweetwater, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.77k

2023 Value

± 795

−1.72%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sweetwater, FL declined at a rate of −1.72%, from 9.94k employees to 9.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sweetwater, FL, are Retail Trade (1,380 people), Transportation & Warehousing (1,157 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,125 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sweetwater, FL, though some of these residents may live in Sweetwater, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,269

Median earning men ± $2,123

$26,613

Median earning women ± $2,147

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($46,151), Construction ($44,647), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,442).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($48,810), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,542), and Public Administration ($38,542).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Sweetwater, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Sweetwater, FL awarded 217 degrees. The student population of Sweetwater, FL in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 76 male students and 326 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sweetwater, FL are Hispanic or Latino (214 and 98.6%), followed by White (3 and 1.38%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Sweetwater, FL by number of degrees awarded are Universal Career School (217 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 402 students enrolled in Sweetwater, FL, 18.9% men and 81.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 402 records, of which 81.1% were women and 18.9% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Universal Career School

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

217 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Universal Career School with 217 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2021, 44 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sweetwater, FL, which is 0.254 times less than the 173 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 214 degrees mean that there were 71.3 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 3 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sweetwater, FL was $251,000 in 2023, which is 0.827 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $223,000 to $251,000, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Sweetwater, FL is 39.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Sweetwater, FL have an average commute time of 27.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sweetwater, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Sweetwater, FL is $55,154. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Sweetwater, FL was Census Tract 90.10 with a value of $90,352, followed by Census Tract 90.22 and Census Tract 90.21, with respective values of $67,560 and $51,765.

Housing

Property

$251,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$32,814

$2,471

Median Property Taxes

±$356

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 Sweetwater, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

39.5%

Homeownership

2023

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 39.5% of the housing units in Sweetwater, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 40.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sweetwater, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 90.10
Census Tract 90.22
Census Tract 90.21

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sweetwater, FL was Census Tract 90.10 with a value of $90,352, followed by Census Tract 90.22 and Census Tract 90.21, with respective values of $67,560 and $51,765.

The following map shows all of the places in Sweetwater, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$55,154

Median Household Income

± $4,266

6.26k

Number of Households

± 622

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.26k households in Sweetwater, FL grew to $55,154 from the previous year's value of $53,159.

The following chart displays the households in Sweetwater, FL 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sweetwater, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.1%)
Carpooled (6.53%)
Worked At Home (5.42%)

In 2023, 83.1% of workers in Sweetwater, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.53%) and those who worked at home (5.42%).

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

27.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sweetwater, FL have a longer commute time (27.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.98% of the workforce in Sweetwater, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sweetwater, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sweetwater, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sweetwater, FL (3.17k out of 19.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sweetwater, FL is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

83.2% of the population of Sweetwater, FL has health coverage, with 24.8% on employee plans, 26.7% on Medicaid, 7.69% on Medicare, 24.1% on non-group plans, and 0.0307% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Miami-Dade County, FL see 1209 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.165% decrease from the previous year (1211 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1330 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 498 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,209 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Miami-Dade County, FL

Primary care physicians in Miami-Dade County, FL see an average of 1,209 patients per year. This represents a 0.165% decrease from the previous year (1,211 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Miami-Dade County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 44% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.8%

Uninsured

24.8%

Employer Coverage

26.7%

Medicaid

7.69%

Medicare

24.1%

Non-Group

0.0307%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sweetwater, FL grew by 13.4% from 14.8% to 16.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sweetwater, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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