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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sweetwater is $17,988, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Sweetwater median household income is $34,013, which has grown by 40.01% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sweetwater residents spend 14.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1086

Sweetwater, TX	17,988 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sweetwater, TX	21,596 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sweetwater, TX	23,793 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sweetwater, TX	19,458 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1201

Sweetwater, TX	34,013 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sweetwater, TX	46,309 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #568

Sweetwater, TX	40.01%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sweetwater, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.51%	$7,947, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.17%	$14,966, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.29%	$851, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.39%	$18,597, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sweetwater, TX	41,627 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sweetwater, TX	56,710 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sweetwater, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$36,155, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$18,242, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,327, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$38,173, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,026, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sweetwater, TX	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$26,184, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,463, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,713, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$27,398, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sweetwater, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,283, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	3,914, 47.25%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,706, 69.14%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,706, 69.14%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,382, 88.03%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	324, 11.97%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,208, 30.86%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	4,369, 52.75%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,261, 51.75%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,261, 51.75%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,123, 93.90%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	138, 6.10%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,108, 48.25%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sweetwater, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,447, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,432, 77.18%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	610, 13.72%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	38, 0.85%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	192, 4.32%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	142, 3.19%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	33, 0.74%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sweetwater, TX	14.3 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sweetwater, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,505	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	2,382, 52.87%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	357, 14.99%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	568, 23.85%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	264, 11.08%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.21%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	348, 14.61%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	694, 29.14%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	2,123, 47.13%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	660, 31.09%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	767, 36.13%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	553, 26.05%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	48, 2.26%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	62, 2.92%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sweetwater, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,505, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	162, 3.60%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	314, 6.97%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	459, 10.19%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	29, 0.64%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	444, 9.86%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	341, 7.57%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	57, 1.27%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	186, 4.13%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	127, 2.82%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,227, 27.24%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	688, 15.27%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	300, 6.66%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	171, 3.80%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sweetwater, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,265	21.43%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	364	14.55%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.