Sweetwater, FL Demographic Data
Sweetwater, FL Summary
Sweetwater is located in Miami Dade County in Florida
- Population: 20,329
- Area: 0.80 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 25,316.31 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sweetwater, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,016
53%
50.8
Male
9,702
47%
49.2
Total Population
20,718
323,128,000
Sweetwater, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
970
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
914
4.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,232
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
857
4.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,464
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,032
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,089
14.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,855
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,127
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,569
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,790
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,362
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
457
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,092
82.5%
77.2
Female
9,232
54.0%
51.3
Male
7,860
46.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,374
79.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,620
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,609
17.4%
15.2
Female
2,130
59.0%
55.8
Male
1,479
41.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Sweetwater, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,578
99.3%
96.8
White
19,933
96.2%
72.6
Black or African American
263
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
11
0.1%
0.8
Asian
96
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
80
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
20
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
20
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
255
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
140
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
19,926
96.2%
17.8
Mexican
166
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
355
1.7%
1.7
Cuban
12,204
58.9%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7,201
34.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
792
3.8%
82.2
Sweetwater, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,296
15.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,363
22.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,454
29.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,286
8.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,153
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,132
14.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
597
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,659
37.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,622
62.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,729
17.9%
31.2
Sweetwater, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,720
32.5%
33.7%
Now Married
7,074
40.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,924
16.6%
11.0%
Separated
819
4.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,065
6.1
5.8%
Sweetwater, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
724
3.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
19,024
96.3%
21.6%
Spanish
18,829
95.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
55
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
80
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
60
0.3%
1.1%
Sweetwater, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
477
8.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
512
9.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
969
17.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
922
16.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
818
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,092
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
468
8.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
268
4.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
54
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
42
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
33,741
57,617
Per capita income
14,680
31,128
Sweetwater, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
88
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,391
14.4%
9.8
Construction
865
8.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,395
14.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
304
3.1%
6.6
Information
114
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
644
6.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
843
8.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,316
13.6%
11.4
Public administration
201
2.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,160
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
761
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
602
6.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,300
13.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,707
17.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,650
17.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,436
25.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,591
26.8%
18.1%
Sweetwater, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,605
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,127
84.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
577
6.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
396
4.1%
5.1
Walked
180
1.9%
2.7
Other means
80
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
245
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.2
26.6
Sweetwater, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
614
10.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,908
33.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,129
37.9%
37.1
3 or more
971
17.3%
21.0
Sweetwater, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,622
94.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,169
38.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,453
61.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
332
5.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.7
0.0%
2.5
Sweetwater, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,954
1 room
69
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
288
4.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,030
17.3%
9.1
4 rooms
2,147
36.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,303
21.9%
19.8
6 rooms
644
10.8%
17.8
7 rooms
334
5.6%
12.0
8 rooms
82
1.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
57
1.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Sweetwater, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,954
1-unit, detached
936
15.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,443
24.2%
5.9
2-units
155
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
539
9.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
616
10.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
558
9.4%
4.4
20 or more units
867
14.6%
9.0
Mobile home
833
14.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.1%
0.1
Sweetwater, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
142
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
268
4.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
414
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,108
35.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,873
31.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,002
16.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
124
2.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
23
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sweetwater, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
74
1.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
24
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
5,319
94.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
198
3.5%
1.1
Sweetwater, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,059
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
10
0.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
44
4.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
90
8.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
231
21.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
298
28.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
386
36.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
268
25.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
149
14.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
125
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
82
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
426
40.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Sweetwater, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,367
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
27
0.8%
4.4%
Less than $500
237
7.0%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
619
18.4%
11.9%
$500 to $999
721
21.4%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,763
52.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
86
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,194
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
116
3.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
238
7.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
323
9.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
355
10.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
326
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,953
59.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
142
0.0%
0.0%
Sweetwater, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,169
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
544
25.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
365
16.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
406
18.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
253
11.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
440
20.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
156
7.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
118,100
205,000
