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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Sweetwater | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 41,542 | 41,600 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -1.4% | — | |
| Median household income | $75,034 | $72,562 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 12.9% | 11.4% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.9% | 21.2% | 36 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 0.5% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $251,400 | $195,000 | 91 | ||
| Median gross rent | $911 | $904 | 45 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 9.3% | 9.3% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 4.4% | 6.4% | 0 |
SweetwaterPeer median
SweetwaterPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -0.8% |
| Housing units | — | — | +0.4% |
| Median household income | — | — | +28.6% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +39.5% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +22.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +10.5% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +58.4% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -23.4% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.8 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 2.9 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 5.5 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 25.0 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 20.2 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.6 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 4.8 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 30.3 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall, IA | 80 | 40,114 | — | $73,315 | 22.6% |
| Putnam, IN | 77 | 37,280 | -1.2% | $78,378 | 20.2% |
| Shelby, OH | 76 | 47,929 | — | $73,978 | 21.4% |
| Marshall, IN | 76 | 46,284 | — | $71,808 | 20.9% |
| St. John the Baptist, LA | 75 | 40,743 | — | $66,630 | 18.2% |
| Webster, IA | 74 | 36,886 | -1.4% | $68,975 | 22.0% |
| Livingston, IL | 73 | 35,565 | -7.6% | $73,790 | 19.0% |
| Muscatine, IA | 73 | 42,559 | -0.7% | $69,396 | 23.1% |
| Union, PA | 72 | 42,456 | -5.6% | $76,404 | 26.5% |
| Noble, IN | 72 | 47,495 | — | $71,723 | 18.8% |