Sweetwater, TN Demographic Data
Sweetwater, TN Summary
Sweetwater is located in Mcminn County in Tennessee
- Population: 5,827
- Area: 8.52 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 683.75 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,000.00 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sweetwater, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,075
52%
50.8
Male
2,802
48%
49.2
Total Population
5,877
323,128,000
Sweetwater, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
240
4.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
404
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
308
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
236
4.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
395
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
563
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
626
10.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
840
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
536
9.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
431
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
564
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
451
7.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
283
4.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,721
80.3%
77.2
Female
2,505
53.1%
51.3
Male
2,216
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,676
79.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,608
27.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,298
22.1%
15.2
Female
727
56.0%
55.8
Male
571
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Sweetwater, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,797
98.6%
96.8
White
5,393
91.8%
72.6
Black or African American
315
5.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
89
1.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
89
1.5%
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
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
80
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
341
5.8%
17.8
Mexican
39
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
110
1.9%
1.7
Cuban
96
1.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
96
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,536
94.2%
82.2
Sweetwater, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
308
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
527
12.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,692
39.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
758
17.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
269
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
478
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
262
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
835
19.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,459
80.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
740
17.2%
31.2
Sweetwater, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
752
15.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,973
60.4%
47.5
Divorced
717
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
10
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
473
9.6
5.8%
Sweetwater, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,376
95.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
261
4.6%
21.6%
Spanish
241
4.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sweetwater, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
226
9.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
240
10.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
366
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
243
10.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
447
18.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
329
13.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
128
5.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
350
14.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
22
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
38,948
57,617
Per capita income
21,491
31,128
Sweetwater, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
163
7.2%
9.8
Construction
77
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
729
32.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
69
3.0%
6.6
Information
21
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
408
17.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
68
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
138
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
109
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
348
15.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
126
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
0.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
86
3.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
761
33.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
397
17.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
513
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
520
22.8%
18.1%
Sweetwater, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,245
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,919
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
204
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
94
4.2%
2.7
Other means
28
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.9
26.6
Sweetwater, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
206
8.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
784
33.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
946
39.9%
37.1
3 or more
435
18.3%
21.0
Sweetwater, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,371
87.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,491
62.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
880
37.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
341
12.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Sweetwater, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,712
1 room
38
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
7
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
185
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
411
15.2%
16.5
5 rooms
679
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
563
20.8%
17.8
7 rooms
267
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
242
8.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
320
11.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sweetwater, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,712
1-unit, detached
2,156
79.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
11
0.4%
5.9
2-units
121
4.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
69
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
115
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
64
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
176
6.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sweetwater, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
369
13.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
335
12.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
312
11.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
253
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
417
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
400
14.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
334
12.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
270
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
22
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sweetwater, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,056
44.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
68
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,191
50.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
30
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.5%
1.1
Sweetwater, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
725
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
1.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
25
3.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
40
5.5%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
46
6.3%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
261
36.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
343
47.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
325
44.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
140
19.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
52
7.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
66
9.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
142
19.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sweetwater, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
777
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
52
6.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
186
23.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
539
69.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
103
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
566
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
81
11.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
205
27.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
58
7.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
77
10.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
77
10.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
241
32.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
141
0.0%
0.0%
Sweetwater, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,491
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
153
10.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
546
36.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
218
14.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
250
16.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
194
13.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
87
5.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
43
2.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
110,200
205,000
