Sweetwater, Florida demographics

Sweetwater, FL demographics: median age 43.8; 21.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sweetwater city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1270345. The survey estimates a population of 20,085 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sweetwater is 43.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.1 years. There are 6,721 households (±382). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.8 ±4.1	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	3,456 ±546	17.2% ±2.7 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	4,446 ±587	22.1% ±2.9 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	8,809 ±720	43.9% ±3.6 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	3,374 ±462	16.8% ±2.3 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	9,842 ±479	49.0% ±2.4 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	10,243 ±482	51.0% ±2.4 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	4,127 ±782	20.5% ±3.9 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	202 ±167 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	130 ±174 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	68 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,340 ±456	6.7% ±2.3 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	14,218 ±898	70.8% ±4.5 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	879 ±329	4.4% ±1.6 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19,206 ±333	95.6% ±1.7 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,721
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,974 ±357	44.2% ±4.7 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	558 ±182	8.3% ±2.7 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,624 ±305	24.2% ±4.3 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,184 ±348	17.6% ±5.1 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	381 ±176	5.7% ±2.6 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,721
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,213 ±243	32.9% ±3.1 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,508 ±454	67.1% ±5.6 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,721
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,184 ±348	17.6% ±5.1 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,972 ±338	29.3% ±4.7 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,536 ±282	22.9% ±4.0 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,409 ±227	21.0% ±3.2 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	335 ±131	5.0% ±1.9 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	180 ±98 · low precision	2.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	105 ±62 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,085
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	5,061 ±602	25.2% ±3.0 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	15,024 ±604	74.8% ±3.0 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	967 ±311	5.0% ±1.6 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	18,028 ±478	93.8% ±2.0 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	19 ±33 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	101 ±156 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	65 ±104 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	25 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	20 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 14,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,413 ±563	23.4% ±3.8 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,191 ±581	35.5% ±3.8 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,282 ±273	8.8% ±1.8 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,594 ±332	10.9% ±2.2 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,365 ±416	16.2% ±2.8 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	766 ±213	5.2% ±1.4 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 19,998
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	17,870 ±561	89.4% ±2.8 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,083 ±440	5.4% ±2.2 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	55 ±54 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	34 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	956 ±426	4.8% ±2.1 pp	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

16.3% of Sweetwater residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 90.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sweetwater	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.3% ±2.7 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.1% ±3.3 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Sweetwater . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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