Sweetwater, Texas demographics

Sweetwater, TX demographics: median age 37.1; 14.1% 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, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4871540. The survey estimates a population of 10,385 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sweetwater is 37.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 4,245 households (±226). 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	37.1 ±2.1	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	2,839 ±301	27.3% ±2.9 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,979 ±270	19.1% ±2.6 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	3,750 ±323	36.1% ±3.1 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,817 ±251	17.5% ±2.4 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	5,161 ±187	49.7% ±1.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	5,224 ±187	50.3% ±1.8 pp	50.1%	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: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	6,567 ±393	63.2% ±3.8 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	260 ±129	2.5% ±1.2 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	169 ±139 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	946 ±344	9.1% ±3.3 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,443 ±397	23.5% ±3.8 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,943 ±174	57.2% ±1.7 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,442 ±168	42.8% ±1.6 pp	39.7%	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: 4,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,333 ±199	31.4% ±4.4 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	420 ±135	9.9% ±3.1 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	772 ±141	18.2% ±3.2 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,463 ±249	34.5% ±5.6 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	257 ±113	6.1% ±2.6 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,269 ±169	29.9% ±3.6 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,976 ±243	70.1% ±4.3 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,245
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,463 ±249	34.5% ±5.6 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,366 ±214	32.2% ±4.7 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	539 ±139	12.7% ±3.2 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	404 ±148	9.5% ±3.4 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	285 ±139	6.7% ±3.3 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	33 ±42 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	155 ±101 · low precision	3.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	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: 10,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	9,903 ±198	95.4% ±1.8 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	482 ±189	4.6% ±1.8 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	7,293 ±367	75.4% ±3.7 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	2,270 ±329	23.5% ±3.4 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	20 ±25 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	79 ±90 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	14 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	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: 6,568
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,244 ±259	18.9% ±3.9 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,277 ±305	34.7% ±4.6 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,568 ±321	23.9% ±4.9 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	556 ±190	8.5% ±2.9 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	547 ±177	8.3% ±2.7 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	376 ±139	5.7% ±2.1 pp	12.3%	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: 10,334
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	8,763 ±470	84.8% ±4.5 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	957 ±380	9.3% ±3.7 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	498 ±245	4.8% ±2.4 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	91 ±84 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	25 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	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

12.9% of Sweetwater residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 81.5% 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	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.9% ±2.4 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	81.5% ±3.9 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.4% ±1.5 pp	6.2%	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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