Sweetwater, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Sweetwater home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

10,469

Population Estimate

$69,045

Median Home Value

94.2%

Employment Rate

10.3%

Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$114

Median Listing Price$180,725

Median Days on Market84

Active Listings69

New Listings16

Total Listings (Active + Pending)86

Avg Listing Price$225,598

Avg Listing Price Change MoM9%

Avg Listing Price Change YoY3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.51

Family Dual Income46.3

Median Household Income$41,549

Median Individual Income$22,243

Home Ownership58.0%

Home Value$69,045

Median Rent$691

Rent Burden29.6%

Poverty17.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

No Highschool Degree or GED21.2%
Highschool Education36.9%
Some College31.6%
Bachelors Degree7.4%
Graduate Degree2.9%
Total College or Above10.3%
Stem Degree35.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

Male51.8%
Female48.2%

MARITAL STATUS

Married47.2%
Divorced17.5%
Never Married26.5%
Widowed8.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySweetwater

State IDTX

Population10,469

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group	% of Population
Under 18	32.4%
19–29	11.0%
30–39	12.8%
40–49	11.1%

Age Group	% of Population
50–59	11.5%
60–69	10.1%
70–79	6.1%
80+	4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.2%

Unemployment Rate5.8%

Disabled19.1%

ETHNICITY

White84.5%

Black8.2%

Asian0.4%

Native American0.5%

Pacific Islander0.0%

Other5.0%

Multiple1.4%

OTHER

Hispanic43.3%

Limited English5.8%

Health Uninsured21.7%

Veteran5.7%

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