Housing density: 144 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $131,871.
Median contract rent in 2022: $924 (lower quartile is $668, upper quartile is $1,155)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $853
Median gross rent in Sweden, NY in 2022: $1,076
Housing units in Sweden with a mortgage: 1,845 (179 second mortgage, 340 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 487
In family households: 570,195 (118,793 male householders, 65,460 female householders)
129,638 spouses, 208,825 children (196,800 natural, 4,967 adopted, 7,058 stepchildren), 12,314 grandchildren, 5,890 brothers or sisters, 5,273 parents, foster children, 6,253 other relatives, 14,824 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 147,866 (53,529 male householders (39,699 living alone)), 62,640 female householders (51,939 living alone)), 31,697 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 26,283 (7,361 institutionalized population)
118,130 married couples with children.
54,341 single-parent households (8,323 men, 46,018 women).
93.9% of residents of Sweden speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 462 (3.3%)
(59.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sweden, New York
501995 to March 2000
561990 to 1994
951985 to 1989
351980 to 1984
401975 to 1979
391970 to 1974
181965 to 1969
112Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
German: 3,178 (19.7%)
Irish: 2,451 (15.2%)
English: 2,389 (14.8%)
Italian: 1,929 (11.9%)
Other: 1,720 (10.6%)
United States: 788 (4.9%)
Polish: 648 (4.0%)
French: 591 (3.7%)
Dutch: 450 (2.8%)
Scottish: 392 (2.4%)
Scotch-Irish: 235 (1.5%)
Swedish: 206 (1.3%)
French Canadian: 183 (1.1%)
Welsh: 163 (1.0%)
Ukrainian: 123 (0.8%)
Hungarian: 105 (0.6%)
Czech: 84 (0.5%)
Russian: 82 (0.5%)
Norwegian: 76 (0.5%)
Slovak: 65 (0.4%)
Subsaharan African: 64 (0.4%)
West Indian: 57 (0.4%)
Danish: 55 (0.3%)
Greek: 51 (0.3%)
Arab: 34 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 32 (0.2%)
Swiss: 18 (0.1%)
Portuguese: 2 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Italy
Sweden:
11.0% (49)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
Korea
Sweden:
9.9% (44)
New York:
2.5% (97,933)
Mexico
Sweden:
9.2% (41)
New York:
4.2% (161,189)
Germany
Sweden:
8.5% (38)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
Canada
Sweden:
8.5% (38)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
Iran
Sweden:
7.6% (34)
New York:
0.4% (17,323)
El Salvador
Sweden:
6.7% (30)
New York:
2.0% (76,977)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Sweden:
6.1% (27)
New York:
6.0% (233,766)
Colombia
Sweden:
5.4% (24)
New York:
2.9% (111,727)
Ghana
Sweden:
3.1% (14)
New York:
0.4% (16,813)
Hungary
Sweden:
2.7% (12)
New York:
0.4% (17,401)
Israel
Sweden:
2.7% (12)
New York:
0.8% (29,390)
United Kingdom
Sweden:
1.8% (8)
New York:
1.6% (62,237)
Barbados
Sweden:
1.8% (8)
New York:
0.8% (30,660)
Ukraine
Sweden:
1.6% (7)
New York:
2.1% (82,238)
Other South Central Asia
Sweden:
1.6% (7)
New York:
0.6% (23,797)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,128
Other state: 2,064
Northeast: 740
Midwest: 471
South: 595
West: 258
45% of Sweden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 96
9th grade: 41
10th grade: 91
11th grade: 50
12th grade, no diploma: 66
High school graduate (or equivalency): 858
Less than 1 year of college: 168
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 416
Associate degree: 283
Bachelor's degree: 686
Master's degree: 275
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 156
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 47
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 95
10th grade: 88
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 76
High school graduate (or equivalency): 861
Less than 1 year of college: 235
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 416
Associate degree: 386
Bachelor's degree: 599
Master's degree: 446
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 59
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,778
One, attached: 185
Two: 345
3 or 4: 416
5 to 9: 333
10 to 19: 322
20 to 49: 224
50 or more: 235
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%