U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Sweeny, Texas

Back to Sweeny, TX housing info, Brazoria County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.

Sweeny: A park in downtown Sweeny, TX, in May 2004
 

Submit pictures of this city

Sweeny, TX map Current weather forecast for Sweeny, TX

Population (year 2000): 3,624. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,615 (-0.2% change)
 

Males: 1,739  (48.0%)
Females: 1,885  (52.0%)

Brazoria County

Median resident age:  34.7 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 77480.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,300 (it was $36,497 in 2000)
Sweeny  $37,300
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,900 (it was $65,300 in 2000)
Sweeny  $87,900
Texas:  $106,000

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 77480

Sweeny, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Sweeny:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.0%)
  • Black (15.8%)
  • Hispanic (13.7%)
  • Other race (6.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Sweeny, TX forum
Recent posts about Sweeny, Texas on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Sweeny is mentioned 13 times on our forum:
Texas cities A-Z name game...  (225 replies)
Is Sweeny a good place to live?  (1 reply)
SA metro estimate just shy of 2 million  (133 replies)
Info requested on Sweeny, Texas  (5 replies)
Which city has most wooded areas (patches of woods, stands of trees, deciduous trees)?  (10 replies)
"texans"  (38 replies)

Latest news from Sweeny, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (13.3%), United States (10.5%), Irish (10.2%), English (7.5%), French (2.7%), Czech (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.86 square miles.

Population density: 1940 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Sweeny,TX real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Sweeny, Texas map

For population 25 years and over in Sweeny

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sweeny city

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 64.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

136 residents are foreign born (3.1% Latin America).

This city:  3.8%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Sweeny, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sweeny to the number of sex offenders is 201 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sweeny:  1.3% ($840)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Sweeny satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brazosport, TX (22.7 miles , pop. 59,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (54.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Wild Peach Village, TX (5.9 miles ), West Columbia, TX (7.7 miles ), Brazoria, TX (9.1 miles ), Van Vleck, TX (13.2 miles ), Jones Creek, TX (16.0 miles ), Bailey's Prairie, TX (16.4 miles ), Holiday Lakes, TX (17.0 miles ), Damon, TX (17.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $92,800
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $79,500
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $80,700
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $122,700
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $104,100
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,800
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $128,500
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $42,000
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $172,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 29.04 N, Longitude: 95.70 W


83 people in nursing homes

Area code: 979

Sweeny household income distribution Sweeny home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile

Sweeny, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -211 (-5.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (26%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (19%)
  • Chemicals (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Plant and system operators (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Carpenters (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Sweeny races chart


 

Crime in Sweeny by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.026.8
Rapes 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.026.8
Robberies 001110
    per 100,000 0.00.026.726.927.10.0
Assaults 174837
    per 100,000 27.0184.9106.9215.181.2187.9
Burglaries 352828363422
    per 100,000 944.4739.8748.5968.0920.2590.6
Thefts 6210089787758
    per 100,000 1673.02642.02379.02097.32083.91557.0
Auto thefts 868266
    per 100,000 215.9158.5213.853.8162.4161.1
Arson 012201
    per 100,000 0.026.453.553.80.026.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 155.7207.1194.1207.0185.1229.3

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.66
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Sweeny, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Sweeny, Texas average temperatures Sweeny, Texas average precipitation
 
Sweeny, Texas humidity		  
Sweeny, Texas wind speed
 
Sweeny, Texas snowfall		  
Sweeny, Texas sunshine
 
Sweeny, Texas clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Sweeny-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Sweeny city center injured 13 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/18/1966, a category 3 tornado 17.3 miles away from the city center .


Sweeny topographic map
Hospital/medical center in Sweeny:
  • SWEENY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (305 NORTH MCKINNEY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sweeny:
  • MATAGORDA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BAY CITY, TX)
  • BRAZOSPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LAKE JACKSON, TX)
  • ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; ANGLETON, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sweeny:
  • BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 18 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
  • WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 51 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: HOU)
  • ELLINGTON FIELD (about 54 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: EFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sweeny:
  • BAY CITY MUNI (about 12 miles; BAY CITY, TX; ID: BYY)
  • CAMERON (about 19 miles; ANGLETON, TX; ID: T34)
  • FEHMEL DUSTING SERVICE (about 20 miles; BAY CITY, TX; ID: T84)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweeny:
  • WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
  • ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ALVIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,094)
  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 50 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
  • RICE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,158)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 53 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
  • TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)
Public high school in Sweeny:
  • SWEENY High School (Students: 650; Location: 600 ASHLEY WILSON RD; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 62)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sweeny:
Private elementary/middle school in Sweeny:
  • SWEENY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 77; Location: PO BOX 156; Grades: PK - 5)

Sweeny map

Click to draw/clear city borders

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.8%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.9%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.3%
Whole state:  6.7%

Sweeny compared to Texas state average:

Sweeny, Texas environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Sweeny (2007 data):
  • The First State Bank: Sweeny Branch at 208 Second Street, branch established on 1949-11-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $164.2 mil, Deposits: $151.0 mil, headquarters in Louise, TX, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Louise Bancshares, Inc.
  • Prosperity Bank: Sweeny Branch at 206 N Mckinny, branch established on 1988-09-30. Info updated 2006-05-16: Bank assets: $4,586.5 mil, Deposits: $3,736.6 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 95 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Sweeny travel time to work
Sweeny mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Brazoria County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$545
Judicial and Legal 1$1,789$21,4680$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$16,945$29,0492$974
Other Government Administration 1$3,937$47,2440$0
Streets and Highways 7$15,657$26,8410$0
Solid Waste Management 1$2,059$24,7080$0
Financial Administration 3$6,869$27,4760$0
Totals for Government 20$47,257$28,3543$1,519



9.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.61%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
Brazoria County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harris County, TX  4.14% ($53,300 average AGI)
from Galveston County, TX  0.65% ($49,049)
from Fort Bend County, TX  0.51% ($53,705)


7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,642 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.34%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($528 average AGI)
Brazoria County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  2.63% ($42,309 average AGI)
to Galveston County, TX  0.62% ($45,088)
to Fort Bend County, TX  0.40% ($49,282)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sweeny:
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • DKFCC (1270 AM; 3 kW; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: CHAMELEON RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
  • KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sweeny:
  • KJOJ-FM (103.3 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
  • KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KXGJ (101.7 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • K216BX (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KPTY (104.9 FM; MISSOURI CITY, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

TV broadcast stations around Sweeny:
  • KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
  • KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
  • KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
  • KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
  • KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
  • KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
  • K30DN (Channel 30; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: GERALD R. PROCTOR)

Back to Sweeny, TX housing info, Brazoria County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.