Sweeny, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,617 (Urban population: 3,556 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 61 (all nonfarm))

Sweeny, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,391 (1,306 occupied: 903 owner occupied, 403 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	36%

Housing density: 747 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $476 (lower quartile is $421, upper quartile is $613)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $547

Median gross rent in Sweeny, TX in 2007: $727

Housing units in Sweeny with a mortgage: 423 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 386

Sweeny,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,166 (it was $63,500 in 2000)

Sweeny:	$107,166
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,769 - $123,625

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,488

In family households: 3,181 (797 male householders, 212 female householders)
861 spouses, 1,156 children (1,063 natural, 9 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 22 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 307 (141 male householders (141 living alone)), 159 female householders (152 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 83 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 404 2-persons, 261 3-persons, 180 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 293 1-person, 7 2-persons.

694 married couples with children.
273 single-parent households (55 men, 218 women).

87.2% of residents of Sweeny speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 136 (3.8%)
(31.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sweeny, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 75 5 rooms: 262 6 rooms: 259 7 rooms: 178 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 57

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sweeny, Texas:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 41 3 rooms: 117 4 rooms: 111 5 rooms: 57 6 rooms: 40 7 rooms: 22 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 94
1990 to 1994: 39
1980 to 1989: 214
1970 to 1979: 250
1960 to 1969: 305
1950 to 1959: 310
1940 to 1949: 117
1939 or earlier: 54

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sweeny:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 135 3 bedrooms: 694 4 bedrooms: 61 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sweeny:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 130 2 bedrooms: 168 3 bedrooms: 54 4 bedrooms: 30 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sweeny in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 253 2 vehicles: 470 3 vehicles: 123 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Sweeny in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 230 2 vehicles: 96 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Sweeny, TX:

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 17
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 48
$60,000 to $69,999: 61
$70,000 to $79,999: 69
$80,000 to $89,999: 71
$90,000 to $99,999: 72
$100,000 to $124,999: 191
$125,000 to $149,999: 153
$150,000 to $174,999: 62
$175,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 to $249,999: 29
$250,000 to $299,999: 16
$300,000 to $399,999: 13
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Sweeny rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sweeny:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 36
$400 to $449: 68
$450 to $499: 57
$500 to $549: 46
$550 to $599: 35
$600 to $649: 38
$650 to $699: 18
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 23 1990 to 1994: 24 1985 to 1989: 25 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 22 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 23

Sweeny, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.2%
Number of people working at home: 10 (0.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 106
5 to 9 minutes: 250
10 to 14 minutes: 221
15 to 19 minutes: 102
20 to 24 minutes: 66
25 to 29 minutes: 31
30 to 34 minutes: 175
35 to 39 minutes: 20
40 to 44 minutes: 80
45 to 59 minutes: 104
60 to 89 minutes: 56
90 or more minutes: 42

Sweeny mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,120 (89%)
Carpooled: 125 (10%)
Walked: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 10 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 141
$10,000 to $14,999: 131
$15,000 to $19,999: 96
$20,000 to $24,999: 74
$25,000 to $29,999: 73
$30,000 to $34,999: 94
$35,000 to $39,999: 98
$40,000 to $44,999: 78
$45,000 to $49,999: 63
$50,000 to $59,999: 115
$60,000 to $74,999: 113
$75,000 to $99,999: 164
$100,000 to $124,999: 23
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1120

United States or American: 382

German: 373

Irish: 290

English: 172

Czech: 74

Italian: 52

French (except Basque): 51

British: 31

Scotch-Irish: 23

Swedish: 22

Scottish: 21

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15

Dutch West Indian: 15

Polish: 11

French Canadian: 9

European: 7

Subsaharan African:: 6

African: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (75%)
Germany (10%)
Guatemala (9%)
Thailand (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2754
Northeast: 28
Midwest: 74
South: 411
West: 141

47% of Sweeny residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 59
12th grade, no diploma: 53
High school graduate (or equivalency): 231
Less than 1 year of college: 165
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 231
Associate degree: 66
Bachelor's degree: 125
Master's degree: 24
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 67
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 53
High school graduate (or equivalency): 291
Less than 1 year of college: 190
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 215
Associate degree: 85
Bachelor's degree: 117
Master's degree: 24
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 34.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 21.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,626
Black householders: $39,212
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,711
Some other race householders: $92,331
Two or more races householders: $39,932
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,635

Sweeny household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sweeny household income for Black householders

Sweeny household income for Some other race householders

Sweeny household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sweeny marital status for males

Sweeny marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,785
Black or African American householders: $69,700
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,820
Some other race householders: $79,488
Hispanic or Latino householders: $98,390

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,035
One, attached: 6
Two: 10
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 62
10 to 19: 80
20 to 49: 47
50 or more: 25
Mobile homes: 107

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,983

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sweeny:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (65%) Utility gas (35%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	3.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22

Here:	7.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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