Sweetwater, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,645 (Urban population: 5,828 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 817 (15 farm, 802 nonfarm))

Sweetwater, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,500 (2,292 occupied: 1,563 owner occupied, 729 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	30%

Housing density: 363 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $157,621.

Median contract rent in 2008: $344 (lower quartile is $245, upper quartile is $436)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $344

Median gross rent in Sweetwater, TN in 2008: $462

Housing units in Sweetwater with a mortgage: 692 (56 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 590

Sweetwater,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $105,655 (it was $68,200 in 2000)

Sweetwater:	$105,655
Tennessee:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,100 - $137,760

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $128,747
Here: $128,747
State: $192,889

Townhouses or other attached units: $121,647
Here: $121,647
State: $164,171

In 2-unit structures: $226,832
Here: $226,832
State: $176,679

Mobile homes: $26,420
Here: $26,420
State: $44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500
Here: $17,500
State: $46,838

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,979

In family households: 4,083 (1,055 male householders, 419 female householders)
1,052 spouses, 1,360 children (1,231 natural, 36 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 44 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 896 (246 male householders (200 living alone)), 569 female householders (534 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 207 (201 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 817 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 221 4-persons, 104 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 734 1-person, 75 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

702 married couples with children.
401 single-parent households (65 men, 336 women).

99.1% of residents of Sweetwater speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 8 (0.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sweetwater, Tennessee:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 286 5 rooms: 401 6 rooms: 388 7 rooms: 199 8 rooms: 124 9 or more rooms: 130

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sweetwater, Tennessee:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 120 4 rooms: 265 5 rooms: 161 6 rooms: 81 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 49
1995 to 1998: 113
1990 to 1994: 153
1980 to 1989: 404
1970 to 1979: 500
1960 to 1969: 385
1950 to 1959: 336
1940 to 1949: 233
1939 or earlier: 327

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sweetwater:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 457 3 bedrooms: 838 4 bedrooms: 174 5 or more bedrooms: 45

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sweetwater:
	no bedroom: 33 1 bedroom: 184 2 bedrooms: 350 3 bedrooms: 162 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sweetwater in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 144 1 vehicle: 492 2 vehicles: 603 3 vehicles: 222 4 vehicles: 60 5 or more vehicles: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Sweetwater in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 98 1 vehicle: 442 2 vehicles: 161 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Sweetwater, TN:

Less than $10,000: 50
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 25
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 133
$50,000 to $59,999: 114
$60,000 to $69,999: 91
$70,000 to $79,999: 88
$80,000 to $89,999: 111
$90,000 to $99,999: 127
$100,000 to $124,999: 399
$125,000 to $149,999: 263
$150,000 to $174,999: 92
$175,000 to $199,999: 49
$200,000 to $249,999: 82
$250,000 to $299,999: 71
$300,000 to $399,999: 36
$400,000 to $499,999: 14
$500,000 to $749,999: 13
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Sweetwater rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sweetwater:

Less than $100: 56 people
$100 to $149: 28
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 82
$250 to $299: 90
$300 to $349: 79
$350 to $399: 76
$400 to $449: 100
$450 to $499: 60
$500 to $549: 48
$550 to $599: 33
$600 to $649: 14
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 1
$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: 111

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Sweetwater, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.2%
Number of people working at home: 79 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 147
5 to 9 minutes: 468
10 to 14 minutes: 305
15 to 19 minutes: 279
20 to 24 minutes: 327
25 to 29 minutes: 94
30 to 34 minutes: 164
35 to 39 minutes: 48
40 to 44 minutes: 114
45 to 59 minutes: 160
60 to 89 minutes: 75
90 or more minutes: 81

Sweetwater mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,948 (83%)
Carpooled: 248 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (1%)
Walked: 16 (1%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 79 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 376
$10,000 to $14,999: 235
$15,000 to $19,999: 158
$20,000 to $24,999: 258
$25,000 to $29,999: 198
$30,000 to $34,999: 162
$35,000 to $39,999: 118
$40,000 to $44,999: 142
$45,000 to $49,999: 84
$50,000 to $59,999: 121
$60,000 to $74,999: 203
$75,000 to $99,999: 71
$100,000 to $124,999: 80
$125,000 to $149,999: 49
$150,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 or more: 14

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1174

Other groups: 581

Irish: 328

English: 199

German: 179

Scotch-Irish: 62

French (except Basque): 44

Scottish: 44

Italian: 41

Greek: 28

Dutch: 26

Norwegian: 23

Polish: 23

European: 16

British: 12

Welsh: 12

Hungarian: 6

Danish: 5

Canadian: 5

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

Philippines (100%)

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

This state: 4067
Northeast: 139
Midwest: 336
South: 550
West: 69

57% of Sweetwater residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 59
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 184
9th grade: 78
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 47
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 594
Less than 1 year of college: 68
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 194
Associate degree: 81
Bachelor's degree: 97
Master's degree: 15
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 67
5th and 6th grade: 50
7th and 8th grade: 290
9th grade: 66
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 53
12th grade, no diploma: 51
High school graduate (or equivalency): 853
Less than 1 year of college: 98
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 183
Associate degree: 97
Bachelor's degree: 188
Master's degree: 36
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,553
Black householders: $25,125
Two or more races householders: $31,045
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $16,900

Sweetwater household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sweetwater household income for Black householders

Sweetwater household income for Two or more races householders

Sweetwater marital status for males

Sweetwater marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $111,915
Black or African American householders: $100,143
Two or more races householders: $117,723
Hispanic or Latino householders: $58,861

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,764
One, attached: 13
Two: 161
3 or 4: 157
5 to 9: 74
10 to 19: 76
20 to 49: 23
Mobile homes: 226
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,003

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sweetwater:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29

Here:	8.1%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	5.2%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	12.8%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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)

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