Population 356 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sweet Springs
Household size in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.40 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.19 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.45 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +1.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Sweet Springs is a place of big households: 3.45 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.45 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.4 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 46.4 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.8 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.1 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −3.2 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Sweet Springs are younger than 40.1 and half are older, the same as the national median. The population here is younger than in West Virginia as a whole, where the median age is 43.2.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.0% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.1% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.3 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 3.1% of households in Sweet Springs, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sweet Springs
Renters in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.4% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.9% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.3% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Sweet Springs is largely a place of homeowners: only 15.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 69.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.3% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 40.8% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 56.3% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 52.3% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +6.1 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 52.3% of the housing in Sweet Springs, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1975 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Sweet Springs are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $615 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $352 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $754 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $760 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$145 | +$327 | +$606 |
The median renter in Sweet Springs pays $760 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 41.7% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sweet Springs
Bachelor's degrees in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.3% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.5% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.8% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.6% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Sweet Springs have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 8.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 69.4% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.9% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.2% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 71.3% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly three in ten adults in Sweet Springs never finished high school, well above the national share: only 71.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sweet Springs
| Period | Sweet Springs | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.1% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.3%, unemployment in Sweet Springs is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sweet Springs compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Springs | 3.45 | 40.1 | 3.1% | 15.3% | 52.3% | 1979 | $760 | 8.6% | 71.3% | 5.3% |
| Gap Mills | 3.25 | 36.7 | 3.0% | 14.0% | 53.3% | 1977 | $756 | 6.2% | 72.9% | 5.7% |
| Paint Bank | 4.22 | 44.1 | 3.2% | 7.0% | 48.3% | 1984 | $713 | 17.2% | 81.2% | 0.0% |
| Earlehurst | 2.49 | 47.6 | 3.1% | 27.4% | 22.8% | 1972 | $950 | 8.2% | 93.6% | 10.8% |
| Hollywood | 2.62 | 37.9 | 3.1% | 6.7% | 32.3% | 1981 | $749 | 6.2% | 81.6% | 2.8% |
| Secondcreek | 2.36 | 44.7 | 3.2% | 3.7% | 14.8% | 1984 | $763 | 10.2% | 86.2% | 0.2% |
| Tuckahoe | 2.19 | 48.2 | 3.9% | 39.1% | 29.0% | 1965 | $860 | 17.8% | 92.1% | 1.0% |
| Organ Cave | 2.30 | 48.6 | 2.3% | 11.2% | 25.3% | 1974 | $848 | 16.5% | 87.3% | 1.5% |
| Jordan Mines | 2.45 | 49.0 | 4.0% | 19.9% | 20.7% | 1976 | $894 | 8.7% | 91.5% | 8.4% |
| Waiteville | 3.97 | 49.3 | 3.5% | 21.0% | 49.3% | 1982 | $771 | 14.9% | 67.2% | 4.5% |
| Keenan | 3.14 | 51.7 | 3.3% | 20.6% | 38.1% | 1977 | $730 | 21.0% | 78.2% | 3.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sweet Springs. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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