Population 403 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sweetland Center
Household size in Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.54 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.27 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.77 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.24 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Sweetland Center average 2.77 people, a bit above the national 2.65, so families with children are somewhat more common here. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.54, 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 Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.5 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 54.0 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.7 | 39.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.4 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.9 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
Sweetland Center skews older than the country: its median age is 43.4, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.3% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.1% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.9% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.6 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Sweetland Center as they are nationally: 11.9%, against 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in Iowa as a whole (10.0%).
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 Sweetland Center
Renters in Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 26.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 28.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.6% | 28.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.8% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.5 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 10.8% of households in Sweetland Center rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About four in ten owners (38.9%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
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 Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.7% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.7% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.8% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.9% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | +0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Sweetland Center: 11.9% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Sweetland Center was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Iowa overall, where the median home dates to 1971.
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 Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $576 | $669 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $600 | $732 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $781 | $821 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,177 | $1,020 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$600 | +$351 | +$606 |
The median renter in Sweetland Center pays $1,177 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are higher than in Iowa overall ($1,020). The typical renter here spends 19.8% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Sweetland Center
Bachelor's degrees in Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.6% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.2% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.8% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.3% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Sweetland Center: 16.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
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 Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.0% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.5% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 93.4% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.2% | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | −5.8 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in six adults in Sweetland Center never finished high school, well above the national share: only 84.2% 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 Sweetland Center
| Period | Sweetland Center | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.7% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 14.2% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.9% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | −8.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Sweetland Center has been strong: just 0.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below 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).
Sweetland Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetland Center | 2.77 | 43.4 | 11.9% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 1981 | $1,177 | 16.3% | 84.2% | 0.9% |
| New Era | 2.05 | 58.6 | 6.2% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 1972 | $1,332 | 42.1% | 92.5% | 3.3% |
| Muscatine | 2.44 | 38.8 | 14.0% | 29.9% | 9.2% | 1965 | $1,006 | 23.7% | 90.0% | 3.4% |
| Illinois City | 2.23 | 54.3 | 7.9% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 1953 | $872 | 23.2% | 96.8% | 1.3% |
| Moscow | 2.25 | 44.7 | 9.7% | 16.0% | 2.0% | 1968 | $853 | 7.2% | 93.2% | 2.3% |
| Wilton | 2.23 | 45.9 | 7.5% | 27.5% | 3.0% | 1976 | $925 | 31.3% | 97.8% | 0.5% |
| Pleasant Prairie | 2.49 | 43.2 | 22.9% | 24.3% | 2.9% | 1959 | $748 | 13.8% | 91.7% | 0.9% |
| Durant | 2.54 | 42.4 | 8.6% | 21.6% | 7.2% | 1964 | $961 | 29.4% | 95.5% | 1.1% |
| Stockton | 2.07 | 49.6 | 9.1% | 20.2% | 1.7% | 1976 | $1,312 | 25.7% | 95.4% | 4.1% |
| Montpelier | 1.96 | 57.9 | 6.9% | 9.0% | 3.3% | 1973 | $1,342 | 41.1% | 93.9% | 3.9% |
| Blue Grass | 2.32 | 47.4 | 7.4% | 11.3% | 4.7% | 1979 | $905 | 30.7% | 96.0% | 3.6% |
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 Sweetland Center. 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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