Population 1,544 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sweetser
Household size in Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.57 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.38 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.31 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.29 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Sweetser is a place of small households, averaging 2.31 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.60 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.1 | 37.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.3 | 38.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 50.1 | 39.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.6 | 39.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.5 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Sweetser skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.6, 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 Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.9% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Sweetser (11.2%), close to 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 Sweetser
Renters in Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.3% | 28.5% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.7% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.2% | 30.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 23.8% | 29.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.5 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 23.8% of households in Sweetser rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over a third of owners (34.3%) have paid off their mortgages, below 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 Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 4.4% of homes in Sweetser are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1966 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1971 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1972 | 1977 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +5 | +6 |
Housing in Sweetser leans older: the median home dates to 1972, against 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 Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $643 | $763 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $666 | $819 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $682 | $903 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,260 | $1,146 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$618 | +$384 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Sweetser costs $1,260 a month with utilities, below the national median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in Indiana as a whole ($1,146). Rent takes 36.5% of the typical renter's income, 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 Sweetser
Bachelor's degrees in Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.2% | 23.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 24.2% | 24.6% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.2% | 27.1% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 29.0% | 30.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +14.8 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in Sweetser than nationally: 29.0% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The picture is much the same across Indiana.
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 Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.8% | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.0% | 87.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.5% | 88.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 95.9% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +11.0 pts | +3.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Sweetser: 95.9% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
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 Sweetser
| Period | Sweetser | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.2% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.1% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.3% | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.3%, unemployment in Sweetser is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Indiana overall (4.3%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Sweetser 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetser | 2.31 | 42.6 | 11.2% | 23.8% | 4.4% | 1972 | $1,260 | 29.0% | 95.9% | 5.3% |
| Mier | 2.31 | 44.8 | 11.6% | 8.1% | 3.2% | 1986 | $564 | 20.3% | 93.9% | 6.7% |
| Jalapa | 2.13 | 49.0 | 9.2% | 19.0% | 2.3% | 1984 | $1,071 | 33.1% | 94.2% | 6.5% |
| Shady Hills | 2.24 | 48.3 | 5.3% | 15.1% | 2.3% | 1972 | $1,068 | 32.8% | 95.7% | 8.4% |
| Marion | 2.26 | 39.8 | 15.3% | 33.6% | 13.5% | 1960 | $918 | 19.9% | 87.3% | 8.7% |
| Swayzee | 2.16 | 43.1 | 5.8% | 8.2% | 6.3% | 1969 | $828 | 18.2% | 90.0% | 7.3% |
| Converse | 2.55 | 48.2 | 10.0% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 1974 | $699 | 18.5% | 89.6% | 4.9% |
| Sims | 2.17 | 51.5 | 7.2% | 0.6% | 10.1% | 1963 | $935 | 21.4% | 95.0% | 5.2% |
| Somerset | 2.34 | 51.0 | 6.1% | 13.8% | 9.0% | 1979 | $675 | 13.2% | 87.8% | 1.1% |
| Radley | 2.16 | 55.5 | 5.1% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 1971 | $970 | 29.5% | 97.9% | 3.7% |
| La Fontaine | 2.24 | 45.0 | 10.5% | 15.7% | 8.2% | 1961 | $877 | 18.9% | 93.7% | 0.8% |
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 Sweetser. 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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