Sweet Water

Population: 157
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $177,800

Sweet Water, a community in Marengo County, Alabama, has 157 residents. Its median household income of $65,000 runs above the Marengo County figure of $44,205.

From 2019 to 2023, Sweet Water's population declined 59.2% from 385 to 157, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $123,100 to $177,800.

80.6% of workers drive to work alone. 90.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 157
Median age: 51.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $177,800
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 105
Homeownership rate: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

385157

Median household income

$70,313$65,000

Median home value

$123,100$177,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	385	$70,313	$123,100	—
2020	213	$55,417	$106,300	—
2021	189	$63,000	$118,100	—
2022	239	$78,750	$182,100	—
2023	157	$65,000	$177,800	$775

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 173.8%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over18.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	5.7%
5 to 17	6	3.8%
18 to 24	15	9.6%
25 to 34	15	9.6%
35 to 44	11	7.0%
45 to 54	29	18.5%
55 to 64	31	19.7%
65 to 74	12	7.6%
75 and over	29	18.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	151	96.2%
Black or African American	6	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	5.5%
High school graduate	40	31.5%
Some college or associate's	46	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	11	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58	80.6%
Carpooled	5	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	6.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	22.4%
15 to 29 min	29	43.3%
30 to 44 min	9	13.4%
45 to 59 min	5	7.5%
60+ min	9	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 5.1% (8 of 157)

	Count	Share
Family households	45	56.3%
Nonfamily households	35	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80	76.2%
Vacant	25	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	72	90.0%
Renter-occupied	8	10.0%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	95	90.5%
1-unit, attached	3	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0174304
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.1046, -87.8619