Jones Creek vs Sweeny

A side-by-side comparison of Jones Creek and Sweeny: population, income, housing, and more.

Jones Creek and Sweeny are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sweeny has the higher population (3,592 vs 2,096 in Jones Creek). Jones Creek has the higher median household income ($69,167 vs $64,557 in Sweeny). Jones Creek has the higher median home value ($184,900 vs $180,700 in Sweeny).

Population, income & housing

	Jones Creek	Sweeny
Population	2,096	3,592
Median age	35.7 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,167	$64,557
Median home value	$184,900	$180,700
Median gross rent	$1,106	$1,238
Housing units	791	1,763
Homeownership rate	90.4%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jones Creek	Sweeny
Population	2,041 → 2,096 (+2.7%)	3,739 → 3,592 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$59,125 → $69,167 (+17.0%)	$62,763 → $64,557 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $184,900 (+61.2%)	$106,400 → $180,700 (+69.8%)
Median gross rent	$923 → $1,106 (+19.8%)	$955 → $1,238 (+29.6%)

Jones Creek

Population

2,0412,096

Median household income

$59,125$69,167

Median home value

$114,700$184,900

Median gross rent

$923$1,106

Sweeny

Population

3,7393,592

Median household income

$62,763$64,557

Median home value

$106,400$180,700

Median gross rent

$955$1,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jones Creek	Sweeny
Under 5	4.6%	3.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	9.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	23.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	6.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	4.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	7.4%	13.8%
75 and over	10.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jones Creek	Sweeny
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	82.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	40.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jones Creek	Sweeny
No high school diploma	22.5%	2.9%
High school graduate	28.9%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jones Creek	Sweeny
Drove alone	91.7%	80.6%
Carpooled	0.5%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	17.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jones Creek	Sweeny
1-unit, detached	86.6%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Jones Creek	Sweeny
Poverty rate	18.7%	7.2%
Average household size	2.99	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	23	37
Median year structure built	1973	1970