Richwood vs Sweeny

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

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

Richwood has the higher population (4,766 vs 3,592 in Sweeny). Richwood has the higher median household income ($80,250 vs $64,557 in Sweeny). Richwood has the higher median home value ($230,800 vs $180,700 in Sweeny).

Population, income & housing

	Richwood	Sweeny
Population	4,766	3,592
Median age	32.7 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$80,250	$64,557
Median home value	$230,800	$180,700
Median gross rent	$1,215	$1,238
Housing units	2,006	1,763
Homeownership rate	59.3%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richwood	Sweeny
Population	3,911 → 4,766 (+21.9%)	3,739 → 3,592 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$68,567 → $80,250 (+17.0%)	$62,763 → $64,557 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$175,700 → $230,800 (+31.4%)	$106,400 → $180,700 (+69.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,034 → $1,215 (+17.5%)	$955 → $1,238 (+29.6%)

Richwood

Population

3,9114,766

Median household income

$68,567$80,250

Median home value

$175,700$230,800

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,215

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)

	Richwood	Sweeny
Under 5	9.6%	3.2%
5 to 17	20.7%	23.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.1%	23.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	6.0%
45 to 54	7.8%	4.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	13.8%
75 and over	4.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richwood	Sweeny
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	82.1%
Black or African American	7.9%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	48.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richwood	Sweeny
No high school diploma	20.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	20.3%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richwood	Sweeny
Drove alone	86.3%	80.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richwood	Sweeny
1-unit, detached	63.8%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	10.5%
20 or more units	17.8%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Richwood	Sweeny
Poverty rate	4.2%	7.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	37
Median year structure built	1986	1970