Sweetwater

Population: 19,544
Median household income: $55,154
Median home value: $251,000

Sweetwater is a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to 19,544 residents. At $55,154, its median household income sits below Miami-Dade County's $68,694.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sweetwater's population declined 6.3% from 20,865 to 19,544, while its median home value rose 40.5% from $178,700 to $251,000.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 96.2% of the population. 83.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,544
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,154
Median home value: $251,000
Median gross rent: $1,699
Housing units: 6,419
Homeownership rate: 39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,86519,544

Median household income

$39,920$55,154

Median home value

$178,700$251,000

Median gross rent

$1,330$1,699

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,865	$39,920	$178,700	$1,330
2020	20,852	$43,391	$176,200	$1,346
2021	19,426	$46,224	$202,200	$1,456
2022	19,399	$53,159	$223,000	$1,632
2023	19,544	$55,154	$251,000	$1,699

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5417.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,089	5.6%
5 to 17	2,295	11.7%
18 to 24	2,196	11.2%
25 to 34	2,373	12.1%
35 to 44	2,575	13.2%
45 to 54	3,363	17.2%
55 to 64	2,652	13.6%
65 to 74	1,764	9.0%
75 and over	1,237	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	478	2.4%
Black or African American	99	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.2%
Asian	16	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.2%
Two or more races	74	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,810	96.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.2%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's16.3%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,635	33.2%
High school graduate	4,108	29.4%
Some college or associate's	2,282	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,391	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	548	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit2.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,018	83.1%
Carpooled	630	6.5%
Public transit	199	2.1%
Walked	102	1.1%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	523	5.4%
Other means	163	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,378	15.1%
15 to 29 min	3,704	40.6%
30 to 44 min	2,573	28.2%
45 to 59 min	812	8.9%
60+ min	664	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 16.2% (3,170 of 19,513)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,863	77.7%
Nonfamily households	1,398	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,261	97.5%
Vacant	158	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,471	39.5%
Renter-occupied	3,790	60.5%

1-unit, detached18.4%

1-unit, attached17.5%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units20.0%

Mobile home & other14.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,182	18.4%
1-unit, attached	1,123	17.5%
2 to 4 units	945	14.7%
5 to 19 units	965	15.0%
20 or more units	1,286	20.0%
Mobile home & other	918	14.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1270345
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.41 sq mi
Center point: 25.7844, -80.3871