Sweetser

Population: 1,115
Median household income: $77,578
Median home value: $136,300

Sweetser is a community in Grant County, Indiana, home to 1,115 residents. At $77,578, its median household income sits above Grant County's $54,007.

From 2019 to 2023, Sweetser's population declined 13.7% from 1,292 to 1,115, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $98,400 to $136,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.4% of the population. 88.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,115
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $77,578
Median home value: $136,300
Median gross rent: $1,080
Housing units: 466
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2921,115

Median household income

$58,426$77,578

Median home value

$98,400$136,300

Median gross rent

$697$1,080

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,292	$58,426	$98,400	$697
2020	1,157	$63,750	$102,600	$728
2021	1,272	$69,375	$116,300	$789
2022	1,107	$74,417	$125,700	$1,000
2023	1,115	$77,578	$136,300	$1,080

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	5.0%
5 to 17	259	23.2%
18 to 24	42	3.8%
25 to 34	173	15.5%
35 to 44	189	17.0%
45 to 54	90	8.1%
55 to 64	127	11.4%
65 to 74	116	10.4%
75 and over	63	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,053	94.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	42	5.5%
High school graduate	244	32.2%
Some college or associate's	276	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	98	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	98	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	473	88.7%
Carpooled	37	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	292	57.3%
15 to 29 min	91	17.8%
30 to 44 min	71	13.9%
45 to 59 min	24	4.7%
60+ min	32	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 11.3% (126 of 1,115)

	Count	Share
Family households	345	78.6%
Nonfamily households	94	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	439	94.2%
Vacant	27	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	367	83.6%
Renter-occupied	72	16.4%

1-unit, detached93.3%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	435	93.3%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1874546
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5688, -85.7654