Sweetwater

Population: 805
Median household income: $104,191
Median home value: $521,500

Located in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Sweetwater is a community with a population of 805. Its median household income of $104,191 runs above the Atlantic County figure of $76,819.

From 2020 to 2023, Sweetwater's population declined 15.0% from 947 to 805, while its median home value rose 119.9% from $237,200 to $521,500.

The median resident is 43.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 805
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $104,191
Median home value: $521,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 265
Homeownership rate: 93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

947805

Median household income

$85,453$104,191

Median home value

$237,200$521,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	947	$85,453	$237,200
2021	910	$90,787	$245,500
2022	649	$98,843	$371,300
2023	805	$104,191	$521,500

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 2421.1%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5422.9%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	195	24.2%
18 to 24	170	21.1%
25 to 34	35	4.3%
35 to 44	57	7.1%
45 to 54	184	22.9%
55 to 64	83	10.3%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	81	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	805	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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 diploma13.6%

High school graduate12.7%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree29.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	13.6%
High school graduate	56	12.7%
Some college or associate's	95	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	99	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	130	29.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	281	91.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	33.5%
15 to 29 min	80	28.5%
30 to 44 min	16	5.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	91	32.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 805)

	Count	Share
Family households	190	71.7%
Nonfamily households	75	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	265	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	248	93.6%
Renter-occupied	17	6.4%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	265	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3471880
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 39.6134, -74.6508