Median Household Income
$75,034
Median Home Value
$251,400
Median Gross Rent
$911/mo
Poverty Rate
12.9%
Unemployment Rate
5.6%
Homeownership Rate
74.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
20.9%
Median Age
37.9
Population Over Time
Sweetwater County shrank 6.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
44,595
2016
44,812
2018
44,117
2020
43,352
2022
42,079
2024
41,542
Business & Industry
Sweetwater County has 1,219 business establishments employing 15,361 people.
Construction
126
Accommodation and food services
119
Health care and social assistance
116
Other services (except public administration)
114
Professional, scientific, and technical services
104
Wholesale trade
71
Real estate and rental and leasing
70
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
68
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.