Sweetwater is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 19,588 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Sweetwater is the 146th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sweetwater is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sweetwater is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sweetwater who work in office and administrative support (12.82%), sales jobs (11.60%), and food service (8.43%). In Sweetwater, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.31 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Sweetwater are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.09% of adults in Sweetwater having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sweetwater in 2022 was $21,743, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,972 for a family of four. However, Sweetwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sweetwater is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sweetwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Sweetwater, accounting for 95.37% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sweetwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sweetwater include Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Jamaican, and German. Sweetwater also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 73.75%. The most common language spoken in Sweetwater is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Asian languages.
