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Alabama · Census place 74304

Sweet Water town, AL

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Sweet Water town has 157 residents, ranking #530 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $65,000, the median home is worth $177,800 and median gross rent runs $775 a month.

Population
157Sweet Water town residents
Median household income
$65,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$177,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$775Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
51.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
90%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Sweet Water town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Sweet Water town median would spend about 14.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 90% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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