Indiana · Census place 74546
Sweetser town, IN
Quick answer
Sweetser town has 1,115 residents, ranking #336 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $77,578, the median home is worth $136,300 and median gross rent runs $1,080 a month.
- Population
- 1,115Sweetser town residents
- Median household income
- $77,578Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $136,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,080Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sweetser town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sweetser town median would spend about 16.7% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 83.6% 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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