Tennessee · Census place 72540
Sweetwater city, TN
Quick answer
Sweetwater city has 6,462 residents, ranking #94 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $44,661, the median home is worth $166,000 and median gross rent runs $625 a month.
- Population
- 6,462Sweetwater city residents
- Median household income
- $44,661Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $166,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $625Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sweetwater city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sweetwater city median would spend about 16.8% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.2% of residents and 54.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Newport city 6,881
- Green Hill CDP 6,617
- Lynchburg 6,611
- Munford city 6,459
- Henderson city 6,349
- Pigeon Forge city 6,345
- Loudon city 6,235
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