Overview
1,272
Total Population
46.3
Median age
46.70%
Female population %
114.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
62.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
76
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Sweetser's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Sweetser is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Sweetser's population under 18 was 24.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Sweetser's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Sweetser, 18.55% were under the age of 15, 15.33% aged 15 to 29, 46.23% aged 30 to 64, 18.47% aged 65 to 84, and 1.42% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 84 less females than males in Sweetser:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.70% females and 53.30% males in Sweetser, IN.
- The Sweetser, IN gender ratio is 114.1:100 i.e. 114.1 men to 100 women (1.141).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 77.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 81.
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Race / Ethnicity
Sweetser's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Sweetser population: 98.19% are White, 0.55% are Black or African American, 0.71% are Asian and 0.55% are multiracial.
- Sweetser's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 76 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,196 (94.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Sweetser is White with a population of 1,249 (98.19% of the total population).
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Year by year
Sweetser's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,174 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Sweetser's population increased by 213 (22.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Sweetser's population decreased by 106 (9.03%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sweetser's population was lowest in year 2009 at 863.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)