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Sweet Water is a Census town of 216 people across 2.35 square miles of land, in Marengo County. Median household income is $52,411, 87.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sweet Water
What Sweet Water is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.35 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land92 plus or minus 37
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarengo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sweet Water
How many people live in Sweet Water
- Population216 plus or minus 86
- Median age37.1 plus or minus 17.0
- Population under 1866 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1830.6 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Population 65 and over44 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over20.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Households81 plus or minus 29
- Family households48 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families59.3 percent plus or minus 14.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sweet Water
- Median household income$52,411 plus or minus $26,932
- Per capita income$41,971 plus or minus $24,322
- Civilian labor force78 plus or minus 32
- Employed78 plus or minus 32
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over126 plus or minus 42
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent plus or minus 44.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.6 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.1 percent plus or minus 16.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sweet Water
- Housing units104 plus or minus 34
- Occupied units81 plus or minus 29
- Vacant units23 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate22.1 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Owner occupied71 plus or minus 26
- Renter occupied10 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate87.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,600 plus or minus $40,104
- Median gross rent, monthly$780 plus or minus $335
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Single family units97 plus or minus 32
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sweet Water gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute75 plus or minus 31
- Commuting under 15 minutes25 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.3 percent plus or minus 21.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.7 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Drove alone70.5 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Worked from home3.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sweet Water
Flood risk in Sweet Water
- NFIP communityTown of Sweetwater
- NFIP community number010160
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/11
The Town of Sweetwater does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010160 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marengo County, not Sweet Water
Marengo County context, not Sweet Water figures
- Establishments in Marengo County446
- Covered employment, Marengo County7,271
- Average annual pay, Marengo County$53,415
- Housing units permitted, Marengo County0
Every figure in this section is published for Marengo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sweet Water.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sweet Water questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sweet Water, Alabama?
216, in 81 households. Sweet Water town covers 2.35 square miles of land, which is 92 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sweet Water in?
Marengo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sweet Water?
$52,411. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,600. Median gross rent is $780 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sweet Water in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Sweet Water appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sweetwater, town of, community 010160, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sweet Water figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marengo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sweet Water.
Is zoning published for Sweet Water?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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