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Sweetwater, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Sweetwater is a Census city of 20,085 people across 3.87 square miles of land, in Miami-Dade County. Median household income is $54,967, 42.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sweetwater
What Sweetwater is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.87 sq mi
- Water area0.41 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,190
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiami-Dade 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.
Sweetwater
How many people live in Sweetwater
- Population20,085
- Median age43.8
- Population under 183,456
- Share under 1817.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,374
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent
- Households6,721
- Family households5,156
- Share of households that are families76.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sweetwater
Income and work in Sweetwater
- Median household income$54,967
- Per capita income$24,017
- Civilian labor force10,656
- Employed10,190
- Unemployed466 plus or minus 265
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over14,611
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sweetwater
Housing in Sweetwater
- Housing units7,080
- Occupied units6,721
- Vacant units359 plus or minus 141
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied2,831
- Renter occupied3,890
- Ownership rate42.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$294,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,771
- Annual rent as a share of median income38.7 percent
- Single family units2,693
- Share single family38.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,384
- Share in buildings of two or more47.8 percent
- Mobile homes1,003
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sweetwater gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,212
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,277 plus or minus 298
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,289
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.6 percent
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home8.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sweetwater
SBA loans in Sweetwater (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$5,902,000
- Average approval$1,180,400
- Median approval$1,360,000
- Largest approval$2,442,000
- Jobs supported38
- Jobs per approval7.6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sweetwater, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sweetwater
SBA loans in Sweetwater (504)
- Approvals34
- Gross approval$19,113,000
- Average approval$562,147
- Median approval$396,500
- Largest approval$2,505,000
- Jobs supported88
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sweetwater, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sweetwater
Flood risk in Sweetwater
- NFIP communityCity of Sweetwater
- NFIP community number120660
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/11/09
The City of Sweetwater participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120660 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.
Miami-Dade County, not Sweetwater
Miami-Dade County context, not Sweetwater figures
- Establishments in Miami-Dade County98,394
- Covered employment, Miami-Dade County1,257,569
- Average annual pay, Miami-Dade County$77,609
- Housing units permitted, Miami-Dade County10,608
Every figure in this section is published for Miami-Dade County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sweetwater.
All Miami-Dade County figures →
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.
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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
Sweetwater questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sweetwater, Florida?
20,085, in 6,721 households. Sweetwater city covers 3.87 square miles of land, which is 5,190 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sweetwater in?
Miami-Dade 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 Sweetwater?
$54,967. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $294,200. Median gross rent is $1,771 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sweetwater businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $5.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $1,360,000, plus 34 504 approvals worth $19.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sweetwater, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sweetwater borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sweetwater. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sweetwater in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sweetwater appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sweetwater, city of, community 120660, 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 Sweetwater figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Miami-Dade 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 Sweetwater.
Is zoning published for Sweetwater?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.