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Sweetser, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Sweetser is a Census town of 1,061 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Grant County. Median household income is $80,625, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sweetser
What Sweetser is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,052 plus or minus 366
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrant 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.
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How many people live in Sweetser
- Population1,061 plus or minus 369
- Median age40.2
- Population under 18265 plus or minus 106
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over139 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over13.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households453 plus or minus 154
- Family households316 plus or minus 112
- Share of households that are families69.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sweetser
- Median household income$80,625
- Per capita income$34,262
- Civilian labor force586 plus or minus 218
- Employed582 plus or minus 217
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over751 plus or minus 252
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent plus or minus 40.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.9 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sweetser
- Housing units480 plus or minus 162
- Occupied units453 plus or minus 154
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied365 plus or minus 124
- Renter occupied88 plus or minus 61
- Ownership rate80.6 percent plus or minus 38.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,063 plus or minus $299
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units446 plus or minus 148
- Share single family92.9 percent plus or minus 44.0
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more3.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sweetser gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute538 plus or minus 214
- Commuting under 15 minutes310 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more167 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.0 percent
- Drove alone84.0 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sweetser
- NFIP communityTown of Sweetser
- NFIP community number180503
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/30/25
The Town of Sweetser participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180503 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.
Grant County, not Sweetser
Grant County context, not Sweetser figures
- Establishments in Grant County1,261
- Covered employment, Grant County27,333
- Average annual pay, Grant County$50,883
- Housing units permitted, Grant County52
Every figure in this section is published for Grant County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sweetser.
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
Sweetser questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sweetser, Indiana?
1,061, in 453 households. Sweetser town covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 1,052 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sweetser in?
Grant 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 Sweetser?
$80,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,400. Median gross rent is $1,063 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sweetser in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sweetser appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sweetser, town of, community 180503, 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 Sweetser figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grant 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 Sweetser.
Is zoning published for Sweetser?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.