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Sweetwater, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Sweetwater is a Census city of 10,385 people across 11.07 square miles of land, in Nolan County. Median household income is $44,892, 59.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sweetwater
What Sweetwater is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.07 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land938
- County holding the largest share of its areaNolan 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
- Population10,385
- Median age37.1
- Population under 182,839
- Share under 1827.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,817
- Share 65 and over17.5 percent
- Households4,245
- Family households2,525
- Share of households that are families59.5 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$44,892
- Per capita income$26,860
- Civilian labor force4,786
- Employed4,456
- Unemployed330 plus or minus 142
- Unemployment rate6.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over6,568
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sweetwater
Housing in Sweetwater
- Housing units5,170
- Occupied units4,245
- Vacant units925 plus or minus 198
- Vacancy rate17.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied2,535
- Renter occupied1,710
- Ownership rate59.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$907
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.2 percent
- Single family units3,846
- Share single family74.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,072 plus or minus 240
- Share in buildings of two or more20.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes244 plus or minus 101
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sweetwater
How Sweetwater gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,261
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,881
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more728 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled10.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
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$11,944,400
- Average approval$2,388,880
- Median approval$2,548,000
- Largest approval$3,770,000
- Jobs supported106
- Jobs per approval21.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises80.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
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)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$787,000
- Average approval$262,333
- Median approval$116,000
- Largest approval$617,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- 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 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, 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 number480502
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date06/19/89
The City of Sweetwater participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480502 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Nolan County, not Sweetwater
Nolan County context, not Sweetwater figures
- Establishments in Nolan County342
- Covered employment, Nolan County6,222
- Average annual pay, Nolan County$57,897
- Housing units permitted, Nolan County19
Every figure in this section is published for Nolan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sweetwater.
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, Texas?
10,385, in 4,245 households. Sweetwater city covers 11.07 square miles of land, which is 938 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?
Nolan 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?
$44,892. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,800. Median gross rent is $907 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 $11.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $2,548,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $787,000 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 480502, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Nolan 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.