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Compare Sweetwater to Fort Lauderdale

This post compares Sweetwater, Florida to Fort Lauderdale, Florida across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Sweetwater (city) Fort Lauderdale (city)
Population 20,989 177,175
Income (median) $25,071 $43,893
Home Value (median) $139,000 $297,200
White 94% 62%
Black 1% 32%
Asian 0% 1%
With Kids 35% 21%
Age (median) 40 42
Rentals 60% 47%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Sweetwater or Fort Lauderdale?
A: Sweetwater has a much smaller population count than Fort Lauderdale: 20989 compared with 177175 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Sweetwater or in Fort Lauderdale?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Sweetwater.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Sweetwater or Fort Lauderdale?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Sweetwater.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Sweetwater does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 60% for Sweetwater versus 47% for Fort Lauderdale.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Sweetwater may include: Country-Club, Fountainebleau, and Palm-Springs.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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