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Compare Sweetwater to Lakeland

This post compares Sweetwater, Florida to Lakeland, 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) Lakeland (city)
Population 20,989 104,165
Income (median) $25,071 $37,390
Home Value (median) $139,000 $119,700
White 94% 73%
Black 1% 20%
Asian 0% 2%
With Kids 35% 23%
Age (median) 40 41
Rentals 60% 43%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Sweetwater or Lakeland?
A: Sweetwater has a much smaller population count than Lakeland: 20989 compared with 104165 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Sweetwater or Lakeland?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced 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 43% for Lakeland.

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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