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Sweetwater, TX vs College Station, TX

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- College Station is 0% more densely populated than Sweetwater.
- People are 33.8% less likely to be married in College Station.
- The Median Age is 12.1 years younger in College Station.
 Sweetwater, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Population10,605116,276329,725,481
 Female Population47.7%49.1%50.5%
 Male Population52.3%50.9%49.5%
 Median Age35.223.138.4
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 Population - 201010,92494,692309,327,143
 Population - 200011,41567,890285,036,114
 Population - 199011,96752,456251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-7.7%75.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.0%127.4%30.8%
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 Population Density957.72,277.393.4
 Land Area11.151.13,531,905.4
 Water Area0.00.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sweetwater, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.4%5.1%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.6%5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%4.4%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.5%2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%19.6%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.2%18.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.6%14.2%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.2%10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%6.7%12.6%
 Age 55 to 597.1%3.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%2.8%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.2%4.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%2.0%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.9%0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sweetwater, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 White46.7%61.8%59.4%
 Black5.6%7.6%12.2%
 Asian0.6%9.8%5.6%
 Native American0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%0.2%
 Other0.0%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%2.6%3.2%
 Hispanic44.5%17.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sweetwater, TXCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Married Population49.4%32.7%49.8%
     Currently Married44.7%31.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.7%0.8%1.8%
 Single Population50.6%67.3%50.2%
 Never Married29.2%59.4%33.8%
 Divorced13.9%5.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%2.4%5.6%
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 Household Size2.682.512.60
 Households3,89341,592124,010,992
 Family Households2,44819,95580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.3%37.8%30.5%
     Married couple, no children33.4%35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,44521,63743,255,233
     Single householder, w/children23.8%14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%12.1%10.8%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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