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Sweetwater, TX vs Lamesa, TX

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- Lamesa is 0% more densely populated than Sweetwater.
- People are 8.5% less likely to be married in Lamesa.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years younger in Lamesa.
 Sweetwater, TXLamesa, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,685329,725,481
 Female Population47.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201010,924  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,952285,036,114
 Population - 199011,967  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,700.993.4
 Land Area11.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sweetwater, TXLamesa, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Sweetwater, TXLamesa, TXUnited States
 White46.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.6%12.2%
 Asian0.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock67.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sweetwater, TXLamesa, TXUnited States
 Married Population49.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.472.60
 Households3,893  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,09880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,445  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews
A · Sweetwater, TX
SWEETWATER TX ON THE EDGE OF THE BIG COUNTRY.
Over 6 years ago

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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Phillippe · Sweetwater, TX
Sweetwater is very afforable
Over 6 years ago

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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Gregory · Fort Worth, TX
Avoid Sweetwater like the plague (lived there 1
Over 18 years ago

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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