2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Tucson, AZ vs Sweetwater, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Sweetwater, is 14% less than it is in Tucson and is 67% below the National Average.
- Tucson unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Sweetwater unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Tucson, AZSweetwater, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.4%5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.1%21.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,373$21,626$37,638
 Household Income$48,058$41,220$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,114$51,591$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tucson, AZSweetwater, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.9%17.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%5.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.4%8.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%15.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.8%13.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.7%8.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%2.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.8%1.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tucson, AZSweetwater, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.8%10.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.4%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%3.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.7%8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%18.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%9.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.2%24.4%13.1%
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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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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