Sweetwater Jobs

Sweetwater is a city in Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,415 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nolan County . Much of the community was devastated by tornadoes that swept through west Texas in 1985. Sweetwater, like Freer in Duval County in south Texas, hosts an annual Rattlesnake Roundup in the early spring. The city is increasingly a Republican stronghold in Texas.

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Among the most common occupations in Sweetwater are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 67 percent of workers in Sweetwater, Texas work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Sweetwater Jobs are for store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Sweetwater, Texas are Educational, health and social services, 26%; Manufacturing, 12%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Sweetwater job listings indicate that the following industries in Sweetwater are hiring the most workers: Convenience Stores, Department Stores, Discount & Club Stores, Clinics & Outpatient Services and Pharmaceutical Wholesalers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sweetwater, Texas is $22,893, and the median income of households in Sweetwater was $24,293.

Sweetwater has an unemployment rate of 7.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Sweetwater Trends data, the number of Sweetwater, Texas jobs has increased by 42% since March 2008.

Population of Sweetwater Total population 11,415 Male 47.67% Female 52.33% Median age 35.6     Sweetwater Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.3% Median cost of a home $33,000 Median mortgage payment $424 Renter-occupied homes 37.7% Vacant housing 12.6% Median monthly rent $337     Average Income Median for all male full-time $27,722 Median for all female full-time $18,064     Household Income Less than $10,000 22% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 11% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 13% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19% High school graduate 32% Some college, no degree 19% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 20% Currently married 55% Separated 3% Widowed 11% Divorced 10%     Race White 77% Black or African American 6% Asian 0% Other 17%     Sweetwater Commute Carpool 14.2% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 15 minutes

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