Sweeny is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,556 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sweeny is the 467th largest community in Texas.Sweeny is a blue-collar town, with 43.23% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Sweeny is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sweeny who work in sales jobs (22.01%), office and administrative support (12.31%), and maintenance occupations (7.89%). Sweeny is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Sweeny, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small city, Sweeny doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Sweeny who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.85% of the adults in Sweeny have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sweeny in 2022 was $35,250, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,000 for a family of four. However, Sweeny contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sweeny is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sweeny home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sweeny residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Sweeny also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sweeny include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Sweeny is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
