Sweeny is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,602 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sweeny is the 467th largest community in Texas.Sweeny is a blue-collar town, with 36.87% 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, production and manufacturing workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sweeny who work in office and administrative support (18.34%), sales jobs (11.81%), and management occupations (8.73%). A relatively large number of people in Sweeny telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 citizens of Sweeny are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.49% of adults in Sweeny having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Sweeny in 2022 was $45,366, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,464 for a family of four. However, Sweeny contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Sweeny is a very 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 19.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sweeny include English, Irish, German, Czech, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Sweeny is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
