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Population (year 2000): 3,624. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,622 (-0.1% change)
Males: 1,739 (48.0%), Females: 1,885 (52.0%)
Brazoria County
Zip code:
77480
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $36,497 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,300 (year 2000)
Races in Sweeny:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.0%)
- Black (15.8%)
- Hispanic (13.7%)
- Other race (6.0%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.3%), United States
(10.5%), Irish (10.2%), English (7.5%), French (2.7%), Czech
(2.7%).
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sweeny
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sweeny city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
3.8% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -211 (-5.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Sweeny:
- SWEENY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (305 NORTH
MCKINNEY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sweeny:
- MATAGORDA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BAY
CITY, TX)
- BRAZOSPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LAKE
JACKSON, TX)
- ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
ANGLETON, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sweeny:
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 18 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 51 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 54 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sweeny:
- BAY CITY MUNI (about 12 miles; BAY CITY, TX; ID:
BYY)
- CAMERON (about 19 miles; ANGLETON, TX; ID: T34)
- FEHMEL DUSTING SERVICE (about 20 miles; BAY CITY,
TX; ID: T84)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sweeny:
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ALVIN, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,094)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,158)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 51 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 53
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
- TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)
Public high school in Sweeny:
- SWEENY H S (Students: 629; Location: 1310 N
ELM ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sweeny:
- SWEENY EL (Students: 962; Location: 1310 N
ELM ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SWEENY J H (Students: 504; Location: 1310 N
ELM ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BRAZORIA CO J J A E P (Students: 3; Location:
1310 N ELM ST; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Sweeny:
- SWEENY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 77;
Location: PO BOX 156; Grades: PK - 5)
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