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Children under 18 in Sweetwater
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
216 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 3, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
17.2%
−0.1 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
216 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−2.7 pp
vs Miami-Dade County
−2.8 pp
Miami-Dade County: 20.0% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sweetwater · Miami-Dade County · Florida · United States
−2.7 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Sweetwater
Miami-Dade County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Sweetwater · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
17.2% · 2024
First value
21.1% · 2013
Highest
21.1% · 2013
Lowest
16.9% · 2022
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Sweetwater | Change | Miami-Dade County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 17.2% | −0.1 pp | 20.0% | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023estimate | 17.3% | +0.4 pp | 20.1% | 19.6% | 22.2% |
| 2022estimate | 16.9% | −1.4 pp | 20.1% | 19.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021estimate | 18.2% | +0.6 pp | 20.5% | 20.0% | 22.5% |
| 2020estimate | 17.7% | +0.0 pp | 20.4% | 19.9% | — |
| 2019estimate | 17.6% | +0.1 pp | 20.5% | 20.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 17.5% | −0.1 pp | 20.4% | 20.1% | — |
| 2017estimate | 17.6% | +0.1 pp | 20.5% | 20.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 17.5% | −1.5 pp | 20.6% | 20.4% | — |
| 2015estimate | 19.0% | −0.9 pp | 20.9% | 20.6% | — |
| 2014estimate | 19.9% | −1.2 pp | 21.1% | 20.8% | — |
| 2013estimate | 21.1% | 21.4% | 21.0% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | Matlacha | 0.0% | |
| 385 | Goodland | 0.0% | |
| 384 | Hutchinson Island South | 0.6% | |
| 383 | Manasota Key | 1.9% | |
| 382 | Indian River Shores | 2.6% | |
| 381 | Longboat Key | 2.6% | |
| 380 | South Pasadena | 3.0% | |
| 379 | Sun City Center | 3.2% | |
| 378 | South Palm Beach | 3.4% | |
| 377 | Homosassa | 3.6% | |
| 376 | Fort Myers Beach | 3.7% | |
| 375 | Indian Shores | 3.9% | |
| 374 | St Leo | 4.0% | |
| 373 | Daytona Beach Shores | 4.4% | |
| 372 | Wabasso Beach | 4.9% | |
| 371 | St George Island | 5.1% | |
| 370 | Anna Maria | 5.5% | |
| 369 | Highland Beach | 5.5% | |
| 368 | Juno Beach | 5.7% | |
| 367 | Horseshoe Beach | 5.7% | |
| 366 | Layton | 5.7% | |
| 365 | Venice | 5.8% | |
| 364 | Palm Beach Shores | 5.8% | |
| 363 | Lauderdale-By-The-Sea | 5.9% | |
| 362 | Jupiter Island | 6.1% | |
| … | |||
| 179 | Lake Magdalene | 19.0% | |
| 178 | Indialantic | 19.0% | |
| 177 | Bal Harbour | 19.0% | |
| 176 | Sweetwater | 19.0% | |
| 175 | Lake Park | 19.1% | |
| 174 | Clearwater | 19.1% | |
| 173 | Citrus Springs | 19.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015
What it means
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
How it is calculated
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
People
Sweetwater in numbers
Population
20,828
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
2,078
2025
Median age
43.8
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
16.8%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States
Net domestic migration
-72,254
2025 · Miami-Dade County