Sweetwater's Livability
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About Sweetwater, NV
Sweetwater, NV is located in Lyon County in the state of Nevada.
The total City Population for Sweetwater is about 2,734 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $215,200, which is roughly 27% lower than the Average Home Value of $293,346 for the state of Nevada, and roughly 1% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $54,962, which is roughly 12% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,811 for the state of Nevada, and roughly 15% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.18Male Population Estimate: 51%
Female Population Estimate: 49%
Median Age: 54.8
Male Median Age: 55.3
Female Median Age: 54.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:8.6%
Indian:3.91%
Other:3.58%
Asian:1.24%
Black:0.8%
Hawaiian:0.77%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 28.03%
Libertarian: 1.53%
Other: 1.29%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Sweetwater specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lyon County: About 5.57695 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lyon County: About 270.072 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lyon County is about 29% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 6% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Sweetwater is about 8.8%.
Nevada is ranked #19 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 55.81 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.43The average living wage for the state of Nevada is $30.4/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Nevada a minimum wage score of 53.11 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.75/hr, which gives Nevada a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Nevada is $202.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 45.07 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Nevada does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Nevada does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Nevada does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Nevada does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Nevada does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Nevada does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Nevada does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Nevada does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Nevada does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Nevada does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Nevada does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Nevada does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Nevada does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Nevada does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Nevada does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Nevada does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Nevada does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Nevada does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 89444Latitude: 38.781281
Longitude: -119.398648
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 5089.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 775