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Sweetser, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 906. Estimated population in July 2024: 842 (-7.1% change)
Males: 439 (48.5%), Females: 467 (51.5%)

Grant County

Zip code: 46987

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $39,722
Median house value: $71,800

Population by Race

Races in Sweetser:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (22.1%), English (13.2%), Irish (12.5%), United States (10.6%), Scottish (3.6%), Italian (1.5%).

Elevation: 847 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Sweetser, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sweetser

  • High school or higher: 84.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sweetser town

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 62.2%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-6.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sweetser:

  • GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
  • MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
  • WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WABASH, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sweetser:

  • GRISSOM ARB (about 27 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 35 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 36 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sweetser:

  • CONVERSE (about 9 miles; CONVERSE, IN; Abbreviation: 1I8)
  • MARION MUNI (about 10 miles; MARION, IN; Abbreviation: MZZ)
  • WABASH MUNI (about 13 miles; WABASH, IN; Abbreviation: IWH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweetser:

  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 39 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 58 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 61 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)

Public primary/middle school in Sweetser:

  • SWEETSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 248; Location: 614 N MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 05)

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