Sweet Home, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

10,078

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.4

1.92% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.4%

11.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,927

4.29% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$273,300

Population & Diversity

Sweet Home, OR is home to a population of 10.1k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.11% of Sweet Home, OR residents were born outside of the country (112 people).

In 2024, there were 18.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.95k people) in Sweet Home, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 488 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 136 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Sweet Home, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sweet Home, OR was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sweet Home, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sweet Home, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.95k ± 276
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
488 ± 179
White (Hispanic)
136 ± 114

4.06%

Hispanic Population

409 people

4.06% of the people in Sweet Home, OR are hispanic (409 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sweet Home, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
144,017 ± 9,158 people
Vietnam
20,980 ± 3,547 people
India
20,652 ± 3,520 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.

Foreign-Born Population

1.11%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

2.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

254 people

As of 2024, 1.11% of Sweet Home, OR residents (112 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sweet Home, OR was 2.55%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sweet Home, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
278 ± 152
Gulf War (2001-)
120 ± 88
Gulf War (1990s)
103 ± 82

Sweet Home, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.32 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sweet Home, OR.

Economy

The economy of Sweet Home, OR employs 3.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sweet Home, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (770 people), Manufacturing (580 people), and Retail Trade (428 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,806), Construction ($61,615), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($60,260).

Employment

Occupations

3.96k

2024 Value

± 584

2.38%

1 Year growth

± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sweet Home, OR grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 3.87k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sweet Home, OR, are Healthcare Support Occupations (544 people), Production Occupations (531 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (454 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sweet Home, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.96k

2024 Value

± 584

2.38%

1 Year growth

± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sweet Home, OR grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 3.87k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sweet Home, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (770 people), Manufacturing (580 people), and Retail Trade (428 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sweet Home, OR, though some of these residents may live in Sweet Home, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,366

Median earning men ± $10,737

$36,621

Median earning women ± $5,015

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($76,429), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,365), and Construction ($70,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,458), Public Administration ($55,750), and Manufacturing ($54,135).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sweet Home, OR was $273,300 in 2024, which is 0.821 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $245,700 to $273,300, a 11.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Sweet Home, OR is 66.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sweet Home, OR have an average commute time of 33.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sweet Home, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$273,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,126

$2,853

Median Property Taxes

±$468

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sweet Home, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sweet Home, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.9%

Homeownership

2024

52.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.9% of the housing units in Sweet Home, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sweet Home, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,927

Median Household Income

± $6,141

4.26k

Number of Households

± 570

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.26k households in Sweet Home, OR declined from $56,927 from the previous year's value of $59,479.

The following chart displays the households in Sweet Home, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sweet Home, OR is from Oregon.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.3%)
Worked At Home (12.8%)
Carpooled (8.68%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Sweet Home, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sweet Home, OR have a longer commute time (33.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.42% of the workforce in Sweet Home, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sweet Home, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sweet Home, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sweet Home, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sweet Home, OR (1.93k out of 9.98k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sweet Home, OR is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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