Sweet Home, OR

Census Place

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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
11.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,960
2.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sweet Home, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Sweet Home, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sweet Home, OR was $273,300, and the homeownership rate was 66.9%.

Most people in Sweet Home, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Sweet Home, OR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOregonLinn County, ORAlbany, ORLinn County (North & East)--Albany & Lebanon Cities PUMA, OR

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sweet Home, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.95k ± 276
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    488 ± 179
  3. White (Hispanic)
    136 ± 114
4.06%
Hispanic Population
409 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    141,836 ± 9,090 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,252 ± 3,653 people
  3. China
    21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

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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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    278 ± 152
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    120 ± 88
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.
Y-Axis
2.87%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Sweet Home, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.3%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.
Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sweet Home, OR is from Oregon.
0.461
2023 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.8%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

92.2% of the population of Sweet Home, OR has health coverage, with 34.9% on employee plans, 31.6% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 2.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oregon see 1,064 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,064 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1177 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 137 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 43.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.81%
Uninsured
34.9%
Employer Coverage
31.6%
Medicaid
12.4%
Medicare
10.9%
Non-Group
2.42%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sweet Home, OR grew by 6.49% from 7.33% to 7.81%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sweet Home, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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