Sweet Home is a city located in Linn County Oregon. Sweet Home has a 2020 population of 10,439. Sweet Home is currently growing at a rate of 1.50% annually and its population has increased by 16.66% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 8,948 in 2010.
The average household income in Sweet Home is $51,073 with a poverty rate of 19.83%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $976 per month, and the median house value is $156,000. The median age in Sweet Home is 39 years, 38.7 years for males, and 40.5 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Sweet Homewas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 8,739 | 89.51% |
Black or African American | 237 | 2.43% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 41 | 0.42% |
Asian | 221 | 2.26% |
Some Other Race | 181 | 1.85% |
Two or More Races | 344 | 3.52% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 3,935 | 2.46 | 60.4 |
Married | 1,540 | 2.78 | 74.4 |
Male | 466 | 3.03 | 53.2 |
Female | 643 | 3.6 | 42.6 |
Non Family | 1,286 | 1.3 | 55 |
2.78
Average Family Size
2.46
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 289 | 4.05% |
9th to 12th Grade | 1,100 | 15.42% |
High School Graduate | 2,795 | 39.18% |
Some College | 1,707 | 23.93% |
Associates Degree | 723 | 10.14% |
Bachelors Degree | 336 | 4.71% |
Graduate Degree | 183 | 2.57% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 156 | 156 | 92 |
2+ Races | 215 | 157 | 15 |
White | 6,381 | 5,169 | 396 |
Hispanic | 335 | 216 | 16 |
Black | 42 | 42 | |
Native American | 28 | 28 | |
Other Race | 83 | 53 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 58.97%.
$30,319
Average Earnings
$38,170
Average Male
$25,259
Average Female
95.12% of Sweet Home residents speak only English, while 4.88% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 1.94% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Multiple | 344 | 149 | 43.31% |
Native | 41 | 13 | 31.71% |
White | 8,268 | 1,688 | 20.42% |
Asian | 221 | 37 | 16.74% |
Black | 234 | 4 | 1.71% |
Other | NaN% | ||
Hispanic | 496 | 25 | 5.04% |
19.83%
Overall Poverty Rate
16.93%
Male Poverty Rate
22.89%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Sweet Home is Multiple, with 43.31% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Sweet Home is Hispanic, with 5.04% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.53%. Among those working part-time, it was 24.46%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 29.03%.
39.8%
Overall Marriage Rate
39.8%
Male Marriage Rate
39.7%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 1,131 | 15.91% |
2+ Races | 13 | 6.05% |
Hispanic | 56 | 14.18% |
9.96%
Veteran Poverty Rate
40.35%
Veteran Disability Rate
46.6%
Labor Force Participation
43.1%
Employment Rate
7.5%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
46.23%
Born in Sweet Home
97.22%
Native Born
2.78%
Foreign Born
1.00%
Non Citizen
1.77%
Naturalized
97.22% of Sweet Home residents were born in the United States, with 46.23% having been born in Oregon. 1.00% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 202 | 0.00% | |
1920 | 175 | -27 | -1.42% |
1930 | 189 | 14 | 0.77% |
1940 | 1,090 | 901 | 19.15% |
1950 | 3,603 | 2,513 | 12.70% |
1960 | 3,353 | -250 | -0.72% |
1970 | 3,799 | 446 | 1.26% |
1980 | 6,921 | 3,122 | 6.18% |
1990 | 6,850 | -71 | -0.10% |
2000 | 8,016 | 1,166 | 1.58% |
2010 | 8,948 | 932 | 1.11% |
2011 | 9,090 | 142 | 1.59% |
2012 | 9,088 | -2 | -0.02% |
2013 | 9,082 | -6 | -0.07% |
2014 | 9,094 | 12 | 0.13% |
2015 | 9,201 | 107 | 1.18% |
2016 | 9,418 | 217 | 2.36% |
2017 | 9,629 | 211 | 2.24% |
2018 | 9,823 | 194 | 2.01% |
2019 | 9,977 | 154 | 1.57% |
2020 | 10,131 | 154 | 1.54% |
2021 | 10,285 | 154 | 1.52% |
2022 | 10,439 | 154 | 1.50% |