Sweet Home, OR Demographic Data
Sweet Home, OR Summary
Sweet Home is located in Linn County in Oregon
- Population: 8,938
- Area: 5.75 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.45 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,555.78 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 596.13 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sweet Home, OR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,848
53%
50.8
Male
4,323
47%
49.2
Total Population
9,171
323,128,000
Sweet Home, OR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
677
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
625
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
691
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
489
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
711
7.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
878
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,158
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
994
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
656
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
497
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,250
13.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
390
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
155
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,875
75.0%
77.2
Female
3,606
52.5%
51.3
Male
3,269
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,458
70.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,119
23.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,795
19.6%
15.2
Female
967
53.9%
55.8
Male
828
46.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Sweet Home, OR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,879
96.8%
96.8
White
8,691
94.8%
72.6
Black or African American
36
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
0.2%
0.8
Asian
59
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
43
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
16
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
41
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
41
0.4%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
37
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
292
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
231
2.5%
17.8
Mexican
144
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
24
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
63
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,940
97.5%
82.2
Sweet Home, OR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
91
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
602
10.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,470
41.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,758
29.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
657
11.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
291
4.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
109
1.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
693
11.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,285
88.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
400
6.7%
31.2
Sweet Home, OR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,787
24.9%
33.7%
Now Married
3,216
44.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,279
17.8%
11.0%
Separated
309
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
587
8.2
5.8%
Sweet Home, OR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,261
97.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
233
2.7%
21.6%
Spanish
146
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
71
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sweet Home, OR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
319
9.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
462
13.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
536
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
508
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
536
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
756
21.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
262
7.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
141
4.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
0.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
34,115
57,617
Per capita income
16,970
31,128
Sweet Home, OR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
101
3.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
241
8.2%
9.8
Construction
63
2.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
780
26.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
48
1.6%
6.6
Information
25
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
466
15.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
200
6.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
113
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
160
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
467
15.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
205
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
81
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
244
8.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
606
20.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
581
19.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
784
26.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
735
24.9%
18.1%
Sweet Home, OR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,879
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,161
75.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
372
12.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
9
0.3%
5.1
Walked
162
5.6%
2.7
Other means
34
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
141
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.2
26.6
Sweet Home, OR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
233
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,197
33.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,410
39.8%
37.1
3 or more
701
19.8%
21.0
Sweet Home, OR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,541
93.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,092
59.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,449
40.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
259
6.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Sweet Home, OR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,800
1 room
31
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
27
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
522
13.7%
9.1
4 rooms
918
24.2%
16.5
5 rooms
893
23.5%
19.8
6 rooms
753
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
353
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
201
5.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
102
2.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sweet Home, OR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,800
1-unit, detached
2,599
68.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
71
1.9%
5.9
2-units
76
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
108
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
209
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
125
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
29
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
583
15.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sweet Home, OR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
305
8.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
583
15.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
353
9.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
505
13.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
647
17.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
246
6.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
645
17.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
471
12.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
45
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sweet Home, OR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,490
42.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,651
46.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
302
8.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
87
2.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sweet Home, OR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,085
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
10
0.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
23
2.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
52
4.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
142
13.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
411
37.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
447
41.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
265
24.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
244
22.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
204
18.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
119
11.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
253
23.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sweet Home, OR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,398
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
46
3.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
89
6.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
331
23.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
932
66.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
51
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
834
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
56
4.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
117
8.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
283
20.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
116
8.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
117
8.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
709
50.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
51
0.0%
0.0%
Sweet Home, OR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,092
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
249
11.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
588
28.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
548
26.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
466
22.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
147
7.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
68
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
26
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
118,500
205,000
