Population 14,034 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sweet Home
Household size in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.45 | 2.50 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.54 | 2.55 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.65 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.42 | 2.50 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.03 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
The average household in Sweet Home has 2.42 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. Sweet Home has smaller households than most Oregon cities.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.2 | 39.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.4 | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.4 | 40.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.1 | 41.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.1 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
Sweet Home skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.1, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families. Residents skew youngest in the north and oldest in the west.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.1% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.1% | 9.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.9% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Sweet Home (9.9%), a little below the national share of 11.6%. That is in line with the rest of Oregon. The single-parent share has fallen 2.1 points since 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sweet Home
Renters in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.0% | 36.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 32.8% | 38.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.3% | 37.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.9% | 36.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | +0.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Sweet Home own their homes; 27.9% rent, below the national share of 34.8%. More than a third of owners (36.1%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%. The renter share is up 1.9 points from 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 8.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.2% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.4% | 8.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.7% | 7.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.5 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 4.7% of homes in Sweet Home are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing. Since 2006–10, vacancy has fallen 5.5 points, mirroring the country.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1976 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1977 | 1977 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1972 | 1978 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1974 | 1981 | 1980 |
| Change | −2 | +5 | +6 |
Housing in Sweet Home leans a little older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally. Newer construction is concentrated in the east, while the south has the oldest housing. Sweet Home has older homes than the great majority of Oregon cities.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $693 | $870 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $825 | $982 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $931 | $1,183 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,255 | $1,601 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$562 | +$731 | +$606 |
Rent in Sweet Home runs $1,255 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $562 a month from 2006–10, an 81% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. Rent takes 38.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. Rents run highest in the east and lowest in the center.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sweet Home
Bachelor's degrees in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.2% | 29.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.8% | 30.2% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.9% | 33.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.4% | 36.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.2 pts | +7.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Sweet Home: 13.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%. College graduates are most concentrated in the northwest and least in the south. Of the 115 Oregon cities with 5,000+ people, only six have a lower share of college graduates.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.7% | 88.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.1% | 89.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.5% | 90.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.7% | 91.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | +3.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in eight adults in Sweet Home never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. The share with a diploma has risen 6.0 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country. Sweet Home has a lower share of high school graduates than the great majority of Oregon cities.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sweet Home
| Period | Sweet Home | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 13.8% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.8% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −3.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Sweet Home: 9.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Of the 115 Oregon cities with 5,000+ people, only four have higher unemployment. Unemployment has edged up 0.7 points since 2006–10, even as the national rate fell.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sweet Home compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Home | 2.42 | 44.1 | 9.9% | 27.9% | 4.7% | 1974 | $1,255 | 13.4% | 86.7% | 9.4% |
| Liberty | 2.61 | 46.2 | 13.1% | 16.1% | 8.1% | 1984 | $1,268 | 18.9% | 96.7% | 2.2% |
| Foster | 2.35 | 57.6 | 6.6% | 31.0% | 8.9% | 1982 | $1,008 | 17.5% | 94.3% | 2.1% |
| Crawfordsville | 2.58 | 43.5 | 6.9% | 21.9% | 9.0% | 1984 | $1,064 | 17.1% | 94.3% | 2.5% |
| Waterloo | 2.33 | 56.0 | 12.4% | 14.2% | 10.5% | 1979 | $1,346 | 20.8% | 93.9% | 5.4% |
| Sodaville | 2.71 | 48.0 | 6.7% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 1976 | $1,211 | 19.1% | 91.0% | 9.0% |
| Brownsville | 2.41 | 43.7 | 6.2% | 17.4% | 5.3% | 1978 | $1,469 | 27.0% | 95.5% | 0.8% |
| Lebanon | 2.58 | 39.9 | 6.8% | 35.1% | 7.1% | 1981 | $1,315 | 19.2% | 92.4% | 6.6% |
| Tallman | 2.65 | 52.8 | 5.3% | 14.8% | 7.2% | 1987 | $1,385 | 17.3% | 97.7% | 0.2% |
| Cascadia | 2.57 | 51.0 | 5.4% | 25.2% | 11.3% | 1986 | $1,169 | 8.4% | 90.9% | 5.6% |
| Lacomb | 2.40 | 51.6 | 4.3% | 19.3% | 6.0% | 1989 | $1,289 | 12.1% | 93.2% | 5.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sweet Home. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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