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Sweet Home Oregon Information: Sweet Home, Oregon is part of LINN County. Population for Sweet Home from the last gathering is 8016. You can view Sweet Home venues that host many Sweet Home OR events every year. You can also research Sweet Home Oregon homes for sale by visiting our Sweet Home Oregon real estate guide. Sweet Home Oregon has a latitude of 44.3928 and a longitude of -122.733. Zip codes in Sweet Home, OR include 97386 ... more Sweet Home zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Sweet Home, OR
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Sweet Home, OR was 8,016.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Sweet Home was 3,897, which represents 48.6 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Sweet Home, OR
There are an estimated 1,713 married men in the town. 60.4 percent of men over 15 years old in Sweet Home are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Sweet Home is 4,119 which is 51.4 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Sweet Home, Oregon
There are an estimated 1,739 married women in the community. 51.3 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Sweet Home, OR
The median age of people living in Sweet Home, OR was 37.3 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Sweet Home was 588. There were 5,782 people above the age of 18, which represents 72.1 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 17.2 percent of the population (1,376) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Sweet Home, OR
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Sweet Home, OR was 7,800.

White Population in Sweet Home, OR
The estimated White population in the Sweet Home community is 7,506, which is 93.6 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Sweet Home, Oregon
The estimated Black/African American population is 20, which is 0.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Sweet Home, OR
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Sweet Home, OR was 133.

Asian Population in Sweet Home, Oregon
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 49.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Sweet Home, OR
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Sweet Home was an estimated 12.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 80, while those of “two or more races” was 216 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Sweet Home community was 248, or 3.1 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Sweet Home, OR
The household population number in Sweet Home was 7,946.

Group Quarters Population in Sweet Home, OR
Group Quarters population in the community was 70.

Average Household Size in Sweet Home, OR
The average household size in Sweet Home is 2.59 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.07 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Sweet Home, OR
At the time of the last census survey, there were 3,347 total housing units in Sweet Home.

The number of occupied housing units was 3,063, or 91.5 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,958 were owner-occupied (63.9), and 1,105 were renter-occupied (36.1, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 284 vacant homes in Sweet Home at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Sweet Home, Oregon
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,476, with a median value in dollars of 95,200.

Monthly Owner Costs in Sweet Home, OR
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $773 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Sweet Home, average costs per month were $265 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,687 people in the community had a high school degree, or 71.8 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Sweet Home, Oregon
287 people in Sweet Home also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 5.6 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Sweet Home, OR
The number of Civilian Veterans in Sweet Home was 1,003, or 17.3 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Sweet Home, OR
In 2000, there were 2,188 people in Sweet Home, OR listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Sweet Home, OR
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 378 people in Sweet Home who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 5 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Sweet Home, Oregon
There were 3,367 in the labor force in Sweet Home at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 55.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Sweet Home was 25.2 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Sweet Home, OR
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $31,030. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Sweet Home, OR
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $35,833. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Sweet Home, Oregon
Per capita income in Sweet Home in the last full census was 13,548. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Sweet Home numbered 297, or 14 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Sweet Home, OR
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 1,410, or 17.5 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.