Sweet Home city, OR

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,852 ( 927 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.3 square miles
Population density: 1858.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,581	87.10%	6.2%
Black:	144	1.46%	554.5%
Indian:	33	0.33%	66.7%
Asian:	75	0.76%	9.6%
2+ races:	379	3.85%	75.5%
Hispanic:	640	6.50%	53.1%

Total non-White:	1,271	12.90%	51.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	498	6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	429	5.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,925
8,083	90.57%
22	0.25%
99	1.11%
83	0.93%
216	2.42%
418	4.68%
842	9.43%

2000
8,163
7,446	91.22%
11	0.13%
168	2.06%
101	1.24%
264	3.23%
173	2.12%
717	8.78%

1990
6,850
6,498	94.86%
0	0.00%
76	1.11%
45	0.66%
n/a
231	3.37%
352	5.14%

1980
6,921
6,625	95.72%
0	0.00%
104	1.50%
31	0.45%
n/a
161	2.33%
296	4.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

637	7.8
125	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

948	13.8
365	5.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-127	-1.8
56	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Sweet Home city, OR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.3
2,079	21.1%
7,773	78.9%
1,749	17.8%

3,922
2.49

2,737	69.8%
1,780	65.0%
362	13.2%
1,185	30.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
2,293	25.7%
6,632	74.3%
1,494	16.7%

3,440
2.57

2,315	67.3%
1,634	70.6%
285	12.3%
1,125	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
2,380	29.2%
5,783	70.8%
1,341	16.4%

3,026
2.67

2,118	70.0%
1,628	76.9%
261	12.3%
908	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
2,021	29.5%
4,829	70.5%
1,176	17.2%

2,651
2.57

1,831	69.1%
1,453	79.4%
172	9.4%
820	30.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
2,104	30.4%
4,817	69.6%
974	14.1%

2,562
2.69

1,884	73.5%
1,522	80.8%
193	10.2%
678	26.5%

2022 Housing Data for Sweet Home city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	157	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	354	9.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	120	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	228	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	1.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	241	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	307	7.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	120	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	110	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	500	12.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	382	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	622	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	368	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	139	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	166	4.2%
$200,000 or more	46	1.2%

Median Household Income	56,783
Per Capita Income	28,349

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	429	10.9%
Public Assistance	351	8.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,263	32.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,239	55.1%
Unemployed	305	5.2%
In Armed Forces	12	0.2%

Total Labor Force	3,556	60.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,322	39.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		44.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,813	935	66.0%
Non-Profit	35	209	14.3%
Self-Employed	189	146	56.4%

Local Government	124	94	56.9%
State Government	19	55	25.7%
Federal Government	47	22	68.1%

Total Private + Self	2,002	1,081	64.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	225	380	37.2%
Total	2,227	1,461	60.4%

Pct. Govt.	9.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	239	6.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	540	14.6%
Professional, Technical	426	11.6%
Service Occupations	759	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	156	4.2%
All others	1,724	46.7%

White Collar		32.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	724	19.6%
Health care and social assistance	490	13.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	454	12.3%
Construction	397	10.8%
Retail trade	384	10.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	262	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	158	4.3%
Other services	156	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	155	4.2%
Educational services	143	3.9%
Public administration	97	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	93	2.5%
Finance and insurance	51	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	50	1.4%
Wholesale trade	43	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	31	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	482	4.89%
Puerto Rican	13	0.13%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	20	0.20%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	125	1.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	44	0.45%
Chinese	24	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,855	93.9%
Spanish	348	3.7%
German, other Germanic	141	1.5%
Tagalog	39	0.4%
Chinese	24	0.3%
Other Asian	16	0.2%
Other Indo-European	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,070	21.0%
English	1,576	16.0%
European	894	9.1%
Irish	823	8.4%
Norwegian	602	6.1%
American	308	3.1%
Scottish	294	3.0%
Dutch	229	2.3%
Russian	189	1.9%
Swedish	151	1.5%
Italian	134	1.4%
French Canadian	119	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	117	1.2%
Scandinavian	108	1.1%
French	103	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,671	98.2%
Not a citizen	181	1.8%

Native	9,524	96.7%
Foreign-born	328	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
212	3.0%	1,153	16.3%	2,835	40.2%	2,234	31.7%	481	6.8%	138	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	212	3.0%
9-12 Years	1,153	16.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,835	40.2%
Some College	2,234	31.7%
Bach. Degree	481	6.8%
Grad Degree	138	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,042	R +552	D + 1.8%
D +490
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,318	67.3%	Joe Biden (D)	1,428	29.0%	181	3.7%	4,927	27	21	0.21%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	2,276	62.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	938	25.9%	402	11.1%	3,616	24	17	0.18%

2020 President, Sweet Home city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,428

29.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,318

67.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

102

2.1%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

4,927

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Sweet Home city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

938

25.9%

Donald Trump (R)

2,276

62.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

182

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.5%

Other

131

3.6%

TOTAL

3,616

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sweet Home city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	62%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	3,062	64.1%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	1,504	31.5%	209 [+]	4.4%	4,775	25	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gary Dye (Libertarian) 124 (2.6%); Ibrahim Taher (Green) 77 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2018	G	46%	Knute Buehler (R)	2,133	62.1%	Kate Brown* (D)	880	25.6%	420 [+]	12.2%	3,433	18	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 182 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 168 (4.9%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 70 (2.0%);
2016	S3	49%	Mark Callahan (R)	1,718	48.8%	Ron Wyden* (D)	1,372	39.0%	428 [+]	12.2%	3,518	15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Steven Reynolds (I) 162 (4.6%); Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 145 (4.1%); Other (Write-in) 121 (3.4%);
2016	G	47%	Bud Pierce (R)	1,718	50.9%	Kate Brown* (D)	1,372	40.6%	286 [+]	8.5%	3,376	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cliff Thomason (I) 111 (3.3%); James Foster (Libertarian) 89 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 86 (2.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,067
Median Value	$226,500

Occupied	3,922	96.4%
Vacant	145	3.6%

Owned	2,541	64.8%
Rented	1,381	35.2%
Median Rent	$1,055

Single-Family Units	2,977	73.2%
Detached	2,902	71.4%
Attached	75	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	154	3.8%
Mobile Homes	609	15.0%

Sweet Home city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sweet Home city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Sweet Home city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sweet Home city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sweet Home city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sweet Home city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sweet Home city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sweet Home city, OR