Sweet Home

County:: Linn County
County Seat:: No
Area (mi²):: 5.306
State:: Oregon

Sweet Home is a city located in Linn County, Oregon. Sweet Home has a 2025 population of 10,439. Sweet Home is currently growing at a rate of 1.13% annually and its population has increased by 5.92% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 9,856 in 2020.

The average household income in Sweet Home is $71,683 with a poverty rate of 17.39%.The median age in Sweet Home is 41.6 years: 38.7 years for males, and 47.8 years for females.

Demographics

The racial composition of Sweet Home includes 86.57% White, 3.69% other race, and smaller percentages for Black or African American, Asian, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage (of total)
White	8,637	86.57%
Two or more races	775	7.77%
Other race	368	3.69%
Black or African American	103	1.03%
Asian	76	0.76%
Native American	13	0.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	5	0.05%

Sweet Home Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Economics and Income Statistics

Sweet Home's average per capita income is $40,964. Household income levels show a median of $59,479. The poverty rate stands at 17.39%.

Families: A family includes the owner or renter of the home along with everyone related to them - whether through birth, marriage, or adoption. This includes relatives like spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and any other family members.

Households: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.

Non Families: A nonfamily household is either someone living alone or when the owner/renter lives with people they aren't related to, like roommates.

Name	Median	Mean
Married Families	$74,866	-
Families	$69,226	$82,606
Households	$59,479	$71,683
Non Families	$22,379	$45,860

$40,964

Average Income

$59,479

Median Household Income

17.39%

Poverty Rate