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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Sweet Home, OR compare?
| Figure | Sweet Home, OR |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 10,308 |
| Change since April 2020 | +4.8% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 9,828 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 1,852 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | 3.4 |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 4.8 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 25.6% |
| Measure | Sweet Home, OR |
|---|---|
| Total population | 10,078±19 |
| Median age | 42.4±6.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.1%±2.1 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 88.8%±2.7 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.4%±0.3 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.6%±0.5 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 1.2%±0.7 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 11.3%±3.3 pts |
| Median household income | $56,927±$6,141 |
| Per capita income | $30,957±$4,135 |
| People below the poverty line | 19.4%±4.9 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6%±5.1 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $273,300±$21,126 |
| Median gross rent | $1,213±$208 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 47.6%±11.6 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 66.9%±6.2 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.9%±1.6 pts |
| Worked from home | 12.8%±5.0 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 76.3%±6.5 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±1.0 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 33.3 min±4.0 |
| No health insurance coverage | 7.8%±2.8 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov