Oregon · Census place 71950
Sweet Home city, OR
Quick answer
Sweet Home city has 9,977 residents, ranking #69 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $59,479, the median home is worth $245,700 and median gross rent runs $1,135 a month.
- Population
- 9,977Sweet Home city residents
- Median household income
- $59,479Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $245,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,135Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sweet Home city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sweet Home city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 64.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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