Sweet Home, Oregon

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Population in 2022: 10,090 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population change since 2000: +25.9%
 
Males: 5,151  (51.1%)
Females: 4,939  (48.9%)
Median resident age:

41.6 years
Oregon median age:

40.5 years

Zip codes: 97386.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $54,730 (it was $31,030 in 2000)
Sweet Home:

$54,730
OR:

$75,657

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,036 (it was $13,548 in 2000)

Sweet Home city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $272,678 (it was $91,800 in 2000)
Sweet Home:

$272,678
OR:

$475,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $262,159; detached houses: $288,299; mobile homes: $90,732

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,031.

March 2022 cost of living index in Sweet Home: 89.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.4%
(17.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 72.7% for American Indian residents, 6.6% for other race residents, 30.6% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Sweet Home, OR (2022)
    • 8,50385.1%White alone
    • 6946.9%Hispanic
    • 5095.1%Two or more races
    • 1201.2%Black alone
    • 580.6%Asian alone
    • 180.2%American Indian alone
    • 60.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

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According to our research of Oregon and other state lists, there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Sweet Home, Oregon as of May 02, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Sweet Home is 587 to 1.


Crime rates in Sweet Home by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(11.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(10.1)
3
(29.7)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
1
(11.1)
3
(33.6)
0
(0.0)
3
(33.0)
1
(11.1)
1
(11.0)
2
(22.0)
3
(32.1)
5
(52.6)
4
(41.2)
2
(20.1)
2
(19.8)
5
(49.3)
6
(59.7)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
2
(22.1)
2
(22.4)
4
(44.3)
5
(55.0)
4
(44.3)
6
(66.1)
2
(22.0)
2
(21.4)
2
(21.1)
5
(51.5)
1
(10.1)
0
(0.0)
1
(9.9)
3
(29.8)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
3
(33.2)
12
(134.5)
9
(99.8)
19
(208.8)
5
(55.3)
17
(187.2)
8
(87.8)
4
(42.8)
14
(147.4)
8
(82.4)
10
(100.7)
19
(188.1)
26
(256.5)
13
(129.3)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
44
(486.8)
74
(829.1)
75
(831.5)
99
(1,088)
82
(907.6)
83
(914.0)
76
(834.4)
53
(567.6)
45
(473.7)
45
(463.3)
35
(352.4)
26
(257.5)
33
(325.6)
48
(477.4)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
257
(2,843)
369
(4,134)
392
(4,346)
378
(4,154)
398
(4,405)
535
(5,891)
471
(5,171)
365
(3,909)
324
(3,411)
435
(4,479)
283
(2,850)
275
(2,723)
255
(2,516)
308
(3,063)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
9
(99.6)
9
(100.8)
15
(166.3)
22
(241.8)
21
(232.4)
30
(330.4)
38
(417.2)
13
(139.2)
39
(410.5)
25
(257.4)
17
(171.2)
27
(267.4)
23
(226.9)
19
(189.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)
2
(22.1)
1
(11.2)
2
(22.2)
3
(33.0)
0
(0.0)
3
(33.0)
1
(11.0)
2
(21.4)
3
(31.6)
1
(10.3)
2
(20.1)
7
(69.3)
7
(69.1)
4
(39.8)
City-Data.com crime index177.9292.0300.8346.3291.5392.1340.4247.9280.3297.1211.8261.2235.3253.6

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Sweet Home, OR

Crime rate in Sweet Home detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 18 (12 officers - 11 male; 1 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.18
Oregon average:

1.48
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Ancestries: European (19.0%), English (16.9%), German (12.2%), American (7.0%), Scottish (3.8%), Irish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 525 feet

Land area: 5.33 square miles.

Population density: 1,894 people per square mile   (low).

Sweet Home, Oregon map

334 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This city:

3.3%
Oregon:

9.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,715 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,107 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, OR (27.6 miles , pop. 52,864).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (69.1 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (750.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Holley, OR (2.1 miles ),
Crawfordsville, OR (2.8 miles ),
Waterloo, OR (2.9 miles ),
Sodaville, OR (3.1 miles ),
Cascadia, OR (3.4 miles),
South Lebanon, OR (3.5 miles ),
Lacomb, OR (3.6 miles ),
Lebanon, OR (3.6 miles )

Latitude: 44.40 N, Longitude: 122.72 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,015 (-10.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,141 (30.2%)

Area code: 541

Distribution of median household income in Sweet Home, OR in 2022
Distribution of house value in Sweet Home, OR in 2022
Sweet Home satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 33 buildings, average cost: $269,600
  • 2021: 28 buildings, average cost: $169,400
  • 2020: 22 buildings, average cost: $218,900
  • 2019: 33 buildings, average cost: $80,300
  • 2018: 28 buildings, average cost: $69,800
  • 2017: 44 buildings, average cost: $144,700
  • 2016: 40 buildings, average cost: $138,000
  • 2015: 33 buildings, average cost: $186,600
  • 2014: 22 buildings, average cost: $207,700
  • 2013: 15 buildings, average cost: $192,100
  • 2012: 8 buildings, average cost: $115,700
  • 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $182,700
  • 2010: 14 buildings, average cost: $156,000
  • 2009: 15 buildings, average cost: $156,000
  • 2008: 22 buildings, average cost: $200,700
  • 2007: 73 buildings, average cost: $156,100
  • 2006: 88 buildings, average cost: $150,600
  • 2005: 66 buildings, average cost: $135,400
  • 2004: 48 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $141,500
  • 2002: 32 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 2001: 17 buildings, average cost: $106,100
  • 2000: 39 buildings, average cost: $101,800
  • 1999: 30 buildings, average cost: $110,100
  • 1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $144,600
  • 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $114,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Sweet Home, OR residents
Average permit cost in Sweet Home, OR
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.1%
Oregon:

3.9%
Historical population in Sweet Home, OR
Historical housing units in Sweet Home, OR

Population change in the 1990s: +1,056 (+15.2%).
Most common industries in Sweet Home, OR (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Wood products (10.6%)
  • Health care (9.3%)
  • Construction (8.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
  • Educational services (5.2%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.5%)
  • Computer & electronic products (3.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Wood products (17.2%)
  • Construction (13.4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.4%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.8%)
  • Metal & metal products (4.0%)
  • Truck transportation (3.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (3.7%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (17.8%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.6%)
  • Educational services (9.2%)
  • Computer & electronic products (6.9%)
  • Social assistance (5.9%)
  • Food (3.9%)
  • Finance & insurance (3.8%)
Most common occupations in Sweet Home, OR (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.2%)
  • Cashiers (4.1%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (14.5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.0%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.1%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (3.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8.0%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
  • Cashiers (6.5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.4%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.2%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4.0%)

Average climate in Sweet Home, Oregon

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Sweet Home, Oregon environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 52.0. This is better than average.

City:

52.0
U.S.:

72.6
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 4.67. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

4.67
U.S.:

8.11

Earthquake activity:

Sweet Home-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 2294% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 293.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 241.4 miles away from Sweet Home center
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 197.4 miles away from Sweet Home center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 233.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/15/2005 at 02:50:54, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 MW, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 270.5 miles away from Sweet Home center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 186.1 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Linn County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 4, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Sweet Home topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Sweet Home:

  • AVAMERE TWIN OAKS OF SWEET HOME (950 NANDINA DRIVE)
  • TWIN OAKS CARE CENTER INC (950 NANDINA ST)

Other hospitals and medical centers near Sweet Home:

  • LEBANON COMM HOSPITAL HH (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; LEBANON, OR)
  • HOSPICE OF LEBANON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 14 miles away; LEBANON, OR)
  • SAMARITAN LEBANON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 14 miles away; LEBANON, OR)
  • AVAMERE REHABILITATION OF LEBANON (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; LEBANON, OR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sweet Home:

  • Linn-Benton Community College (about 24 miles; Albany, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,511)
  • Oregon State University (about 30 miles; Corvallis, OR; FT enrollment: 23,206)
  • University of Oregon (about 31 miles; Eugene, OR; FT enrollment: 23,329)
  • Lane Community College (about 32 miles; Eugene, OR; FT enrollment: 6,373)
  • Willamette University (about 41 miles; Salem, OR; FT enrollment: 2,551)
  • Western Oregon University (about 41 miles; Monmouth, OR; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • Chemeketa Community College (about 42 miles; Salem, OR; FT enrollment: 10,746)

Public high school in Sweet Home:

Public elementary/middle schools in Sweet Home:

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Library in Sweet Home:

  • SWEET HOME PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $208,716; Location: 1101 13TH AVE; 40,500 books; 1,665 audio materials; 2,234 video materials; 71 print serial subscriptions; 1 electronic serial subscriptions)

User-submitted facts and corrections:

  • Sweet Home High School actually has about 950 students now.

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Sweet Home: Oregon Jamboree Outdoor Amphitheatre (A), Sweet Home Outdoor Events Center (B), Andrew Wiley Park Boat Ramp (C), Sweet Home Municipal Water Treatment Plant Facility (D), Sweet Home Wastewater Treatment Plant (E), Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Station 21 (F), Linn County Justice Court Sweet Home (G), Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Station 22 (H), Sweet Home Public Works Department Office (I), Sweet Home Municipal Court (J), Sweet Home Library (K), Sweet Home City Hall (L), Sweet Home Ranger Station (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sweet Home include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Sweet Home Evangelical Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ames Cemetery (1), Sweet Home Valley Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Willamette Log Pond (A), Tollgate Reservoir (B), Walker Reservoir (C), Willamette National Lumber Company Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Ames Creek (A), Ralston Creek (B), Taylor Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sweet Home include: Ashbrook Park (1), Strawberry Hill Park (2), Andrew Wiley Park (3), Osage Park (4), Sweet Home City park (5), Northside Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: East Linn Museum (746 Long Street), Sweet Home Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2435 Main Street).

Court: Linn County - Immunizations Family Planning Sexually Transmitted- Peer C (1025 Main Street).

Birthplace of: Julie Payne (post-1960s actress) - Film, Matt Slauson - Football player.

Linn County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sweet Home and their reported violations in the past:

POINT RESTAURANT, THE (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
ODF/WL SO SANTIAM FISH HATCH (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-28-2009), St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2009)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2009)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Average household size:
This city:

2.6 people
Oregon:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

67.3%
Whole state:

63.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

9.8%
Whole state:

8.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Sweet Home in 2010:

  • 31 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 15 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 11 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 7 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 4 people in group homes intended for adults
61 people in nursing homes in 2000
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

Banks with branches in Sweet Home (2011 data):

  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Sweet Home Branch at 1266 15th Ave, branch established on 1954/02/08. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Umpqua Bank: Sweet Home Branch at 1890 Main Street, branch established on 1997/08/01. Info updated 2011/09/02: Bank assets: $11,556.7 mil, Deposits: $9,325.3 mil, headquarters in Roseburg, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 193 total offices, Holding Company: Umpqua Holdings Corporation
  • KeyBank National Association: Sweet Home Branch at 1199 10th Ave, branch established on 1963/01/04. Info updated 2008/03/03: Bank assets: $86,198.8 mil, Deposits: $64,214.8 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1067 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp

For population 15 years and over in Sweet Home:

Marital status in Sweet Home, OR
  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 18.2%

For population 25 years and over in Sweet Home:

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.9
Oregon average:

11.6

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sweet Home
Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Sweet Home, OR (based on Linn County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant16,383113
Catholic7,6908
Other4,34818
Mainline Protestant3,69717
Orthodox--
None84,554-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 18
This county:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Here:

0.35 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 34
This county:

3.01 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

2.01 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Linn County:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 61
Linn County:

5.40 / 10,000 pop.
Oregon:

9.93 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.3%
Oregon:

7.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Linn County:

30.0%
Oregon:

25.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Linn County:

14.0%
State:

14.2%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

48.6%
Oregon:

49.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

43.9%
Oregon:

46.8%

Average BMI:
Sweet Home:

29.0
State:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

22.6%
Oregon:

21.2%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

12.1%
State:

10.1%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.8
Oregon:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

35.3%
Oregon:

33.3%

General health condition:
Sweet Home:

53.7%
State:

56.5%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

75.9%
Oregon:

78.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Sweet Home, OR Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 14$96,200$82,4570$0
Police - Other 7$35,088$60,1510$0
Other Government Administration 6$45,174$90,3487$715
Water Supply 5$21,691$52,0580$0
Streets and Highways 5$25,335$60,8040$0
Financial Administration 4$22,087$66,2610$0
Sewerage 4$17,597$52,7910$0
Judicial and Legal 2$8,464$50,7843$14,158
Other and Unallocable 2$11,815$70,8900$0
Local Libraries 1$6,218$74,6162$6,928
Parks and Recreation 1$3,756$45,0721$267
Totals for Government 51$293,425$69,04113$22,068

Sweet Home government finances - Expenditure in 2018 (per resident):

  • Construction - Sewerage: $124,000 ($12.29)
    Water Utilities: $2,000 ($0.20)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,456,000 ($243.41)
    Sewerage: $1,437,000 ($142.42)
    Water Utilities: $1,295,000 ($128.34)
    General - Other: $659,000 ($65.31)
    Central Staff Services: $479,000 ($47.47)
    Financial Administration: $440,000 ($43.61)
    Regular Highways: $382,000 ($37.86)
    Libraries: $280,000 ($27.75)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $271,000 ($26.86)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $183,000 ($18.14)
    Parks and Recreation: $182,000 ($18.04)
    General Public Buildings: $47,000 ($4.66)
    Public Welfare - Other: $18,000 ($1.78)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $203,000 ($20.12)
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $75,000 ($7.43)
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $133,000 ($13.18)
    Police Protection: $83,000 ($8.23)
    Water Utilities: $60,000 ($5.95)
    Regular Highways: $43,000 ($4.26)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000 ($1.19)
    Sewerage: $12,000 ($1.19)
    Central Staff Services: $9,000 ($0.89)
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000 ($0.20)
    Financial Administration: $1,000 ($0.10)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,275,000 ($324.58)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $158,000 ($15.66)

Sweet Home government finances - Revenue in 2018 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $2,737,000 ($271.26)
    Other: $31,000 ($3.07)
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000 ($0.79)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $283,000 ($28.05)
    Interest Earnings: $185,000 ($18.33)
    Fines and Forfeits: $160,000 ($15.86)
    Rents: $29,000 ($2.87)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,110,000 ($209.12)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $586,000 ($58.08)
    General Local Government Support: $257,000 ($25.47)
    Transit Utilities: $75,000 ($7.43)
    Other: $54,000 ($5.35)
  • Tax - Property: $3,431,000 ($340.04)
    Public Utilities Sales: $677,000 ($67.10)
    Other License: $190,000 ($18.83)
    Other Selective Sales: $30,000 ($2.97)

Sweet Home government finances - Debt in 2018 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,555,000 ($1739.84)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,705,000 ($1655.60)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $850,000 ($84.24)

Sweet Home government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,058,000 ($996.83)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $590,000 ($58.47)
Businesses in Sweet Home, OR
NameCountNameCount
Circle K1Starbucks1
Curves1Subway1
Dairy Queen1True Value1
Jones New York1U-Haul2
McDonald's1Vons1

Strongest AM radio stations in Sweet Home:

  • KFIR (720 AM; 1 kW; SWEET HOME, OR; Owner: SHAE ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZTU (660 AM; 10 kW; JUNCTION CITY, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KUGN (590 AM; 5 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KOAC (550 AM; 5 kW; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KORE (1050 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD-EUGENE, OR; Owner: SUPPORT CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sweet Home:

  • K263AF (100.5 FM; SWEET HOME, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLVU (107.1 FM; SWEET HOME, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K207BX (89.3 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • K203BT (88.5 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K214CI (90.7 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KXPC-FM (103.7 FM; LEBANON, OR; Owner: PORTLAND BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KEHK (102.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, OR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KODZ (99.1 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDUK-FM (104.7 FM; FLORENCE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFLY (101.5 FM; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUJZ (95.3 FM; CRESWELL, OR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KKNU (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD-EUGENE, OR; Owner: MCKENZIE RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KMGE (94.5 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: MCKENZIE RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRSK (105.1 FM; MOLALLA, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KZEL-FM (96.1 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KHPE (107.9 FM; ALBANY, OR; Owner: INTEGRITY MEDIA, INC.)
  • K264AA (100.7 FM; CORVALLIS, ETC., OR; Owner: THE KBOO FOUNDATION)
  • KNRQ-FM (97.9 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KLOO-FM (106.3 FM; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWAX (91.1 FM; EUGENE, OR; Owner: STATE OF OREGON ACTING BY & THROUGH)

TV broadcast stations around Sweet Home:

  • KMTR (Channel 16; EUGENE, OR; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KLSR-TV (Channel 34; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVAL-TV (Channel 13; EUGENE, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - OREGON TV, L.L.C.)
  • KPXG (Channel 22; SALEM, OR; Owner: PAXSON SALEM LICENSE, INC.)
  • KEPB-TV (Channel 28; EUGENE, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KEZI (Channel 9; EUGENE, OR; Owner: KEZI, INC.)
  • KEVU-LP (Channel 23; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K45CV (Channel 45; CORVALLIS, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND TV, L.L.C.)
  • K20DD (Channel 20; ALBANY, ETC., OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
Sweet Home fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
See more detailed statistics of Sweet Home fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 13Number of bridges
  • 220ft / 66.9mTotal length
  • $1,862,000Total costs
  • 18,062Total average daily traffic
  • 2,173Total average daily truck traffic
  • 26,481Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
New bridges in Sweet Home, OR - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11940-1949
  • 21950-1959
  • 71960-1969
  • 21980-1989
  • 11990-1999
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Sweet Home, OR

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 46. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 65 took place in 2003, and the least - 0 in 2017. The data has a dropping trend.
    Fire incident types in Sweet Home, OR When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (46.4%), and Outside Fires (28.4%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sweet Home, OR
    • 36146.4%Structure Fires
    • 22128.4%Outside Fires
    • 15920.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 374.8%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Sweet Home, OR
Most common first names in Sweet Home, OR among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John8772.6 years
Mary7278.5 years
Robert7271.1 years
William7275.6 years
James6271.5 years
George5276.1 years
Charles4574.1 years
Donald4071.8 years
Dorothy3177.9 years
Walter3072.4 years
Most common last names in Sweet Home, OR among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith5073.4 years
Johnson4575.5 years
Miller3176.5 years
Jones2475.4 years
Brown2378.3 years
Wilson2277.9 years
Williams2274.4 years
Taylor2174.9 years
Thompson1875.1 years
Reynolds1771.6 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sweet Home, OR
  • 50.8%Electricity
  • 37.5%Utility gas
  • 4.4%Wood
  • 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.4%Other fuel
  • 1.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sweet Home, OR
  • 65.0%Electricity
  • 31.1%Utility gas
  • 2.2%Wood
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Sweet Home compared to Oregon state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Sweet Home on our top lists:

  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people taking a bicycle to work (population 5,000+)"
  • #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: material moving occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
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  • Laurel Ann Turner (2)
  • Loretta E. Warren (2)
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  • John W. Lee (1)
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Total of 17 patent applications in 2008-2024.