Sweet Home, OR Population

Overview

9,716

Total Population

43.0

Median age

48.49%

Female population %

106.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

604

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sweet Home's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sweet Home is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sweet Home's population under 18 was 21.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sweet Home's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sweet Home, 16.67% were under the age of 15, 16.51% aged 15 to 29, 47.41% aged 30 to 64, 17.07% aged 65 to 84, and 2.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 294 less females than males in Sweet Home:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.49% females and 51.51% males in Sweet Home, OR.
The Sweet Home, OR gender ratio is 106.2:100 i.e. 106.2 men to 100 women (1.062).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 422.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 411.

Sweet Home's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sweet Home population: 90.99% are White, 1.20% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.08% are Asian, 3.01% are some other race and 3.43% are multiracial.
Sweet Home's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 604 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,112 (93.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sweet Home is White with a population of 8,841 (90.99% of the total population).

Sweet Home's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 10,090 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sweet Home's population increased by 935 (11.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sweet Home's population increased by 911 (10.18%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sweet Home's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,010.