Sweet Home, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sweet Home	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$30,624	$42,527	$44,883
Median household income	$67,464	$79,687	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,545	$102,799	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,412	$50,552	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,649	$50,609	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,651	$35,883	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.8%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sweet Home is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sweet Home is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sweet Home is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sweet Home is 31% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,971 $67,464 $134,928

City

$53,119 $79,687 $159,374

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Sweet Home median earnings by income bracket

Sweet Home employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.0%	13.0%
Manufacturing sector	18.4%	18.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	15.4%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%	5.9%
Education, health & social services	6.8%	6.8%
Other	39.3%	39.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cascadia, OR	110	$109,825	35.0%
Waterloo, OR	317	$106,922	31.5%
Holley, OR	382	$101,376	24.6%
Brownsville, OR	2,219	$98,869	21.6%
Lacomb, OR	594	$90,985	11.9%
Sweet Home, OR	9,993	$67,464	17.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Loudoun Valley Estates, VA	9,991	$281,434	246.0%
Mooresville, IN	9,995	$89,527	10.1%
New Hyde Park, NY	9,995	$204,406	151.3%
Rio del Mar, CA	9,988	$170,844	110.1%
Little River, SC	9,987	$79,528	2.2%
Sweet Home, OR	9,993	$67,464	17.1%

Source: The Sweet Home, OR employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).