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

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

25%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sweet Home	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$20,539	$28,822	$29,829
Median household income	$45,424	$53,270	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$51,777	$69,328	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,546	$34,215	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,559	$33,885	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,948	$24,038	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.8%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sweet Home is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Sweet Home is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sweet Home is 25% 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

$30,279 $45,424 $90,848

City

$35,509 $53,270 $106,540

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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	107	$74,338	34.4%
Waterloo, OR	306	$72,895	31.8%
Holley, OR	368	$67,143	21.4%
Brownsville, OR	2,139	$65,833	19.0%
Lacomb, OR	581	$60,958	10.2%
Sweet Home, OR	9,763	$45,424	17.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Vista, WA	9,762	$87,917	58.9%
Fort Stewart, GA	9,765	$45,341	18.0%
Ingleside, TX	9,768	$61,478	11.1%
Sugar Grove, IL	9,756	$110,607	99.9%
Rifle, CO	9,771	$66,176	19.6%
Sweet Home, OR	9,763	$45,424	17.9%

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