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Sweet Home, Oregon Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 8,016. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,389 (+4.7% change)
Males: 3,897 (48.6%), Females: 4,119 (51.4%)

Linn County

Zip code: 97386

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $31,030
Median house value: $95,200

Population by Race

Races in Sweet Home:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (14.9%), English (14.5%), United States (10.7%), Irish (10.1%), Norwegian (4.4%), French (3.0%).

Elevation: 525 feet

Land area: 5.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sweet Home

  • High school or higher: 71.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sweet Home city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

2.2% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.5% North America, 0.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,056 (+15.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sweet Home:

  • MID VALLEY HEALTHCARE/LEBANON (about 13 miles; LEBANON, OR)
  • SANTIAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; STAYTON, OR)
  • SAMARITAN ALBANY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; ALBANY, OR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sweet Home:

  • MCNARY FLD (about 40 miles; SALEM, OR; Abbreviation: SLE)
  • CORVALLIS MUNI (about 40 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Abbreviation: CVO)
  • MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 40 miles; EUGENE, OR; Abbreviation: EUG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sweet Home:

  • LEBANON STATE (about 17 miles; LEBANON, OR; Abbreviation: S30)
  • ALBANY MUNI (about 29 miles; ALBANY, OR; Abbreviation: S12)
  • DAVIS (about 31 miles; GATES, OR; Abbreviation: 6S4)

Colleges and Universities

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

  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 35 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 16,239)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,853)
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
  • CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)

Schools

Public high school in Sweet Home:

  • SWEET HOME HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 787; Location: 1641 LONG ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Sweet Home:

  • SWEET HOME JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 880 22ND AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • OAK HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 605 ELM ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location: 3205 E LONG ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HOLLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 40336 CRAWFORDSVILLE DR; Grades: 01 – 06)

Libraries

Library in Sweet Home:

  • SWEET HOME PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $136,724; Location: 1101 13TH AVE; 40,015 books; 1,460 audio materials; 1,325 video materials; 96 serial subscriptions)

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