What kinds of homes are in Sweet Home, OR?

Name: Types of homes in Sweet Home, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Sweet Home, OR has 4,310 (±284) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 812 homes per square mile of land.

68.2% are detached single-family houses.

9.3% are in buildings of two to four units.

4.8% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 4,310 (±284)
Detached houses: 68.2%
2–4 unit buildings: 9.3%
5+ unit buildings: 4.8%

Homes in Sweet Home by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Sweet Home	Linn County	Oregon	United States
Single-family, detached	68.2% (±6.5 points)	62.9%	62.7%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	4.3% (±3.3 points)	5.1%	5.1%	6.2%
2 units	2.9% (±2.0 points)	2.3%	2.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	6.4% (±3.6 points)	4.6%	4.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	4.1% (±2.6 points)	2.8%	4.4%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.7% (±0.8 points)	3.0%	3.7%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±0.9 points)	4.2%	9.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	12.8% (±4.7 points)	14.4%	7.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.5% (±0.9 points)	0.7%	0.4%	0.1%

In Sweet Home, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Linn County (10.0%).

It is also lower than in Oregon (17.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Sweet Home

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sweet Home
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Sweet Home	—	4.8% (±2.9 points)	—
Waterloo	8.7 mi	0.0% (±59.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sodaville	9.9 mi	3.6% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lebanon	13 mi	19.3% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Brownsville	14 mi	0.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Halsey	20 mi	0.0% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Scio	22 mi	3.8% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tangent	22 mi	0.0% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Harrisburg	25 mi	2.5% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lebanon, OR (19.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Linn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Lebanon	19.3% (±3.9 points)
2	Albany	14.9% (±1.9 points)
3	Sweet Home	4.8% (±2.9 points)
4	Scio	3.8% (±12.1 points)
5	Sodaville	3.6% (±27.0 points)
6	Harrisburg	2.5% (±5.6 points)
7	Lyons	2.2% (±11.1 points)
8 (tie)	Mill City	0.5% (±6.4 points)
8 (tie)	Millersburg	0.5% (±4.7 points)

Showing 9 of 13 places in Linn County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sweet Home

How many homes are in Sweet Home?

Sweet Home, OR has an estimated 4,310 (±284) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Sweet Home houses or apartments?

68.2% are detached houses and 4.3% attached houses, while 14.1% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Sweet Home?

9.3% of homes in Sweet Home are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sweet Home city, Oregon

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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