How many renters in Sweet Home, OR pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Sweet Home, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.5% (±13.8 points) of renting households in Sweet Home, OR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.5% (±13.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.6% (±11.6 points)
Median share of income: 33.8% (±5.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sweet Home

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sweet Home	Linn County	Oregon	United States
Less than 15%	16.0% (±10.9 points)	11.4%	10.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.6% (±4.6 points)	11.4%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.8% (±5.7 points)	11.8%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.1% (±7.2 points)	12.0%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.9% (±7.4 points)	8.5%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	47.6% (±11.6 points)	44.8%	43.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Sweet Home against Linn County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sweet Home	Linn County	Oregon	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.5% (±13.8 points)	53.3% (±4.1 points)	52.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.6% (±11.6 points)	44.8% (±3.6 points)	43.1% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.8% (±5.6 points)	32.0% (±2.0 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,406 (±$8,940)	$51,007 (±$3,279)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,213 (±$208)	$1,320 (±$38)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Sweet Home, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Linn County (53.3%).

It is not measurably different from Oregon (52.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Linn County, Sweet Home ranks 2 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 300.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Sweet Home

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sweet Home
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sweet Home	—	57.5% (±13.8 points)	—
Waterloo	8.7 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sodaville	9.9 mi	100.0% (±43.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lebanon	13 mi	57.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brownsville	14 mi	28.4% (±46.0 points)	Not measurably different
Halsey	20 mi	56.9% (±52.1 points)	Not measurably different
Scio	22 mi	35.2% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tangent	22 mi	42.0% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different
Harrisburg	25 mi	41.8% (±36.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Linn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Sodaville	100.0% (±43.4 points)
2	Sweet Home	57.5% (±13.8 points)
3	Lebanon	57.3% (±9.0 points)
4	Halsey	56.9% (±52.1 points)
5	Albany	55.9% (±5.5 points)
6	Millersburg	54.9% (±41.3 points)
7	Waterloo	50.0% (±111.8 points)
8	Tangent	42.0% (±24.0 points)

Showing 8 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

Are renters in Sweet Home rent-burdened?

57.5% of renting households in Sweet Home pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Sweet Home spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sweet Home, OR spends 33.8% (±5.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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