2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Stillwater, OK vs Sweet Home, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Sweet Home, is 24% more than it is in Stillwater and is 46% below the National Average.
- Stillwater unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Sweet Home unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Stillwater, OKSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.0%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.4%40.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,686$22,540$37,638
 Household Income$37,991$47,229$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,720$54,080$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Stillwater, OKSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K21.7%15.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.7%18.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%11.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.6%12.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%10.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.8%9.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%3.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.1%0.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Stillwater, OKSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%8.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%1.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library15.8%4.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.5%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%3.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%6.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%4.9%3.6%
 Personal care4.2%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%16.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%4.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%14.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.6%25.0%13.1%
Reviews for Stillwater    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Let me introduce my self. My parents are from Cuba, I was born in St. Charles, MO. Although I have not lived in Oklahoma yet, one of my best friends live in Stillwater.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Crime in Stillwater is very low -- only 1-2 murders per year max. Property crime is also low except around the OSU campus where students take things from each other.   More

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Over 16 years ago

Stillwater is a great small college town that is home to Oklahoma State  More

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Reviews for Sweet Home    4 Reviews

My son and his family are looking at a job transfer from Medford where fire smoke is getting nearly unbearable. I told him it’s bad in this area too, but what do the  More

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Over 6 years ago

This little town has potential but not enough financial support backing its law enforcement and park area's. Very depressed community and as an old logging town it  More

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Sweet Home is a beautiful town in the mountains with a river running through town. There are two reservoirs within a few minutes drive. Great fishing, boating and  More

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