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Shady Cove, OR vs Sweet Home, OR

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- Sweet Home is 0% more densely populated than Shady Cove.
- People are 34.8% less likely to be married in Sweet Home.
- The Median Age is 14.7 years younger in Sweet Home.
 Shady Cove, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,716329,725,481
 Female Population59.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population41.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4338.4
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 Population - 20102,901  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,016285,036,114
 Population - 19901,351  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock25.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now130.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,833.293.4
 Land Area1.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shady Cove, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6414.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Shady Cove, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 White86.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shady Cove, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Married Population69.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.7%50.2%
 Never Married14.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.6%10.8%
 Widowed10.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households1,317  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,57280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households381  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Shady Cove    3 Reviews

Great small town on Rogue River. Tourist town fishing & rafting! Beatuiful mountains and river. People are very frienfly. 20 miles from Medford that has 2 great  More

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Over 9 years ago

Does Shady Cove have much rain? And what about  More

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Shady Cove has been my home for the last 18 years. Its a tiny community located on the banks of the Rogue River. Lovely homes line the river, deer and turkeys meander  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 7 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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