2025 Compare Cities People:
Silverton, OR vs Sweet Home, OR

Change Cities
Highlights
- Sweet Home is 0% more densely populated than Silverton.
- People are 16.8% less likely to be married in Sweet Home.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years older in Sweet Home.
 Silverton, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,716329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4338.4
 space3
 Population - 20109,259  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,016285,036,114
 Population - 19905,635  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock25.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now88.4%  Unlock30.8%
 space4
 Population Density  Unlock1,833.293.4
 Land Area3.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
 space
 Est. Total Population By Age
 Silverton, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 space1
 Race
 Silverton, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 White83.0%  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 Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.2%18.4%
 space2
 Marriage & Family
 Silverton, ORSweet Home, ORUnited States
 Married Population54.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.7%50.2%
 Never Married23.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
 space5
 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households3,894  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,57280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,200  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Silverton    3 Reviews

If you remember the beautiful, quality town of Silverton, you can save that memory and not come see what Silverton has become today. The City allowed three story high  More

   |    Reply

Over 18 years ago

Silverton is full of nice people. It is a small farming town where most people live on generational farms. If you like to grow a garden, love a close knit community and  More

   |    Reply

I grew up in Salem just 20 minutes from Silverton and recently, as a Realtor, I have helped several clients relocate there. Silverton is a wonderful town full of  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Silverton

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sweet Home


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.