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Sweet Home, OR vs Gates, OR

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- Gates is 0% more densely populated than Sweet Home.
- People are 23.6% more likely to be married in Gates.
- The Median Age is 9.9 years older in Gates.
 Sweet Home, ORGates, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock485329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock52.938.4
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 Population - 20108,945  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock471285,036,114
 Population - 19906,850  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock751.993.4
 Land Area5.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sweet Home, ORGates, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock20.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Sweet Home, ORGates, ORUnited States
 White88.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.5%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock6.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sweet Home, ORGates, ORUnited States
 Married Population45.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.0%50.2%
 Never Married26.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.6%10.8%
 Widowed8.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households3,917  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,345  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
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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