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Sweet Home, OR vs Silverton, OR

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- Silverton is 0% more densely populated than Sweet Home.
- People are 20.2% more likely to be married in Silverton.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years younger in Silverton.
 Sweet Home, ORSilverton, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,402329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.538.4
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 Population - 20108,945  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,414285,036,114
 Population - 19906,850  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock43.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,968.693.4
 Land Area5.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sweet Home, ORSilverton, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Sweet Home, ORSilverton, ORUnited States
 White88.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sweet Home, ORSilverton, ORUnited States
 Married Population45.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.5%50.2%
 Never Married26.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.652.60
 Households3,917  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,69480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,345  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.7%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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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

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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

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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

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