CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Stayton

Oregon · 5,011 residents · 3.12 sq mi

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Stayton is home to 5,011 people in Oregon. There are 1,805 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $57,200. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $23,750 at the median, 21% less than the US figure. The poverty rate is 16.7%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,011

−26%vs 2000

vs 6,816 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.12 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(443)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.9%(547)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(374)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(334)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(314)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(812)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(769)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(372)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(384)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(375)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(261)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,750

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,004 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,353

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,740 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,200

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $122,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$367

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $531 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.0%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

39.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.7%(5,910)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino9.2%(626)

Asian0.5%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(4,839)

Black0.2%(8)

Hispanic / Latino5.2%(259)

Asian0.4%(22)

Other2.8%(142)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.6%(793)

Spaniard3.9%(322)

Central American1.3%(105)

Salvadoran1.3%(105)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(22)

Thai0.2%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian2.3%(190)

Marshallese0.3%(29)

Ancestry

German17.7%(1,466)

Irish14.8%(1,224)

English13.6%(1,130)

Italian6.6%(550)

American3.6%(296)

Scottish3.4%(279)

Scotch-Irish3.4%(278)

Swiss3.4%(278)

French2.2%(186)

Dutch1.4%(120)

Russian1.2%(103)

French Canadian1.2%(99)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.2%(97)

Polish1.1%(93)

Swedish0.6%(50)

Danish0.6%(46)

Czech0.3%(28)

Bulgarian0.3%(24)

Canadian0.2%(16)

Portuguese0.2%(13)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.2%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 15.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.9%(1,038)

Married60.2%(1,960)

Widowed4.5%(146)

Divorced3.5%(113)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(865)

Married55.6%(1,764)

Widowed5.3%(167)

Divorced11.9%(378)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−12.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(155)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(181)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.2%(271)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War21.8%(183)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 841 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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