CITY · 2000 CENSUS

West Haven-Sylvan

Oregon · 7,147 residents · 2.24 sq mi

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West Haven-Sylvan is a city of 7,147 people in Oregon. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $242,800. That is roughly 38% ahead of the Oregon median. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 4.7%, under the national 12.4%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 35.2

More educated

55% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,147

+3%vs 2009

vs 6,926 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

37.5

−8%vs 2009

vs 40.8 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.24 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.6%(328)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 94.8%(346)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(368)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.1%(364)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.7%(553)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3419%(1,355)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.4%(1,026)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5417.6%(1,256)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.4%(744)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.6%(403)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.7%(262)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2%(142)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$56,286

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $73,173 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$39,055

−23%vs 2009

vs $50,715 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

4.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 4.1% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$242,800

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $406,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$789

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $903 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

57.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 56.8% in 2009

42.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic86.6%(5,999)

Black1.9%(131)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(257)

Asian6.3%(435)

2000

White, non-Hispanic88%(6,291)

Black1.1%(77)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(203)

Asian5.3%(381)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.6%(582)

Dominican1.8%(141)

Spaniard0.5%(35)

Central American0.4%(32)

Guatemalan0.4%(32)

Puerto Rican0.2%(18)

South American0.1%(7)

Venezuelan0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese1.8%(135)

Korean1.6%(122)

Asian Indian1.2%(90)

Japanese0.8%(65)

Bangladeshi0.4%(32)

Thai0.3%(24)

Vietnamese0.3%(24)

Filipino0.3%(22)

Taiwanese0.2%(16)

Ancestry

German16.9%(1,299)

English14.7%(1,125)

Irish12.7%(971)

Polish5.3%(407)

Italian4.4%(341)

Swedish3%(234)

American3%(228)

Slovene2.3%(175)

Norwegian2.3%(174)

Scottish1.8%(135)

Danish1.5%(114)

Dutch1.4%(105)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian1.2%(92)

Arab1.2%(91)

Finnish1.1%(87)

Belgian1.1%(84)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(84)

French1%(73)

Egyptian0.9%(71)

Hungarian0.7%(57)

Iranian0.7%(57)

Welsh0.6%(46)

British0.6%(43)

Portuguese0.5%(41)

Russian0.5%(39)

Czech0.5%(38)

Subsaharan African0.2%(19)

Austrian0.2%(17)

Greek0.2%(15)

Lebanese0.1%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Romanian0.1%(10)

Iraqi0.1%(9)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Macedonian0.1%(8)

Serbian0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

54.6%

−6.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 61.5% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

96.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 96.7% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

21.0%

−6.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 27.7% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.8 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married31.9%(910)

Married52.1%(1,486)

Widowed2.5%(71)

Divorced13.6%(387)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(923)

Married49.5%(1,552)

Widowed6.8%(212)

Divorced14.3%(448)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.0%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.2%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.8%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 89.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.3%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% 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)25.7%(95)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(98)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(121)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 369 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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