COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gates vs Sweet Home
PLACE A
Gates, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Sweet Home, Oregon
Gates is 95% smaller than Sweet Home. Gates earns more, with a median household income $8,743 higher. Gates has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 10%).
GATESSWEET HOMEDIFFERENCE
Total population48210,308−95% vs Sweet Home
Population density7461,943−1,197
Population growth16.3%10.1%+6.2 pts
Median age57.242.4+14.8
Male57.5%51.3%+6.2 pts
Female42.5%48.7%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born2.0%1.2%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.9%88.8%−8.9 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%4.1%+1.7 pts
Asian1.3%0.6%+0.8 pts
Other13.1%6.2%+6.8 pts
Median household income$65,670$56,927+$8,743
Per capita income$36,539$30,957+$5,582
Poverty rate9.5%19.4%−9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%11.3%+5.6 pts
Graduate degree2.2%1.8%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%10.6%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation52.6%52.9%−0.3 pts
Median home value$349,200$273,300+$75,900
Median gross rent$1,152$1,213−$61
Owner-occupied84.0%66.9%+17.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%1.1%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%53.5%−12.3 pts
Average commute37.033.3+3.6
Worked from home11.5%12.8%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.8%7.8%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025