COMPARING TWO PLACES
La Pine vs Sweet Home
PLACE A
La Pine, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Sweet Home, Oregon
La Pine is 75% smaller than Sweet Home. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. La Pine has grown faster since 2000 (52% vs 10%).
LA PINESWEET HOMEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,56310,308−75% vs Sweet Home
Population density3591,943−1,584
Population growth52.0%10.1%+41.8 pts
Median age45.642.4+3.2
Male49.4%51.3%−1.9 pts
Female50.6%48.7%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born3.5%1.2%+2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%88.8%−9.0 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.3%4.1%+10.2 pts
Asian1.1%0.6%+0.5 pts
Other4.8%6.2%−1.4 pts
Median household income$58,365$56,927+$1,438
Per capita income$31,139$30,957+$182
Poverty rate19.2%19.4%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%11.3%+7.0 pts
Graduate degree4.2%1.8%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%10.6%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation47.0%52.9%−5.9 pts
Median home value$363,800$273,300+$90,500
Median gross rent$1,173$1,213−$40
Owner-occupied58.4%66.9%−8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%1.1%+8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households62.5%53.5%+9.0 pts
Average commute24.633.3−8.7
Worked from home18.7%12.8%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured7.4%7.8%−0.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025