Jeffers Gardens vs Svensen

A side-by-side comparison of Jeffers Gardens and Svensen: population, income, housing, and more.

Jeffers Gardens and Svensen are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Svensen has the higher population (897 vs 201 in Jeffers Gardens). Jeffers Gardens has the higher median home value ($397,900 vs $371,400 in Svensen). Since 2019, Svensen's population has grown faster (+2.3% vs -42.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Jeffers Gardens	Svensen
Population	201	897
Median age	39.8 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,423
Median home value	$397,900	$371,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,594
Housing units	109	348
Homeownership rate	70.8%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	28.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeffers Gardens	Svensen
Population	348 → 201 (-42.2%)	877 → 897 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$47,095 → $33,750 (-28.3%)	$71,471 → $59,423 (-16.9%)
Median home value	$116,000 → $397,900 (+243.0%)	$270,800 → $371,400 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$990 → $1,033 (+4.3%)	$1,493 → $1,594 (+6.8%)

Jeffers Gardens

Population

348201

Median household income

$47,095$33,750

Median home value

$116,000$397,900

Median gross rent

$990$1,033

Svensen

Population

877897

Median household income

$71,471$59,423

Median home value

$270,800$371,400

Median gross rent

$1,493$1,594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeffers Gardens	Svensen
Under 5	4.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	7.5%	6.4%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.8%
25 to 34	16.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.5%
55 to 64	20.4%	29.3%
65 to 74	28.4%	15.8%
75 and over	0.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeffers Gardens	Svensen
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	77.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeffers Gardens	Svensen
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	20.8%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	52.8%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeffers Gardens	Svensen
Drove alone	100.0%	84.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeffers Gardens	Svensen
1-unit, detached	76.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Jeffers Gardens	Svensen
Poverty rate	27.9%	30.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1943	1985