Jefferson vs Stayton

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson and Stayton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stayton has the higher population (8,223 vs 3,316 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($90,391 vs $72,557 in Stayton). Stayton has the higher median home value ($395,400 vs $333,000 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Stayton
Population	3,316	8,223
Median age	32.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$90,391	$72,557
Median home value	$333,000	$395,400
Median gross rent	$1,232	$1,114
Housing units	1,040	3,425
Homeownership rate	84.6%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Stayton
Population	3,301 → 3,316 (+0.5%)	8,130 → 8,223 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$61,935 → $90,391 (+45.9%)	$63,995 → $72,557 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$194,100 → $333,000 (+71.6%)	$237,000 → $395,400 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,232 (+42.1%)	$981 → $1,114 (+13.6%)

Jefferson

Population

3,3013,316

Median household income

$61,935$90,391

Median home value

$194,100$333,000

Median gross rent

$867$1,232

Stayton

Population

8,1308,223

Median household income

$63,995$72,557

Median home value

$237,000$395,400

Median gross rent

$981$1,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Stayton
Under 5	5.5%	7.9%
5 to 17	24.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	4.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	17.1%	15.2%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	6.3%	12.5%
75 and over	3.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Stayton
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	72.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.9%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Stayton
No high school diploma	12.2%	10.6%
High school graduate	27.5%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Stayton
Drove alone	80.2%	70.6%
Carpooled	5.3%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	15.7%
Other means	1.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Stayton
1-unit, detached	78.4%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Stayton
Poverty rate	8.6%	8.4%
Average household size	3.37	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1986	1987