Silverton vs Stayton

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

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

Silverton has the higher population (10,445 vs 8,223 in Stayton). Silverton has the higher median household income ($74,286 vs $72,557 in Stayton). Silverton has the higher median home value ($461,800 vs $395,400 in Stayton).

Population, income & housing

	Silverton	Stayton
Population	10,445	8,223
Median age	38.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,286	$72,557
Median home value	$461,800	$395,400
Median gross rent	$1,479	$1,114
Housing units	3,927	3,425
Homeownership rate	62.6%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Silverton	Stayton
Population	10,242 → 10,445 (+2.0%)	8,130 → 8,223 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$64,296 → $74,286 (+15.5%)	$63,995 → $72,557 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$296,400 → $461,800 (+55.8%)	$237,000 → $395,400 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$967 → $1,479 (+52.9%)	$981 → $1,114 (+13.6%)

Silverton

Population

10,24210,445

Median household income

$64,296$74,286

Median home value

$296,400$461,800

Median gross rent

$967$1,479

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)

	Silverton	Stayton
Under 5	7.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.7%	9.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	12.5%
75 and over	5.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Silverton	Stayton
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	72.9%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.9%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Silverton	Stayton
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	26.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Silverton	Stayton
Drove alone	74.2%	70.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	12.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	15.7%
Other means	0.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Silverton	Stayton
1-unit, detached	71.0%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	4.5%
20 or more units	4.8%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Silverton	Stayton
Poverty rate	13.3%	8.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1980	1987