Lafayette vs Sheridan

A side-by-side comparison of Lafayette and Sheridan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sheridan has the higher population (6,462 vs 4,428 in Lafayette). Lafayette has the higher median household income ($96,419 vs $69,375 in Sheridan). Lafayette has the higher median home value ($383,000 vs $281,800 in Sheridan).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	Sheridan
Population	4,428	6,462
Median age	34.2 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,419	$69,375
Median home value	$383,000	$281,800
Median gross rent	$1,144	$1,109
Housing units	1,432	1,768
Homeownership rate	89.1%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	Sheridan
Population	4,149 → 4,428 (+6.7%)	6,122 → 6,462 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$76,319 → $96,419 (+26.3%)	$51,960 → $69,375 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$246,000 → $383,000 (+55.7%)	$171,000 → $281,800 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,097 → $1,144 (+4.3%)	$931 → $1,109 (+19.1%)

Lafayette

Population

4,1494,428

Median household income

$76,319$96,419

Median home value

$246,000$383,000

Median gross rent

$1,097$1,144

Sheridan

Population

6,1226,462

Median household income

$51,960$69,375

Median home value

$171,000$281,800

Median gross rent

$931$1,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	Sheridan
Under 5	7.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	11.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	16.8%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	17.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.1%
75 and over	2.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	Sheridan
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	70.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	2.3%
Asian	0.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	Sheridan
No high school diploma	11.8%	15.0%
High school graduate	34.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	Sheridan
Drove alone	76.3%	63.6%
Carpooled	13.1%	8.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.8%	10.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	Sheridan
1-unit, detached	82.0%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	Sheridan
Poverty rate	5.8%	10.8%
Average household size	3.09	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	2001	1983