Swink

Population: 502
Median household income: $52,604
Median home value: $140,600

Swink, a community in Otero County, Colorado, has 502 residents. The median household income of $52,604 is below the Otero County median ($54,897).

Between 2019 and 2023, Swink's population declined 41.4% from 857 to 502, while its median home value rose 14.7% from $122,600 to $140,600.

90.2% of workers drive to work alone. 83.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 502
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,604
Median home value: $140,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 299
Homeownership rate: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

857502

Median household income

$56,250$52,604

Median home value

$122,600$140,600

Median gross rent

$596$569

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	857	$56,250	$122,600	$596
2020	824	$54,769	$123,100	$556
2021	617	$56,106	$133,300	$569
2022	689	$56,513	$126,500	—
2023	502	$52,604	$140,600	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 543.0%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7421.5%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	5.6%
5 to 17	59	11.8%
18 to 24	47	9.4%
25 to 34	62	12.4%
35 to 44	91	18.1%
45 to 54	15	3.0%
55 to 64	48	9.6%
65 to 74	108	21.5%
75 and over	44	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	342	68.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	127	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	3.3%
High school graduate	139	37.8%
Some college or associate's	153	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	43	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone90.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	212	90.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	9.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	52.8%
15 to 29 min	66	31.1%
30 to 44 min	30	14.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	4	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 8.2% (41 of 502)

	Count	Share
Family households	136	51.3%
Nonfamily households	129	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	265	88.6%
Vacant	34	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	244	92.1%
Renter-occupied	21	7.9%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	250	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28	9.4%
5 to 19 units	21	7.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0875970
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.0141, -103.6282