Diaz vs Swifton

A side-by-side comparison of Diaz and Swifton: population, income, housing, and more.

Diaz and Swifton are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Diaz has the higher population (1,250 vs 1,082 in Swifton). Diaz has the higher median household income ($46,473 vs $46,250 in Swifton). Diaz has the higher median home value ($85,200 vs $73,500 in Swifton).

Population, income & housing

	Diaz	Swifton
Population	1,250	1,082
Median age	36.7 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,473	$46,250
Median home value	$85,200	$73,500
Median gross rent	$800	$531
Housing units	576	391
Homeownership rate	68.7%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diaz	Swifton
Population	1,363 → 1,250 (-8.3%)	942 → 1,082 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$31,518 → $46,473 (+47.4%)	$38,200 → $46,250 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $85,200 (+10.6%)	$54,000 → $73,500 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $800 (+37.0%)	$473 → $531 (+12.3%)

Diaz

Population

1,3631,250

Median household income

$31,518$46,473

Median home value

$77,000$85,200

Median gross rent

$584$800

Swifton

Population

9421,082

Median household income

$38,200$46,250

Median home value

$54,000$73,500

Median gross rent

$473$531

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diaz	Swifton
Under 5	7.7%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	22.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	14.6%	9.1%
55 to 64	15.1%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.9%
75 and over	3.2%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diaz	Swifton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	97.0%
Black or African American	15.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diaz	Swifton
No high school diploma	12.9%	18.3%
High school graduate	39.3%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diaz	Swifton
Drove alone	77.1%	91.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	6.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diaz	Swifton
1-unit, detached	88.0%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Diaz	Swifton
Poverty rate	24.2%	34.3%
Average household size	2.39	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1979	1981