Swifton vs Weldon

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

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

Swifton has the higher population (1,082 vs 109 in Weldon). Swifton has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $46,071 in Weldon). Swifton has the higher median home value ($73,500 vs $53,900 in Weldon).

Population, income & housing

	Swifton	Weldon
Population	1,082	109
Median age	30.8 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$46,071
Median home value	$73,500	$53,900
Median gross rent	$531	—
Housing units	391	59
Homeownership rate	72.6%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swifton	Weldon
Population	942 → 1,082 (+14.9%)	94 → 109 (+16.0%)
Median household income	$38,200 → $46,250 (+21.1%)	$46,250 → $46,071 (-0.4%)
Median home value	$54,000 → $73,500 (+36.1%)	$56,000 → $53,900 (-3.8%)
Median gross rent	$473 → $531 (+12.3%)	$538 → $583 (+8.4%)

Swifton

Population

9421,082

Median household income

$38,200$46,250

Median home value

$54,000$73,500

Median gross rent

$473$531

Weldon

Population

94109

Median household income

$46,250$46,071

Median home value

$56,000$53,900

Median gross rent

$538$583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swifton	Weldon
Under 5	10.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.6%	5.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	17.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	6.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.9%	22.9%
75 and over	6.4%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swifton	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	69.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	14.7%
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	2.3%	15.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swifton	Weldon
No high school diploma	18.3%	21.6%
High school graduate	42.3%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swifton	Weldon
Drove alone	91.3%	79.3%
Carpooled	2.0%	20.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swifton	Weldon
1-unit, detached	86.2%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Swifton	Weldon
Poverty rate	34.3%	0.0%
Average household size	3.12	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1981	1975