Cheraw vs Swink

A side-by-side comparison of Cheraw and Swink: population, income, housing, and more.

Cheraw and Swink are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swink has the higher population (502 vs 211 in Cheraw). Swink has the higher median household income ($52,604 vs $38,542 in Cheraw). Swink has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $97,900 in Cheraw).

Population, income & housing

	Cheraw	Swink
Population	211	502
Median age	48.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,542	$52,604
Median home value	$97,900	$140,600
Median gross rent	$1,022	—
Housing units	120	299
Homeownership rate	70.8%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheraw	Swink
Population	234 → 211 (-9.8%)	857 → 502 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $38,542 (-17.8%)	$56,250 → $52,604 (-6.5%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $97,900 (+39.9%)	$122,600 → $140,600 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$400 → $1,022 (+155.5%)	$596 → $569 (-4.5%)

Cheraw

Population

234211

Median household income

$46,875$38,542

Median home value

$70,000$97,900

Median gross rent

$400$1,022

Swink

Population

857502

Median household income

$56,250$52,604

Median home value

$122,600$140,600

Median gross rent

$596$569

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheraw	Swink
Under 5	1.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	11.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	5.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	19.0%	18.1%
45 to 54	3.3%	3.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	21.3%	21.5%
75 and over	9.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheraw	Swink
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	68.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheraw	Swink
No high school diploma	4.4%	3.3%
High school graduate	34.4%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheraw	Swink
Drove alone	81.5%	90.2%
Carpooled	9.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheraw	Swink
1-unit, detached	71.7%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cheraw	Swink
Poverty rate	15.2%	8.2%
Average household size	1.76	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1956	1960