Iona vs Swan Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Iona and Swan Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Iona and Swan Valley are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Iona has the higher population (2,882 vs 264 in Swan Valley). Swan Valley has the higher median household income ($92,750 vs $83,750 in Iona). Swan Valley has the higher median home value ($685,200 vs $364,400 in Iona).

Population, income & housing

	Iona	Swan Valley
Population	2,882	264
Median age	28.1 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$92,750
Median home value	$364,400	$685,200
Median gross rent	$1,284	—
Housing units	894	158
Homeownership rate	92.1%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iona	Swan Valley
Population	2,675 → 2,882 (+7.7%)	109 → 264 (+142.2%)
Median household income	$80,563 → $83,750 (+4.0%)	$64,375 → $92,750 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$210,300 → $364,400 (+73.3%)	$287,500 → $685,200 (+138.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $1,284 (+12.0%)	$698 → $950 (+36.1%)

Iona

Population

2,6752,882

Median household income

$80,563$83,750

Median home value

$210,300$364,400

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,284

Swan Valley

Population

109264

Median household income

$64,375$92,750

Median home value

$287,500$685,200

Median gross rent

$698$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iona	Swan Valley
Under 5	11.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	32.2%	21.2%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	19.3%	17.8%
45 to 54	6.5%	17.4%
55 to 64	6.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	5.3%	13.3%
75 and over	2.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iona	Swan Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iona	Swan Valley
No high school diploma	5.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.7%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	42.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iona	Swan Valley
Drove alone	80.6%	71.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	19.8%
Other means	0.3%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iona	Swan Valley
1-unit, detached	92.4%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Iona	Swan Valley
Poverty rate	6.8%	14.0%
Average household size	3.54	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	2005	1986