Jonesboro vs Swayzee

A side-by-side comparison of Jonesboro and Swayzee: population, income, housing, and more.

Jonesboro and Swayzee are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jonesboro has the higher population (1,571 vs 872 in Swayzee). Swayzee has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $44,637 in Jonesboro). Swayzee has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $74,900 in Jonesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Jonesboro	Swayzee
Population	1,571	872
Median age	42.7 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,637	$66,250
Median home value	$74,900	$118,800
Median gross rent	$917	$957
Housing units	870	460
Homeownership rate	75.7%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jonesboro	Swayzee
Population	1,275 → 1,571 (+23.2%)	946 → 872 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$41,897 → $44,637 (+6.5%)	$52,727 → $66,250 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $74,900 (+7.5%)	$88,900 → $118,800 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $917 (+21.6%)	$848 → $957 (+12.9%)

Jonesboro

Population

1,2751,571

Median household income

$41,897$44,637

Median home value

$69,700$74,900

Median gross rent

$754$917

Swayzee

Population

946872

Median household income

$52,727$66,250

Median home value

$88,900$118,800

Median gross rent

$848$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jonesboro	Swayzee
Under 5	3.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.1%	20.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	18.7%	7.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	15.0%
75 and over	9.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jonesboro	Swayzee
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.9%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jonesboro	Swayzee
No high school diploma	8.1%	7.8%
High school graduate	48.3%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jonesboro	Swayzee
Drove alone	82.5%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.6%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jonesboro	Swayzee
1-unit, detached	92.1%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Jonesboro	Swayzee
Poverty rate	17.9%	10.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1953	1966