Swayzee vs Sweetser

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

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

Sweetser has the higher population (1,115 vs 872 in Swayzee). Sweetser has the higher median household income ($77,578 vs $66,250 in Swayzee). Sweetser has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $118,800 in Swayzee).

Population, income & housing

	Swayzee	Sweetser
Population	872	1,115
Median age	38.5 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$77,578
Median home value	$118,800	$136,300
Median gross rent	$957	$1,080
Housing units	460	466
Homeownership rate	84.7%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swayzee	Sweetser
Population	946 → 872 (-7.8%)	1,292 → 1,115 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$52,727 → $66,250 (+25.6%)	$58,426 → $77,578 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $118,800 (+33.6%)	$98,400 → $136,300 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $957 (+12.9%)	$697 → $1,080 (+54.9%)

Swayzee

Population

946872

Median household income

$52,727$66,250

Median home value

$88,900$118,800

Median gross rent

$848$957

Sweetser

Population

1,2921,115

Median household income

$58,426$77,578

Median home value

$98,400$136,300

Median gross rent

$697$1,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swayzee	Sweetser
Under 5	5.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	23.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.5%	15.5%
35 to 44	7.7%	17.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	10.4%
75 and over	8.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swayzee	Sweetser
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	94.4%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swayzee	Sweetser
No high school diploma	7.8%	5.5%
High school graduate	40.6%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swayzee	Sweetser
Drove alone	82.8%	88.7%
Carpooled	12.9%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swayzee	Sweetser
1-unit, detached	83.5%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Swayzee	Sweetser
Poverty rate	10.9%	11.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1966	1967