Swayzee vs Van Buren

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

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

Swayzee has the higher population (872 vs 858 in Van Buren). Swayzee has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $49,000 in Van Buren). Swayzee has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $65,600 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Swayzee	Van Buren
Population	872	858
Median age	38.5 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$49,000
Median home value	$118,800	$65,600
Median gross rent	$957	$763
Housing units	460	434
Homeownership rate	84.7%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swayzee	Van Buren
Population	946 → 872 (-7.8%)	889 → 858 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$52,727 → $66,250 (+25.6%)	$45,865 → $49,000 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $118,800 (+33.6%)	$63,200 → $65,600 (+3.8%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $957 (+12.9%)	$838 → $763 (-8.9%)

Swayzee

Population

946872

Median household income

$52,727$66,250

Median home value

$88,900$118,800

Median gross rent

$848$957

Van Buren

Population

889858

Median household income

$45,865$49,000

Median home value

$63,200$65,600

Median gross rent

$838$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swayzee	Van Buren
Under 5	5.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	20.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	7.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	24.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	15.0%	13.5%
75 and over	8.4%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swayzee	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	91.3%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swayzee	Van Buren
No high school diploma	7.8%	10.5%
High school graduate	40.6%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swayzee	Van Buren
Drove alone	82.8%	80.3%
Carpooled	12.9%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swayzee	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	83.5%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Swayzee	Van Buren
Poverty rate	10.9%	20.6%
Average household size	2.15	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1966	1951