Dougherty vs Swaledale

A side-by-side comparison of Dougherty and Swaledale: population, income, housing, and more.

Dougherty and Swaledale are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swaledale has the higher population (125 vs 94 in Dougherty). Swaledale has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $46,250 in Dougherty). Swaledale has the higher median home value ($55,000 vs $48,000 in Dougherty).

Population, income & housing

	Dougherty	Swaledale
Population	94	125
Median age	28.0 yrs	59.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$47,500
Median home value	$48,000	$55,000
Median gross rent	—	$604
Housing units	42	69
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	1.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dougherty	Swaledale
Population	65 → 94 (+44.6%)	105 → 125 (+19.0%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $46,250 (-7.5%)	$40,000 → $47,500 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $48,000 (+6.7%)	$61,300 → $55,000 (-10.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$467 → $604 (+29.3%)

Dougherty

Population

6594

Median household income

$50,000$46,250

Median home value

$45,000$48,000

Swaledale

Population

105125

Median household income

$40,000$47,500

Median home value

$61,300$55,000

Median gross rent

$467$604

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dougherty	Swaledale
Under 5	17.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	25.5%	7.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	16.0%
35 to 44	4.3%	5.6%
45 to 54	14.9%	5.6%
55 to 64	4.3%	30.4%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.8%
75 and over	11.7%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dougherty	Swaledale
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dougherty	Swaledale
No high school diploma	2.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	26.0%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	56.0%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dougherty	Swaledale
Drove alone	84.8%	90.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dougherty	Swaledale
1-unit, detached	92.9%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Dougherty	Swaledale
Poverty rate	5.3%	7.2%
Average household size	2.97	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	17	33
Median year structure built	1938	1938