Swisher vs University Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Swisher and University Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

University Heights has the higher population (1,232 vs 1,064 in Swisher). University Heights has the higher median household income ($105,172 vs $99,118 in Swisher). University Heights has the higher median home value ($393,200 vs $249,800 in Swisher).

Population, income & housing

	Swisher	University Heights
Population	1,064	1,232
Median age	35.9 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$99,118	$105,172
Median home value	$249,800	$393,200
Median gross rent	$958	$1,417
Housing units	390	573
Homeownership rate	82.5%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swisher	University Heights
Population	887 → 1,064 (+20.0%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$84,167 → $99,118 (+17.8%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$192,700 → $249,800 (+29.6%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $958 (+23.6%)	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

Swisher

Population

8871,064

Median household income

$84,167$99,118

Median home value

$192,700$249,800

Median gross rent

$775$958

University Heights

Population

1,1591,232

Median household income

$68,533$105,172

Median home value

$295,700$393,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swisher	University Heights
Under 5	6.1%	8.1%
5 to 17	26.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	21.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	15.7%	3.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.1%
75 and over	5.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swisher	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	85.1%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swisher	University Heights
No high school diploma	1.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.9%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swisher	University Heights
Drove alone	78.4%	36.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	4.9%
Public transit	0.7%	2.9%
Walked	3.1%	29.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.5%
Worked from home	14.7%	17.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swisher	University Heights
1-unit, detached	83.1%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Swisher	University Heights
Poverty rate	6.9%	16.9%
Average household size	2.79	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1971	1965