Hamilton vs Swan

A side-by-side comparison of Hamilton and Swan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hamilton has the higher population (87 vs 58 in Swan). Hamilton has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $44,861 in Swan). Since 2019, Hamilton's population has grown faster (+35.9% vs -37.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamilton	Swan
Population	87	58
Median age	35.5 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$44,861
Housing units	40	29
Homeownership rate	94.4%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamilton	Swan
Population	64 → 87 (+35.9%)	92 → 58 (-37.0%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $70,000 (+43.6%)	$29,375 → $44,861 (+52.7%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $61,000 (-14.4%)	$81,300 → $95,000 (+16.9%)

Hamilton

Population

6487

Median household income

$48,750$70,000

Median home value

$71,300$61,000

Swan

Population

9258

Median household income

$29,375$44,861

Median home value

$81,300$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamilton	Swan
Under 5	9.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	28.7%	17.2%
18 to 24	1.1%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	3.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	8.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	19.5%	41.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	5.2%
75 and over	5.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamilton	Swan
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	84.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.3%
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	4.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamilton	Swan
No high school diploma	7.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.3%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamilton	Swan
Drove alone	97.1%	66.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamilton	Swan
1-unit, detached	60.0%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	48.3%

Poverty & households

	Hamilton	Swan
Poverty rate	3.4%	10.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1971	1991