Melcher-Dallas vs Swan

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

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

Melcher-Dallas has the higher population (1,228 vs 58 in Swan). Melcher-Dallas has the higher median household income ($72,824 vs $44,861 in Swan). Since 2019, Melcher-Dallas's population has grown faster (+5.9% vs -37.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Melcher-Dallas	Swan
Population	1,228	58
Median age	35.0 yrs	55.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,824	$44,861
Median home value	$94,600	—
Median gross rent	$798	—
Housing units	525	29
Homeownership rate	84.2%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melcher-Dallas	Swan
Population	1,160 → 1,228 (+5.9%)	92 → 58 (-37.0%)
Median household income	$38,611 → $72,824 (+88.6%)	$29,375 → $44,861 (+52.7%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $94,600 (+29.1%)	$81,300 → $95,000 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $798 (+37.3%)	—

Melcher-Dallas

Population

1,1601,228

Median household income

$38,611$72,824

Median home value

$73,300$94,600

Median gross rent

$581$798

Swan

Population

9258

Median household income

$29,375$44,861

Median home value

$81,300$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melcher-Dallas	Swan
Under 5	9.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	16.9%	3.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	6.9%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	41.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	5.2%
75 and over	7.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melcher-Dallas	Swan
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	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	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melcher-Dallas	Swan
No high school diploma	3.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.5%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melcher-Dallas	Swan
Drove alone	85.4%	66.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	27.8%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melcher-Dallas	Swan
1-unit, detached	91.6%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	48.3%

Poverty & households

	Melcher-Dallas	Swan
Poverty rate	12.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1938	1991