Richwood vs Swartz

A side-by-side comparison of Richwood and Swartz: population, income, housing, and more.

Richwood and Swartz are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swartz has the higher population (4,691 vs 3,840 in Richwood). Swartz has the higher median household income ($69,968 vs $31,386 in Richwood). Swartz has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $52,300 in Richwood).

Population, income & housing

	Richwood	Swartz
Population	3,840	4,691
Median age	36.8 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$31,386	$69,968
Median home value	$52,300	$190,600
Median gross rent	$873	$991
Housing units	848	1,821
Homeownership rate	29.6%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richwood	Swartz
Population	4,495 → 3,840 (-14.6%)	4,629 → 4,691 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$24,896 → $31,386 (+26.1%)	$48,592 → $69,968 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $52,300 (+7.6%)	$142,700 → $190,600 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $873 (+57.0%)	$876 → $991 (+13.1%)

Richwood

Population

4,4953,840

Median household income

$24,896$31,386

Median home value

$48,600$52,300

Median gross rent

$556$873

Swartz

Population

4,6294,691

Median household income

$48,592$69,968

Median home value

$142,700$190,600

Median gross rent

$876$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richwood	Swartz
Under 5	5.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	11.1%
25 to 34	18.0%	18.6%
35 to 44	28.8%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.8%	10.8%
65 to 74	6.1%	6.9%
75 and over	2.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richwood	Swartz
White (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	75.8%
Black or African American	75.8%	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richwood	Swartz
No high school diploma	25.1%	10.5%
High school graduate	33.2%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richwood	Swartz
Drove alone	74.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	14.9%
Public transit	5.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richwood	Swartz
1-unit, detached	63.3%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Richwood	Swartz
Poverty rate	38.7%	14.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1991	1985