Sterlington vs Swartz

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

Sterlington 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 2,045 in Sterlington). Swartz has the higher median household income ($69,968 vs $67,986 in Sterlington). Sterlington has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $190,600 in Swartz).

Population, income & housing

	Sterlington	Swartz
Population	2,045	4,691
Median age	37.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,986	$69,968
Median home value	$193,800	$190,600
Median gross rent	$1,022	$991
Housing units	1,001	1,821
Homeownership rate	49.8%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sterlington	Swartz
Population	2,643 → 2,045 (-22.6%)	4,629 → 4,691 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$50,435 → $67,986 (+34.8%)	$48,592 → $69,968 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$104,400 → $193,800 (+85.6%)	$142,700 → $190,600 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$877 → $1,022 (+16.5%)	$876 → $991 (+13.1%)

Sterlington

Population

2,6432,045

Median household income

$50,435$67,986

Median home value

$104,400$193,800

Median gross rent

$877$1,022

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)

	Sterlington	Swartz
Under 5	4.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	24.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	11.1%
25 to 34	13.3%	18.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	5.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	18.3%	6.9%
75 and over	4.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sterlington	Swartz
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	75.8%
Black or African American	20.8%	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sterlington	Swartz
No high school diploma	10.9%	10.5%
High school graduate	34.6%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sterlington	Swartz
Drove alone	90.7%	80.6%
Carpooled	4.3%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	3.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sterlington	Swartz
1-unit, detached	50.0%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	27.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Sterlington	Swartz
Poverty rate	19.6%	14.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	2002	1985