Swartz vs West Monroe

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

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

West Monroe has the higher population (12,837 vs 4,691 in Swartz). Swartz has the higher median household income ($69,968 vs $46,663 in West Monroe). Swartz has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $174,400 in West Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Swartz	West Monroe
Population	4,691	12,837
Median age	33.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,968	$46,663
Median home value	$190,600	$174,400
Median gross rent	$991	$815
Housing units	1,821	6,240
Homeownership rate	77.1%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swartz	West Monroe
Population	4,629 → 4,691 (+1.3%)	12,583 → 12,837 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$48,592 → $69,968 (+44.0%)	$34,454 → $46,663 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$142,700 → $190,600 (+33.6%)	$133,100 → $174,400 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$876 → $991 (+13.1%)	$744 → $815 (+9.5%)

Swartz

Population

4,6294,691

Median household income

$48,592$69,968

Median home value

$142,700$190,600

Median gross rent

$876$991

West Monroe

Population

12,58312,837

Median household income

$34,454$46,663

Median home value

$133,100$174,400

Median gross rent

$744$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swartz	West Monroe
Under 5	6.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.6%	16.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	6.3%
75 and over	5.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swartz	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	47.9%
Black or African American	20.4%	39.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swartz	West Monroe
No high school diploma	10.5%	14.9%
High school graduate	24.4%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swartz	West Monroe
Drove alone	80.6%	85.1%
Carpooled	14.9%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swartz	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	78.4%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Swartz	West Monroe
Poverty rate	14.6%	26.9%
Average household size	2.98	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1985	1976