Davison vs Swartz Creek

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

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

Swartz Creek has the higher population (5,856 vs 5,082 in Davison). Swartz Creek has the higher median household income ($73,862 vs $50,450 in Davison). Swartz Creek has the higher median home value ($168,900 vs $166,100 in Davison).

Population, income & housing

	Davison	Swartz Creek
Population	5,082	5,856
Median age	43.3 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,450	$73,862
Median home value	$166,100	$168,900
Median gross rent	$858	$995
Housing units	2,582	2,774
Homeownership rate	47.9%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davison	Swartz Creek
Population	4,937 → 5,082 (+2.9%)	5,535 → 5,856 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$48,534 → $50,450 (+3.9%)	$52,702 → $73,862 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$116,600 → $166,100 (+42.5%)	$118,400 → $168,900 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $858 (+16.6%)	$789 → $995 (+26.1%)

Davison

Population

4,9375,082

Median household income

$48,534$50,450

Median home value

$116,600$166,100

Median gross rent

$736$858

Swartz Creek

Population

5,5355,856

Median household income

$52,702$73,862

Median home value

$118,400$168,900

Median gross rent

$789$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davison	Swartz Creek
Under 5	4.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.4%	12.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	11.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	15.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.6%
75 and over	8.0%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davison	Swartz Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davison	Swartz Creek
No high school diploma	8.6%	4.0%
High school graduate	27.5%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davison	Swartz Creek
Drove alone	77.7%	83.6%
Carpooled	12.2%	3.5%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	12.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davison	Swartz Creek
1-unit, detached	51.0%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	14.0%
20 or more units	23.6%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Davison	Swartz Creek
Poverty rate	16.2%	8.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1968	1976