Motley vs Swanville

A side-by-side comparison of Motley and Swanville: population, income, housing, and more.

Motley and Swanville are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Motley has the higher population (593 vs 241 in Swanville). Swanville has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $43,281 in Motley). Swanville has the higher median home value ($151,300 vs $128,300 in Motley).

Population, income & housing

	Motley	Swanville
Population	593	241
Median age	50.4 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$58,750
Median home value	$128,300	$151,300
Median gross rent	$661	$656
Housing units	346	146
Homeownership rate	60.3%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Motley	Swanville
Population	610 → 593 (-2.8%)	293 → 241 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $43,281 (+33.2%)	$49,000 → $58,750 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$103,100 → $128,300 (+24.4%)	$115,800 → $151,300 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $661 (+3.3%)	$595 → $656 (+10.3%)

Motley

Population

610593

Median household income

$32,500$43,281

Median home value

$103,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$640$661

Swanville

Population

293241

Median household income

$49,000$58,750

Median home value

$115,800$151,300

Median gross rent

$595$656

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Motley	Swanville
Under 5	3.0%	0.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	10.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	14.7%	18.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	17.2%	24.9%
75 and over	12.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Motley	Swanville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	3.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Motley	Swanville
No high school diploma	10.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	45.8%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Motley	Swanville
Drove alone	73.3%	89.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	4.2%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Motley	Swanville
1-unit, detached	50.6%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	14.4%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Motley	Swanville
Poverty rate	10.1%	10.8%
Average household size	1.86	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1981	1967