Sobieski vs Swanville

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

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

Swanville has the higher population (241 vs 187 in Sobieski). Sobieski has the higher median household income ($80,417 vs $58,750 in Swanville). Sobieski has the higher median home value ($165,200 vs $151,300 in Swanville).

Population, income & housing

	Sobieski	Swanville
Population	187	241
Median age	37.8 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,417	$58,750
Median home value	$165,200	$151,300
Median gross rent	—	$656
Housing units	83	146
Homeownership rate	91.0%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sobieski	Swanville
Population	194 → 187 (-3.6%)	293 → 241 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$55,313 → $80,417 (+45.4%)	$49,000 → $58,750 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $165,200 (+38.6%)	$115,800 → $151,300 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$595 → $656 (+10.3%)

Sobieski

Population

194187

Median household income

$55,313$80,417

Median home value

$119,200$165,200

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)

	Sobieski	Swanville
Under 5	6.4%	0.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	11.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	7.5%	7.5%
45 to 54	16.0%	18.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	24.9%
75 and over	3.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sobieski	Swanville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	5.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sobieski	Swanville
No high school diploma	8.5%	3.0%
High school graduate	40.8%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sobieski	Swanville
Drove alone	84.0%	89.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sobieski	Swanville
1-unit, detached	94.0%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Sobieski	Swanville
Poverty rate	4.8%	10.8%
Average household size	2.40	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	35	25
Median year structure built	1966	1967