Swanton vs Western

A side-by-side comparison of Swanton and Western: population, income, housing, and more.

Swanton and Western are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Western has the higher population (232 vs 135 in Swanton). Swanton has the higher median household income ($70,417 vs $46,667 in Western). Swanton has the higher median home value ($82,500 vs $61,700 in Western).

Population, income & housing

	Swanton	Western
Population	135	232
Median age	35.3 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,417	$46,667
Median home value	$82,500	$61,700
Median gross rent	—	$596
Housing units	65	116
Homeownership rate	75.9%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swanton	Western
Population	81 → 135 (+66.7%)	252 → 232 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$59,500 → $70,417 (+18.3%)	$38,750 → $46,667 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$70,500 → $82,500 (+17.0%)	$46,400 → $61,700 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$614 → $596 (-2.9%)

Swanton

Population

81135

Median household income

$59,500$70,417

Median home value

$70,500$82,500

Western

Population

252232

Median household income

$38,750$46,667

Median home value

$46,400$61,700

Median gross rent

$614$596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swanton	Western
Under 5	8.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	25.9%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	8.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	28.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	5.9%	9.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	15.1%
75 and over	1.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swanton	Western
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	93.5%
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%	5.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swanton	Western
No high school diploma	9.6%	10.4%
High school graduate	19.3%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	54.2%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swanton	Western
Drove alone	79.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	17.2%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swanton	Western
1-unit, detached	96.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Swanton	Western
Poverty rate	8.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1945	1938