Swanton vs Wilber

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

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

Wilber has the higher population (2,178 vs 135 in Swanton). Wilber has the higher median household income ($80,227 vs $70,417 in Swanton). Wilber has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $82,500 in Swanton).

Population, income & housing

	Swanton	Wilber
Population	135	2,178
Median age	35.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,417	$80,227
Median home value	$82,500	$154,700
Median gross rent	—	$815
Housing units	65	797
Homeownership rate	75.9%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swanton	Wilber
Population	81 → 135 (+66.7%)	1,880 → 2,178 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$59,500 → $70,417 (+18.3%)	$52,214 → $80,227 (+53.7%)
Median home value	$70,500 → $82,500 (+17.0%)	$119,000 → $154,700 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$631 → $815 (+29.2%)

Swanton

Population

81135

Median household income

$59,500$70,417

Median home value

$70,500$82,500

Wilber

Population

1,8802,178

Median household income

$52,214$80,227

Median home value

$119,000$154,700

Median gross rent

$631$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swanton	Wilber
Under 5	8.9%	9.7%
5 to 17	25.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	28.9%	16.2%
45 to 54	7.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	5.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.9%
75 and over	1.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swanton	Wilber
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	66.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swanton	Wilber
No high school diploma	9.6%	17.3%
High school graduate	19.3%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	54.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swanton	Wilber
Drove alone	79.7%	87.8%
Carpooled	17.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swanton	Wilber
1-unit, detached	96.9%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Swanton	Wilber
Poverty rate	8.1%	8.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1945	1953