Barryville vs Swan Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Barryville and Swan Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Barryville and Swan Lake are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barryville has the higher population (239 vs 211 in Swan Lake). Barryville has the higher median home value ($292,000 vs $184,400 in Swan Lake). Since 2019, Barryville's population has grown faster (+27.1% vs -14.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Barryville	Swan Lake
Population	239	211
Median age	45.7 yrs	62.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,176
Median home value	$292,000	$184,400
Median gross rent	$858	$1,427
Housing units	182	521
Homeownership rate	77.8%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barryville	Swan Lake
Population	188 → 239 (+27.1%)	248 → 211 (-14.9%)
Median household income	—	$34,185 → $61,176 (+79.0%)
Median home value	$277,900 → $292,000 (+5.1%)	$111,800 → $184,400 (+64.9%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $858 (+0.5%)	$1,266 → $1,427 (+12.7%)

Barryville

Population

188239

Median home value

$277,900$292,000

Median gross rent

$854$858

Swan Lake

Population

248211

Median household income

$34,185$61,176

Median home value

$111,800$184,400

Median gross rent

$1,266$1,427

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barryville	Swan Lake
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	2.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.8%	17.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	26.4%	5.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	37.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	24.6%
75 and over	5.9%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barryville	Swan Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	64.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	19.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barryville	Swan Lake
No high school diploma	21.2%	19.0%
High school graduate	7.8%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barryville	Swan Lake
Drove alone	69.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barryville	Swan Lake
1-unit, detached	68.1%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Barryville	Swan Lake
Poverty rate	6.7%	10.9%
Average household size	1.69	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1938	1983