Archbold vs Swanton

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

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

Archbold has the higher population (4,369 vs 4,171 in Swanton). Swanton has the higher median household income ($69,985 vs $68,634 in Archbold). Archbold has the higher median home value ($175,500 vs $162,600 in Swanton).

Population, income & housing

	Archbold	Swanton
Population	4,369	4,171
Median age	47.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,634	$69,985
Median home value	$175,500	$162,600
Median gross rent	$734	$912
Housing units	1,883	1,737
Homeownership rate	71.9%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archbold	Swanton
Population	4,468 → 4,369 (-2.2%)	3,797 → 4,171 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$59,639 → $68,634 (+15.1%)	$64,552 → $69,985 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$144,900 → $175,500 (+21.1%)	$128,900 → $162,600 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $734 (+16.1%)	$828 → $912 (+10.1%)

Archbold

Population

4,4684,369

Median household income

$59,639$68,634

Median home value

$144,900$175,500

Median gross rent

$632$734

Swanton

Population

3,7974,171

Median household income

$64,552$69,985

Median home value

$128,900$162,600

Median gross rent

$828$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archbold	Swanton
Under 5	4.8%	7.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	9.7%	17.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	17.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.4%
75 and over	12.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archbold	Swanton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	90.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archbold	Swanton
No high school diploma	4.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	37.7%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archbold	Swanton
Drove alone	93.4%	86.4%
Carpooled	2.4%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	0.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.8%
Worked from home	2.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archbold	Swanton
1-unit, detached	67.6%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Archbold	Swanton
Poverty rate	4.1%	7.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1967	1963