Fayette vs Swanton

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

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

Swanton has the higher population (4,171 vs 1,074 in Fayette). Swanton has the higher median household income ($69,985 vs $47,500 in Fayette). Swanton has the higher median home value ($162,600 vs $92,300 in Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Swanton
Population	1,074	4,171
Median age	43.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$69,985
Median home value	$92,300	$162,600
Median gross rent	$750	$912
Housing units	518	1,737
Homeownership rate	51.8%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Swanton
Population	1,299 → 1,074 (-17.3%)	3,797 → 4,171 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$46,571 → $47,500 (+2.0%)	$64,552 → $69,985 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$69,800 → $92,300 (+32.2%)	$128,900 → $162,600 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $750 (+20.2%)	$828 → $912 (+10.1%)

Fayette

Population

1,2991,074

Median household income

$46,571$47,500

Median home value

$69,800$92,300

Median gross rent

$624$750

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)

	Fayette	Swanton
Under 5	2.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	10.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	18.9%	17.0%
45 to 54	17.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.4%
75 and over	8.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Swanton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Swanton
No high school diploma	12.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	56.8%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Swanton
Drove alone	67.9%	86.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	18.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	3.9%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Swanton
1-unit, detached	62.0%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	24.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	8.6%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Swanton
Poverty rate	24.2%	7.7%
Average household size	2.10	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1964	1963