Swanton vs Wauseon

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

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

Wauseon has the higher population (7,387 vs 4,171 in Swanton). Wauseon has the higher median household income ($74,337 vs $69,985 in Swanton). Swanton has the higher median home value ($162,600 vs $143,400 in Wauseon).

Population, income & housing

	Swanton	Wauseon
Population	4,171	7,387
Median age	40.2 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,985	$74,337
Median home value	$162,600	$143,400
Median gross rent	$912	$814
Housing units	1,737	2,938
Homeownership rate	72.7%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swanton	Wauseon
Population	3,797 → 4,171 (+9.8%)	7,413 → 7,387 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$64,552 → $69,985 (+8.4%)	$54,774 → $74,337 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$128,900 → $162,600 (+26.1%)	$127,800 → $143,400 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$828 → $912 (+10.1%)	$813 → $814 (+0.1%)

Swanton

Population

3,7974,171

Median household income

$64,552$69,985

Median home value

$128,900$162,600

Median gross rent

$828$912

Wauseon

Population

7,4137,387

Median household income

$54,774$74,337

Median home value

$127,800$143,400

Median gross rent

$813$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swanton	Wauseon
Under 5	7.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	22.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	17.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.2%
75 and over	9.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swanton	Wauseon
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swanton	Wauseon
No high school diploma	8.5%	6.3%
High school graduate	33.5%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swanton	Wauseon
Drove alone	86.4%	94.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	4.6%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	1.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swanton	Wauseon
1-unit, detached	73.7%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Swanton	Wauseon
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1963	1972