Banks Lake South vs Schwana

A side-by-side comparison of Banks Lake South and Schwana: population, income, housing, and more.

Banks Lake South and Schwana are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Schwana has the higher population (352 vs 216 in Banks Lake South). Schwana has the higher median household income ($90,592 vs $42,917 in Banks Lake South). Since 2019, Banks Lake South's population has grown faster (+47.9% vs -47.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Banks Lake South	Schwana
Population	216	352
Median age	48.6 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,917	$90,592
Median home value	$252,400	—
Housing units	102	120
Homeownership rate	82.8%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Banks Lake South	Schwana
Population	146 → 216 (+47.9%)	669 → 352 (-47.4%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $42,917 (+22.6%)	$66,410 → $90,592 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$222,500 → $252,400 (+13.4%)	—

Banks Lake South

Population

146216

Median household income

$35,000$42,917

Median home value

$222,500$252,400

Schwana

Population

669352

Median household income

$66,410$90,592

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Banks Lake South	Schwana
Under 5	1.4%	9.4%
5 to 17	14.4%	19.3%
18 to 24	26.4%	16.2%
25 to 34	6.0%	16.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.9%	3.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	25.3%
65 to 74	20.4%	0.0%
75 and over	9.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Banks Lake South	Schwana
White (non-Hispanic)	69.4%	34.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	65.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Banks Lake South	Schwana
No high school diploma	4.0%	32.0%
High school graduate	26.4%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	56.8%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Banks Lake South	Schwana
Drove alone	80.5%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	17.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Banks Lake South	Schwana
1-unit, detached	39.2%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60.8%	59.2%

Poverty & households

	Banks Lake South	Schwana
Poverty rate	10.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	4.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1993	1972