Pipestone County vs Swift County

A side-by-side comparison of Pipestone County and Swift County: population, income, housing, and more.

Pipestone County and Swift County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swift County has the higher population (9,787 vs 9,352 in Pipestone County). Pipestone County has the higher median household income ($66,073 vs $62,601 in Swift County). Swift County has the higher median home value ($147,100 vs $126,700 in Pipestone County).

Population, income & housing

	Pipestone County	Swift County
Population	9,352	9,787
Median age	39.8 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,073	$62,601
Median home value	$126,700	$147,100
Median gross rent	$731	$900
Housing units	4,316	4,697
Homeownership rate	81.5%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pipestone County	Swift County
Population	9,191 → 9,352 (+1.8%)	9,359 → 9,787 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $66,073 (+24.9%)	$51,620 → $62,601 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $126,700 (+29.9%)	$104,100 → $147,100 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $731 (+23.9%)	$656 → $900 (+37.2%)

Pipestone County

Population

9,1919,352

Median household income

$52,917$66,073

Median home value

$97,500$126,700

Median gross rent

$590$731

Swift County

Population

9,3599,787

Median household income

$51,620$62,601

Median home value

$104,100$147,100

Median gross rent

$656$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pipestone County	Swift County
Under 5	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.2%
75 and over	9.9%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pipestone County	Swift County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	86.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pipestone County	Swift County
No high school diploma	7.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	34.7%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pipestone County	Swift County
Drove alone	78.0%	76.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.4%	7.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pipestone County	Swift County
1-unit, detached	86.6%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	4.5%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Pipestone County	Swift County
Poverty rate	11.4%	10.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1958	1959