Swisher

Population: 1,064
Median household income: $99,118
Median home value: $249,800

Swisher, a community in Johnson County, Iowa, has 1,064 residents. At $99,118, its median household income sits above Johnson County's $74,721.

Between 2019 and 2023, Swisher's population grew 20.0% from 887 to 1,064, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $192,700 to $249,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 26.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,064
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $99,118
Median home value: $249,800
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 390
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8871,064

Median household income

$84,167$99,118

Median home value

$192,700$249,800

Median gross rent

$775$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	887	$84,167	$192,700	$775
2020	1,054	$89,375	$201,700	$850
2021	1,118	$89,375	$208,100	$900
2022	1,126	$94,091	$241,800	$960
2023	1,064	$99,118	$249,800	$958

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	6.1%
5 to 17	277	26.0%
18 to 24	55	5.2%
25 to 34	128	12.0%
35 to 44	136	12.8%
45 to 54	167	15.7%
55 to 64	103	9.7%
65 to 74	77	7.2%
75 and over	56	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	982	92.3%
Black or African American	32	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.3%
Two or more races	19	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	1.2%
High school graduate	193	28.9%
Some college or associate's	226	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	166	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	74	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	428	78.4%
Carpooled	17	3.1%
Public transit	4	0.7%
Walked	17	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	14.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	143	30.7%
15 to 29 min	237	50.9%
30 to 44 min	64	13.7%
45 to 59 min	10	2.1%
60+ min	12	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 6.9% (73 of 1,062)

	Count	Share
Family households	251	65.7%
Nonfamily households	131	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	382	97.9%
Vacant	8	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	315	82.5%
Renter-occupied	67	17.5%

1-unit, detached83.1%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	324	83.1%
1-unit, attached	28	7.2%
2 to 4 units	36	9.2%
5 to 19 units	2	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1976890
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8446, -91.6946