Swartz

Population: 4,691
Median household income: $69,968
Median home value: $190,600

Located in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Swartz is a community with a population of 4,691. Its median household income of $69,968 runs above the Ouachita Parish figure of $51,241.

Between 2019 and 2023, Swartz's population grew 1.3% from 4,629 to 4,691, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $142,700 to $190,600.

78.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,691
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $69,968
Median home value: $190,600
Median gross rent: $991
Housing units: 1,821
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6294,691

Median household income

$48,592$69,968

Median home value

$142,700$190,600

Median gross rent

$876$991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,629	$48,592	$142,700	$876
2020	5,176	$49,100	$158,900	$793
2021	4,728	$63,648	$157,400	$800
2022	4,803	$68,925	$176,900	$866
2023	4,691	$69,968	$190,600	$991

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	298	6.4%
5 to 17	741	15.8%
18 to 24	520	11.1%
25 to 34	871	18.6%
35 to 44	694	14.8%
45 to 54	473	10.1%
55 to 64	507	10.8%
65 to 74	326	6.9%
75 and over	261	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,555	75.8%
Black or African American	959	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	114	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	330	10.5%
High school graduate	764	24.4%
Some college or associate's	1,153	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	773	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	112	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,799	80.6%
Carpooled	332	14.9%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	35	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	3.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	505	23.3%
15 to 29 min	1,136	52.4%
30 to 44 min	285	13.2%
45 to 59 min	99	4.6%
60+ min	142	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 14.6% (674 of 4,627)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,051	66.9%
Nonfamily households	521	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,572	86.3%
Vacant	249	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,212	77.1%
Renter-occupied	360	22.9%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,428	78.4%
1-unit, attached	25	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	57	3.1%
Mobile home & other	311	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2274340
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.5809, -91.9869