Swartz Creek

Population: 5,856
Median household income: $73,862
Median home value: $168,900

Swartz Creek is a community in Genesee County, Michigan, home to 5,856 residents. Its median household income of $73,862 runs above the Genesee County figure of $60,673.

From 2019 to 2023, Swartz Creek's population grew 5.8% from 5,535 to 5,856, while its median home value rose 42.7% from $118,400 to $168,900.

Owners occupy 69.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,856
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,862
Median home value: $168,900
Median gross rent: $995
Housing units: 2,774
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5355,856

Median household income

$52,702$73,862

Median home value

$118,400$168,900

Median gross rent

$789$995

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,535	$52,702	$118,400	$789
2020	5,535	$52,669	$119,900	$807
2021	5,839	$58,220	$125,600	$837
2022	5,865	$70,210	$156,200	$937
2023	5,856	$73,862	$168,900	$995

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over13.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	245	4.2%
5 to 17	755	12.9%
18 to 24	648	11.1%
25 to 34	696	11.9%
35 to 44	562	9.6%
45 to 54	884	15.1%
55 to 64	579	9.9%
65 to 74	681	11.6%
75 and over	806	13.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,370	91.7%
Black or African American	43	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	65	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	193	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	185	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	169	4.0%
High school graduate	1,439	34.2%
Some college or associate's	1,697	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	654	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	249	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,229	83.6%
Carpooled	92	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	323	12.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	626	26.7%
15 to 29 min	1,006	43.0%
30 to 44 min	380	16.2%
45 to 59 min	137	5.8%
60+ min	193	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 8.6% (500 of 5,832)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,692	65.2%
Nonfamily households	904	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,596	93.6%
Vacant	178	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,805	69.5%
Renter-occupied	791	30.5%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached14.6%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,623	58.5%
1-unit, attached	405	14.6%
2 to 4 units	70	2.5%
5 to 19 units	387	14.0%
20 or more units	48	1.7%
Mobile home & other	241	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2677700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9642, -83.8162