Swift County, Minnesota

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,787
Median household income: $62,601
Median home value: $147,100

Home to 9,787 residents, Swift County is one of Minnesota's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $62,601 is below the Minnesota median ($87,556).

Between 2019 and 2023, Swift County's population grew 4.6% from 9,359 to 9,787, while its median household income rose 21.3% from $51,620 to $62,601.

10.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,787
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $62,601
Median home value: $147,100
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 4,697
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3599,787

Median household income

$51,620$62,601

Median home value

$104,100$147,100

Median gross rent

$656$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,359	$51,620	$104,100	$656
2020	9,329	$53,457	$113,000	$684
2021	9,810	$53,664	$114,500	$711
2022	9,806	$58,362	$132,400	$823
2023	9,787	$62,601	$147,100	$900

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	546	5.6%
5 to 17	1,744	17.8%
18 to 24	754	7.7%
25 to 34	960	9.8%
35 to 44	1,114	11.4%
45 to 54	1,032	10.5%
55 to 64	1,339	13.7%
65 to 74	1,191	12.2%
75 and over	1,107	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,481	86.7%
Black or African American	67	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	72	0.7%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	451	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	671	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	371	5.5%
High school graduate	2,216	32.9%
Some college or associate's	2,608	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,292	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	256	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,413	76.9%
Carpooled	306	6.9%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	326	7.3%
Bicycle	37	0.8%
Worked from home	324	7.3%
Other means	29	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,075	50.4%
15 to 29 min	957	23.3%
30 to 44 min	677	16.5%
45 to 59 min	159	3.9%
60+ min	245	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 10.8% (1,041 of 9,609)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,675	64.7%
Nonfamily households	1,459	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,134	88.0%
Vacant	563	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,072	74.3%
Renter-occupied	1,062	25.7%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,775	80.4%
1-unit, attached	100	2.1%
2 to 4 units	177	3.8%
5 to 19 units	271	5.8%
20 or more units	265	5.6%
Mobile home & other	109	2.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 27151
State: Minnesota
Land area: 742 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 45.2758, -95.6901