Swisher is home to 1,182 people in Iowa. Few US cities rank higher on income. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 45% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%. Households here earn about 34% more than in Iowa as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,577, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Swisher
What changed most since 1990
Population643 → 1,182(+84%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.9% → 90.9%(−8.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants90.4% → 82.5%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)44.9%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.3%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 69 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Swisher, decade by decade
Swisher population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
643
$87,002
$151,924
12.6%
2.7
2000
813
$115,979
$225,885
26.0%
2.1
2010
879
$115,086
$242,975
18.7%
7.0
2020
914
$108,326
$244,468
35.1%
14.9
2024
1,182
$100,577
$260,300
36.1%
21.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
