COMPARING TWO PLACES
Swaledale vs Austin
PLACE A
Swaledale, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Austin, Texas
Swaledale is 100% smaller than Austin. Austin earns more, with a median household income $41,746 higher. Austin has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -13%).
SWALEDALEAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population1371,002,632−100% vs Austin
Population density5503,072−2,522
Population growth-12.7%21.7%−34.4 pts
Median age56.034.7+21.3
Male59.5%51.3%+8.1 pts
Female40.5%48.7%−8.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%18.7%−18.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%47.0%+38.8 pts
Black0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%31.9%−31.9 pts
Asian0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Other14.2%4.9%+9.3 pts
Median household income$51,912$93,658−$41,746
Per capita income$31,453$62,862−$31,409
Poverty rate4.7%12.0%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3190.486−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher1.6%59.6%−57.9 pts
Graduate degree0.8%23.0%−22.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%4.7%+5.2 pts
Labor force participation60.9%75.2%−14.3 pts
Median home value$62,900$555,300−$492,400
Median gross rent$604$1,729−$1,125
Owner-occupied81.1%43.4%+37.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%5.6%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.3%−46.3 pts
Average commute23.523.7−0.2
Worked from home16.9%30.7%−13.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured11.5%12.4%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025