COMPARING TWO PLACES
Swan vs Pleasant Hill
PLACE A
Swan, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Pleasant Hill, Tennessee
Swan is 85% smaller than Pleasant Hill. Pleasant Hill earns more, with a median household income $6,545 higher. Swan has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -4%).
SWANPLEASANT HILLDIFFERENCE
Total population79542−85% vs Pleasant Hill
Population density128333−204
Population growth5.6%-4.1%+9.6 pts
Median age58.164.9−6.8
Male63.6%53.3%+10.3 pts
Female36.4%46.7%−10.3 pts
Foreign-born3.6%1.9%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%89.1%+1.8 pts
Black3.6%1.8%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.5%9.1%−3.7 pts
Median household income$44,861$51,406−$6,545
Per capita income$39,833$29,306+$10,527
Poverty rate10.9%14.9%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.434−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%43.9%−26.2 pts
Graduate degree8.9%28.3%−19.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Labor force participation70.0%38.4%+31.6 pts
Median home value$95,000$175,000−$80,000
Median gross rent$925$1,261−$336
Owner-occupied100.0%76.4%+23.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%24.1%−24.1 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%52.7%+47.3 pts
Average commute33.625.2+8.4
Worked from home17.1%6.9%+10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025