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Swisher, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Swisher, Iowa (Swisher, IA — Census place “Swisher city”) is 1,064 residents, ranking #273 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $99,118, the median home is worth $249,800 and median gross rent runs $958 a month. Looking for the Swisher Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Swisher, IA: 52338.
- Population
- 1,064Swisher city residents
- Median household income
- $99,118Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $249,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $958Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.5%Owner-occupied households
Swisher ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Swisher.
The Swisher IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Swisher city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Swisher city median would spend about 11.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 82.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Swisher city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Swisher city is a small town in Iowa, with 1,064 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #273 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 73% of them. The median age here is 35.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Swisher city earn a median of $99,118 a year, 26.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 46% above the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 6.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Swisher city is valued at $249,800, 17.7% below the national figure and 60% above the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $958 a month, 31.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,496 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 82.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Iowa.
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- George city 1,049
- Winthrop city 1,081
- Fredericksburg city 1,040
- Eddyville city 1,085
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Swisher city?
- Swisher city has 1,064 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #273 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in Swisher city?
- Median household income in Swisher city is $99,118 a year, 26.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Swisher city?
- Median gross rent is $958 a month and the median home value is $249,800, so rent absorbs about 11.6% of median household income.
- Is Swisher city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Swisher city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Swisher city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.