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Swaledale is a Census city of 148 people across 0.25 square miles of land, in Cerro Gordo County. Median household income is $51,912, 81.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Swaledale
What Swaledale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.25 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land594 plus or minus 245
- County holding the largest share of its areaCerro Gordo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Swaledale
How many people live in Swaledale
- Population148 plus or minus 61
- Median age56.0 plus or minus 16.3
- Population under 1822 plus or minus 20
- Share under 1814.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Population 65 and over37 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Households74 plus or minus 28
- Family households35 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families47.3 percent plus or minus 18.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Swaledale
Income and work in Swaledale
- Median household income$51,912
- Per capita income$31,453 plus or minus $7,444
- Civilian labor force81 plus or minus 37
- Employed73 plus or minus 34
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate9.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over124 plus or minus 57
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent plus or minus 61.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher1.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Swaledale
Housing in Swaledale
- Housing units83 plus or minus 31
- Occupied units74 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Owner occupied60 plus or minus 22
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate81.1 percent plus or minus 42.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$62,900 plus or minus $15,186
- Single family units77 plus or minus 32
- Share single family92.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1 plus or minus 10
- Share in buildings of two or more1.2 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Swaledale
How Swaledale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute59 plus or minus 29
- Commuting under 15 minutes10 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.9 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.0 percent plus or minus 20.4
- Drove alone81.7 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home16.9 percent plus or minus 21.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Swaledale
Flood risk in Swaledale
- NFIP communityCity of Swaledale
- NFIP community number190809
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20(M)
The City of Swaledale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190809 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cerro Gordo County, not Swaledale
Cerro Gordo County context, not Swaledale figures
- Establishments in Cerro Gordo County1,357
- Covered employment, Cerro Gordo County23,531
- Average annual pay, Cerro Gordo County$54,949
- Housing units permitted, Cerro Gordo County52
Every figure in this section is published for Cerro Gordo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Swaledale.
All Cerro Gordo County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Swaledale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Swaledale, Iowa?
148, in 74 households. Swaledale city covers 0.25 square miles of land, which is 594 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Swaledale in?
Cerro Gordo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Swaledale?
$51,912. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $62,900. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Swaledale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Swaledale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Swaledale, city of, community 190809, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Swaledale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cerro Gordo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Swaledale.
Is zoning published for Swaledale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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