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Swisher, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Swisher is a Census city of 1,182 people across 0.93 square miles of land, in Johnson County. Median household income is $100,577, 82.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Swisher
What Swisher is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,266 plus or minus 274
- County holding the largest share of its areaJohnson 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.
Swisher
How many people live in Swisher
- Population1,182 plus or minus 256
- Median age36.2
- Population under 18407 plus or minus 109
- Share under 1834.4 percent
- Population 65 and over154 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent
- Households418
- Family households266 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families63.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Swisher
Income and work in Swisher
- Median household income$100,577
- Per capita income$37,646
- Civilian labor force583 plus or minus 122
- Employed575 plus or minus 122
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over723
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.3 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Swisher
- Housing units419
- Occupied units418
- Vacant units1 plus or minus 4
- Vacancy rate0.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied345
- Renter occupied73 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate82.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$260,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,114
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.3 percent
- Single family units387
- Share single family92.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more7.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Swisher
How Swisher gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute469
- Commuting under 15 minutes118 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more108 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home15.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Swisher
Flood risk in Swisher
- NFIP communityCity of Swisher
- NFIP community number190810
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/26/25
The City of Swisher participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190810 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.
Johnson County, not Swisher
Johnson County context, not Swisher figures
- Establishments in Johnson County3,490
- Covered employment, Johnson County83,750
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$64,363
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County714
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Swisher.
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.
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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
Swisher questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Swisher, Iowa?
1,182, in 418 households. Swisher city covers 0.93 square miles of land, which is 1,266 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Swisher in?
Johnson 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 Swisher?
$100,577. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $260,300. Median gross rent is $1,114 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Swisher in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Swisher appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Swisher, city of, community 190810, 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 Swisher figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Johnson 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 Swisher.
Is zoning published for Swisher?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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