Swift County, Minnesota

Swift County has a population of 9,748 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $161,400, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $60,412.

Home price
$161,400
Income
$60,412
Population
9,748
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$161,400county
Median gross rent$920county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198070.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$768county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,285county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$60,412county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate12.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.5%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.4%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$82,053county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.86%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service78 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14134county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station75 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.9%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1767county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible41.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.2%county
Frequent mental distress14.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,748county
Land area in square miles742county
People per square mile of land13.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract25.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.5%county
Share of households that are one person32.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.0%county
Second languages5.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls68.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents274county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in191county
Households that moved away220county
Average income of arriving households$44,995county
Average income of departing households$60,245county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year34county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings70.6%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing156 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 6county
Average first fall frostOct 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$184county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,320 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.5%county
Homes heated by propane31.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband84.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk36.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.8county
Landslide risk26.5county
Hail risk66.8county
Earthquake risk8.8county
Tornado risk28.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk61.8county
Winter weather risk68.5county
Strong wind risk43.3county
Wildfire risk46.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Swift County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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