Moving to Swisher, Iowa

Population: 813. Estimated population in July 2024: 796 (-2.1% change)
Males: 411 (50.6%), Females: 402 (49.4%)

Johnson County

Zip code: 52338

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $63,667
Median house value: $122,900

Population by Race

Races in Swisher:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Ancestries: German (48.0%), Czech (21.2%), Irish (18.0%), United States (6.2%), English (5.4%), Norwegian (4.1%).

Elevation: 791 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Swisher, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Swisher

  • High school or higher: 95.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 0.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Swisher city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+27.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Swisher:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Swisher:

  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 3 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 69 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 73 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Swisher:

  • AMANA (about 13 miles; AMANA, IA; Abbreviation: C11)
  • MARION (about 18 miles; MARION, IA; Abbreviation: C17)
  • IOWA CITY MUNI (about 19 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Abbreviation: IOW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swisher:

  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 17 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 61 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 81 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)