About Swisher

Swisher is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,856 people and just one neighborhood, Swisher is the 145th largest community in Iowa.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Swisher is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Swisher is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Swisher who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.35%), management occupations (11.45%), and sales jobs (9.19%).

Also of interest is that Swisher has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Swisher is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Swisher's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Swisher is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Swisher isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.9% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Swisher does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Swisher Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Swisher citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.95% of adults in Swisher have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Swisher in 2000 was $28,989, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,956 for a family of four. However, Swisher contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Swisher home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Swisher is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Swisher include German, Czech, Irish, English, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Swisher is English.