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Swansea, IL

14,603 Population
6.5 square miles 2,254.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±3.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,262 ±$4,656 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $44,689 ±$304
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$84,367 ±$11,258 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $78,225 ±$675
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

8.3% ±3.5% (1,202  ±510) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 10.3% 283,828 (±0.3% / ±7,339)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

25.6 minutes ±5 (159,095  ±36,101) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 25.1 30,087,170 (±0.2 / ±245,452)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

5,587 ±376 Number of households
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,154,841 ±3,246
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.6 ±0.2 (14,408  ±556) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.4 2,753,676 (±0 / ±541)
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

4.5% ±2.3% (148  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% 32,578 (±0.2% / ±1,463)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

5,929 ±412 Number of housing units
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,267,353 ±337
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$211,700 ±$23,111 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $232,100 ±$1,247
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

9.6% ±3.3% (1,391  ±475) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 11.7% 326,459 (±0.3% / ±7,652.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

96.6% ±7.3% (9,505  ±874.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 93.3% 1,828,862 (±0.5% / ±10,486.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
43.1% ±5.6% (4,239  ±592.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 37.6% 736,151 (±0.3% / ±6,591.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.8% ±1.9% (695  ±280) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% 141,431
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

10.2% ±2.5% (1,128  ±283) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 7.3% 159,471 (±0.1% / ±2,434)
  • about double the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
1,128 Total veterans ±283 1,031 Male ±266 97 Female ±61

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