Township · Indiana

Swan Township, Indiana

Swan Township, township, in Noble County, Indiana. Swan Township had 2,327 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,318 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,832 (±380). GEOID 1811374474.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,327

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,318 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,832 ±380

Median household income

$112,056

±$17,185 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$325,200

±$65,641 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

not published


Indiana: $1,062

Where is Swan Township and what county is it in?

Swan Township is a township in Noble County, Indiana. It covers 36.1 square miles of land, 64 residents per square mile in 2020.

Swan Township is in the Kendallville, IN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Swan Township (marked with a dot) in Noble County, Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Swan Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,327 people lived in Swan Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 2,318 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,832 (±380).

  • July 2020→2021 −3 (2,302)
  • 2021→2022 −7 (2,295)
  • 2022→2023 +12 (2,307)
  • 2023→2024 +21 (2,328)
  • 2024→2025 −1 (2,327)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureSwan TownshipNoble CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,832±38047,4956,851,073−802
Households715±15618,1792,716,009−327
Average household size2.56±0.282.572.46no clear change
Housing units811±17120,2972,976,568−231

Swan Township's population since 2000

From 2,337 in 2000 to 2,327 in 2025: down 0.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Swan Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 2,337
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,338
  • 2010 Census 2,399
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,380
  • 2020 Census 2,318
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,327

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Swan Township?

The median resident of Swan Township is 48.9 years old; 15.3% are under 18 and 21.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.6%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 2.0%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureSwan TownshipNoble CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median age48.9±5.239.438.1no clear change
Under 18 years15.3%±4.9 pts24.3%23.3%–
65 years and over21.8%±6.7 pts17.1%16.8%–
Male49.2%±5.9 pts50.2%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±2.0 pts11.3%8.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic94.6%±4.0 pts85.1%75.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic2.0%±3.2 pts0.3%9.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.7%±1.3 pts0.6%2.6%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.0 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.0 pts0.2%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.0%±1.6 pts2.2%3.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.8%±1.2 pts0.3%0.4%–
Born outside the United States2.0%±2.4 pts6.0%6.3%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.9%±1.4 pts15.7%10.3%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)8.8%±3.9 pts6.3%6.3%–
With a disability18.1%±7.2 pts12.8%14.2%–
No health insurance coverage6.1%±4.5 pts12.6%7.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.6%±3.6 pts83.2%90.4%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)28.4%±8.3 pts18.8%29.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)13.1%±6.9 pts6.7%10.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.7%±4.1 pts89.2%87.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.8%±1.2 pts1.0%2.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Swan Township earn?

Half of Swan Township's 715 households earn less than $112,056 a year (±$17,185), against $71,723 in Noble County and $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 the median was $77,432 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $34,624 after inflation.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureSwan TownshipNoble CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$112,056±$17,185$71,723$71,957+$34,624
Mean household income$112,767±$16,995$86,740$95,247–
Per capita income$45,096±$5,659$34,118$38,351no clear change
People below the poverty line0.7%±1.2 pts9.2%12.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±12.5 pts10.5%16.0%–
Households receiving SNAP4.8%±7.1 pts5.1%9.1%–
Households with a computer99.0%±1.9 pts90.5%94.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription95.0%±4.9 pts86.3%89.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Swan Township?

Owners occupy 92.4% of Swan Township's occupied homes and renters 7.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $325,200 by its owner (±$65,641).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureSwan TownshipNoble CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$325,200±$65,641$196,800$218,200+$83,984
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent61.8%±61.8 pts25.3%38.9%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,684±$437$1,271$1,404–
Owner-occupied homes92.4%±6.0 pts77.1%70.6%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes7.6%±6.0 pts22.9%29.4%–
Housing units811±17120,2972,976,568−231
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±5.3 pts1.4%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate50.0%±50.0 pts7.9%5.6%–
Single-family detached homes89.1%±7.9 pts78.1%72.6%–
Mobile homes10.9%±7.9 pts7.1%4.4%–
Built 2020 or later5.4%±5.2 pts2.1%1.7%–
Built 2010 to 201915.9%±7.4 pts6.5%8.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier16.9%±10.0 pts25.3%16.0%–
Households with no vehicle1.5%±2.5 pts10.1%6.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Swan Township work and get to work?

74.7% of Swan Township's workers drive alone and 14.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 18.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureSwan TownshipNoble CountyIndianaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)62.2%±8.4 pts62.9%63.8%–
Unemployment rate0.0%±3.6 pts3.2%4.3%–
Drove alone to work74.7%±9.9 pts77.8%76.3%–
Carpooled7.1%±6.6 pts13.5%9.1%–
Public transportation0.0%±3.7 pts0.1%0.6%–
Walked4.1%±6.0 pts1.7%1.9%–
Worked from home14.0%±7.8 pts4.6%10.7%–
Mean travel time to work18.7 min±2.526.1 min24.1 min−7.8 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Swan Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Swan Township; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Swan Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Swan Township
Tract 9725Noble County6,299 $95,982 $237,00044%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Swan Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Swan Township compare with other places in Indiana?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Swan Township is the 4,337th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 427th-most populous of 1,001 in Indiana.

Swan Township ranks 58th of 1,072 places in Indiana with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Swan Township's rank in Indiana (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate427th1,001
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)578th1,056
Residents per square mile778th1,088
Median household income58th1,072
Per capita income160th1,087
Median home value72nd1,075
Bachelor's degree or higher250th1,029
Median age131st1,083
Owner-occupied share168th1,087
Work from home109th595
Travel time to work1,006th1,088

Swan Township's figures with every place in Indiana (CSV)

Every place in Indiana, sortable · Compare Swan Township with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Swan Township?

25 of the 56 figures for Swan Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Swan Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.