Swan TownshipIN
A town of 2,327, settled in 1838.
Is Swan Township a good place to live?
Swan Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for incomes. Only 26 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on incomes. On civic life, just 39 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns do worse. Swan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Swan Township stand out
Where Swan Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Swan Township for work
Where Swan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Swan Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Swan Township is from typical.
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Moving to Swan Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Swan Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Swan Township.
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, fewer of Swan Township’s residents live below the poverty line
0.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Swan Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Swan Township’s median household income is $112,000. Jobs based in Swan Township grew to 303 in 2023, 58 more than in 2013.
| Swan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 50% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide). At 48.9 years, Swan Township’s median age is above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 22% of Swan Township residents are 65 or older.
| Swan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Swan Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Low risk in Swan Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Swan Township since 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Swan Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Swan Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Swan Township is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Swan Township beats the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of adults feel lonely in Swan Township.
| Swan Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Swan Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Swan Township. Close and well known come first.
11 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
15 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo28 mi Theme parkFun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo
17 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
18 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
32 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential MuseumPhoto credits
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain
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Everything we know about Swan Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Swan Township
About 4 of every 100 Swan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Swan Township
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Swan is an unincorporated community in Swan Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 883 ft
Swan Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Swan Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Green Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
| Allen Township | #201 | B+ | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Eel River Township | #114 | A− | B− | — | A | B |
| Butler Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| Keyser Township | #311 | B | A | — | B− | C |
Swan Township, Green Township and Butler Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Swan Township, Green Township, Allen Township, Eel River Township, Butler Township and Keyser Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Swan Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Swan Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Swan Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.