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Swartz Creek, MI
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Swartz Creek profile


Living in Swartz Creek



Swartz Creek is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,919 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Swartz Creek is the 171st largest community in Michigan.

Of important note, Swartz Creek is also a city of artists. Swartz Creek has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Swartz Creek’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Swartz Creek doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Swartz Creek citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.96% of adults in Swartz Creek have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Swartz Creek in 2018 was $42,727, which is wealthy relative to Michigan, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,908 for a family of four. However, Swartz Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Swartz Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swartz Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Swartz Creek include German, English, Irish, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Swartz Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.