2020 census As of the
2020 census, there were 3,744 people, 1,360 households, and 755 families residing in the town. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. Of households in Swansboro, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.1% were married-couple households, 14.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,821 housing units, of which 14.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,426 people, 655 households, and 419 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 770 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 90.18%
White, 4.63%
African American, 0.21%
Native American, 0.77%
Asian, 0.91% from
other races, and 3.30% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.81% of the population. There were 655 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were
married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.72. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,740, and the median income for a family was $45,357. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $25,556 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $19,625. About 10.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==