Swaledale is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), all land.

There were 82 housing units at an average density of 329.3 per square mile (127.2/km2).

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.0% of the population.

There were 83 housing units at an average density of 332.0 per square mile (128.2/km2).

32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 83 housing units at an average density of 325.8 per square mile (125.8/km2).

30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 4.2% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.