Seward

Population: 2,735
Median household income: $71,016
Median home value: $290,300

Located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Seward is a community with a population of 2,735. At $71,016, its median household income sits below Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Seward's population declined 1.4% from 2,773 to 2,735, while its median home value rose 19.2% from $243,500 to $290,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.8% of the population. 51.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,735
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,016
Median home value: $290,300
Median gross rent: $1,109
Housing units: 1,196
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7732,735

Median household income

$73,611$71,016

Median home value

$243,500$290,300

Median gross rent

$983$1,109

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,773	$73,611	$243,500	$983
2020	2,812	$74,110	$251,700	$989
2021	2,614	$75,050	$241,600	$955
2022	2,768	$77,850	$271,000	$1,125
2023	2,735	$71,016	$290,300	$1,109

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	4.4%
5 to 17	468	17.1%
18 to 24	67	2.4%
25 to 34	502	18.4%
35 to 44	443	16.2%
45 to 54	271	9.9%
55 to 64	346	12.7%
65 to 74	351	12.8%
75 and over	166	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,965	71.8%
Black or African American	69	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	375	13.7%
Asian	23	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	1.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	176	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149	7.2%
High school graduate	787	37.9%
Some college or associate's	376	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	408	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	359	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone51.6%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.5%

Bicycle5.4%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	518	51.6%
Carpooled	140	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	176	17.5%
Bicycle	54	5.4%
Worked from home	79	7.9%
Other means	36	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	639	69.2%
15 to 29 min	184	19.9%
30 to 44 min	62	6.7%
45 to 59 min	27	2.9%
60+ min	12	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 10.7% (229 of 2,148)

	Count	Share
Family households	530	53.4%
Nonfamily households	462	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	992	82.9%
Vacant	204	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	681	68.6%
Renter-occupied	311	31.4%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	846	70.7%
1-unit, attached	64	5.4%
2 to 4 units	89	7.4%
5 to 19 units	197	16.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0268560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 7.93 sq mi
Center point: 60.1248, -149.3916