Nikiski vs Seward

A side-by-side comparison of Nikiski and Seward: population, income, housing, and more.

Nikiski and Seward are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nikiski has the higher population (4,656 vs 2,735 in Seward). Seward has the higher median household income ($71,016 vs $63,023 in Nikiski). Nikiski has the higher median home value ($309,200 vs $290,300 in Seward).

Population, income & housing

	Nikiski	Seward
Population	4,656	2,735
Median age	37.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,023	$71,016
Median home value	$309,200	$290,300
Median gross rent	$970	$1,109
Housing units	1,893	1,196
Homeownership rate	79.5%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nikiski	Seward
Population	4,316 → 4,656 (+7.9%)	2,773 → 2,735 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$54,583 → $63,023 (+15.5%)	$73,611 → $71,016 (-3.5%)
Median home value	$214,900 → $309,200 (+43.9%)	$243,500 → $290,300 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,131 → $970 (-14.2%)	$983 → $1,109 (+12.8%)

Nikiski

Population

4,3164,656

Median household income

$54,583$63,023

Median home value

$214,900$309,200

Median gross rent

$1,131$970

Seward

Population

2,7732,735

Median household income

$73,611$71,016

Median home value

$243,500$290,300

Median gross rent

$983$1,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nikiski	Seward
Under 5	6.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	21.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	2.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	18.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	5.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.8%
75 and over	8.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nikiski	Seward
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	71.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.0%	13.7%
Asian	3.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.1%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nikiski	Seward
No high school diploma	7.5%	7.2%
High school graduate	35.7%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nikiski	Seward
Drove alone	74.6%	51.6%
Carpooled	16.3%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	17.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.4%
Worked from home	0.1%	7.9%
Other means	6.7%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nikiski	Seward
1-unit, detached	77.1%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nikiski	Seward
Poverty rate	13.9%	10.7%
Average household size	2.90	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	30	13
Median year structure built	1986	1982