Seward vs St. John

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

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

St. John has the higher population (1,247 vs 88 in Seward). St. John has the higher median household income ($71,726 vs $51,522 in Seward). Seward has the higher median home value ($91,700 vs $90,900 in St. John).

Population, income & housing

	Seward	St. John
Population	88	1,247
Median age	43.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,522	$71,726
Median home value	$91,700	$90,900
Median gross rent	—	$832
Housing units	52	523
Homeownership rate	95.5%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seward	St. John
Population	47 → 88 (+87.2%)	1,390 → 1,247 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$39,375 → $51,522 (+30.8%)	$53,362 → $71,726 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $91,700 (+233.5%)	$74,500 → $90,900 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$666 → $832 (+24.9%)

Seward

Population

4788

Median household income

$39,375$51,522

Median home value

$27,500$91,700

St. John

Population

1,3901,247

Median household income

$53,362$71,726

Median home value

$74,500$90,900

Median gross rent

$666$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seward	St. John
Under 5	4.5%	8.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	17.2%
18 to 24	15.9%	10.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.6%
45 to 54	5.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	31.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	4.5%	9.1%
75 and over	2.3%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seward	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	75.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seward	St. John
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	56.1%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	43.9%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seward	St. John
Drove alone	82.4%	84.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seward	St. John
1-unit, detached	78.8%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Seward	St. John
Poverty rate	9.1%	15.4%
Average household size	2.00	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1963	1944