Seward vs Stafford

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

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

Stafford has the higher population (680 vs 88 in Seward). Seward has the higher median household income ($51,522 vs $38,424 in Stafford). Seward has the higher median home value ($91,700 vs $64,800 in Stafford).

Population, income & housing

	Seward	Stafford
Population	88	680
Median age	43.5 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,522	$38,424
Median home value	$91,700	$64,800
Median gross rent	—	$491
Housing units	52	495
Homeownership rate	95.5%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seward	Stafford
Population	47 → 88 (+87.2%)	939 → 680 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$39,375 → $51,522 (+30.8%)	$29,492 → $38,424 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $91,700 (+233.5%)	$36,900 → $64,800 (+75.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$539 → $491 (-8.9%)

Seward

Population

4788

Median household income

$39,375$51,522

Median home value

$27,500$91,700

Stafford

Population

939680

Median household income

$29,492$38,424

Median home value

$36,900$64,800

Median gross rent

$539$491

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seward	Stafford
Under 5	4.5%	2.6%
5 to 17	14.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	15.9%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	5.7%	4.7%
55 to 64	31.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	4.5%	17.1%
75 and over	2.3%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seward	Stafford
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seward	Stafford
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.7%
High school graduate	56.1%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	43.9%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seward	Stafford
Drove alone	82.4%	75.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seward	Stafford
1-unit, detached	78.8%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Seward	Stafford
Poverty rate	9.1%	13.8%
Average household size	2.00	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1963	1951