Seaman vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Seaman and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

Seaman and West Union are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Union has the higher population (2,832 vs 1,072 in Seaman). Seaman has the higher median household income ($43,269 vs $29,934 in West Union). Seaman has the higher median home value ($128,800 vs $118,400 in West Union).

Population, income & housing

	Seaman	West Union
Population	1,072	2,832
Median age	39.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,269	$29,934
Median home value	$128,800	$118,400
Median gross rent	$643	$616
Housing units	495	1,376
Homeownership rate	60.3%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seaman	West Union
Population	1,141 → 1,072 (-6.0%)	2,616 → 2,832 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$26,823 → $43,269 (+61.3%)	$26,413 → $29,934 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $128,800 (+35.2%)	$83,200 → $118,400 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $643 (-9.8%)	$508 → $616 (+21.3%)

Seaman

Population

1,1411,072

Median household income

$26,823$43,269

Median home value

$95,300$128,800

Median gross rent

$713$643

West Union

Population

2,6162,832

Median household income

$26,413$29,934

Median home value

$83,200$118,400

Median gross rent

$508$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seaman	West Union
Under 5	7.8%	7.5%
5 to 17	20.6%	19.0%
18 to 24	6.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	7.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	16.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.4%
75 and over	7.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seaman	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
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	0.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seaman	West Union
No high school diploma	10.2%	20.3%
High school graduate	45.8%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seaman	West Union
Drove alone	79.2%	80.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.2%
Public transit	1.8%	1.2%
Walked	6.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seaman	West Union
1-unit, detached	73.9%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	23.2%

Poverty & households

	Seaman	West Union
Poverty rate	27.7%	37.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	38	22
Median year structure built	1966	1976