Seward vs Smithton

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

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

Smithton has the higher population (388 vs 351 in Seward). Smithton has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $50,000 in Seward). Smithton has the higher median home value ($104,800 vs $68,400 in Seward).

Population, income & housing

	Seward	Smithton
Population	351	388
Median age	47.5 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$56,250
Median home value	$68,400	$104,800
Median gross rent	$660	$859
Housing units	196	165
Homeownership rate	83.8%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seward	Smithton
Population	356 → 351 (-1.4%)	486 → 388 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$42,679 → $50,000 (+17.2%)	$63,333 → $56,250 (-11.2%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $68,400 (+11.6%)	$92,000 → $104,800 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $660 (-7.6%)	$761 → $859 (+12.9%)

Seward

Population

356351

Median household income

$42,679$50,000

Median home value

$61,300$68,400

Median gross rent

$714$660

Smithton

Population

486388

Median household income

$63,333$56,250

Median home value

$92,000$104,800

Median gross rent

$761$859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seward	Smithton
Under 5	4.8%	2.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	6.8%	6.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	16.0%
75 and over	16.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seward	Smithton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	92.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
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	7.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seward	Smithton
No high school diploma	11.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	65.0%	52.1%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.5%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seward	Smithton
Drove alone	87.3%	82.4%
Carpooled	1.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seward	Smithton
1-unit, detached	69.4%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Seward	Smithton
Poverty rate	18.2%	37.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1949	1938