Cherokee County vs Seward County

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

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

Seward County has the higher population (21,640 vs 19,236 in Cherokee County). Seward County has the higher median household income ($62,269 vs $58,274 in Cherokee County). Seward County has the higher median home value ($134,000 vs $99,400 in Cherokee County).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee County	Seward County
Population	19,236	21,640
Median age	42.0 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,274	$62,269
Median home value	$99,400	$134,000
Median gross rent	$801	$924
Housing units	9,140	8,299
Homeownership rate	72.4%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee County	Seward County
Population	20,179 → 19,236 (-4.7%)	22,349 → 21,640 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$43,175 → $58,274 (+35.0%)	$49,291 → $62,269 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$82,500 → $99,400 (+20.5%)	$105,300 → $134,000 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $801 (+30.7%)	$787 → $924 (+17.4%)

Cherokee County

Population

20,17919,236

Median household income

$43,175$58,274

Median home value

$82,500$99,400

Median gross rent

$613$801

Seward County

Population

22,34921,640

Median household income

$49,291$62,269

Median home value

$105,300$134,000

Median gross rent

$787$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee County	Seward County
Under 5	6.0%	8.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	5.2%
75 and over	8.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee County	Seward County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	25.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	66.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee County	Seward County
No high school diploma	9.1%	28.1%
High school graduate	34.4%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee County	Seward County
Drove alone	84.3%	77.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	3.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee County	Seward County
1-unit, detached	82.1%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee County	Seward County
Poverty rate	13.1%	13.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1968	1972