Labette County vs Seward County

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

Labette 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 19,949 in Labette County). Seward County has the higher median household income ($62,269 vs $55,439 in Labette County). Seward County has the higher median home value ($134,000 vs $92,100 in Labette County).

Population, income & housing

	Labette County	Seward County
Population	19,949	21,640
Median age	41.4 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,439	$62,269
Median home value	$92,100	$134,000
Median gross rent	$729	$924
Housing units	9,508	8,299
Homeownership rate	73.7%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Labette County	Seward County
Population	20,119 → 19,949 (-0.8%)	22,349 → 21,640 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$47,643 → $55,439 (+16.4%)	$49,291 → $62,269 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$76,400 → $92,100 (+20.5%)	$105,300 → $134,000 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $729 (+15.2%)	$787 → $924 (+17.4%)

Labette County

Population

20,11919,949

Median household income

$47,643$55,439

Median home value

$76,400$92,100

Median gross rent

$633$729

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)

	Labette County	Seward County
Under 5	6.6%	8.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	5.2%
75 and over	8.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Labette County	Seward County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	25.9%
Black or African American	3.4%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	66.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Labette County	Seward County
No high school diploma	10.2%	28.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Labette County	Seward County
Drove alone	76.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	13.8%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Labette County	Seward County
1-unit, detached	81.8%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	7.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Labette County	Seward County
Poverty rate	16.1%	13.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1959	1972