Saline County vs Seward County

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

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

Seward County has the higher population (17,636 vs 14,642 in Saline County). Seward County has the higher median household income ($81,122 vs $77,027 in Saline County). Seward County has the higher median home value ($232,400 vs $180,700 in Saline County).

Population, income & housing

	Saline County	Seward County
Population	14,642	17,636
Median age	37.4 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,027	$81,122
Median home value	$180,700	$232,400
Median gross rent	$833	$969
Housing units	5,774	7,138
Homeownership rate	73.6%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saline County	Seward County
Population	14,270 → 14,642 (+2.6%)	17,171 → 17,636 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$51,502 → $77,027 (+49.6%)	$70,389 → $81,122 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $180,700 (+82.0%)	$168,200 → $232,400 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $833 (+9.5%)	$724 → $969 (+33.8%)

Saline County

Population

14,27014,642

Median household income

$51,502$77,027

Median home value

$99,300$180,700

Median gross rent

$761$833

Seward County

Population

17,17117,636

Median household income

$70,389$81,122

Median home value

$168,200$232,400

Median gross rent

$724$969

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saline County	Seward County
Under 5	6.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	11.7%	13.6%
25 to 34	9.8%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.3%
75 and over	6.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saline County	Seward County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	28.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saline County	Seward County
No high school diploma	20.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	29.0%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saline County	Seward County
Drove alone	79.4%	78.5%
Carpooled	11.6%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.2%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saline County	Seward County
1-unit, detached	84.4%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Saline County	Seward County
Poverty rate	9.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.70	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1965	1970