Seward County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (20,989 vs 17,636 in Seward County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($90,188 vs $81,122 in Seward County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($278,300 vs $232,400 in Seward County).

Population, income & housing

	Seward County	Washington County
Population	17,636	20,989
Median age	37.6 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,122	$90,188
Median home value	$232,400	$278,300
Median gross rent	$969	$958
Housing units	7,138	8,665
Homeownership rate	72.1%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seward County	Washington County
Population	17,171 → 17,636 (+2.7%)	20,361 → 20,989 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$70,389 → $81,122 (+15.2%)	$71,430 → $90,188 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$168,200 → $232,400 (+38.2%)	$196,100 → $278,300 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $969 (+33.8%)	$739 → $958 (+29.6%)

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

Washington County

Population

20,36120,989

Median household income

$71,430$90,188

Median home value

$196,100$278,300

Median gross rent

$739$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seward County	Washington County
Under 5	5.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.8%
18 to 24	13.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.6%
75 and over	7.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seward County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seward County	Washington County
No high school diploma	5.1%	4.1%
High school graduate	28.2%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seward County	Washington County
Drove alone	78.5%	81.6%
Carpooled	9.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	4.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	10.8%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seward County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	6.5%
20 or more units	3.9%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Seward County	Washington County
Poverty rate	6.9%	6.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1970	1978