Seneca

Population: 2,139
Median household income: $70,221
Median home value: $217,000

Seneca, a community in Nemaha County, Kansas, has 2,139 residents. Its median household income of $70,221 runs below the Nemaha County figure of $77,375.

From 2019 to 2023, Seneca's population grew 2.6% from 2,084 to 2,139, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $151,800 to $217,000.

The median resident is 42.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,139
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $70,221
Median home value: $217,000
Median gross rent: $607
Housing units: 970
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0842,139

Median household income

$53,478$70,221

Median home value

$151,800$217,000

Median gross rent

$522$607

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,084	$53,478	$151,800	$522
2020	1,900	$55,078	$157,300	$614
2021	2,029	$63,884	$172,600	$589
2022	2,045	$72,670	$195,200	$604
2023	2,139	$70,221	$217,000	$607

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	4.2%
5 to 17	436	20.4%
18 to 24	115	5.4%
25 to 34	284	13.3%
35 to 44	184	8.6%
45 to 54	127	5.9%
55 to 64	370	17.3%
65 to 74	200	9.4%
75 and over	334	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,996	93.3%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	1.0%
Two or more races	20	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate46.8%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	101	6.7%
High school graduate	701	46.8%
Some college or associate's	330	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	250	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	117	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	848	83.0%
Carpooled	99	9.7%
Public transit	9	0.9%
Walked	41	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	735	73.7%
15 to 29 min	144	14.4%
30 to 44 min	105	10.5%
45 to 59 min	2	0.2%
60+ min	11	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 8.5% (173 of 2,030)

	Count	Share
Family households	562	63.2%
Nonfamily households	327	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	889	91.6%
Vacant	81	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	696	78.3%
Renter-occupied	193	21.7%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	789	81.3%
1-unit, attached	47	4.8%
2 to 4 units	68	7.0%
5 to 19 units	52	5.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2063950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8380, -96.0696