Seward County, Nebraska

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,636
Median household income: $81,122
Median home value: $232,400

Seward County, Nebraska counts 17,636 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $81,122 is above the Nebraska median ($74,985).

From 2019 to 2023, Seward County's population grew 2.7% from 17,171 to 17,636, while its median household income rose 15.2% from $70,389 to $81,122.

The median gross rent is $969. 31.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,636
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $81,122
Median home value: $232,400
Median gross rent: $969
Housing units: 7,138
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,17117,636

Median household income

$70,389$81,122

Median home value

$168,200$232,400

Median gross rent

$724$969

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,171	$70,389	$168,200	$724
2020	17,217	$71,111	$172,900	$778
2021	17,605	$73,892	$176,400	$811
2022	17,644	$79,677	$208,700	$916
2023	17,636	$81,122	$232,400	$969

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	968	5.5%
5 to 17	3,183	18.0%
18 to 24	2,407	13.6%
25 to 34	1,715	9.7%
35 to 44	2,065	11.7%
45 to 54	1,930	10.9%
55 to 64	2,236	12.7%
65 to 74	1,813	10.3%
75 and over	1,319	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,579	94.0%
Black or African American	119	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	82	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	338	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	497	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	563	5.1%
High school graduate	3,124	28.2%
Some college or associate's	3,888	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,468	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,035	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,258	78.5%
Carpooled	852	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	373	4.0%
Bicycle	111	1.2%
Worked from home	578	6.2%
Other means	79	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,671	42.3%
15 to 29 min	2,317	26.7%
30 to 44 min	1,756	20.2%
45 to 59 min	559	6.4%
60+ min	370	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 6.9% (1,125 of 16,338)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,733	71.2%
Nonfamily households	1,912	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,645	93.1%
Vacant	493	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,790	72.1%
Renter-occupied	1,855	27.9%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,769	80.8%
1-unit, attached	223	3.1%
2 to 4 units	407	5.7%
5 to 19 units	300	4.2%
20 or more units	279	3.9%
Mobile home & other	160	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 31159
State: Nebraska
Land area: 571 sq mi
Water area: 4.46 sq mi
Center point: 40.8719, -97.1404