Seward

Population: 351
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $68,400

Seward is a community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, home to 351 residents. At $50,000, its median household income sits below Westmoreland County's $72,468.

Between 2019 and 2023, Seward's population declined 1.4% from 356 to 351, while its median home value rose 11.6% from $61,300 to $68,400.

The median resident is 47.5 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 351
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $68,400
Median gross rent: $660
Housing units: 196
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

356351

Median household income

$42,679$50,000

Median home value

$61,300$68,400

Median gross rent

$714$660

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	356	$42,679	$61,300	$714
2020	355	$45,417	$65,700	$663
2021	378	$53,611	$68,200	$750
2022	379	$50,536	$62,500	$645
2023	351	$50,000	$68,400	$660

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over16.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	4.8%
5 to 17	52	14.8%
18 to 24	19	5.4%
25 to 34	45	12.8%
35 to 44	24	6.8%
45 to 54	46	13.1%
55 to 64	47	13.4%
65 to 74	42	12.0%
75 and over	59	16.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	319	90.9%
Black or African American	7	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate65.0%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree1.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	11.0%
High school graduate	171	65.0%
Some college or associate's	48	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	4	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	110	87.3%
Carpooled	2	1.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	35.1%
15 to 29 min	29	25.4%
30 to 44 min	34	29.8%
45 to 59 min	9	7.9%
60+ min	2	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 18.2% (64 of 351)

	Count	Share
Family households	93	65.5%
Nonfamily households	49	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	142	72.4%
Vacant	54	27.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119	83.8%
Renter-occupied	23	16.2%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	136	69.4%
1-unit, attached	13	6.6%
2 to 4 units	21	10.7%
5 to 19 units	9	4.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4269368
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4131, -79.0219