Seward town, NY

Schoharie County, NY

2022 population: 1,818 ( 55 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 50.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,657	91.14%	1.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	2	0.11%	0.0%
Asian:	3	0.17%	78.6%
2+ races:	86	4.73%	218.5%
Hispanic:	70	3.85%	4.5%

Total non-White:	161	8.86%	28.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	19	1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	36	2.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,763
1,638	92.91%
11	0.62%
0	0.00%
14	0.79%
27	1.53%
67	3.80%
125	7.09%

2000
1,646
1,541	93.62%
8	0.49%
3	0.18%
0	0.00%
25	1.52%
69	4.19%
105	6.38%

1990
1,651
1,622	98.24%
4	0.24%
4	0.24%
2	0.12%
n/a
19	1.15%
29	1.76%

1980
1,587
1,540	97.04%
21	1.32%
0	0.00%
7	0.44%
n/a
12	0.76%
47	2.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

97	5.9
20	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-81	-4.9
76	4.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

82	5.2
-18	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Seward town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.9
459	25.2%
1,359	74.8%
322	17.7%

653
2.78

471	72.1%
367	77.9%
31	6.6%
182	27.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
391	22.2%
1,372	77.8%
230	13.0%

675
2.61

497	73.6%
415	83.5%
25	5.0%
178	26.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
483	29.3%
1,163	70.7%
230	14.0%

583
2.82

439	75.3%
367	83.6%
35	8.0%
144	24.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
440	26.7%
1,211	73.3%
208	12.6%

576
2.87

475	82.5%
418	88.0%
20	4.2%
101	17.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
520	32.8%
1,067	67.2%
150	9.5%

511
3.11

427	83.6%
374	87.6%
24	5.6%
84	16.4%

2022 Housing Data for Seward town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	20	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	51	7.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	47	7.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	41	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	87	13.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	101	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	79	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	30	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	84	12.9%
$200,000 or more	8	1.2%

Median Household Income	71,318
Per Capita Income	30,819

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	54	8.3%
Public Assistance	43	6.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	73	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	739	71.5%
Unemployed	52	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	791	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	243	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	198	201	49.6%
Non-Profit	20	132	13.2%
Self-Employed	65	25	72.2%

Local Government	31	59	34.4%
State Government	14	33	29.8%
Federal Government	4	14	22.2%

Total Private + Self	263	226	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	69	238	22.5%
Total	332	464	41.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	98	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	124	15.5%
Professional, Technical	150	18.8%
Service Occupations	217	27.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.5%
All others	210	26.3%

White Collar		46.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	150	18.8%
Educational services	99	12.4%
Retail trade	86	10.8%
Manufacturing	60	7.5%
Construction	58	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	52	6.5%
Public administration	50	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	47	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	46	5.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	4.1%
Finance and insurance	27	3.4%
Other services	27	3.4%
Wholesale trade	17	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.9%
Utilities	5	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.22%
Puerto Rican	50	2.75%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16	0.88%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	3	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,504	89.0%
German, other Germanic	109	6.5%
Spanish	47	2.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	1.1%
Other Asian	8	0.5%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	429	23.6%
English	380	20.9%
Irish	223	12.3%
Italian	164	9.0%
French	148	8.1%
American	94	5.2%
Dutch	58	3.2%
Swiss	53	2.9%
Polish	52	2.9%
Russian	26	1.4%
European	21	1.2%
Scottish	15	0.8%
Welsh	13	0.7%
Pennsylvania German	12	0.7%
Danish	11	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,803	99.2%
Not a citizen	15	0.8%

Native	1,789	98.4%
Foreign-born	29	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
51	4.1%	73	5.9%	444	36.0%	388	31.5%	154	12.5%	122	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	51	4.1%
9-12 Years	73	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	444	36.0%
Some College	388	31.5%
Bach. Degree	154	12.5%
Grad Degree	122	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +46	D +7	D + 5.5%
D +53
2020 vs. 2012	R +138	R +194	R + 22.1%
D -56
2020 vs. 2008	R +89	R +168	R + 20.0%
D -79

2016 vs. 2008	R +43	R +175	R + 25.5%
D -132
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	558	65.3%	Joe Biden (D)	276	32.3%	21	2.5%	855	28	18	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	512	65.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	223	28.4%	50	6.4%	785	29	19	0.01%
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	420	54.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	332	42.7%	25	3.2%	777	19	7	0.01%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	469	55.8%	Barack Obama (D)	355	42.2%	17	2.0%	841	20	10	0.01%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	467	59.3%	John Kerry (D)	301	38.2%	20	2.5%	788	19	9	0.01%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	386	55.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	274	39.3%	38	5.4%	698	20	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Seward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

276

32.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

558

65.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

855

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Seward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

223

28.4%

Donald Trump (R)

512

65.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

785

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Seward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

332

42.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

420

54.1%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

777

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Seward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

355

42.2%

John McCain (R)

469

55.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

841

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Seward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

467

59.3%

John Kerry (D)

301

38.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

788

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Seward town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

386

55.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

274

39.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

698

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seward town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	49%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	392	55.1%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	320	44.9%	0	0.0%	712	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	49%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	495	69.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	171	24.0%	47 [+]	6.6%	713	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 33 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.0%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 7 (1.0%);
2016	S3	53%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	389	50.7%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	368	48.0%	10 [+]	1.3%	767	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 7 (0.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%);
2014	G	41%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	337	58.6%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	174	30.3%	64 [+]	11.1%	575	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 58 (10.1%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	759
Median Value	$167,900

Occupied	653	86.0%
Vacant	106	14.0%

Owned	575	88.1%
Rented	78	11.9%
Median Rent	$1,085

Single-Family Units	663	87.4%
Detached	659	86.8%
Attached	4	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	85	11.2%

Seward town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Seward town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Seward town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Seward town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Seward town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Seward town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Seward town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seward town, NY