Seward borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 379 ( 116 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population density: 1875.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	354	93.40%	27.6%
Black:	3	0.79%	200.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	22	5.80%	450.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	25	6.60%	316.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-135	-33.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	19	4.7

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
495
489	98.79%
1	0.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.81%
1	0.20%
6	1.21%

2000
494
478	96.76%
9	1.82%
1	0.20%
0	0.00%
6	1.21%
0	0.00%
16	3.24%

1990
530
526	99.25%
0	0.00%
2	0.38%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.38%
4	0.75%

1980
672
652	97.02%
0	0.00%
4	0.60%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	2.38%
20	2.98%

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

11	2.2
-10	-2.0

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

-48	-9.1
12	2.3

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

-126	-18.8
-16	-2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Seward borough, PA

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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
45.9
84	22.2%
295	77.8%
76	20.1%

149
2.54

108	72.5%
77	71.3%
12	11.1%
41	27.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
118	23.8%
377	76.2%
108	21.8%

210
2.36

146	69.5%
107	73.3%
10	6.8%
64	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
113	22.9%
381	77.1%
88	17.8%

197
2.43

144	73.1%
130	90.3%
7	4.9%
53	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
116	21.9%
414	78.1%
74	14.0%

221
2.40

145	65.6%
130	89.7%
4	2.8%
76	34.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
195	29.0%
477	71.0%
65	9.7%

234
2.87

171	73.1%
142	83.0%
13	7.6%
63	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Seward borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	10.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	21	14.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	6.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	6.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	20	13.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	21	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	4.0%
$200,000 or more	3	2.0%

Median Household Income	50,536
Per Capita Income	22,533

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	4.0%
Public Assistance	14	9.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	56	37.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	154	66.1%
Unemployed	5	2.1%
In Armed Forces	3	1.3%

Total Labor Force	162	69.5%
Not in Labor Force	71	30.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	58	71	45.0%
Non-Profit	0	7	0.0%
Self-Employed	0	2	0.0%

Local Government	0	3	0.0%
State Government	5	5	50.0%
Federal Government	7	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	58	73	44.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12	15	44.4%
Total	70	88	44.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	23	14.6%
Professional, Technical	32	20.3%
Service Occupations	35	22.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	3.2%
All others	52	32.9%

White Collar		44.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	33	20.9%
Retail trade	24	15.2%
Transportation and warehousing	18	11.4%
Manufacturing	16	10.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	15	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	11	7.0%
Educational services	10	6.3%
Other services	7	4.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	3.2%
Public administration	5	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	2.5%
Finance and insurance	4	2.5%
Construction	3	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	357	98.6%
Spanish	5	1.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	101	26.6%
Irish	89	23.5%
English	42	11.1%
American	38	10.0%
Polish	29	7.7%
Italian	21	5.5%
Hungarian	13	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	10	2.6%
Czech	8	2.1%
Slovak	8	2.1%
Welsh	6	1.6%
Dutch	4	1.1%
African	3	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	379	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	376	99.2%
Foreign-born	3	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	3.6%	26	9.4%	169	61.2%	56	20.3%	7	2.5%	8	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	3.6%
9-12 Years	26	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	169	61.2%
Some College	56	20.3%
Bach. Degree	7	2.5%
Grad Degree	8	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +34	R +27	D + 0.6%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +69	R +94	R + 37.4%
D -25
2020 vs. 2008	R +103	R +144	R + 66.4%
D -41

2016 vs. 2008	R +69	R +117	R + 67.0%
D -48
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	181	82.6%	Joe Biden (D)	34	15.5%	4	1.8%	219	34	36	0.00%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	147	82.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	27	15.1%	5	2.8%	179	34	36	0.00%
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	112	64.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	59	33.9%	3	1.7%	174	18	17	0.00%
2008	41%	John McCain (R)	78	50.0%	Barack Obama (D)	75	48.1%	3	1.9%	156	6	4	0.00%
2004	51%	John Kerry (D)	97	50.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	96	49.5%	1	0.5%	194	1	-1	0.00%
2000	45%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	102	59.6%	George W. Bush (R)	65	38.0%	4	2.3%	171	-8	-10	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Seward borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

15.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

181

82.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

219

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Seward borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

15.1%

Donald Trump (R)

147

82.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

179

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 36

2012 President, Seward borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

112

64.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

174

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Seward borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

48.1%

John McCain (R)

50.0%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

156

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Seward borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

49.5%

John Kerry (D)

50.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

194

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Seward borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

38.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

102

59.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

171

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seward borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mehmet Oz (R)	127	73.0%	John Fetterman (D)	40	23.0%	7 [+]	4.0%	174	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 3 (1.7%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (1.1%); Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 2 (1.1%);
2022	G	56%	Doug Mastriano (R)	128	73.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	43	24.7%	3 [+]	1.7%	174	32	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 2 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2018	S1	41%	Lou Barletta (R)	80	60.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	47	35.6%	5 [+]	3.8%	132	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 3 (2.3%); Neal Gale (Green) 2 (1.5%);
2018	G	41%	Scott Wagner (R)	89	66.9%	Tom Wolf* (D)	41	30.8%	3 [+]	2.3%	133	26	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (1.5%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (0.8%);
2016	S3	51%	Pat Toomey* (R)	119	69.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	41	24.0%	11 [+]	6.4%	171	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 11 (6.4%);
2014	G	28%	Tom Wolf (D)	49	50.5%	Tom Corbett* (R)	48	49.5%	0	0.0%	97	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: 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	188
Median Value	$62,500

Occupied	149	79.3%
Vacant	39	20.7%

Owned	124	83.2%
Rented	25	16.8%
Median Rent	$645

Single-Family Units	147	78.2%
Detached	133	70.7%
Attached	14	7.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	1.6%
Mobile Homes	20	10.6%

Seward borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Seward borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Seward borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Seward borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Seward borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Seward borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Seward borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seward borough, PA