Seneca city, KS

Nemaha County, KS

2022 population: 2,045 ( 54 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population density: 1143.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,905	93.15%	2.7%
Black:	7	0.34%	12.5%
Indian:	6	0.29%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	25	1.22%	257.1%
Hispanic:	102	4.99%	684.6%

Total non-White:	140	6.85%	311.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-52	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	106	6.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,991
1,957	98.29%
8	0.40%
3	0.15%
3	0.15%
7	0.35%
13	0.65%
34	1.71%

2000
2,124
2,105	99.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
15	0.71%
4	0.19%
19	0.89%

1990
2,050
2,044	99.71%
2	0.10%
4	0.20%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.29%

1980
2,389
2,377	99.50%
4	0.17%
4	0.17%
2	0.08%
n/a
2	0.08%
12	0.50%

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

-148	-7.0
15	0.7

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

61	3.0
13	0.6

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

-333	-13.9
-6	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Seneca city, KS

[Display all years]

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
47.1
461	22.5%
1,584	77.5%
522	25.5%

847
2.24

587	69.3%
532	90.6%
20	3.4%
260	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
49.2
403	20.2%
1,588	79.8%
562	28.2%

908
2.09

509	56.1%
432	84.9%
35	6.9%
399	43.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
563	26.5%
1,561	73.5%
545	25.7%

904
2.27

544	60.2%
469	86.2%
32	5.9%
360	39.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
570	27.8%
1,480	72.2%
511	24.9%

877
2.34

533	60.8%
488	91.6%
22	4.1%
344	39.2%

1980
Number	Percent
35.4
627	26.2%
1,762	73.8%
551	23.1%

918
2.46

615	67.0%
569	92.5%
8	1.3%
303	33.0%

2022 Housing Data for Seneca city, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	35	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	26	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	31	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	32	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	23	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	49	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	74	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	127	15.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	69	8.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	117	13.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	57	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	78	9.2%
$200,000 or more	41	4.8%

Median Household Income	72,670
Per Capita Income	35,846

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	5.5%
Public Assistance	6	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	25	3.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	911	85.3%
Unemployed	12	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	923	86.4%
Not in Labor Force	145	13.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	362	245	59.6%
Non-Profit	15	68	18.1%
Self-Employed	78	75	51.0%

Local Government	55	55	50.0%
State Government	0	19	0.0%
Federal Government	12	10	54.5%

Total Private + Self	440	320	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	82	152	35.0%
Total	522	472	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	96	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	209	20.8%
Professional, Technical	252	25.1%
Service Occupations	134	13.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	1.8%
All others	312	31.1%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	212	21.1%
Manufacturing	143	14.3%
Educational services	99	9.9%
Transportation and warehousing	85	8.5%
Construction	81	8.1%
Retail trade	78	7.8%
Public administration	54	5.4%
Other services	51	5.1%
Finance and insurance	43	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	28	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	21	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	1.6%
Wholesale trade	10	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.9%
Management	8	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	0.6%
Information	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	85	4.16%
Puerto Rican	2	0.10%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	15	0.73%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	15	0.73%
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	1,936	97.9%
Spanish	36	1.8%
German, other Germanic	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,139	55.7%
American	155	7.6%
English	142	6.9%
Irish	107	5.2%
Scottish	44	2.2%
Czech	37	1.8%
Swiss	31	1.5%
Polish	27	1.3%
Danish	24	1.2%
Czechoslovakian	19	0.9%
French	17	0.8%
Croatian	15	0.7%
Italian	12	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	10	0.5%
French Canadian	9	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,043	99.9%
Not a citizen	2	0.1%

Native	2,015	98.5%
Foreign-born	30	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
66	4.4%	64	4.3%	675	45.4%	360	24.2%	189	12.7%	132	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	66	4.4%
9-12 Years	64	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	675	45.4%
Some College	360	24.2%
Bach. Degree	189	12.7%
Grad Degree	132	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +47	D +7	D + 6.2%
D +54
2020 vs. 2012	R +48	R +68	R + 5.0%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +102	R +220	R + 20.6%
D -118

2016 vs. 2008	R +55	R +227	R + 26.7%
D -172
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	844	75.6%	Joe Biden (D)	252	22.6%	20	1.8%	1,116	20	29	0.08%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	797	75.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	198	18.7%	62	5.9%	1,057	19	30	0.09%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	796	73.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	272	25.1%	16	1.5%	1,084	14	26	0.09%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	742	65.5%	Barack Obama (D)	370	32.7%	20	1.8%	1,132	9	20	0.09%
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	597	64.8%	John Kerry (D)	316	34.3%	9	1.0%	922	3	14	0.08%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	555	57.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	381	39.5%	28	2.9%	964	0	10	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Seneca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

252

22.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

844

75.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

1,116

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Seneca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

198

18.7%

Donald Trump (R)

797

75.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,057

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Seneca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

272

25.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

796

73.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,084

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Seneca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

370

32.7%

John McCain (R)

742

65.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,132

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Seneca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

597

64.8%

John Kerry (D)

316

34.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

922

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Seneca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

555

57.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

381

39.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

964

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seneca city, KS

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	75%	Roger Marshall (R)	779	70.2%	Barbara Bollier (D)	282	25.4%	49 [+]	4.4%	1,110	17	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jason Buckley (Libertarian) 49 (4.4%);
2018	G	62%	Kris Kobach (R)	470	50.4%	Laura Kelly (D)	364	39.1%	98 [+]	10.5%	932	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Greg Orman (I) 74 (7.9%); Jeff Caldwell (Libertarian) 18 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.6%);
2016	S3	67%	Jerry Moran* (R)	842	82.5%	Patrick Wiesner (D)	178	17.5%	0	0.0%	1,020	20	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: 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	926
Median Value	$195,200

Occupied	847	91.5%
Vacant	79	8.5%

Owned	666	78.6%
Rented	181	21.4%
Median Rent	$604

Single-Family Units	825	89.1%
Detached	792	85.5%
Attached	33	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	40	4.3%
Mobile Homes	13	1.4%

Seneca city, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Seneca city, KS

2022 Housing Data for Seneca city, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Seneca city, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Seneca city, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Seneca city, KS

Historical Presidential Election Results for Seneca city, KS

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seneca city, KS