Seward city, NE

Seward County, NE

2022 population: 7,667 ( 703 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.5 square miles
Population density: 1720.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,168	93.49%	7.9%
Black:	40	0.52%	5.3%
Indian:	8	0.10%	68.0%
Asian:	39	0.51%	7.1%
2+ races:	90	1.17%	15.4%
Hispanic:	322	4.20%	140.3%

Total non-White:	499	6.51%	56.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	522	9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	181	3.2

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
6,964
6,646	95.43%
38	0.55%
25	0.36%
42	0.60%
78	1.12%
134	1.92%
318	4.57%

2000
6,381
6,175	96.77%
29	0.45%
12	0.19%
46	0.72%
33	0.52%
86	1.35%
206	3.23%

1990
5,634
5,552	98.54%
34	0.60%
5	0.09%
12	0.21%
n/a
31	0.55%
82	1.46%

1980
5,713
5,510	96.45%
62	1.09%
84	1.47%
20	0.35%
n/a
37	0.65%
203	3.55%

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

471	7.4
112	1.8

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

623	11.1
124	2.2

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

42	0.7
-121	-2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Seward city, NE

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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
30.7
1,793	23.4%
5,874	76.6%
1,243	16.2%

2,616
2.56

1,793	68.5%
1,420	79.2%
126	7.0%
823	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
32.4
1,577	22.6%
5,387	77.4%
1,051	15.1%

2,521
2.39

1,653	65.6%
1,387	83.9%
116	7.0%
868	34.4%

2000
Number	Percent
31.7
1,489	23.3%
4,892	76.7%
1,034	16.2%

2,278
2.42

1,490	65.4%
1,325	88.9%
102	6.8%
788	34.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
1,375	24.4%
4,259	75.6%
1,029	18.3%

1,981
2.50

1,345	67.9%
1,211	90.0%
67	5.0%
636	32.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
1,303	22.8%
4,410	77.2%
847	14.8%

1,873
2.55

1,377	73.5%
1,256	91.2%
35	2.5%
496	26.5%

2022 Housing Data for Seward city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	98	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	96	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	43	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	149	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	52	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	66	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	105	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	81	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	83	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	228	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	274	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	283	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	407	15.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	273	10.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	279	10.7%
$200,000 or more	99	3.8%

Median Household Income	76,755
Per Capita Income	31,348

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	98	3.7%
Public Assistance	41	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	149	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,513	76.2%
Unemployed	70	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,583	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,029	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,248	1,136	52.3%
Non-Profit	273	320	46.0%
Self-Employed	175	141	55.4%

Local Government	94	236	28.5%
State Government	75	81	48.1%
Federal Government	96	6	94.1%

Total Private + Self	1,423	1,277	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	538	643	45.6%
Total	1,961	1,920	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	446	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	749	19.2%
Professional, Technical	849	21.8%
Service Occupations	763	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	65	1.7%
All others	1,084	27.9%

White Collar		52.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	652	16.8%
Manufacturing	582	15.0%
Health care and social assistance	529	13.6%
Retail trade	335	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	283	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	280	7.2%
Public administration	197	5.1%
Construction	181	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	160	4.1%
Finance and insurance	138	3.5%
Other services	133	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	105	2.7%
Information	80	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	73	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	64	1.6%
Utilities	42	1.1%
Wholesale trade	38	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	173	2.26%
Puerto Rican	61	0.80%
Cuban	87	1.13%
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	1	0.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	38	0.50%
Filipino	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,057	97.5%
Spanish	139	1.9%
Chinese	18	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.1%
Other	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,960	38.6%
Irish	688	9.0%
Czech	633	8.3%
English	477	6.2%
American	460	6.0%
Swedish	290	3.8%
Dutch	140	1.8%
Danish	113	1.5%
Italian	105	1.4%
European	87	1.1%
Polish	84	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	80	1.0%
Norwegian	75	1.0%
Scottish	69	0.9%
French	68	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,634	99.6%
Not a citizen	33	0.4%

Native	7,602	99.2%
Foreign-born	65	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
61	1.4%	208	4.8%	1,128	26.3%	1,431	33.3%	954	22.2%	512	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	61	1.4%
9-12 Years	208	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,128	26.3%
Some College	1,431	33.3%
Bach. Degree	954	22.2%
Grad Degree	512	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +437	R +145	D + 3.4%
D +292
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,393	65.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,201	32.6%	88	2.4%	3,682	7	18	0.38%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	1,956	64.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	909	30.0%	167	5.5%	3,032	6	19	0.36%

2020 President, Seward city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,201

32.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,393

65.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.4%

TOTAL

3,682

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Seward city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

909

30.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,956

64.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

129

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

TOTAL

3,032

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seward city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	59%	Ben Sasse* (R)	2,583	74.4%	Chris Janicek (D)	692	19.9%	197 [+]	5.7%	3,472	12	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 197 (5.7%);
2018	S1	47%	Deb Fischer* (R)	1,688	62.0%	Jane Raybould (D)	951	34.9%	83 [+]	3.0%	2,722	4	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 83 (3.0%);
2018	G	47%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	1,816	66.7%	Bob Krist (D)	905	33.3%	0	0.0%	2,721	8	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: 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	2,834
Median Value	$208,400

Occupied	2,616	92.3%
Vacant	218	7.7%

Owned	1,610	61.5%
Rented	1,006	38.5%
Median Rent	$932

Single-Family Units	2,137	75.4%
Detached	1,979	69.8%
Attached	158	5.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	422	14.9%
Mobile Homes	38	1.3%

Seward city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Seward city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Seward city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Seward city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Seward city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Seward city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Seward city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seward city, NE