Seward is home to 2,794 people in Alaska. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7% of residents were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.3% of residents. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $338,100.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,481, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Seward
What changed most since 1990
White share78.3% → 83.8%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants47.4% → 68.5%(+21.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.4% → 43.0%(+27.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0.9%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(30)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era64%(71)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.4%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 111 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Seward, decade by decade
Seward population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,699
$88,920
$220,566
15.4%
45.4
2000
2,830
$80,710
$252,117
15.9%
55.5
2010
2,693
$62,129
$276,062
24.7%
59.9
2020
2,717
$89,824
$305,070
24.6%
64.6
2024
2,794
$85,481
$338,100
43.0%
35.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
