CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Seward

Nebraska · 5,634 residents · 4.40 sq mi

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With 5,634 people, Seward is a city in Nebraska. Median home value sits at $53,700. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.3% of residents. There are 685 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $26,554, under the $30,130 national median. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,634

−11%vs 2000

vs 6,319 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−1%vs 2000

vs 32.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.40 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(359)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(415)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(415)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(516)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.6%(596)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(734)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(646)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(507)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(417)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(475)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(353)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.6%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,554

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,264 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,077

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,668 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,700

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$353

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $502 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

34.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(6,154)

Black0.5%(29)

Hispanic / Latino1%(62)

Asian0.5%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(5,576)

Black0.6%(34)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(31)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0.3%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(175)

Cuban1.3%(100)

Puerto Rican0.4%(34)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(56)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

German39.7%(3,052)

Irish11.2%(863)

English9.7%(745)

American7.5%(575)

Czech6.3%(486)

Swedish2.5%(194)

Polish2.4%(182)

Danish1.6%(123)

Scottish1.3%(100)

Dutch1.2%(90)

Norwegian1.1%(85)

Italian1%(80)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(73)

French Canadian0.8%(63)

French0.7%(50)

Austrian0.6%(48)

Russian0.4%(32)

Greek0.4%(27)

Canadian0.3%(24)

Finnish0.2%(19)

Belgian0.2%(18)

Serbian0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.9%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.7%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 12.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41%(1,258)

Married49.2%(1,511)

Widowed2.5%(77)

Divorced7.3%(225)

Women 15+

Never married34.3%(1,064)

Married48.3%(1,498)

Widowed9.1%(281)

Divorced8.4%(260)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 80.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)24.4%(74)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(89)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.1%(85)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 303 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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