Demographics of Seward County, Nebraska

Seward County, Nebraska had 18,032 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +408 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Seward County, in four figures

18,032
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +408 people.; 38.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,444 ±$4,539
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Seward County, Nebraska's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Seward County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Seward County, Nebraska's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Seward County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,624	100.0	100.0
2021	17,561	99.6	100.2
2022	17,628	100.0	100.7
2023	17,705	100.5	101.6
2024	17,890	101.5	102.5
2025	18,032	102.3	103.1

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Population of Seward County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	17,624	+12	+19	0	−9
2021	17,561	−63	−18	+6	−61
2022	17,628	+67	−25	+4	+102
2023	17,705	+77	+14	+4	+61
2024	17,890	+185	+43	+5	+138
2025	18,032	+142	+38	+3	+102

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.0 ±0.5: for men 37.2 ±0.6 and for women 39.8 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Seward County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	963 ±40	5.5% ±0.2	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,148 ±204	17.8% ±1.2	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,405 ±239	13.6% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,788 ±181	21.5% ±1.0	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,123 ±205	23.4% ±1.2	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,214 ±233	18.2% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,444 ±$4,539, and income per person $38,704 ±$1,483, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Seward County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	733 ±155	10.8% ±2.3	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,081 ±179	15.9% ±2.6	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,367 ±213	20.1% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	954 ±139	14.1% ±2.0	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,392 ±192	20.5% ±2.8	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	757 ±132	11.2% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	504 ±116	7.4% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Seward County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	1,208 ±278	7.4% ±1.7	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	266 ±96	6.6% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	677 ±192	8.5% ±2.4	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	265 ±74	6.0% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Seward County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Seward County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	7,206 ±55	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±2.0	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% ±1.9	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.0% ±2.0	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.0% ±2.6	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$241,300 ±$11,476	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$980 ±$73	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Seward County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	532 ±0	3.0% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,532 ±32	93.7% ±0.2	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	144 ±43	0.8% ±0.2	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	94 ±34	0.5% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 41	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 19	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	290 ±70	1.6% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Seward County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	13,094 ±433	74.2% ±2.5	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,161 ±417	23.6% ±2.4	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	166 ±76	0.9% ±0.4	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	220 ±83	1.2% ±0.5	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	64 to 190	0.4% to 1.1%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	38 to 148	0.2% to 0.8%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Seward County among the counties of Nebraska

18th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Seward County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Dawson County	24,452	+1.5%
Saunders County	23,702	+6.0%
Gage County	21,711	+0.2%
Dakota County	21,687	+0.7%
Washington County	21,302	+1.8%
Seward County	18,032	+2.3%
Otoe County	16,531	+3.9%
Saline County	14,996	+1.9%
York County	14,564	+3.3%
Colfax County	10,934	+3.6%
Custer County	10,500	< +0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026