Demographics of Seward city, Nebraska

Seward city, Nebraska had 7,892 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +193 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Seward city, in four figures

7,892
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,678 ±19.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +193 people.; 32.0 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,564 ±$8,661
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Seward city, Nebraska's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Seward city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Seward city, Nebraska's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Seward city, 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	7,699	100.0	100.0
2021	7,636	99.2	100.2
2022	7,636	99.2	100.7
2023	7,688	99.9	101.6
2024	7,807	101.4	102.5
2025	7,892	102.5	103.1

Population of Seward city, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,699	—
2021	7,636	−63
2022	7,636	0
2023	7,688	+52
2024	7,807	+119
2025	7,892	+85

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.0 ±3.1: for men 30.8 ±4.6 and for women 33.6 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Seward city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	493 ±88	6.4% ±1.1	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,253 ±195	16.3% ±2.5	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,590 ±237	20.7% ±3.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,700 ±174	22.1% ±2.3	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,322 ±165	17.2% ±2.1	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,320 ±170	17.2% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,564 ±$8,661, and income per person $32,864 ±$2,039, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	443 ±133	15.9% ±4.7	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	417 ±129	15.0% ±4.6	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	591 ±151	21.2% ±5.3	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	353 ±102	12.7% ±3.6	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	570 ±138	20.5% ±4.8	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	276 ±95	9.9% ±3.4	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	137 ±61	4.9% ±2.2	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	648 ±228	9.6% ±3.4	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	63 to 219	3.8% to 12.6%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	397 ±161	11.6% ±4.6	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	110 ±54	6.7% ±3.2	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Seward city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Seward city	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	2,997 ±114	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±3.3	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.0% to 11.0%	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.6% ±4.3	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.4% ±5.7	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$244,600 ±$18,223	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,018 ±$143	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±4	1975 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	328 ±79	4.3% ±1.0	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,154 ±117	93.2% ±1.5	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7 to 79	0.1% to 1.0%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11 to 103	0.1% to 1.3%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	30 to 144	0.4% to 1.9%	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	5,371 ±284	70.0% ±3.7	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,115 ±277	27.5% ±3.6	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	46 to 192	0.6% to 2.5%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22 to 124	0.3% to 1.6%	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 88	0.1% to 1.1%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 53	0% to 0.7%	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 city among the places of Nebraska

23rd of 34 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Places of Nebraska near Seward city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gretna city	9,193 ±34
Gering city	8,550 ±27
York city	8,141 ±20
Alliance city	8,075 ±36
Blair city	7,914 ±45
Seward city	7,678 ±19
Crete city	7,527 ±23
Nebraska City city	7,369 ±21
McCook city	7,314 ±31
Plattsmouth city	6,731 ±35
Schuyler city	6,578 ±17

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Nebraska by median home value
No. 4 Places in Nebraska by median household income
No. 4 Places in Nebraska by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Nebraska by median rent
No. 9 Places in Nebraska by homeownership rate
No. 12 Places in Nebraska by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026