Seward County, Kansas

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Seward County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,486	2,947,197	334,922,499	1795th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,827	$74,275	$80,734	1718th of 3,221
Median Age	31.0	37.4	38.9	3159th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.4%	35.6%	35.7%	3140th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$136,500	$217,200	$332,700	2434th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$905	$1,060	$1,413	1409th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.2%	11.3%	12.5%	1892nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	3.9%	5.2%	1287th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.6	36.0	n/a	1907th of 3,222
Foreign Born	29.3%	7.4%	14.1%	35th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	943rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.8%	67.2%	65.2%	2917th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.7	19.7	26.4	3098th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.4%	11.8%	15.1%	3012th of 3,222
Uninsured	20.4%	n/a	n/a	222nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.6%	49.1%	46.9%	2280th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.8%	n/a	n/a	877th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Seward County, Kansas

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	25.1%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67.4%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	48.1	44.7	61.4

Age in Seward County, Kansas

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	31.0	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	30.3%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.0%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.7%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	10.7%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Seward County, Kansas

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	7,257	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.7%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.3%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.1%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.3%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	35.4%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Seward County, Kansas

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,152	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.2%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.1%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.8%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Seward County, Kansas

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	8,308	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.5%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.8%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.7%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.0%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,284	$2,798	n/a

Education in Seward County, Kansas

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	28.1%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.8%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.8%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.3%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Seward County, Kansas

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.4%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.7%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	68.0%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.6%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Seward County, Kansas

Statistic	Seward County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	48.4%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	13.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	16.2%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	38.6%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	56.8%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	36.4%	9.2%	16.7%

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