Seward County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,641	1,978,707	334,922,499	2003rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$82,444	$76,475	$80,734	494th of 3,221
Median Age	38.0	37.2	38.9	2584th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.2%	34.6%	35.7%	560th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$241,300	$238,600	$332,700	969th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$980	$1,072	$1,413	1064th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.4%	10.6%	12.5%	2959th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	3.0%	5.2%	2915th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.9	25.8	n/a	1968th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	8.0%	14.1%	2590th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	350th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.0%	66.5%	65.2%	2013th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	19.2	26.4	2123rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.9%	11.0%	15.1%	2149th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2744th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.4%	48.8%	46.9%	203rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	740th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Seward County, Nebraska

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Seward County, Nebraska

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	38.0	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	23.3%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Seward County, Nebraska

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	6,788	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.2%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.2%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	28.9%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Seward County, Nebraska

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,704	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.8%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.4%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.4%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.8%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.4%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Seward County, Nebraska

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	7,206	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.6%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.3%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.0%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.0%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,850	$3,549	n/a

Education in Seward County, Nebraska

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.0%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.5%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.6%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Seward County, Nebraska

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.0%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.6%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.3%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Seward County, Nebraska

Statistic	Seward County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.2%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	9.5%	16.7%

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