Seward.
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Nebraska·Seward County
2 tracts·2K people·$245K median·552/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Seward is $244,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Seward has 7,678 residents across 1 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 32.0; the population is 93.2% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% Black and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 38.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the elementary school with reported scores (76%); SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (75%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,018/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Seward is $72,564 a year, 16% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Seward, median rent is $1,018/month and the median home value is $244,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Seward reported 0.4 violent crimes and 7.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 62 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 28 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Seward are hail (97), strong wind (97) and ice storm (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Seward, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).