Alaska · Census place 68560
Seward city, AK
Quick answer
Seward city has 2,735 residents, ranking #41 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $71,016, the median home is worth $290,300 and median gross rent runs $1,109 a month.
- Population
- 2,735Seward city residents
- Median household income
- $71,016Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $290,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,109Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Seward city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Seward city median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.7% of residents and 68.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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