What is the population of Seward city?

Seward city has 7,665 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #23 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Seward city?

Median household income in Seward city is $70,000 a year, 10.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Seward city?

Median gross rent is $986 a month and the median home value is $232,500, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.

Is Seward city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Seward city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Seward, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Seward, Nebraska (Seward, NE — Census place “Seward city”) is 7,665 residents, ranking #23 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $70,000, the median home is worth $232,500 and median gross rent runs $986 a month. Looking for the Seward Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Seward, NE: 68434.

Population: 7,665Seward city residents
Median household income: $70,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $232,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $986Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 30.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 59.5%Owner-occupied households

Seward ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Seward.

The Seward NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

68434

What the numbers mean in Seward city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Seward city median would spend about 16.9% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 59.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Seward city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Seward city is a mid-size town in Nebraska, with 7,665 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #23 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 30.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Seward city earn a median of $70,000 a year, 10.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% above the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Seward city is valued at $232,500, 23.4% below the national figure and 44% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $986 a month, 29.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,832 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Seward city?: Seward city has 7,665 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #23 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Seward city?: Median household income in Seward city is $70,000 a year, 10.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Seward city?: Median gross rent is $986 a month and the median home value is $232,500, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
Is Seward city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Seward city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Seward city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.