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Population

Population	2000	2010	2022	2027
Seward County	16,496	16,750	17,738	17,829

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Population by Age

Population	2010	2022	2027
0-4	1,021	986	982
5-9	1,102	1,052	1,067
10-14	1,120	1,086	1,142
15-19	1,561	1,568	1,604
20-24	1,375	1,259	1,165
25-29	815	983	739
30-34	870	1,001	1,003
35-39	878	1,007	1,041
40-44	962	941	1,054
45-49	1,224	926	980
50-54	1,236	1,007	907
55-59	1,119	1,233	1,029
60-64	922	1,221	1,187
65-69	672	1,132	1,199
70-74	600	831	1,010
75-79	471	636	744
80-84	384	426	518
85+	418	443	458
18+	12,788	13,940	13,941
Median Age	38	40	41

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Population by Race

Seward County	2022
Total	17,738.00
White Alone	93.85
Black Alone	0.61
American Indian Alone	0.32
Asian Alone	0.32
Pacific Islander Alone	0.03
Some Other Race	1.01
Two or More Races	3.86
Hispanic Origin	2.87
Diversity Index	16.70

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Growth Rate

Seward County	2022 - 2027
Population	0.10%
Households	0.12%
Families	0.09%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2022	2027
Households	6,013	6,266	6,612	6,652
Housing Units	6,428	6,875	7,130	7,183
Owner Occupied Units			4,757	4,840
Renter Occupied Units			1,855	1,812
Vacant Units			518	531

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Home Value

Seward County	2022	2027
Median Home Value	$221,855	$271,277
Average Home Value	$263,722	$309,267
<$50,000	143	68
$50,000 - $99,999	328	139
$100,000 - $149,999	524	273
$150,000 - $199,999	1,175	937
$200,000 - $249,999	477	523
$250,000 - $299,999	833	1,128
$300,000 - $399,999	692	969
$400,000 - $499,999	240	323
$500,000 - $749,999	279	388
$1,000,000 +	18	27

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	155
2000-2009	727
1990-1999	948
1980-1989	570
1970-1979	1,177
1960-1969	799
1950-1959	569
1940-1949	202
1939 or Before	1,942

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Income

Seward County	2022	2027
Median Household	$74,437	$82,559
Average Household	$93,813	$108,446
Per Capita	$34,994	$40,486

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Household Income Base

Seward County	2022
<$15,000	350
$15,000 - $24,999	381
$25,000 - $34,999	614
$35,000 - $49,999	639
$50,000 - $74,999	1,343
$75,000 - $99,999	1,213
$100,000 - $149,999	1,264
$150,000 - $199,999	457
$200,000+	351

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	8,981
In-County Residents	5,474
Out-of-County Residents	3,432
Drive Alone	7,246
Carpooled	757
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	439
Less than 5 minutes	908
5-9 minutes	1,787
10-14 minutes	775
15-19 minutes	761
20-24 minutes	850
25-29 minutes	775
30-34 minutes	1,112
35-39 minutes	466
40-44 minutes	398
45-59 minutes	468
60-89 minutes	164
90+ minutes	78
Average Travel Time	21

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	6,088
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	92
Mining	0
Utilities	28
Construction	291
Manufacturing	558
Wholesale Trade	255

Retail Trade	694
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	119
Furn & Home Furnish Str	0
Electronics & Appl Store	30
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	46
Food & Beverage Stores	150
Health/Pers Care Stores	38
Gasoline Stations	59
Clothing/Accessory Store	2
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	17
General Merchandise Str	201
Misc Store Retailers	32
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	363
Information	105

Finance & Insurance	273
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	191
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	25
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	57

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	86
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	152
Legal Services	49
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	25
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	76
Educational Services	885
HealthCare/Social Assist	970
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	43

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	452
Accommodation	21
Food Srv/Drinking Places	431

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	434
Auto Repair/Maintenance	55
Public Administration Emp	273

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Educational Attainment (25+)

Seward County	2022
Some High School	355
Graduated High School	2,913
Associates Degree	2,072
Bachelor's Degree	2,423
Graduate Degree	1,257

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	753
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	22
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	3
Construction Bus	70
Manufacturing Bus	28
Wholesale Trade Bus	34

Retail Trade Bus	86
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	15
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	0
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	5
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	8
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	14
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	7
Gasoline Stations Bus	7
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	1
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	7
General Merchandise Str Bus	6
Misc Store Retailers Bus	10
Nonstore Retailers Bus	6

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	42
Information Bus	14

Finance & Insurance Bus	44
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	12
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	9
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	23

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	24
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	32
Legal Services Bus	5
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	19
Educational Services Bus	25
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	53
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	18

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	41
Accommodation Bus	5
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	36

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	117
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	18
Public Administration Bus	49

Source: ESRI, 2022-11-15

Our Communities

City of Auburn

City of Crete

Falls City Economic Development

Gage Area Growth Enterprise

Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development

Seward County Chamber & Development Partnership

York County Development Corporation