---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Seward County, NE"
classification: county
fips: "31159"
state: "NE"
demographics:
  population: 17641
  population_under_18: 4111
  population_18_64: 10316
  population_65_plus: 3214
  median_household_income: 82444
  poverty_rate: 7.38
  homeownership_rate: 72.01
  unemployment_rate: 2.13
  median_home_value: 241300
  gini_index: 0.3907
  vacancy_rate: 5.8
  race_white: 16660
  race_black: 144
  race_asian: 94
  race_native: 71
  hispanic: 532
  bachelors_plus: 4861
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ne/districts/01"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ne]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Seward County, NE

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 17641 |
| Under 18 | 4111 |
| 18–64 | 10316 |
| 65+ | 3214 |
| Median household income | 82444 |
| Poverty rate | 7.38 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.01 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.13 |
| Median home value | 241300 |
| Gini index | 0.3907 |
| Vacancy rate | 5.8 |
| White | 16660 |
| Black | 144 |
| Asian | 94 |
| Native | 71 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 532 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 4861 |

## Districts

- [NE-01](/us/states/ne/districts/01.md) — 100% (congressional)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries