Seward County, NE Population

Overview

17,605

Total Population

37.5

Median age

48.54%

Female population %

106:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

56.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

469

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Seward County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Seward County is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Seward County's population under 18 was 23.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Seward County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Seward County, 19.08% were under the age of 15, 22.74% aged 15 to 29, 41.02% aged 30 to 64, 14.39% aged 65 to 84, and 2.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 515 less females than males in Seward County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.54% females and 51.46% males in Seward County, NE.
The Seward County, NE gender ratio is 106:100 i.e. 106 men to 100 women (1.060).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 977.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 771.

Seward County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Seward County population: 95.98% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.26% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.30% are some other race and 2.74% are multiracial.
Seward County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 469 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,136 (97.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Seward County is White with a population of 16,898 (95.98% of the total population).

Seward County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 17,692 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Seward County's population increased by 308 (1.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Seward County's population increased by 814 (4.85%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Seward County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,492.