Overview
378
Total Population
45.5
Median age
47.35%
Female population %
111.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
54.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Seward's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Seward is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Seward's population under 18 was 23.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Seward's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Seward, 17.20% were under the age of 15, 17.46% aged 15 to 29, 47.35% aged 30 to 64, 14.81% aged 65 to 84, and 3.17% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 20 less females than males in Seward:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.35% females and 52.65% males in Seward, PA.
- The Seward, PA gender ratio is 111.2:100 i.e. 111.2 men to 100 women (1.112).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 23.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 31.
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Race / Ethnicity
Seward's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Seward population: 96.03% are White, 0.53% are Black or African American and 3.44% are multiracial.
- Seward's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 378 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Seward is White with a population of 363 (96.03% of the total population).
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Year by year
Seward's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 493 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Seward's population increased by 3 (0.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Seward's population decreased by 84 (17.04%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 404.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)