Because there are quite a few people attending college in Seward, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Seward provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.22 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Seward doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Seward citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.14% of adults in Seward have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Seward in 2022 was $31,348, which is lower middle income relative to Nebraska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,392 for a family of four. However, Seward contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Seward home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seward residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Seward include German, Irish, Czech, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Seward is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
