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Moving to Seward, Nebraska

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Population: 6,319. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,776 (+7.2% change)
Males: 3,006 (47.6%), Females: 3,313 (52.4%)

Seward County

Zip code: 68434

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $41,264
Median house value: $92,200

Population by Race

Races in Seward:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (57.0%), English (10.0%), Czech (9.6%), Irish (9.1%), United States (4.0%), Danish (3.1%).

Elevation: 1494 feet

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Seward

  • High school or higher: 87.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seward city

  • Never married: 28.6%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 0.1%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 4.0%

2.7% Foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.4% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +444 (+7.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Seward:

  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAH (300 NORTH COLUMBIA AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Seward:

  • CRETE AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; CRETE, NE)
  • WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; FRIEND, NE)
  • BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 25 miles; DAVID CITY, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seward:

  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 25 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 78 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 84 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Seward:

  • SEWARD MUNICIPAL (about 5 miles; SEWARD, NE; Abbreviation: SWT)
  • FLYING V (about 18 miles; UTICA, NE; Abbreviation: 0J9)
  • DAVID CITY MUNI (about 23 miles; DAVID CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 93Y)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Seward:

  • CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,203; Location: 800 N COLUMBIA; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cune.Edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seward:

  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 28 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 70 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 70 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)

Schools

Public high school in Seward:

  • SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 494; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Seward:

  • SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 409; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 401; Grades: 04 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Seward:

  • ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 877 NORTH COLUMBIA ST; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Seward:

  • SEWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $194,755; Location: 204 SOUTH 5TH STREET; 24,902 books; 1,267 audio materials; 2,509 video materials; 109 serial subscriptions)

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