| Community
Inventory |
| Airports |
Seward
Municipal Airport (KSWT) |
| Colleges |
Concordia
University; Southeast Community College - Milford Campus |
| Hospitals |
Memorial
Health Care Systems – Seward |
| Libraries |
Beaver
Crossing, Milford, and Seward |
| Newspapers |
Milford
Times; Seward County Independent – Seward |
| Radio |
No
Community-based Broadcaster |
|
School
Districts, Public
|
Bee
Public; Centennial Public – Utica; Milford Public – Milford &
Pleasant Dale; Seward Public |
| School
Districts, Private |
Our
Redeemer Lutheran Elementary – Staplehurst; St. John Lutheran Schools
– Seward; St. Paul's Lutheran Elementary – Utica; St. Vincent
De Paul Catholic – Seward |
| Television |
No
Community-based Broadcaster |
| Web
Site |
http://connectseward.org/www/docs/cgov |
| Census
Data — 2000 |
| Category
|
Total
|
Low-Income
|
Percent
Low-Income
|
| Basic
Demographics |
|
|
|
| Total
Population |
16,496
|
1,065
|
6.5
|
| |
Sex |
|
|
|
| |
Male |
8,364
|
|
|
| Female |
8,132
|
|
|
| Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
6,333
|
|
|
| Rural |
10,163
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
934
|
70
|
7.5
|
| Age
5-17 |
3,172
|
198
|
6.2
|
| Age
18-64 |
9,882
|
642
|
6.5
|
| Age
65 and older |
2,508
|
155
|
6.2
|
| Disabilities |
3,273
|
|
|
| |
Total
for under 5 |
N/A
|
|
|
| Total
for people 5 to 15 years old |
92
|
|
|
| Total
for people 16 to 64 years old |
1,809
|
|
|
| Total
for people 65 years and older |
1,372
|
|
|
| Household
Data |
|
|
|
| Number
of Households |
6,013
|
|
|
| |
Household
size |
|
|
|
| |
1-person
household |
1,496
|
|
|
| 2-person
household |
2,221
|
|
|
| 3-person
household |
844
|
|
|
| 4-person
household |
809
|
|
|
| 5-or-more
person household |
643
|
|
|
| Number
of Family Households |
|
|
|
| |
Married
with children under 18 |
3,815
|
|
|
| |
Husband
and wife work |
2,073
|
|
|
|
Single
parent male with children under 18 |
123
|
|
|
|
Single
parent female with children under 18 |
289
|
|
|
|
Grandparents
who live with grandchildren
|
107
|
|
|
| Grandparents
responsible for grandchildren under 18 |
54
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Race |
|
|
|
| |
White |
16,079
|
|
|
| Black
or African American |
39
|
|
|
| American
Indian or Alaska Native |
29
|
|
|
| Asian |
83
|
|
|
| Native
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
0
|
|
|
| Some
other race |
0
|
|
|
| Two
or more races |
84
|
|
|
| Hispanic
or Latino of Any Race |
182
|
|
|
| Place
of Birth |
|
|
|
| |
Born
in state of residence |
12,615
|
|
|
| Born
in other state in US |
3,564
|
|
|
| Born
outside of US |
35
|
|
|
| Foreign
born |
282
|
|
|
| |
Naturalized
citizen |
117
|
|
|
| Not
a citizen |
165
|
|
|
| Language
Spoken at Home |
|
|
|
| |
English
only |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
3,035
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
11,901
|
|
|
| Spanish
or Spanish Creole |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
100
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
165
|
|
|
| German |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
34
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
103
|
|
|
| Education
of Adults Over Age 25 |
|
|
|
| No
Schooling Completed |
30
|
|
|
| Some
Schooling, but No Diploma |
564
|
|
|
| High
School Graduate |
3,189
|
|
|
| Associate
Degree |
1,124
|
|
|
| Bachelor's
Degree |
1,512
|
|
|
|
Master's Degree |
461
|
|
|
| Employment |
|
|
|
| Industry
for Employed Population Over 16 Years |
|
|
|
| |
Agriculture,
forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining |
672
|
|
|
| Construction
|
569
|
|
|
| Manufacturing |
1,125
|
|
|
| Retail
Trade |
537
|
|
|
| Education,
health, and social services |
2,177
|
|
|
| Means
of Transportation to Work |
|
|
|
| |
Car,
truck or van |
7,391
|
|
|
| Public
transportation |
18
|
|
|
| Motorcycle |
43
|
|
|
| Bicycle |
39
|
|
|
| Walk |
611
|
|
|
| Other |
25
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
461
|
|
|
| Travel
Time to Work for 16 and Older |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than 5 minutes |
853
|
|
|
| Between
5 and 20 minutes |
3,660
|
|
|
| 20
to 59 minutes |
3,367
|
|
|
| 60
to 89 minutes |
159
|
|
|
| More
than 90 minutes |
88
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
461
|
|
|
| Income |
|
|
|
| Household
Income in 1999 |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than $10,000 |
474
|
|
|
| $10,000
to $29,999 |
1,698
|
|
|
| $30,000
to $59,999 |
2,106
|
|
|
| $60,000
to $99,999 |
1,273
|
|
|
| Over
$100,000 |
454
|
|
|
| Median
Household Income |
$
42,700
|
|
|
| Families
Receiving Public Assistance in 1999 |
64
|
|
|
| Poverty
Status — Income below poverty level |
1,065
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
70
|
|
|
| Age
5 to 17 |
198
|
|
|
| Age
18 to 64 |
642
|
|
|
| Age
65 and above |
155
|
|
|
| Housing |
|
|
|
| Residence
in 1995 for Population over 5 years |
|
|
|
| |
Same
house in 1995
|
8,590
|
|
|
| Different
house in 1995 |
6,972
|
|
|
| Housing
Units |
6,428
|
|
|
| |
Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
2,400
|
|
|
| Rural |
4,028
|
|
|
| |
Farm |
564
|
|
|
| Non-farm |
3,464
|
|
|
| Occupancy |
|
|
|
| |
Occupied |
6,013
|
|
|
| Vacant |
415
|
|
|
| Year
Structure Built |
|
|
|
| |
1939
or earlier |
2,071
|
|
|
| 1940-1959 |
843
|
|
|
| 1960-1979 |
2,036
|
|
|
| 1980-March
2000 |
1,478
|
|
|
| Median
Rent |
$
370
|
|
|
