Seward County, KS

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2024 Population

21,486

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

12.2%

5.88% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,827

2.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$136,500

1.87% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,045

3.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Seward County, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.8% of the residents in Seward County, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Seward County, KS are Seward County Community College (439 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Seward County, KS was $136,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.8%.

Most people in Seward County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Seward County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Seward County, KS borders Haskell County, KS, Meade County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Beaver County, OK, and Texas County, OK.

United States Kansas Liberal, KS

Population & Diversity

Seward County, KS is home to a population of 21.5k people, from which 83.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 29.3% of Seward County, KS residents were born outside of the country (6.29k people).

In 2024, there were 1.28 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (6.89k people) in Seward County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.39k White (Non-Hispanic) and 4.94k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.8%

2024 Citizenship

82%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.8% of Seward County, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Seward County, KS was 82%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Seward County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Seward County, KS

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
6.89k ± 799
White (Non-Hispanic)
5.39k ± 94
Other (Hispanic)
4.94k ± 1.07k

67.4%

Hispanic Population

14.5k people

67.4% of the people in Seward County, KS are hispanic (14.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Seward County, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
83,075 ± 6,976 people
India
12,929 ± 2,785 people
Vietnam
10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

Foreign-Born Population

29.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.29k people

28.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.21k people

As of 2024, 29.3% of Seward County, KS residents (6.29k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Seward County, KS was 28.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Seward County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
139 ± 72
Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 58
Gulf War (1990s)
32 ± 31

Seward County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Seward County, KS.

Economy

The economy of Seward County, KS employs 10k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Seward County, KS were Manufacturing (2,756 people), Retail Trade (1,171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,030 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,833), Transportation & Warehousing ($67,965), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,847).

Employment

Occupations

10k

2024 Value

± 898

−3.8%

1 Year decline

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seward County, KS declined at a rate of −3.8%, from 10.4k employees to 10k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seward County, KS, are Production Occupations (1,944 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,063 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (820 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seward County, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

10k

2024 Value

± 898

−3.8%

1 Year decline

± 12.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seward County, KS declined at a rate of −3.8%, from 10.4k employees to 10k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seward County, KS, are Manufacturing (2,756 people), Retail Trade (1,171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,030 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Seward County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Seward County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,769

Median earning men ± $4,125

$35,799

Median earning women ± $3,916

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($77,930), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,485), and Construction ($66,280).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,125), Wholesale Trade ($43,800), and Manufacturing ($41,364).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

44
Other Services (except Public Administration)
34
Retail Trade
30
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$314k
Manufacturing
$52.9k
Transportation and Warehousing
$51.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Seward County, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Seward County, KS awarded 439 degrees. The student population of Seward County, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 702 male students and 1,085 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Seward County, KS are Hispanic or Latino (279 and 65.8%), White (91 and 21.5%), Black or African American (18 and 4.25%), and Unknown (16 and 3.77%).

The largest universities in Seward County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Seward County Community College (439 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Seward County, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (134 and 30.5%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (69 and 15.7%), and Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (32 and 7.29%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,787 students enrolled in Seward County, KS, 39.3% men and 60.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 939 records, of which 63.3% were women and 36.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
134 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
28 degrees awarded
Respiratory Care Therapist
7 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Seward County, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 134 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Seward County, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Seward County Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

439 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Seward County Community College with 439 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 170 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Seward County, KS, which is 0.632 times less than the 269 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 279 degrees mean that there were 3.07 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 91 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,440) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,440) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Seward County, KS was $136,500 in 2024, which is 0.41 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,000 to $136,500, a 1.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Seward County, KS is 61.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Seward County, KS have an average commute time of 14.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Seward County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Seward County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6%.

Housing

Property

$136,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,591

$4,485

Median Property Taxes

±$547

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Seward County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Seward County, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.8%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.8% of the housing units in Seward County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Seward County, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,827

Median Household Income

± $8,322

7.26k

Number of Households

± 748

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.26k households in Seward County, KS grew to $63,827 from the previous year's value of $62,269.

The following chart displays the households in Seward County, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Seward County, KS is from Kansas.

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Carpooled (12%)
Worked At Home (3.38%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Seward County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (3.38%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seward County, KS have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.49% of the workforce in Seward County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Seward County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Seward County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Seward County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Seward County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seward County, KS (2.58k out of 21.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Seward County, KS is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.3% of the children was living in poverty in Seward County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 299 in Seward County, KS. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 118 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

87.5% of the population of Seward County, KS has health coverage, with 50.1% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 8.85% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 0.788% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Seward County, KS see 3,107 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,107 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3051 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 916 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.3% were men and 47.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,107 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Seward County, KS

Primary care physicians in Seward County, KS see an average of 3,107 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,107 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Seward County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.6% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.3% were men and 47.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.5%

Uninsured

50.1%

Employer Coverage

15.5%

Medicaid

8.85%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

0.788%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Seward County, KS declined by 9.89% from 13.9% to 12.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Seward County, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 40.3 in Seward County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Seward County, KS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 45.5% in Seward County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Seward County, KS.