In addition, Seward is a college town. There are a lot of students in Seward attending college, and as a result Seward provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of Seward is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.22 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
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.
