Language Spoken At Home in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,770 | 100% |
English only | 15,247 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 523 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 140 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 244 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 51 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 211 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 48 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 68 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,729 | 100% |
American | 899 | 5.4% |
Arab | 14 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,904 | 11.4% |
Danish | 381 | 2.3% |
Dutch | 440 | 2.6% |
English | 1,497 | 8.9% |
French (except Basque) | 332 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 38 | 0.2% |
German | 9,107 | 54.4% |
Greek | 38 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 2 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,274 | 7.6% |
Italian | 184 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 316 | 1.9% |
Polish | 293 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 99 | 0.6% |
Russian | 121 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 188 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 178 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 626 | 3.7% |
Swiss | 157 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 163 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 18 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,269 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,573 | 72.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,942 | 31.0% |
Married-couple family | 4,010 | 64.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,634 | 26.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 219 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 118 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 344 | 5.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 190 | 3.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,696 | 27.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,428 | 22.8% |
65 years and over | 610 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,018 | 32.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,651 | 26.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,446 | 100% |
Householder | 6,269 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 4,015 | 26.0% |
Child | 4,428 | 28.7% |
Other relatives | 228 | 1.5% |
Nonrelatives | 506 | 3.3% |
Unmarried partner | 161 | 1.0% |
Marital Status in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,904 | 100% |
Never married | 2,328 | 33.7% |
Now married, except separated | 4,077 | 59.1% |
Separated | 48 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 152 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 299 | 4.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,597 | 100% |
Never married | 1,469 | 22.3% |
Now married, except separated | 4,039 | 61.2% |
Separated | 65 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 558 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 466 | 7.1% |
Fertility in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 231 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 53 | 22.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 141 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 93 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 43 | 46.2% |
Less than 1 year | 23 | 24.7% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 1 | 1.1% |
5 or more years | 19 | 20.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 43 | 100% |
Who are female | 22 | 51.2% |
Who are married | 43 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,220 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 220 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 207 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,862 | 35.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 916 | 17.5% |
College or graduate school | 2,015 | 38.6% |
Educational Attainment in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,555 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 285 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 494 | 4.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,188 | 30.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,352 | 22.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,407 | 13.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,847 | 17.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 982 | 9.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.8% |
Veteran Status in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,782 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,015 | 7.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,430 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,490 | 9.1% |
Under 18 years | 3,921 | 100% |
With a disability | 161 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 10,106 | 100% |
With a disability | 612 | 6.1% |
65 years and over | 2,403 | 100% |
With a disability | 717 | 29.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,515 | 100% |
Same house | 14,130 | 85.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,346 | 14.2% |
Same county | 907 | 5.5% |
Different county | 1,439 | 8.7% |
Same state | 962 | 5.8% |
Different state | 477 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 39 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,729 | 100% |
Native | 16,525 | 98.8% |
Born in United States | 16,428 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 12,470 | 74.5% |
Different state | 3,958 | 23.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 97 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 204 | 1.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 204 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 140 | 68.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 64 | 31.4% |
Year of Entry in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 301 | 100% |
Native | 97 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 97 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 204 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 204 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Seward County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 204 | 100% |
Europe | 34 | 16.7% |
Asia | 51 | 25.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 7 | 3.4% |
Latin America | 79 | 38.7% |
Northern America | 33 | 16.2% |