Seward County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,921
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,753
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,653 (it was 2,666 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 36% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 640 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 34 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.0%), Educational, health and social services (22.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 14,54165.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 6,08427.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6232.8%Two or more races
- 6072.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5112.3%Asian alone
- 30.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 30.9 years |
| Kansas median age: | 37.6 years |
| Males: 11,554 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 10,397 |  (47.4%) |
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| Seward County: | 3.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,457 ($36,752 in 1999)
| This county: | $56,457 |
| Kansas: | $68,925 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $691 (lower quartile is $508, upper quartile is $809)
| This county: | $691 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $137,515 (it was $63,100 in 2000)
| Seward: | $137,515 |
| Kansas: | $206,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,396Detached houses: $163,332
Here: $163,332 State: $264,181 Townhouses or other attached units: $129,253
Here: $129,253 State: $219,178 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,066
Here: $118,066 State: $161,859 Mobile homes: $41,728
Here: $41,728 State: $74,712
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $549
Institutionalized population: 237
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 7
- Burglaries: 1
- Thefts: 10
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 1
- Thefts: 5
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 21 buildings, average cost: $200,100
- 2021: 23 buildings, average cost: $120,800
- 2020: 17 buildings, average cost: $129,300
- 2019: 13 buildings, average cost: $127,600
- 2018: 17 buildings, average cost: $142,700
- 2017: 14 buildings, average cost: $127,600
- 2016: 15 buildings, average cost: $182,700
- 2015: 8 buildings, average cost: $173,300
- 2014: 14 buildings, average cost: $146,500
- 2013: 14 buildings, average cost: $112,100
- 2012: 11 buildings, average cost: $146,300
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2010: 17 buildings, average cost: $114,300
- 2009: 17 buildings, average cost: $108,500
- 2008: 23 buildings, average cost: $131,500
- 2007: 29 buildings, average cost: $116,900
- 2006: 46 buildings, average cost: $87,400
- 2005: 33 buildings, average cost: $100,400
- 2004: 26 buildings, average cost: $96,100
- 2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $91,400
- 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $111,100
- 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $135,600
- 2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $102,900
- 1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $120,300
- 1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $123,100
- 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $112,100
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,601 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,756 (1.6%)
| Seward County: | 14.1% |
| Kansas: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 30.9 years old
(Males: 30.9 years old, Females: 31.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.1 years old, Black residents: 38.4 years old, American Indian residents: 28.5 years old, Asian residents: 42.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.4 years old, Other race residents: 29.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Seward County is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $650 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Seward County: Caney Country Club (A), Lakeview Country Club (B), Liberty Wastewater Plant (C), Independence Wastewater Plant (D), Coffeyville Wastewater Treatment Facility (E), Caney Water Treatment Plant (F), Caney Valley Speedway (G), Safari Zoological Park (H), Kansas Department of Transportation Montgomery County Rest Area (I), Coffeyville Industrial Park (J), Dearing Sewer Treatment Plant (K), Havana Wastewater Treatment Ponds (L), Tyro Wastewater Treatment Facility (M), Cherryvale Wastewater Plant (N), Caney Sewer Treatment Plant (O), Elk City Wastewater Treatment Plant (P), Indian Village (Q), Cedar Bluff Camp (R), Independence Country Club (S), Coffeyville Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Seward County include: Wesley Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Spring Hill Church (B), Central Baptist Church (C), Community Christian Church (D), Crossroads of Community Christ (E), First Church of the Nazarene (F), Hazel Dell Church (G), Pleasant Dale Church (H), Riverside Southern Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Kellick Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Robbins Cemetery (3), Jefferson Cemetery (4), Calvary Cemetery (5), Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (6), Pioneer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Liberty Lakes (A), Havana Lake (B), Elk City Lake (C), Montgomery County State Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Claymore Creek (A), Potato Creek (B), Pumpkin Creek (C), Biscuit Creek (D), Bluff Run (E), Fawn Creek (F), Deadman Creek (G), Illinois Creek (H), Cheyenne Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Seward County include: Montgomery County State Park (1), Elk City State Park (2), Elk City Wildlife Area (3), Squaw Creek Cove North Public Use Area (4), Card Creek Public Use Area (5), Oak Ridge Public Use Area (6), Squaw Creek Cove South Public Use Area (7), Copan Wildlife Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Apache County, Arizona 
, Bedford County, Virginia 
, Dickenson County, Virginia , Harper County , Kiowa County 
, Ottawa County, Oklahoma , Wilson County .
| Here: | 2.0% |
| Kansas: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 766
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 6,383 (41.1% naturalized citizens)
| Seward County: | 29.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,0202010 or later
- 2,2912000 to 2009
- 1,3851990 to 1999
- 1,7291980 to 1989
- 4321970 to 1979
- 141Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,486
- One, attached: 121
- Two: 372
- 3 or 4: 551
- 5 to 9: 238
- 10 to 19: 468
- 20 to 49: 50
- 50 or more: 57
- Mobile homes: 996
Housing units in Seward County with a mortgage: 2,144 (154 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 143 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
| Here: | 8.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Seward County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 5,246 | 1 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,512 | 29 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,040 | 6 |
| Other | 542 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | 201 | 1 |
| None | 12,411 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
| Seward County: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kansas: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
| Seward County: | 5.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 20
| This county: | 8.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Seward County: | 7.1% |
| Kansas: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Seward County: | 30.7% |
| State: | 27.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.2% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Seward County:
Average size of farms: 1036 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $788,894
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $226.62
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.77%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $781,916
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.72%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $199,005
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 74.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 37.65
Corn for grain: 46640 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 49679 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2008 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 5253 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 65 acres
Tornado activity:
Seward County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Kansas state average. It is 2883382.8 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/15/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Seward County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 689% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 223.9 miles away from Seward County center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 127.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 254.1 miles away from the county center
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 211.0 miles away from Seward County center
On 1/7/2016 at 04:27:57, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 126.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 3, 2017, FEMA Id: 4319, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4304, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1675: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1675, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1462: May 06, 2003, FEMA Id: 1462, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes, Incident Period: October 01, 1998 to October 08, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1254: October 14, 1998, FEMA Id: 1254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 02, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-378: May 02, 1973, FEMA Id: 378, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Seward County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,449 (74.7%)
- Carpooled: 1,806 (16.0%)
- Bus: 5 (0.0%)
- Ferryboat: 2 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 188 (1.7%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0.0%)
- Walked: 205 (1.8%)
- Worked at home: 455 (4.0%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Manufacturing (20%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Production occupations (23%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Community and social service occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Mexico (71%)
- Guatemala (14%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Honduras (2%)
- Cuba (1%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (1%)
- India (1%)
- German (6%)
- American (5%)
- English (3%)
- Irish (1%)
- Dutch (1%)
- European (1%)
- Norwegian (0%)
People in group quarters in Seward County, Kansas in 2010:
- 205 people in college/university student housing
- 128 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 109 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 12 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 9 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 7 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 6 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Seward County, Kansas in 2000:
- 156 people in nursing homes
- 143 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 70 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4 people in other group homes
5.68% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($39,243 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.68% |
| Kansas average: | 6.64% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.73% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($11,200 average AGI)
3.94% relocated from other states ($28,043 average AGI)
Seward County: 3.94% Kansas average: 3.37%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Texas County, OK |  0.76% ($43,786 average AGI) |
| from Beaver County, OK | 0.33% ($59,500) |
| from Meade County, KS | 0.28% ($41,429) |
7.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,041 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.41% |
| Kansas average: | 6.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.69% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($16,235 average AGI)
4.72% relocated to other states ($28,808 average AGI)
Seward County: 4.72% Kansas average: 3.62%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Texas County, OK | 0.49% ($37,595 average AGI) |
| to Beaver County, OK | 0.45% ($49,912) |
| to Sedgwick County, KS | 0.44% ($39,576) |
| to Finney County, KS | 0.41% ($43,290) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 23.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,102 (1,768 aged, 334 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,258 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Seward County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (198)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (60)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (35)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (12)
- Unspecified dementia (12)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,635
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 383
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44,756
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,419
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 657
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 30
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 21,951- Male householders: 3,494 (848 living alone), Female householders: 3,743 (1,248 living alone)
3,293 spouses (3,290 opposite-sex spouses), 791 unmarried partners, (783 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,147 children (7,707 natural, 101 adopted, 353 stepchildren), 413 grandchildren, 282 brothers or sisters, 488 parents, 7 foster children, 324 other relatives, 452 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 419
Size of family households: 1,433 2-persons, 1,238 3-persons, 891 4-persons, 778 5-persons, 338 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,104 1-person, 314 2-persons, 22 4-persons.
4,362 married couples with children.
1,723 single-parent households (535 men, 1,188 women).
41.5% of residents of Seward speak English at home.
54.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $80,163,000 ($3,450 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,007,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,675,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,081,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,165,000
Federal grants: $16,608,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,018,000 ($125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,616,000 ($289,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,143,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,169,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,823,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,727| Here: | 117 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 747
| Here: | 32 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,892
| Here: | +81 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,071
| Here: |  -132 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -21 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.00 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Seward County, Kansas
- 192020 or later
- 8592010 to 2019
- 3592000 to 2009
- 7601990 to 1999
- 9071980 to 1989
- 1,5831970 to 1979
- 1,5301960 to 1969
- 1,3561950 to 1959
- 2531940 to 1949
- 6461939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Seward County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 193 rooms
- 6224 rooms
- 1,5475 rooms
- 8206 rooms
- 4307 rooms
- 4648 rooms
- 8969+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seward County, Kansas
- 1181 room
- 862 rooms
- 4113 rooms
- 7954 rooms
- 4695 rooms
- 3496 rooms
- 557 rooms
- 318 rooms
- 1299+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Seward County, Kansas
- 15no bedroom
- 761 bedroom
- 1,0342 bedrooms
- 2,3593 bedrooms
- 7804 bedrooms
- 5085+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seward County, Kansas
- 119no bedroom
- 6731 bedroom
- 1,1792 bedrooms
- 2983 bedrooms
- 1724 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Seward County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 146no vehicle
- 8341 vehicle
- 1,9052 vehicles
- 1,1693 vehicles
- 5534 vehicles
- 1645+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Seward County in renter-occupied apartments
- 369no vehicle
- 1,4251 vehicle
- 5462 vehicles
- 933 vehicles
- 104 vehicles
- 85+ vehicles
89.2% of Seward County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Kansas.
| Seward County: | 89.2% |
| State average: | 85.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10,872
- Other state: 4,570
- Northeast: 64
- Midwest: 827
- South: 2,452
- West: 1,256
- 81.3%Utility gas
- 11.2%Electricity
- 6.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.4%Wood
- 56.4%Utility gas
- 40.8%Electricity
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.1%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 1.2% |
| Kansas: | 14.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 0.2% |
| Kansas: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 77
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Kansas: | 15.4% |
Seward County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,358,000
Cash and Securities: $1,797,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $72,524,000
Hospital Public: $54,513,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,380,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,721,000
Other: $649,000
Other: $49,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $11,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $63,426,000
Hospitals: $46,250,000
Central Staff Services: $7,555,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,935,000
General Public Buildings: $6,143,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,039,000
General - Other: $4,317,000
General Public Buildings: $2,527,000
Regular Highways: $2,386,000
Regular Highways: $1,965,000
Health - Other: $1,954,000
Health - Other: $1,929,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,640,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,503,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,416,000
Police Protection: $1,277,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,170,000
Police Protection: $1,147,000
General - Other: $997,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $943,000
Local Fire Protection: $869,000
Central Staff Services: $847,000
Public Welfare - Other: $711,000
Parks and Recreation: $697,000
Public Welfare - Other: $639,000
Financial Administration: $589,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $490,000
Natural Resources - Other: $331,000
Financial Administration: $199,000
Natural Resources - Other: $193,000
Parks and Recreation: $141,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $50,000
Corrections - Other: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $450,000
Other: $113,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $628,000
Interest on Debt: $599,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,701,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,725,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,355,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,870,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,480,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $505,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $485,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,548,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,211,000
Interest Earnings: $1,018,000
Donations From Private Sources: $504,000
Interest Earnings: $372,000
Donations From Private Sources: $229,000
Rents: $144,000
Fines and Forfeits: $143,000
Rents: $117,000
Fines and Forfeits: $50,000
Sale of Property: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $5,618,000
Hospitals: $2,131,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,204,000
Cash and Securities: $43,206,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $826,000
Highways: $819,000
Health and Hospitals: $592,000
Health and Hospitals: $84,000
General Local Government Support: $46,000
Other: $46,000
General Local Government Support: $44,000
- Tax - Property: $13,563,000
Property: $12,760,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,417,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,809,000
Motor Vehicle License: $976,000
Public Utilities Sales: $115,000
Public Utilities Sales: $113,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $98,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $37,614,000
: $30,888,000
Seward County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,358,000
Cash and Securities: $1,797,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $72,524,000
Hospital Public: $54,513,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,380,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,721,000
Other: $649,000
Other: $49,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $11,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $63,426,000
Hospitals: $46,250,000
Central Staff Services: $7,555,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,935,000
General Public Buildings: $6,143,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,039,000
General - Other: $4,317,000
General Public Buildings: $2,527,000
Regular Highways: $2,386,000
Regular Highways: $1,965,000
Health - Other: $1,954,000
Health - Other: $1,929,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,640,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,503,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,416,000
Police Protection: $1,277,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,170,000
Police Protection: $1,147,000
General - Other: $997,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $943,000
Local Fire Protection: $869,000
Central Staff Services: $847,000
Public Welfare - Other: $711,000
Parks and Recreation: $697,000
Public Welfare - Other: $639,000
Financial Administration: $589,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $490,000
Natural Resources - Other: $331,000
Financial Administration: $199,000
Natural Resources - Other: $193,000
Parks and Recreation: $141,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $50,000
Corrections - Other: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $450,000
Other: $113,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $628,000
Interest on Debt: $599,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,701,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,725,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,355,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,870,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,480,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $505,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $485,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,548,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,211,000
Interest Earnings: $1,018,000
Donations From Private Sources: $504,000
Interest Earnings: $372,000
Donations From Private Sources: $229,000
Rents: $144,000
Fines and Forfeits: $143,000
Rents: $117,000
Fines and Forfeits: $50,000
Sale of Property: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $5,618,000
Hospitals: $2,131,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,204,000
Cash and Securities: $43,206,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $826,000
Highways: $819,000
Health and Hospitals: $592,000
Health and Hospitals: $84,000
General Local Government Support: $46,000
Other: $46,000
General Local Government Support: $44,000
- Tax - Property: $13,563,000
Property: $12,760,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,417,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,809,000
Motor Vehicle License: $976,000
Public Utilities Sales: $115,000
Public Utilities Sales: $113,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $98,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $37,614,000
: $30,888,000
Seward County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,358,000
Cash and Securities: $1,797,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $72,524,000
Hospital Public: $54,513,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,380,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,721,000
Other: $649,000
Other: $49,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $11,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $63,426,000
Hospitals: $46,250,000
Central Staff Services: $7,555,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,935,000
General Public Buildings: $6,143,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,039,000
General - Other: $4,317,000
General Public Buildings: $2,527,000
Regular Highways: $2,386,000
Regular Highways: $1,965,000
Health - Other: $1,954,000
Health - Other: $1,929,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,640,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,503,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,416,000
Police Protection: $1,277,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,170,000
Police Protection: $1,147,000
General - Other: $997,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $943,000
Local Fire Protection: $869,000
Central Staff Services: $847,000
Public Welfare - Other: $711,000
Parks and Recreation: $697,000
Public Welfare - Other: $639,000
Financial Administration: $589,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $490,000
Natural Resources - Other: $331,000
Financial Administration: $199,000
Natural Resources - Other: $193,000
Parks and Recreation: $141,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $50,000
Corrections - Other: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $450,000
Other: $113,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $628,000
Interest on Debt: $599,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,701,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,725,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,355,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,870,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,480,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $505,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $485,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,548,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,211,000
Interest Earnings: $1,018,000
Donations From Private Sources: $504,000
Interest Earnings: $372,000
Donations From Private Sources: $229,000
Rents: $144,000
Fines and Forfeits: $143,000
Rents: $117,000
Fines and Forfeits: $50,000
Sale of Property: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $5,618,000
Hospitals: $2,131,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,204,000
Cash and Securities: $43,206,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $826,000
Highways: $819,000
Health and Hospitals: $592,000
Health and Hospitals: $84,000
General Local Government Support: $46,000
Other: $46,000
General Local Government Support: $44,000
- Tax - Property: $13,563,000
Property: $12,760,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,417,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,809,000
Motor Vehicle License: $976,000
Public Utilities Sales: $115,000
Public Utilities Sales: $113,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $98,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $37,614,000
: $30,888,000
Seward County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,358,000
Cash and Securities: $1,797,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $72,524,000
Hospital Public: $54,513,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,380,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,721,000
Other: $649,000
Other: $49,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $15,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $11,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $63,426,000
Hospitals: $46,250,000
Central Staff Services: $7,555,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,935,000
General Public Buildings: $6,143,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,039,000
General - Other: $4,317,000
General Public Buildings: $2,527,000
Regular Highways: $2,386,000
Regular Highways: $1,965,000
Health - Other: $1,954,000
Health - Other: $1,929,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,640,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,503,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,416,000
Police Protection: $1,277,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,170,000
Police Protection: $1,147,000
General - Other: $997,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $943,000
Local Fire Protection: $869,000
Central Staff Services: $847,000
Public Welfare - Other: $711,000
Parks and Recreation: $697,000
Public Welfare - Other: $639,000
Financial Administration: $589,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $490,000
Natural Resources - Other: $331,000
Financial Administration: $199,000
Natural Resources - Other: $193,000
Parks and Recreation: $141,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $50,000
Corrections - Other: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $450,000
Other: $113,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $628,000
Interest on Debt: $599,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,701,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,725,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,355,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,870,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,480,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $505,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $485,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,548,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,211,000
Interest Earnings: $1,018,000
Donations From Private Sources: $504,000
Interest Earnings: $372,000
Donations From Private Sources: $229,000
Rents: $144,000
Fines and Forfeits: $143,000
Rents: $117,000
Fines and Forfeits: $50,000
Sale of Property: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $5,618,000
Hospitals: $2,131,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,204,000
Cash and Securities: $43,206,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $826,000
Highways: $819,000
Health and Hospitals: $592,000
Health and Hospitals: $84,000
General Local Government Support: $46,000
Other: $46,000
General Local Government Support: $44,000
- Tax - Property: $13,563,000
Property: $12,760,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,417,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,809,000
Motor Vehicle License: $976,000
Public Utilities Sales: $115,000
Public Utilities Sales: $113,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $98,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $20,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $37,614,000
: $30,888,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 276
- Number of aged recipients: 31
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 245
- Number of recipients under 18: 43
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 174
- Number of recipients older than 64: 59
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 102
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 114
| Most common first names in Seward County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 82 | 79.6 years |
| William | 73 | 74.5 years |
| John | 71 | 74.1 years |
| Robert | 64 | 71.1 years |
| James | 59 | 68.7 years |
| Charles | 46 | 74.0 years |
| George | 41 | 74.7 years |
| Mildred | 30 | 81.9 years |
| Dorothy | 30 | 77.1 years |
| Harold | 28 | 74.6 years |
| Most common last names in Seward County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 60 | 78.9 years |
| Jones | 43 | 72.1 years |
| Johnson | 34 | 71.9 years |
| Davis | 33 | 75.8 years |
| Miller | 31 | 74.3 years |
| Williams | 28 | 75.6 years |
| Brown | 24 | 77.3 years |
| King | 19 | 77.7 years |
| White | 18 | 74.3 years |
| Scott | 18 | 72.7 years |
| Businesses in Seward County, KS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Arby's | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 6 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
| ColorTyme | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| FedEx | 5 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| Kroger | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |