Seward County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 16,532 93.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 532 3.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 144 0.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 94 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 290 1.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 22 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 10 0.1%

• Under 18 4,111 23.3%
• 18–24 2,405 13.6%
• 25–44 3,788 21.5%
• 45–64 4,123 23.4%
• 65 and over 3,214 18.2%

Median household income

$82,422

90% interval $73,923–$90,921

+$5,844 vs NE · 9th of 93

Below poverty line

7.9%

90% interval 6.1%–9.7%

−2.7 pp vs NE · 84th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.5%

−0.43 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.1B

0.58% of state

Avg. annual pay

$53,155

Establishments

522

• Education & health services 1,788 29.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,096 18.3%
• Manufacturing 743 12.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 521 8.7%
• Construction 484 8.1%
• Public administration 389 6.5%
• Natural resources & mining 292 4.9%
• Professional & business services 254 4.2%
• Financial activities 240 4.0%
• Other services 149 2.5%
• Information 47 0.8%

Home ownership

72.0%

+5.5 pp vs NE · 61st of 93

Median gross rent

$980

−$92 vs NE · 8th of 93

Owner-occupied

4,888

Renter-occupied

1,900

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 60% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $76,870/yr) pays 4.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,697/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 6,667 72.6%
• Democratic 2,388 26.0%
• Other / third-party 129 1.4%

• Spanish 337 2.0%
• German or other West Germanic 73 0.4%
• Chinese 30 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 24 0.1%
• Tagalog 15 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 13 0.1%

Households

6,788

Family households

4,836

71.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,584

32.8% of families

Single-mother families

298

6.2% of families

Veterans

831

6.2% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 6,564 37.3%
• Mainline Protestant 2,163 12.3%
• Catholic 2,045 11.6%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 604 3.4%
• Black Protestant 350 2.0%

Health insured

93.9%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

6.1%

±1.2 pp

58th of 93

With a disability

11.0%

±1.4 pp

80th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

33.2%

±2.8 pp

−1.4 pp vs NE · 10th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.6%

90% interval 5.8%–7.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

5th Judicial District Court

Judges

3 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

29.56 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4