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Moving to Seward, Alaska

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Population: 2,830. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,016 (+6.6% change)
Males: 1,699 (60.0%), Females: 1,131 (40.0%)

Zip code: 99664

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $44,306
Median house value: $132,300

Population by Race

Races in Seward:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.0%)
  • American Indian (20.9%)
  • Two or more races (5.9%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (16.5%), Irish (11.2%), English (8.0%), Norwegian (5.4%), United States (4.5%), Dutch (3.3%).

Elevation: 55 feet

Land area: 14.4 square miles

Map of Seward, AK

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Seward

  • High school or higher: 86.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 17.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seward city

  • Never married: 31.6%
  • Now married: 46.5%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 14.9%

4.8% Foreign born (2.3% Asia, 2.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+5.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Seward:

  • PROVIDENCE SEWARD MEDICAL CENTER (417 FIRST AVENUE, PO BOX 365)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Seward:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seward:

  • TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (about 82 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Abbreviation: ANC)
  • KENAI MUNI (about 129 miles; KENAI, AK; Abbreviation: ENA)
  • HOMER (about 145 miles; HOMER, AK; Abbreviation: HOM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Seward:

  • SEWARD (about 2 miles; SEWARD, AK; Abbreviation: SWD)
  • LAWING (about 20 miles; LAWING, AK; Abbreviation: 9Z9)
  • QUARTZ CREEK (about 31 miles; COOPER LANDING, AK; Abbreviation: JLA)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Seward:

  • ALASKA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 156; Location: 809 SECOND AVE; Public; Website: www.educ.state.ak.us/avtec)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seward:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 79 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 344 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1981 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2022 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2024 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2038 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2039 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)

Schools

Public high schools in Seward:

  • SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 277; Location: BOX 1049; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SPRING CREEK SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: P.O. BOX 2387; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Seward:

  • SEWARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 325; Location: BOX 247; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: BOX 1049; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Seward:

  • SEWARD COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $266,232; Location: 238 5TH AVENUE; 28,136 books; 802 audio materials; 1,441 video materials; 85 serial subscriptions)

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