Moving to Seward, Alaska

About Seward, Alaska
Seward

Seward (Alutiiq: Qutalleq; Dena'ina: Tl'ubugh) is an incorporated home rule city in Alaska, United States. Located on Resurrection Bay, a fjord of the Gulf of Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, Seward is situated on Alaska's southern coast, approximately 120 miles (190 km) by road from Alaska's largest city, Anchorage.

With a population of 2,717 people as of the 2020 census, Seward is the fourth-largest city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, behind Kenai, Homer, and the borough seat of Soldotna. The city is named for former United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, who orchestrated the United States' purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867 while serving in this position as part of President Andrew Johnson's administration.

Seward is the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad and the historic starting point of the original Iditarod Trail to Interior Alaska, with Mile 0 of the trail marked on the shoreline at the southern end of town.

Gender
Gender Seward Alaska Country
Female 37.8% 47.8% 50.8%
Male 62.2% 52.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Seward Alaska Country
Less than $10,000 6.1% 3.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8.7% 2.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.1% 6.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 2.2% 6.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3% 10.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.9% 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 17.5% 14.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16.1% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 8.8% 8.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Seward Alaska Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 42% 28% 27.0%
Other College 25% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Seward Alaska Country
White 59.2% 59.7% 60.1%
African American 2.4% 3.1% 12.2%
American Indian 13.2% 14.1% 0.6%
Asian 7.8% 6.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 2.6% 1.4% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 5.8% 7.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 9.1% 7.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity