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Seward, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Seward is a Census city of 2,794 people across 13.96 square miles of land, in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Median household income is $85,481, 68.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Seward
What Seward is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.96 sq mi
- Water area7.93 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land200
- County holding the largest share of its areaKenai Peninsula Borough, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Seward
- Population2,794
- Median age37.7 plus or minus 8.5
- Population under 18645 plus or minus 226
- Share under 1823.1 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Population 65 and over419 plus or minus 166
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households925
- Family households558
- Share of households that are families60.3 percent plus or minus 15.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Seward
- Median household income$85,481 plus or minus $29,246
- Per capita income$34,368
- Civilian labor force1,088
- Employed1,063
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over2,055
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.0 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.6 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Seward
- Housing units1,195
- Occupied units925
- Vacant units270 plus or minus 105
- Vacancy rate22.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied634 plus or minus 130
- Renter occupied291 plus or minus 150
- Ownership rate68.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$338,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,132
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units887
- Share single family74.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more308 plus or minus 156
- Share in buildings of two or more25.8 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Seward gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute980
- Commuting under 15 minutes754 plus or minus 240
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.9 percent plus or minus 21.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more114 plus or minus 96
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone57.8 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked19.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Seward (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$1,983,600
- Average approval$220,400
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$720,000
- Jobs supported61
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seward, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Seward (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,751,000
- Average approval$625,167
- Median approval$531,500
- Largest approval$1,601,000
- Jobs supported26
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seward, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Seward
- NFIP communityCity of Seward
- NFIP community number020113
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date10/20/16
The City of Seward participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 020113 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, not Seward
Kenai Peninsula Borough context, not Seward figures
- Establishments in Kenai Peninsula Borough2,405
- Covered employment, Kenai Peninsula Borough21,474
- Average annual pay, Kenai Peninsula Borough$62,398
- Housing units permitted, Kenai Peninsula Borough152
Every figure in this section is published for Kenai Peninsula Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Seward.
All Kenai Peninsula Borough figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Seward questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Seward, Alaska?
2,794, in 925 households. Seward city covers 13.96 square miles of land, which is 200 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Seward in?
Kenai Peninsula Borough, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Seward?
$85,481. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $338,100. Median gross rent is $1,132 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Seward businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $3.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seward, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Seward borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Seward. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Seward in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Seward appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Seward, city of, community 020113, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Seward figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kenai Peninsula Borough as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Seward.
Is zoning published for Seward?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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