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Cass County

Nebraska · 27,657 residents (2025 est.) · 557 sq mi
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With 27,161 people, Cass County is a county in Nebraska. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US counties rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 1%. The poverty rate is 5.2%, under the national 12.5%. There are 49 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
27,161
+12%since 2000
from 24,334 in 2000
27,657 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
49 / sq mi
+7%since 2009
from 46 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.5
+12%since 2000
from 36.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
557 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
21K22K24K26K28K19902000201020202024Cass County
202427K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(1,402)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(1,708)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(1,935)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(1,796)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.2%(1,423)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.6%(2,885)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(3,427)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(3,475)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.8%(4,015)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.7%(3,190)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(1,360)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(545)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$91,836
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,515 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,484
+126%since 2000
from $20,156 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.8%
+22.6 ptssince 2009
from 37.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.403
+10%since 2010
from 0.367 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services10.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade10.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration8.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance8.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade7.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing1.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$254,900
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $96,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$996
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $502 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
85.4%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 79.5% in 2000
14.6% rent
Vacancy rate
8.8%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.2%
+10.7 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+22%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96.9%(23,571)
Black0.2%(43)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(355)
Asian0.3%(85)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic90.5%(24,568)
Black0.3%(82)
Hispanic / Latino4.1%(1,110)
Asian0.3%(77)
Other4.9%(1,324)
Diversity Score
22
+110%since 2009
from 11 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−14%since 2020
from 23 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.8%(762)
Puerto Rican0.4%(115)
Spaniard0.1%(33)
Colombian0.1%(28)
Argentine0.1%(17)
Salvadoran0.1%(15)
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(54)
Korean0.1%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(52)
Samoan0%(2)
Ancestry
German32.4%(8,789)
English13.2%(3,592)
Irish12.3%(3,348)
American5%(1,345)
Czech4.1%(1,109)
Polish3.8%(1,027)
Swedish3.2%(874)
Italian2.6%(711)
Scottish1.6%(421)
Danish1.4%(386)
Dutch1.3%(361)
French1.1%(310)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian1.1%(289)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(237)
Welsh0.7%(177)
Serbian0.4%(108)
Russian0.4%(98)
British0.4%(97)
Swiss0.4%(97)
Greek0.3%(69)
Portuguese0.2%(48)
Lithuanian0.2%(44)
West Indian0.2%(43)
Jamaican0.2%(43)
Romanian0.1%(37)
Hungarian0.1%(28)
Ukrainian0.1%(22)
Austrian0.1%(19)
Canadian0.1%(19)
Belgian0.1%(17)
Iranian0.1%(16)
Turkish0.1%(14)
Arab0%(13)
Lebanese0%(13)
Croatian0%(13)
Finnish0%(11)
Latvian0%(9)
Slovak0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.2%
+13.5 ptssince 2000
from 18.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.0%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 89.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.3 min
+57%since 2000
from 18.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.8%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 84.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.3%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
1.7%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 5.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.2%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 70.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 78.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.7%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 31.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
49.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
1.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.7%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 16.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.3%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 10.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.6%
+9.6 ptssince 2017
from 82.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 91.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 87.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 97.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.9%(3,324)
Married58.1%(6,447)
Widowed3.2%(357)
Divorced8.8%(975)
Women 15+
Never married20.9%(2,298)
Married61.8%(6,808)
Widowed7.7%(851)
Divorced9.6%(1,056)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 61.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 78.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 28.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.5%(722)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(766)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.1%(625)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(68)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(34)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,222 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cass County, Nebraska?

Cass County, Nebraska has about 27,161 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cass County, Nebraska?

The typical household in Cass County, Nebraska earns about $91,836 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cass County, Nebraska expensive?

In Cass County, Nebraska, the median home is worth about $254,900, and the typical rent is about $996 a month.

How educated are people in Cass County, Nebraska?

About 32.2% of adults age 25 and over in Cass County, Nebraska hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cass County, Nebraska?

About 5.2% of people in Cass County, Nebraska live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cass County, Nebraska grown since 1990?

Yes, Cass County, Nebraska has grown since 1990. The population has added about 5,843 residents, a change of about 27 percent over that period.

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