With 3,671 people, Chase County is a county in Nebraska. The median age is 45.0, about 6 years above the US median. There are 4 people per square mile. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $165,900, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,173, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chase County
What changed most since 1990
Population4,381 → 3,671(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.1% → 24.1%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate14.1% → 7.5%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)24.9%(42)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.5%(55)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(62)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 169 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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Over time
Chase County, decade by decade
Chase County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,381
$51,573
$88,803
15.1%
6.7
2000
4,068
$58,932
$103,470
16.6%
10.0
2010
3,966
$55,117
$118,826
14.6%
26.6
2020
3,893
$68,038
$168,716
22.2%
37.4
2024
3,671
$68,173
$165,900
24.1%
45.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
