Cass County, Nebraska

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Cass County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (105th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	27,161	1,978,707	334,922,499	1571st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$91,836	$76,475	$80,734	270th of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	37.2	38.9	1654th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.2%	34.6%	35.7%	620th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$254,900	$238,600	$332,700	870th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$996	$1,072	$1,413	1003rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	10.6%	12.5%	3162nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.7%	3.0%	5.2%	3011th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	48.8	25.8	n/a	1563rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	8.0%	14.1%	2509th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	656th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.4%	66.5%	65.2%	105th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.3	19.2	26.4	776th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.3%	11.0%	15.1%	744th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2524th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.3%	48.8%	46.9%	269th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.1%	n/a	n/a	660th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cass County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.1%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.9	41.3	61.4

Age in Cass County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	41.5	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Cass County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	10,832	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.7%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cass County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,484	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.4%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.0%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.1%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.3%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Cass County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	11,875	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.0%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.5%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.6%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.8%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,652	$3,549	n/a

Education in Cass County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	4.0%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.9%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.9%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.8%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.3%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cass County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.7%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Cass County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cass County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	9.5%	16.7%

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