Adams County vs Cass County

A side-by-side comparison of Adams County and Cass County: population, income, housing, and more.

Adams County and Cass County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Adams County has the higher population (31,034 vs 26,963 in Cass County). Cass County has the higher median household income ($88,255 vs $65,680 in Adams County). Cass County has the higher median home value ($247,200 vs $185,800 in Adams County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Cass County
Population	31,034	26,963
Median age	38.8 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,680	$88,255
Median home value	$185,800	$247,200
Median gross rent	$853	$987
Housing units	13,856	11,780
Homeownership rate	68.7%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Cass County
Population	31,587 → 31,034 (-1.8%)	25,888 → 26,963 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$53,023 → $65,680 (+23.9%)	$71,846 → $88,255 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$128,500 → $185,800 (+44.6%)	$173,800 → $247,200 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $853 (+18.1%)	$820 → $987 (+20.4%)

Adams County

Population

31,58731,034

Median household income

$53,023$65,680

Median home value

$128,500$185,800

Median gross rent

$722$853

Cass County

Population

25,88826,963

Median household income

$71,846$88,255

Median home value

$173,800$247,200

Median gross rent

$820$987

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Cass County
Under 5	6.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.5%
75 and over	7.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Cass County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	91.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Cass County
No high school diploma	8.1%	4.2%
High school graduate	25.2%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Cass County
Drove alone	83.2%	78.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	10.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Cass County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.2%
20 or more units	4.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Cass County
Poverty rate	12.8%	4.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	16	29
Median year structure built	1966	1977