Cass County vs Saunders County

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

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

Cass County has the higher population (26,963 vs 22,761 in Saunders County). Saunders County has the higher median household income ($89,395 vs $88,255 in Cass County). Cass County has the higher median home value ($247,200 vs $241,100 in Saunders County).

Population, income & housing

	Cass County	Saunders County
Population	26,963	22,761
Median age	41.0 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$88,255	$89,395
Median home value	$247,200	$241,100
Median gross rent	$987	$930
Housing units	11,780	10,154
Homeownership rate	83.8%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cass County	Saunders County
Population	25,888 → 26,963 (+4.2%)	21,165 → 22,761 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$71,846 → $88,255 (+22.8%)	$68,682 → $89,395 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$173,800 → $247,200 (+42.2%)	$165,600 → $241,100 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $987 (+20.4%)	$745 → $930 (+24.8%)

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

Saunders County

Population

21,16522,761

Median household income

$68,682$89,395

Median home value

$165,600$241,100

Median gross rent

$745$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cass County	Saunders County
Under 5	5.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.1%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.8%
75 and over	6.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cass County	Saunders County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cass County	Saunders County
No high school diploma	4.2%	3.9%
High school graduate	27.5%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cass County	Saunders County
Drove alone	78.6%	78.1%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.9%	9.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cass County	Saunders County
1-unit, detached	86.4%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	4.1%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Cass County	Saunders County
Poverty rate	4.9%	6.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1977	1973