Chase County vs Nuckolls County

A side-by-side comparison of Chase County and Nuckolls County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nuckolls County has the higher population (4,089 vs 3,639 in Chase County). Nuckolls County has the higher median household income ($70,201 vs $62,782 in Chase County). Chase County has the higher median home value ($178,700 vs $90,900 in Nuckolls County).

Population, income & housing

	Chase County	Nuckolls County
Population	3,639	4,089
Median age	41.8 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,782	$70,201
Median home value	$178,700	$90,900
Median gross rent	$749	$616
Housing units	1,870	2,218
Homeownership rate	77.5%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chase County	Nuckolls County
Population	3,783 → 3,639 (-3.8%)	4,244 → 4,089 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$57,009 → $62,782 (+10.1%)	$43,388 → $70,201 (+61.8%)
Median home value	$133,300 → $178,700 (+34.1%)	$68,300 → $90,900 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $749 (+9.0%)	$495 → $616 (+24.4%)

Chase County

Population

3,7833,639

Median household income

$57,009$62,782

Median home value

$133,300$178,700

Median gross rent

$687$749

Nuckolls County

Population

4,2444,089

Median household income

$43,388$70,201

Median home value

$68,300$90,900

Median gross rent

$495$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chase County	Nuckolls County
Under 5	6.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	8.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	15.6%
75 and over	12.7%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chase County	Nuckolls County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chase County	Nuckolls County
No high school diploma	11.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	26.1%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chase County	Nuckolls County
Drove alone	74.9%	72.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	13.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	7.1%
Other means	1.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chase County	Nuckolls County
1-unit, detached	85.9%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Chase County	Nuckolls County
Poverty rate	7.8%	7.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1972	1947