Cass County, Nebraska

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 26,963
Median household income: $88,255
Median home value: $247,200

Cass County, Nebraska counts 26,963 residents. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $88,255 runs above the Nebraska figure of $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Cass County's population grew 4.2% from 25,888 to 26,963, while its median household income rose 22.8% from $71,846 to $88,255.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.1% of the population. 78.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,963
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,255
Median home value: $247,200
Median gross rent: $987
Housing units: 11,780
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,88826,963

Median household income

$71,846$88,255

Median home value

$173,800$247,200

Median gross rent

$820$987

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,888	$71,846	$173,800	$820
2020	26,022	$73,683	$195,500	$855
2021	26,546	$78,251	$206,900	$877
2022	26,749	$87,673	$234,300	$970
2023	26,963	$88,255	$247,200	$987

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,473	5.5%
5 to 17	4,890	18.1%
18 to 24	1,963	7.3%
25 to 34	2,856	10.6%
35 to 44	3,356	12.4%
45 to 54	3,476	12.9%
55 to 64	4,007	14.9%
65 to 74	3,107	11.5%
75 and over	1,835	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,575	91.1%
Black or African American	44	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75	0.3%
Asian	68	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	269	1.0%
Two or more races	861	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,062	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	785	4.2%
High school graduate	5,117	27.5%
Some college or associate's	6,793	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,828	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,114	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,987	78.6%
Carpooled	1,105	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	250	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,523	10.9%
Other means	105	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,669	21.4%
15 to 29 min	3,650	29.3%
30 to 44 min	4,042	32.5%
45 to 59 min	1,425	11.4%
60+ min	661	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 4.9% (1,291 of 26,520)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,448	70.5%
Nonfamily households	3,113	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,561	89.7%
Vacant	1,219	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,854	83.8%
Renter-occupied	1,707	16.2%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,182	86.4%
1-unit, attached	359	3.0%
2 to 4 units	275	2.3%
5 to 19 units	259	2.2%
20 or more units	207	1.8%
Mobile home & other	498	4.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 31025
State: Nebraska
Land area: 557 sq mi
Water area: 8.98 sq mi
Center point: 40.9099, -96.1406