Chase County, Nebraska

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,639
Median household income: $62,782
Median home value: $178,700

Chase County, Nebraska counts 3,639 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,782, its median household income sits below Nebraska's $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Chase County's population declined 3.8% from 3,783 to 3,639, while its median household income rose 10.1% from $57,009 to $62,782.

24.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,639
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,782
Median home value: $178,700
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 1,870
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7833,639

Median household income

$57,009$62,782

Median home value

$133,300$178,700

Median gross rent

$687$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,783	$57,009	$133,300	$687
2020	3,707	$56,135	$139,200	$688
2021	3,694	$55,690	$159,400	$689
2022	3,704	$57,313	$176,900	$748
2023	3,639	$62,782	$178,700	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	228	6.3%
5 to 17	686	18.9%
18 to 24	210	5.8%
25 to 34	317	8.7%
35 to 44	475	13.1%
45 to 54	396	10.9%
55 to 64	458	12.6%
65 to 74	408	11.2%
75 and over	461	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,803	77.0%
Black or African American	16	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	81	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	71	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	668	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	289	11.5%
High school graduate	657	26.1%
Some college or associate's	963	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	467	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	139	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,222	74.9%
Carpooled	84	5.2%
Public transit	3	0.2%
Walked	96	5.9%
Bicycle	9	0.6%
Worked from home	200	12.3%
Other means	17	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	891	62.3%
15 to 29 min	318	22.2%
30 to 44 min	94	6.6%
45 to 59 min	6	0.4%
60+ min	122	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 7.8% (277 of 3,565)

	Count	Share
Family households	995	69.2%
Nonfamily households	442	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,437	76.8%
Vacant	433	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,114	77.5%
Renter-occupied	323	22.5%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,606	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	1.0%
5 to 19 units	12	0.6%
20 or more units	12	0.6%
Mobile home & other	221	11.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 31029
State: Nebraska
Land area: 894 sq mi
Water area: 3.07 sq mi
Center point: 40.5304, -101.6942