Cass County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of Cass County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Cass County is a small Nebraska county of about 27,000 residents with a 4.9% population gain over five years, pointing to steady residential growth likely tied to its proximity to the Omaha metro, reflected in a mean commute of 29.1 minutes. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at 2.0% and labor force participation at 68.0%, while median household income reaches $91,836 against a median home value of $247,200 and median gross rent of just $987 per month. Educational attainment is moderate—31.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and a poverty rate of 4.9% and homeownership rate of 85.4% signal a relatively stable, owner-occupied residential base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+4.9% since 2018
Cass County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone24,765 (91.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race872 (3.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races763 (2.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone507 (1.9%)
- Black or African American Alone82 (0.3%)
- Asian Alone77 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish326
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island121
- 3.German or other West Germanic108
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)44
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)25
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,939
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,728
- 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,498
- 4.Construction (Group)1,471
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,168
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,717
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,013
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,997
- 4.Service Occupations1,907
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,749
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.97×)442
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.50×)1,457
- 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.48×)1,386
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.46×)1,203
- 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)933
Housing
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.