County population in 2023: 27,133 (27% urban, 73% rural); it was 24,334 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,479 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,360 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,301 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,859 (it was 1,860 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
33%
Land area: 559 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 49 people per square mile (average).
December 2024 cost of living index in Cass County: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (12.2%).
Estimated median household income in 2023: $87,790 ($46,515 in 1999)
This county:
$87,790
Nebraska:
$74,590
Median contract rent in 2023 for apartments: $765 (lower quartile is $624, upper quartile is $1,013)
This county:
$765
State:
$874
Estimated median house or condo value in 2023: $270,838 (it was $96,000 in 2000)
Cass:
$270,838
Nebraska:
$245,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $179,013 - $423,207 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,888 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $770
Institutionalized population: 292
Crime in 2023 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 12
Burglaries: 19
Thefts: 66
Auto thefts: 14
Crime in 2022 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 94
Auto thefts: 14
Health of residents in Cass County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average. 73.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average. 43.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average. 59.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average. 71.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average. Average weight of males is 204 pounds. This is more than average. Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2023: $3,836 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2023: $3,484 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2023: 4.9%
Cass County:
4.9%
Nebraska:
10.5%
(4.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.6% for Black residents, 8.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.4% for American Indian residents, 0.3% for other race residents, 3.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2023: 41.3 years old
(Males: 40.5 years old, Females: 43.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.4 years old, Black residents: 17.2 years old, American Indian residents: 37.3 years old, Asian residents: 24.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.7 years old, Other race residents: 27.4 years old)
Area name: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $531 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $662 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $884 a month.
Current college students: 1,018 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 326 (54.3% naturalized citizens)
Cass County:
1.2%
Whole state:
7.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1142010 or later
262000 to 2009
371990 to 1999
491980 to 1989
481970 to 1979
104Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 10,364
One, attached: 359
Two: 136
3 or 4: 132
5 to 9: 64
10 to 19: 195
20 to 49: 185
50 or more: 45
Mobile homes: 454
Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 5,764 (548 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 467 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 38
Here:
11.6% with mortgage
State:
98.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Cass County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
4,007
25
Catholic
2,557
4
Evangelical Protestant
1,886
13
Other
302
2
None
16,489
-
Cass County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Cass County:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
0.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Cass County:
6.28 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
This county:
5.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Cass County:
7.8%
Nebraska:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Cass County:
26.5%
State:
28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.6%
State:
12.9%
Agriculture in Cass County:
Average size of farms: 472 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $68,159 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $147.39 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.51% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.33% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67,279 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.09% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $114,833 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.30% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.80 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.00% Corn for grain: 119239 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 1419 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 122152 harvested acres Vegetables: 39 harvested acres Land in orchards: 98 acres
Earthquake activity:
Cass County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 344% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 315.3 miles away from Cass County center On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 375.6 miles away from the county center On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 266.4 miles away from the county center On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 212.7 miles away from the county center On 12/17/2009 at 02:53:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 38.6 miles away from Cass County center On 1/19/2020 at 19:08:42, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 225.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Nebraska Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4521, Natural disaster type: Other
Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 9, 2019 - April 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4420, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 12, 2017 - June 17, 2017, FEMA Id: 4325, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2015 to June 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4225: June 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4225, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2014 to June 04, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4185: July 28, 2014, FEMA Id: 4185, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Flooding, Incident Period: June 17, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3323: June 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 3323, Natural disaster type: Flood
Nebraska Flooding, Incident Period: May 24, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4013: August 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4013, Natural disaster type: Flood
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornado, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 13, 2010 to September 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1945: October 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1945, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 29, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1924: July 15, 2010, FEMA Id: 1924, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Severe Storms, Ice Jams, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 06, 2010 to April 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1902: April 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1902, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cass County (25) is greater than the US average (19). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 17, Tornadoes: 11, Winds: 8, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Production occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Management occupations (10%)
Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
Healthcare support occupations (5%)
Mexico (18%)
Germany (15%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
England (9%)
Venezuela (8%)
South Africa (5%)
Turkey (4%)
German (35%)
English (13%)
American (10%)
Irish (5%)
Polish (4%)
Czech (3%)
Italian (3%)
People in group quarters in Cass County, Nebraska in 2010:
202 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
90 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
5 people in group homes intended for adults
246 people in nursing homes
5 people in homes for the mentally retardedAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $86,989.
8.42% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($66,950 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.42%
Nebraska average:
6.18%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.22% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($50,601 average AGI)
2.20% relocated from other states ($16,349 average AGI)
Cass County:
2.20%
Nebraska average:
2.58%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
7.12% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,436 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.12%
Nebraska average:
6.45%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.00% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($37,138 average AGI)
2.12% relocated to other states ($19,298 average AGI)
Cass County:
2.12%
Nebraska average:
2.86%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,643 (3,196 aged, 447 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 453 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cass County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2019:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (340)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (305)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,286 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 804 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 137.4. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 27,133
Male householders: 5,545 (1,349 living alone), Female householders: 5,377 (1,324 living alone)
4,687 married couples with children.
1,032 single-parent households (472 men, 560 women).
97.3% of residents of Cass speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $126,832,000 ($4,941 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $13,021,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,731,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,127,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,451,000 Federal grants: $17,232,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,599,000 ($40,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,691,000 ($1,442,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,273,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,184,000 Federal Government insurance: $115,739,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,588
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,134
Here:
44 per 1000 residents
State:
46 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +48
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +929
Here:
+36 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 26.48 millions of gallons per day (97% from ground, 3% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.0
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.2
Year house built in Cass County, Nebraska
1442020 or later
7932010 to 2019
1,6692000 to 2009
1,5161990 to 1999
1,2661980 to 1989
2,1241970 to 1979
1,0281960 to 1969
6891950 to 1959
2951940 to 1949
2,2991939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, Nebraska
Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in owner-occupied houses/condos
127no vehicle
1,5541 vehicle
3,7892 vehicles
2,3223 vehicles
8914 vehicles
4655+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in renter-occupied apartments
215no vehicle
6781 vehicle
5642 vehicles
1813 vehicles
1144 vehicles
295+ vehicles
89.7% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Nebraska.
Cass County:
89.7%
State average:
87.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 18,487
Other state: 8,030
Northeast: 488
Midwest: 3,875
South: 1,343
West: 2,326
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cass County
(50.6%)
(49.4%)
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