Demographics of Cass County, Nebraska

Cass County, Nebraska had 27,657 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,047 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cass County, in four figures

27,657
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,047 people.; 41.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,836 ±$2,950
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cass County, Nebraska's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cass County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cass County, Nebraska's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cass County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	26,610	100.0	100.0
2021	27,084	101.8	100.2
2022	27,177	102.1	100.7
2023	27,463	103.2	101.6
2024	27,501	103.3	102.5
2025	27,657	103.9	103.1

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Population of Cass County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	26,610	+9	−9	0	+10
2021	27,084	+474	−36	+4	+515
2022	27,177	+93	+3	+22	+86
2023	27,463	+286	+16	+10	+262
2024	27,501	+38	+10	+17	+14
2025	27,657	+156	0	+6	+149

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.7: for men 40.5 ±0.5 and for women 42.8 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cass County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	1,402 ±65	5.2% ±0.2	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,832 ±239	17.8% ±0.9	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,030 ±211	7.5% ±0.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,312 ±288	23.2% ±1.1	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,490 ±302	27.6% ±1.1	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,095 ±293	18.8% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,836 ±$2,950, and income per person $45,484 ±$1,894, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cass County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	798 ±147	7.4% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,838 ±255	17.0% ±2.3	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,723 ±243	15.9% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,606 ±212	14.8% ±1.9	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,111 ±245	19.5% ±2.2	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,454 ±235	13.4% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,302 ±199	12.0% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cass County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	1,403 ±270	5.2% ±1.0	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	312 ±107	5.1% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	698 ±160	5.0% ±1.1	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	393 ±115	5.8% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cass County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cass County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	11,875 ±43	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±1.7	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±1.7	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.4% ±2.0	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.6% ±1.7	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$254,900 ±$11,560	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$996 ±$64	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cass County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,110 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,568 ±146	90.5% ±0.5	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	82 ±40	0.3% ±0.1	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	35 to 119	0.1% to 0.4%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 84	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	295 ±125	1.1% ±0.5	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	967 ±105	3.6% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cass County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	18,635 ±586	68.6% ±2.2	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,840 ±541	28.9% ±2.0	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	335 ±133	1.2% ±0.5	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	351 ±101	1.3% ±0.4	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	219 ±89	0.8% ±0.3	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	132 ±59	0.5% ±0.2	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Cass County among the counties of Nebraska

12th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Cass County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Madison County	36,106	+1.6%
Platte County	35,649	+3.9%
Scotts Bluff County	35,586	−1.3%
Lincoln County	33,303	−3.6%
Adams County	31,071	−0.3%
Cass County	27,657	+3.9%
Dawson County	24,452	+1.5%
Saunders County	23,702	+6.0%
Gage County	21,711	+0.2%
Dakota County	21,687	+0.7%
Washington County	21,302	+1.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026