Demographics of Chase County, Nebraska

Chase County, Nebraska had 3,718 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −173 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.

Chase County, in four figures

3,718
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.4%
Change since July 2020: −173 people.; 45.0 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,173 ±$7,887
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.

Chase County, Nebraska's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chase 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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Chase County, Nebraska's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chase 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	3,891	100.0	100.0
2021	3,830	98.4	100.2
2022	3,770	96.9	100.7
2023	3,746	96.3	101.6
2024	3,716	95.5	102.5
2025	3,718	95.6	103.1

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Population of Chase 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	3,891	−6	+9	0	−15
2021	3,830	−61	−14	+2	−48
2022	3,770	−60	−15	+12	−61
2023	3,746	−24	−14	+18	−28
2024	3,716	−30	−18	+10	−22
2025	3,718	+2	−16	+8	+10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.0 ±3.1: for men 45.7 ±3.5 and for women 43.7 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chase County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	186 ±45	5.1% ±1.2	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	713 ±105	19.4% ±2.7	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	199 ±73	5.4% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	736 ±103	20.0% ±2.6	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	929 ±131	25.3% ±3.4	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	908 ±120	24.7% ±3.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,173 ±$7,887, and income per person $39,624 ±$6,228, 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 Chase County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	169 ±58	11.4% ±3.8	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	351 ±101	23.8% ±6.6	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	318 ±89	21.5% ±5.8	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	207 ±63	14.0% ±4.1	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	293 ±82	19.9% ±5.4	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	61 ±30	4.1% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	34 to 120	2.3% to 8.1%	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Chase County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	269 ±109	7.5% ±3.0	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	32 to 114	3.7% to 12.6%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	128 ±61	8.0% ±3.7	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	23 to 113	2.2% to 10.3%	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chase County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chase County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	1,870 ±65	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.9% ±5.0	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.1% ±5.3	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.1% ±4.5	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.9% ±7.0	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,900 ±$12,538	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$800 ±$172	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±8	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 Chase County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	658 ±48	17.9% ±1.0	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,857 ±170	77.8% ±2.7	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 1.0%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1 to 121	< 0.1% to 3.3%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	31 to 133	0.8% to 3.6%	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 Chase County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	2,012 ±213	54.8% ±5.2	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,400 ±183	38.1% ±4.6	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 5	0% to 0.1%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	257 ±104	7.0% ±2.8	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 76	0% to 2.1%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	233 ±88	6.3% ±2.4	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<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%.

Chase County among the counties of Nebraska

61st of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Chase County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sheridan County	4,809	−5.7%
Furnas County	4,524	−2.2%
Morrill County	4,404	−3.3%
Nuckolls County	4,100	+0.2%
Valley County	4,094	+0.9%
Chase County	3,718	−4.4%
Kimball County	3,391	−0.5%
Webster County	3,336	−1.6%
Nance County	3,290	−3.0%
Harlan County	3,000	−1.9%
Sherman County	2,924	−1.2%

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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