Cass County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 24,568 90.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,110 4.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 82 0.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 77 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 967 3.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 45 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 295 1.1%

• Under 18 6,234 23.0%
• 18–24 2,030 7.5%
• 25–44 6,312 23.2%
• 45–64 7,490 27.6%
• 65 and over 5,095 18.8%

Median household income

$92,296

90% interval $86,480–$98,112

+$15,718 vs NE · 3rd of 93

Below poverty line

6.2%

90% interval 4.8%–7.6%

−4.4 pp vs NE · 91st of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.9%

−0.11 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.1B

0.61% of state

Avg. annual pay

$52,957

Establishments

714

• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,525 24.6%
• Education & health services 1,307 21.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 682 11.0%
• Public administration 635 10.2%
• Construction 621 10.0%
• Manufacturing 488 7.9%
• Professional & business services 277 4.5%
• Natural resources & mining 262 4.2%
• Financial activities 226 3.6%
• Other services 162 2.6%
• Information 21 0.3%

Home ownership

85.4%

+18.9 pp vs NE · 3rd of 93

Median gross rent

$996

−$76 vs NE · 6th of 93

Owner-occupied

9,254

Renter-occupied

1,578

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 57% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $87,251/yr) pays 3.7× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $23,871/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.7 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 10,685 67.8%
• Democratic 4,824 30.6%
• Other / third-party 246 1.6%

• Spanish 413 1.6%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 202 0.8%
• German or other West Germanic 96 0.4%
• Chinese 43 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 22 0.1%
• Korean 13 0.1%

Households

10,832

Family households

7,590

70.1% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,270

29.9% of families

Single-mother families

489

6.4% of families

Veterans

2,222

10.7% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 2,888 10.9%
• Catholic 1,848 6.9%
• Evangelical Protestant 1,741 6.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 720 2.7%
• Black Protestant 150 0.6%

Health insured

94.0%

±2 pp

Uninsured

6.0%

±2 pp

60th of 93

With a disability

13.3%

±1.2 pp

55th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

32.2%

±2.1 pp

−2.4 pp vs NE · 12th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.2%

90% interval 5.5%–6.9% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

2nd Judicial District Court

Judges

4 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Papillion, Plattsmouth

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

3

14.34 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3