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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cass County is $30,413, which is higher than the state average of $27,339 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Cass County median household income is $65,560, which has grown by 40.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cass County residents spend 26.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #5

Cass County	30,413 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cass County	33,737 USD
Nebraska	29,063 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cass County	40,607 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cass County	27,063 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #3

Cass County	65,560 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cass County	77,900 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #54

Cass County	40.94%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cass County		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.18%	$14,920, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.95%	$19,239, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.29%	$2,233, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.36%	$23,432, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cass County	77,067 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cass County	90,043 USD
Nebraska	81,503 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cass County	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$65,528, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Black	$69,514, see rank	$28,376	$35,600
Hispanic	$70,938, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
Asian	$36,563, see rank	$51,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$70,156, see rank	$26,879	$37,170
One Race, Other	$70,833, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$64,125, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cass County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$45,547, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$68,548, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$76,642, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$42,167, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cass County	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,853, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	9,854, 49.63%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,292, 74.00%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	152, 1.54%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,140, 72.46%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,747, 94.50%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	393, 5.50%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,562, 26.00%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	9,999, 50.37%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,580, 65.81%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.20%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,560, 65.61%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,347, 96.75%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	213, 3.25%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,419, 34.19%, see rank	34.32%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cass County	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,936, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,803, 83.51%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,338, 10.34%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	13, 0.10%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	221, 1.71%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	99, 0.77%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	462, 3.57%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cass County	26.5 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cass County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,094	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	6,747, 51.53%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,860, 27.57%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	745, 11.04%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,012, 15.00%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	43, 0.64%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	733, 10.86%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,533, 22.72%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	6,347, 48.47%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,467, 38.87%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,285, 20.25%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,302, 36.27%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.25%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 0.61%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	224, 3.53%, see rank	6.49%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cass County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,094, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	465, 3.55%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	1,029, 7.86%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	995, 7.60%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	366, 2.80%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,774, 13.55%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,174, 8.97%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	148, 1.13%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,172, 8.95%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	991, 7.57%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,848, 21.75%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	839, 6.41%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	725, 5.54%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	568, 4.34%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cass County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,458	5.84%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	323	4.61%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.