Cass County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Manufacturing (11.9%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

Cass County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cass County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 12,028	(49.4%)
Females: 12,306	(50.6%)

Recent posts about Cass County, Nebraska on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Cass County is mentioned 16 times on our forum:

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Cass County:	2.6 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county	$51,965
Nebraska:	$43,849

Cass County	$124,272
Nebraska:	$113,200

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.

Cities in this county include: Plattsmouth, Eagle, Weeping Water, Louisville, Elmwood, Greenwood, Murray, Cedar Creek, Avoca, Murdock.

2005 air pollution in Cass County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 29 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 93 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 10.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fremont County, Iowa , Lancaster County , Mills County, Iowa , Otoe County , Sarpy County , Saunders County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cass County: Lakeside Campground (A), Todd (B), Immanuel Camp (C), Camp Harding (D), Camp Kitaki (E), Camp Newman (F), A C Nelson Campground (G), King Hill Quarry (H), Little Creek Campground (I), Oreapolis (J), Grandpas Woods Camping (K), Grandpas Woods Golf Course (L), South Bend (M), Greenwood Farmers Cooperative Elevator (N), Quarry Oaks Golf Course (O), Ashland Country Club (P), Cullom (Q), Pine Grove Holiday Trav-L-Park (R), Bay Hills Golf Course (S), Platte River Rest Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cass County include: Callahan Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Lutheran Church (C), New Life Assembly of God Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Mynard Liberty United Methodist Church (F), Emmanuel Church (G), First Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alvo Cemetery (1), Buck Cemetery (2), Kenosha Cemetery (3), Horning Cemetery (4), Otterbein Cemetery (5), Avoca Cemetery (6), Glendale Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Wa Con-Da Lake (A), Schilling Lake (B), Ahrens Reservoir (C), Beaver Lake (D), Bond Reservoir (E), Plattsmouth Reservoir 18-A (F), Philpot Reservoir (G), Schlichtemeier Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Bachelor Branch (B), Cascade Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D), Glendale Creek (E), Fourmile Creek (F), Fountain Creek (G), Callahan Creek (H), Ervine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cass County include: Eagle Raceway (1), Wildlife Safari (2), Eugene T Mahoney State Park (3), Memorial to the American Bandshell Sculpture (4), Louisville Lakes State Recreation Area (5), Louisville Recreation Grounds (6), Lewis and Clark Camp Site Historical Marker (7), Platte River State Park (8), Prehistorical Burial Site Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.7%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Current college students: 1,018
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 297 (55% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,368
• One, attached: 124
• Two: 170
• 3 or 4: 118
• 5 to 9: 112
• 10 to 19: 137
• 20 or more: 186
• Mobile homes: 959
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 3,911 (453 second mortgage, 452 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,629

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/13/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,247 (81%) Carpooled: 1,582 (13%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 219 (2%) Other means: 58 (0%) Worked at home: 467 (4%)

8.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,259 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.35%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.23% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($32,955 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($11,304 average AGI)

Cass County:	2.12%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Douglas County, NE	1.86% ($46,610 average AGI)
from Sarpy County, NE	1.63% ($47,329)
from Lancaster County, NE	1.39% ($40,955)
from Otoe County, NE	0.28% ($33,111)
from Saunders County, NE	0.24% ($43,130)
from Pottawattamie County, IA	0.11% ($42,000)

9.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,744 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.22%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.31% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($27,516 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($15,228 average AGI)

Cass County:	2.91%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Douglas County, NE	2.00% ($40,896 average AGI)
to Sarpy County, NE	1.74% ($43,832)
to Lancaster County, NE	1.45% ($39,806)
to Otoe County, NE	0.27% ($44,885)
to Pottawattamie County, IA	0.23% ($37,500)
to Saunders County, NE	0.18% ($20,353)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.12% ($108,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,416 (3,066 aged, 350 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,303 (5,731 male householders, 1,117 female householders)

  5,774 spouses, 7,808 children (7,113 natural, 193 adopted, 502 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 152 other relatives, 343 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,776 (1,126 male householders (891 living alone)), 1,201 female householders (1,093 living alone)), 449 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 255 (250 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,003 2-persons, 1,436 3-persons, 1,377 4-persons, 740 5-persons, 223 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,984 1-person, 283 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

5,258 married couples with children.
1,125 single-parent households (315 men, 810 women).

96.6% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $126,832,000 ($4941 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

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

58% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Nebraska.

Cass County:	58.1%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 16898
• Northeast: 606
• Midwest: 3947
• South: 1141
• West: 1231

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,300

Here:	10.3%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	5.1%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	20.2%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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