Income and Poverty in Cass County, Nebraska

Hispanic Householders in Cass County, Nebraska , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $48,202, which is 11.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $29,250. This income level is 46.3 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Cass County reported a median household income of $53,381, which was 1.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Cass County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $54,502 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 20.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $43,290.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Cass County reported a relatively high median household income of $54,423 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 15.6 percent higher than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and the income level is 9.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Cass County, Nebraska may be understood as having a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 5.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 10.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Cass County, reporting 11.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.