Chase County, NE

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US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

43.2

0.465% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.2%

0.731% 1-year increase

2022 Median Property Value

$176,900

11% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Chase County, NE had a population of N/A people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Chase County, NE N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chase County, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.8%), White (Hispanic) (10.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.11%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.02%).

None of the households in Chase County, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.6% of the residents in Chase County, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Chase County, NE was $176,900, and the homeownership rate was 74%.

Most people in Chase County, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Chase County, NE was 2 cars per household.

Chase County, NE borders Phillips County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Dundy County, NE, Hayes County, NE, and Perkins County, NE.

United States Nebraska

Population & Diversity

Chase County, NE is home to a population of N/A people, from which 94.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 6.13% of Chase County, NE residents were born outside of the country (227 people).

In 2022, there were 7.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.84k people) in Chase County, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 388 White (Hispanic) and 252 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.6%

2022 Citizenship

93.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 94.6% of Chase County, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Chase County, NE was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chase County, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chase County, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.84k ± 156
White (Hispanic)
388 ± 119
Two+ (Hispanic)
252 ± 81.6

18.7%

Hispanic Population

694 people

18.7% of the people in Chase County, NE are hispanic (694 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Chase County, NE as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.13%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

227 people

7.17%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

265 people

As of 2022, 6.13% of Chase County, NE residents (227 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chase County, NE was 7.17%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chase County, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
51 ± 28
Gulf War (2001-)
39 ± 27
Korea
26 ± 24

Chase County, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Chase County, NE employs 1.73k people. The largest industries in Chase County, NE are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (315 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (241 people), and Retail Trade (186 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($108,571), Transportation & Warehousing ($88,650), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.73k

2022 Value

± 205

−0.231%

1 Year decline

± 16.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Chase County, NE declined at a rate of −0.231%, from 1.73k employees to 1.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chase County, NE, are Management Occupations (292 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (221 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (194 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chase County, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.73k

2022 Value

± 205

−0.231%

1 Year decline

± 16.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Chase County, NE declined at a rate of −0.231%, from 1.73k employees to 1.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chase County, NE, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (315 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (241 people), and Retail Trade (186 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chase County, NE, though some of these residents may live in Chase County, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,401

Median earning men ± $5,181

$23,750

Median earning women ± $10,618

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($136,042), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($89,150), and Wholesale Trade ($71,691).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,536), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,750), and Wholesale Trade ($38,917).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

69
Wholesale Trade
62
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
41
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Chase County, NE went to Donald J. Trump with 87.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.35%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (87.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.35%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Chase County, NE went to Donald J. Trump with 87.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.35%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Chase County, NE for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Senator from Nebraska

Deb Fischer
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.09% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.952% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (381k), Some college (364k), and Bachelors Degree (309k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chase County, NE was $176,900 in 2022, which is 0.628 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $159,400 to $176,900, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Chase County, NE is 74%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Chase County, NE have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chase County, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$176,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$27,392

$1,094

Median Property Taxes

±$149

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chase County, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chase County, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2022

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 74% of the housing units in Chase County, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chase County, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9619

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Chase County, NE colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

± N/A

1.48k

Number of Households

± 184

In N/A, the median household income of the 1.48k households in Chase County, NE N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Chase County, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chase County, NE is from Nebraska.

0.444

2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Worked At Home (10.8%)
Carpooled (7.52%)

In 2022, 73.3% of workers in Chase County, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.52%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chase County, NE have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.664% of the workforce in Chase County, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chase County, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chase County, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chase County, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chase County, NE (298 out of 3.63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chase County, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Chase County, NE has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chase County, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.