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Real estate businesses in Cass County, NE

The real estate businesses in Cass County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #260 of 2,229 scored counties
#2 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
20
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$164.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,190 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
380
3.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
76% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,657
+3.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 real estate businesses in Cass County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Cass County comes to about $164.5M a year: $15,190 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3.8 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cass County was 20 in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 542 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Cass County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Cass County is 68 (upper middle), #260 of 2,229 scored counties and #2 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Nebraska and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Cass County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.227.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)380121100
Households per official establishment542471414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%+11.9%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,190$14,176$16,661
Median household income$91,836$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score6852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 20−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$945K
One-person businesses, 2023
101Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cass County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,657+3.9% since 2020
Households
10,832
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$91,836+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,521
Median home value
$254,900
Jobs located here
5,967
Daytime population
19,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Saunders County, NE7255.6614+6.0%#150 of 2,229
2Cass County, NE68109.2380+3.9%#260 of 2,229
3Seward County, NE67710.3320+2.3%#289 of 2,229
4Sarpy County, NE6214219.2191+9.0%#502 of 2,229
5Custer County, NE59613.32310.0%#606 of 2,229
6Otoe County, NE591015.7208+3.9%#616 of 2,229
7Saline County, NE59815.6208+1.9%#617 of 2,229
8Washington County, NE581315.4228+1.8%#650 of 2,229
9Gage County, NE551111.8259+0.2%#805 of 2,229
10Dawson County, NE551920.8151+1.5%#832 of 2,229

Other business types in Cass County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Cass County, NE?

Cass County has 10 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Another 101 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Cass County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $164.5M a year, or $15,190 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.8 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,832 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, NE compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Cass County has 9.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 380, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cass County would have about 38, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 542 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 27,657 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,832 households. The median household income in Cass County is $91,836 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Cass County scores 68 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #260 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Cass County

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