Chase County, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Chase County, Nebraska has a population of 3,671 across 894 square miles, down 3.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $433.6 m in 2024, 157 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals worth $2.6 m.
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Chase County
How many people live in Chase County
- Population3,671
- Households1,476
- Average household size2.49
- Median household income$68,173
- Median age45.0
- Median gross rent$800 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,900
- Home value to household income2.4 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,573
- Population under 18899
- Share under 1824.5 percent
- Population 65 and over908
- Share 65 and over24.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 641,864
- Civilian labor force1,798
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over64.9 percent
- Rank by population among Nebraska counties61st of 93
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2988th
Chase County is the 61st largest of 93 Nebraska counties by population. A median home costs 2.4 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 24.7 percent against 24.5 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chase County
Is Chase County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-3.39 percent
- Census 2020 base population3,896
- Births, 202446
- Deaths, 202452
- Natural change, 2024-6
- Net domestic migration, 2024-22
- Net international migration, 202432
- Total net migration, 202410
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-162
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2805th
The county has lost 3.39 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Chase County
Where people moving to Chase County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving70
- People arriving, from those returns127
- Adjusted gross income arriving$3.3 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$47,500
- Largest single originChase County Non-migrants (1,384 households)
- Largest single destination (1,384 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase County Non-migrants | 1,384 | 3,100 | $109.3 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 39 | 69 | $1.4 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 31 | 58 | $2.0 m |
| Other flows - West | 31 | 58 | $2.0 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Chase County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Chase County
What the Chase County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$433.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$455.6 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-4.8 percent
- GDP change over five years25.1 percent
- Rank by GDP among Nebraska counties54th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2488th
- GDP per resident$118,113
Output grew -4.8 percent in the latest year and 25.1 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Chase County
Who employs people in Chase County
- Covered employment, annual average1,779
- Establishments reporting224
- Average annual pay$51,656
- Average weekly wage$993
- Sector 11, employment324
- Sector 11, average annual pay$61,055
- Sector 44-45, employment231
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$30,218
- Sector 42, employment207
- Sector 42, average annual pay$85,122
- Sector 62, employment86
- Sector 62, average annual pay$33,260
- Sector 51, employment34
- Sector 54, employment33
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 11 | 324 | 50 | $61,055 |
| Sector 44-45 | 231 | 30 | $30,218 |
| Sector 42 | 207 | 22 | $85,122 |
| Sector 62 | 86 | 9 | $33,260 |
| Sector 51 | 34 | 3 | $103,335 |
| Sector 54 | 33 | 10 | $44,545 |
| Sector 81 | 22 | 8 | $31,380 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 324 jobs, 18.2 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Chase County
What businesses operate in Chase County
- Establishments, all industries157
- Employment at those establishments1,109
- Annual payroll$56.3 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents42.8
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Chase County
What is being built in Chase County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202421
- Declared construction value permitted$5.6 m
- Single family units authorised17
- Multifamily units authorised4
- Multifamily share of units19.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$266,662
- Units authorised per 1,000 households14.2
Multifamily is 19.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Chase County
How much SBA lending happens in Chase County
- 7(a) approvals recorded12
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$2.6 m
- Average 7(a) approval$219,000
- Median 7(a) approval$150,000
- 10th percentile approval$50,000
- 90th percentile approval$326,500
- Largest single approval$1,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)51
- Jobs per approval4.3
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active3
- Distinct industries receiving approvals10
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer25.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms3
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter9
- Franchise loans1
- Franchise share of approvals8.3 percent
- Leading industry by approval countNew Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (2)
- Most active lenderAdams Bank & Trust (8)
- 504 approvals recorded1
- 504 gross approval dollars$574,000
- Average 504 approval$574,000
- Median 504 approval$574,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval4.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved7.0
- Most active CDCNebraska Economic Development Corporation (1)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals92.3 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$3.2 m
The average approval of $219,000 sits well above the median of $150,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 25.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chase County
Do SBA loans in Chase County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full4
- Status: Exempt from disclosure7
- Status: Cancelled1
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 4 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chase County
Which parts of Chase County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending3
- IMPERIAL, approvals7
- WAUNETA, approvals4
- VENANGO, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| IMPERIAL | 7 | $1,087,000 |
| WAUNETA | 4 | $541,000 |
| VENANGO | 1 | $1,000,000 |
IMPERIAL accounts for 7 approvals against 4 in WAUNETA. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chase County
How big is Chase County
- Land area894 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Nebraska counties21st of 93
- Width, east to west37.3 mi
- Height, north to south24.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary3
- Residents per square mile of land4
- Establishments per square mile0.18
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Chase County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Chase County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population3,671
- Households1,476
- Average household size2.49
- Median household income$68,173
- Median age45.0
Common questions
Chase County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chase County, Nebraska?
3,671, in 1,476 households, ranking 61st of 93 Nebraska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Chase County growing?
The population has fallen 3.39 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 46 births against 52 deaths, with net migration of 10. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Chase County?
$68,173. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,900, which is 2.4 times income, and median gross rent is $800 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Chase County?
157 establishments, employing 1,109 people with an annual payroll of $56.3 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Chase County?
Average annual pay is $51,656, or $993 a week, across 1,779 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Chase County?
12 7(a) approvals totalling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, with a median approval of $150,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $574,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Chase County?
21 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $5.6 m. Multifamily was 19.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Chase County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Chase County come from?
The largest single origin is Chase County Non-migrants, with 1,384 households. Arriving households report an average income of $47,500 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Chase County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Chase County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.