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Cass County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 51,104
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 496 / 499 / 8
Land Area (2000): 1,274.737 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 42.180 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 189,000.000 acres (764.694 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 808
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 41.60%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 11.90%
Farm earnings (2005): $15,572,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 15,000,000 / 9,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 88.50%
Physicians (2004): 16
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (15)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 7,244
Federal Spending (2004): $241,032

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	23,196	22.37%
Rural, Farm	4,503	4.34%
Rural, Non-farm	76,010	73.29%

Cass County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Employment Information Back to top
Cass County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	24,739	22,942	1,797	7.26%	73
1991	23,967	21,775	2,192	9.15%	91
1992	24,113	22,238	1,875	7.78%	78
1993	24,753	23,283	1,470	5.94%	60
1994	25,736	24,514	1,223	4.75%	48
1995	25,781	24,563	1,218	4.72%	47
1996	25,651	24,361	1,290	5.03%	50
1997	25,476	24,315	1,161	4.56%	46
1998	26,102	25,220	882	3.38%	34
1999	26,817	26,003	814	3.03%	30
2000	27,089	26,234	855	3.16%	32
2001	27,031	25,795	1,236	4.57%	46
2002	26,174	24,910	1,264	4.83%	48
2003	25,990	24,671	1,318	5.07%	51
2004	26,891	25,633	1,258	4.68%	47
2005	27,804	26,408	1,395	5.02%	50
2006	27,645	26,172	1,472	5.33%	53
2007	27,684	26,142	1,542	5.57%	56
2008	27,423	25,654	1,769	6.45%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	24,432	22,569	1,863	7.63%	76
Feb 1990	24,867	23,106	1,761	7.08%	71
Mar 1990	25,083	23,262	1,821	7.26%	73
Apr 1990	25,045	23,336	1,709	6.82%	68
May 1990	25,224	23,317	1,907	7.56%	76
Jun 1990	25,593	23,883	1,710	6.68%	67
Jul 1990	25,017	23,479	1,538	6.15%	61
Aug 1990	25,481	23,738	1,743	6.84%	68
Sep 1990	24,552	22,735	1,817	7.40%	74
Oct 1990	24,342	22,565	1,777	7.30%	73
Nov 1990	23,993	22,148	1,845	7.69%	77
Dec 1990	23,238	21,168	2,070	8.91%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	23,401	20,726	2,675	11.43%	114
Feb 1991	24,044	21,326	2,718	11.30%	113
Mar 1991	23,878	21,367	2,511	10.52%	105
Apr 1991	23,756	21,571	2,185	9.20%	92
May 1991	23,982	21,897	2,085	8.69%	87
Jun 1991	24,631	22,591	2,040	8.28%	83
Jul 1991	24,682	22,503	2,179	8.83%	88
Aug 1991	23,881	21,968	1,913	8.01%	80
Sep 1991	23,891	22,019	1,872	7.84%	78
Oct 1991	23,936	22,039	1,897	7.93%	79
Nov 1991	23,956	21,959	1,997	8.34%	83
Dec 1991	23,563	21,329	2,234	9.48%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	23,238	20,848	2,390	10.28%	103
Feb 1992	24,078	21,731	2,347	9.75%	97
Mar 1992	24,018	22,015	2,003	8.34%	83
Apr 1992	23,923	22,026	1,897	7.93%	79
May 1992	24,319	22,429	1,890	7.77%	78
Jun 1992	24,539	22,550	1,989	8.11%	81
Jul 1992	24,245	22,352	1,893	7.81%	78
Aug 1992	24,658	22,975	1,683	6.83%	68
Sep 1992	24,271	22,570	1,701	7.01%	70
Oct 1992	24,121	22,674	1,447	6.00%	60
Nov 1992	24,078	22,438	1,640	6.81%	68
Dec 1992	23,873	22,251	1,622	6.79%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	23,982	22,178	1,804	7.52%	75
Feb 1993	24,486	22,817	1,669	6.82%	68
Mar 1993	24,477	22,920	1,557	6.36%	64
Apr 1993	24,443	23,072	1,371	5.61%	56
May 1993	24,916	23,444	1,472	5.91%	59
Jun 1993	25,065	23,469	1,596	6.37%	64
Jul 1993	24,874	23,273	1,601	6.44%	64
Aug 1993	24,862	23,596	1,266	5.09%	51
Sep 1993	24,907	23,613	1,294	5.20%	52
Oct 1993	25,065	23,831	1,234	4.92%	49
Nov 1993	25,053	23,708	1,345	5.37%	54
Dec 1993	24,909	23,474	1,435	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	24,963	23,190	1,773	7.10%	71
Feb 1994	25,256	23,562	1,694	6.71%	67
Mar 1994	25,458	23,936	1,522	5.98%	60
Apr 1994	25,132	23,921	1,211	4.82%	48
May 1994	25,695	24,565	1,130	4.40%	44
Jun 1994	25,702	24,446	1,256	4.89%	49
Jul 1994	25,815	24,626	1,189	4.61%	46
Aug 1994	26,382	25,320	1,062	4.03%	40
Sep 1994	26,266	25,262	1,004	3.82%	38
Oct 1994	26,309	25,380	929	3.53%	35
Nov 1994	26,219	25,270	949	3.62%	36
Dec 1994	25,638	24,687	951	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	25,328	24,034	1,294	5.11%	51
Feb 1995	25,656	24,472	1,184	4.61%	46
Mar 1995	26,000	24,868	1,132	4.35%	44
Apr 1995	25,997	24,997	1,000	3.85%	38
May 1995	26,146	24,920	1,226	4.69%	47
Jun 1995	26,240	24,781	1,459	5.56%	56
Jul 1995	26,385	24,675	1,710	6.48%	65
Aug 1995	25,896	24,687	1,209	4.67%	47
Sep 1995	25,510	24,402	1,108	4.34%	43
Oct 1995	25,555	24,519	1,036	4.05%	41
Nov 1995	25,386	24,277	1,109	4.37%	44
Dec 1995	25,272	24,122	1,150	4.55%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	25,374	23,691	1,683	6.63%	66
Feb 1996	25,369	23,809	1,560	6.15%	61
Mar 1996	25,427	24,113	1,314	5.17%	52
Apr 1996	25,569	24,379	1,190	4.65%	47
May 1996	25,539	24,310	1,229	4.81%	48
Jun 1996	25,876	24,527	1,349	5.21%	52
Jul 1996	26,463	24,851	1,612	6.09%	61
Aug 1996	25,800	24,653	1,147	4.45%	44
Sep 1996	25,785	24,727	1,058	4.10%	41
Oct 1996	25,860	24,864	996	3.85%	39
Nov 1996	25,685	24,503	1,182	4.60%	46
Dec 1996	25,068	23,904	1,164	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	25,074	23,605	1,469	5.86%	59
Feb 1997	25,091	23,827	1,264	5.04%	50
Mar 1997	25,373	24,151	1,222	4.82%	48
Apr 1997	25,156	24,093	1,063	4.23%	42
May 1997	25,358	24,331	1,027	4.05%	41
Jun 1997	26,159	24,783	1,376	5.26%	53
Jul 1997	25,687	24,455	1,232	4.80%	48
Aug 1997	25,804	24,779	1,025	3.97%	40
Sep 1997	25,450	24,364	1,086	4.27%	43
Oct 1997	25,699	24,664	1,035	4.03%	40
Nov 1997	25,643	24,573	1,070	4.17%	42
Dec 1997	25,215	24,158	1,057	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	25,569	24,386	1,183	4.63%	46
Feb 1998	25,759	24,679	1,080	4.19%	42
Mar 1998	25,848	24,774	1,074	4.16%	42
Apr 1998	25,893	25,157	736	2.84%	28
May 1998	26,414	25,609	805	3.05%	30
Jun 1998	26,698	25,719	979	3.67%	37
Jul 1998	25,897	25,113	784	3.03%	30
Aug 1998	26,130	25,340	790	3.02%	30
Sep 1998	26,125	25,306	819	3.13%	31
Oct 1998	26,442	25,697	745	2.82%	28
Nov 1998	26,380	25,620	760	2.88%	29
Dec 1998	26,071	25,242	829	3.18%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	26,062	25,008	1,054	4.04%	40
Feb 1999	26,314	25,339	975	3.71%	37
Mar 1999	26,338	25,446	892	3.39%	34
Apr 1999	26,542	25,836	706	2.66%	27
May 1999	26,884	26,151	733	2.73%	27
Jun 1999	27,186	26,333	853	3.14%	31
Jul 1999	27,583	26,684	899	3.26%	33
Aug 1999	27,437	26,781	656	2.39%	24
Sep 1999	27,153	26,424	729	2.68%	27
Oct 1999	26,774	26,120	654	2.44%	24
Nov 1999	26,941	26,122	819	3.04%	30
Dec 1999	26,586	25,794	792	2.98%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	26,995	26,004	991	3.67%	37
Feb 2000	26,931	26,069	862	3.20%	32
Mar 2000	27,036	26,160	876	3.24%	32
Apr 2000	26,794	26,229	565	2.11%	21
May 2000	27,112	26,285	827	3.05%	31
Jun 2000	27,620	26,639	981	3.55%	36
Jul 2000	27,407	26,275	1,132	4.13%	41
Aug 2000	27,281	26,418	863	3.16%	32
Sep 2000	26,975	26,221	754	2.80%	28
Oct 2000	26,642	26,021	621	2.33%	23
Nov 2000	27,090	26,238	852	3.15%	31
Dec 2000	27,180	26,248	932	3.43%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	27,373	25,943	1,430	5.22%	52
Feb 2001	27,276	26,086	1,190	4.36%	44
Mar 2001	27,510	26,146	1,364	4.96%	50
Apr 2001	26,916	25,978	938	3.48%	35
May 2001	27,089	25,993	1,096	4.05%	40
Jun 2001	27,316	26,101	1,215	4.45%	44
Jul 2001	27,314	25,959	1,355	4.96%	50
Aug 2001	26,868	25,815	1,053	3.92%	39
Sep 2001	26,617	25,599	1,018	3.82%	38
Oct 2001	26,665	25,408	1,257	4.71%	47
Nov 2001	26,747	25,371	1,376	5.14%	51
Dec 2001	26,683	25,144	1,539	5.77%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	26,475	24,569	1,906	7.20%	72
Feb 2002	26,437	24,728	1,709	6.46%	65
Mar 2002	26,242	24,643	1,599	6.09%	61
Apr 2002	25,853	24,644	1,209	4.68%	47
May 2002	26,157	24,937	1,220	4.66%	47
Jun 2002	26,424	25,099	1,325	5.01%	50
Jul 2002	26,285	25,053	1,232	4.69%	47
Aug 2002	26,111	25,111	1,000	3.83%	38
Sep 2002	25,967	25,037	930	3.58%	36
Oct 2002	25,844	25,007	837	3.24%	32
Nov 2002	26,099	25,044	1,055	4.04%	40
Dec 2002	26,191	25,042	1,149	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	25,931	24,375	1,556	6.00%	60
Feb 2003	26,081	24,521	1,560	5.98%	60
Mar 2003	26,087	24,549	1,538	5.90%	59
Apr 2003	25,785	24,510	1,275	4.94%	49
May 2003	25,882	24,555	1,327	5.13%	51
Jun 2003	26,076	24,688	1,388	5.32%	53
Jul 2003	26,279	24,784	1,495	5.69%	57
Aug 2003	25,766	24,601	1,165	4.52%	45
Sep 2003	25,818	24,651	1,167	4.52%	45
Oct 2003	25,768	24,772	996	3.87%	39
Nov 2003	26,180	25,052	1,128	4.31%	43
Dec 2003	26,222	24,996	1,226	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	26,284	24,738	1,546	5.88%	59
Feb 2004	26,412	24,944	1,468	5.56%	56
Mar 2004	26,658	25,152	1,506	5.65%	56
Apr 2004	26,421	25,286	1,135	4.30%	43
May 2004	26,521	25,372	1,149	4.33%	43
Jun 2004	26,758	25,588	1,170	4.37%	44
Jul 2004	27,199	25,758	1,441	5.30%	53
Aug 2004	26,653	25,597	1,056	3.96%	40
Sep 2004	26,902	25,833	1,069	3.97%	40
Oct 2004	27,472	26,478	994	3.62%	36
Nov 2004	27,787	26,627	1,160	4.17%	42
Dec 2004	27,626	26,225	1,401	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	27,387	25,880	1,507	5.50%	55
Feb 2005	27,707	26,139	1,568	5.66%	57
Mar 2005	27,736	26,211	1,525	5.50%	55
Apr 2005	27,558	26,175	1,383	5.02%	50
May 2005	27,556	26,270	1,286	4.67%	47
Jun 2005	27,787	26,403	1,384	4.98%	50
Jul 2005	28,127	26,439	1,688	6.00%	60
Aug 2005	27,660	26,475	1,185	4.28%	43
Sep 2005	27,820	26,578	1,242	4.46%	45
Oct 2005	28,144	26,897	1,247	4.43%	44
Nov 2005	28,204	26,876	1,328	4.71%	47
Dec 2005	27,956	26,554	1,402	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	27,151	25,677	1,474	5.43%	54
Feb 2006	27,672	25,982	1,690	6.11%	61
Mar 2006	27,676	26,118	1,558	5.63%	56
Apr 2006	27,319	25,942	1,377	5.04%	50
May 2006	27,193	25,945	1,248	4.59%	46
Jun 2006	27,529	26,183	1,346	4.89%	49
Jul 2006	28,327	26,441	1,886	6.66%	67
Aug 2006	27,566	26,223	1,343	4.87%	49
Sep 2006	27,586	26,153	1,433	5.19%	52
Oct 2006	27,808	26,401	1,407	5.06%	51
Nov 2006	27,991	26,530	1,461	5.22%	52
Dec 2006	27,916	26,471	1,445	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	27,562	25,808	1,754	6.36%	64
Feb 2007	27,504	25,871	1,633	5.94%	59
Mar 2007	27,526	25,960	1,566	5.69%	57
Apr 2007	27,292	25,915	1,377	5.05%	50
May 2007	27,295	25,981	1,314	4.81%	48
Jun 2007	27,726	26,303	1,423	5.13%	51
Jul 2007	27,812	26,288	1,524	5.48%	55
Aug 2007	27,645	26,118	1,527	5.52%	55
Sep 2007	27,689	26,240	1,449	5.23%	52
Oct 2007	27,951	26,405	1,546	5.53%	55
Nov 2007	28,156	26,518	1,638	5.82%	58
Dec 2007	28,051	26,299	1,752	6.25%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	27,932	26,154	1,778	6.37%	64
Feb 2008	27,855	25,937	1,918	6.89%	69
Mar 2008	27,964	26,087	1,877	6.71%	67
Apr 2008	27,593	26,064	1,529	5.54%	55
May 2008	27,308	25,717	1,591	5.83%	58
Jun 2008	27,384	25,583	1,801	6.58%	66
Jul 2008	27,268	25,352	1,916	7.03%	70
Aug 2008	26,954	25,138	1,816	6.74%	67
Sep 2008	26,551	24,856	1,695	6.38%	64
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Cass County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	3,392	12.51%
2.	Construction	2,888	10.65%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	2,370	8.74%
4.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,282	4.73%
5.	Educational Services	1,138	4.20%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,034	3.81%
7.	Wood Manufacturing	920	3.39%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	916	3.38%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	896	3.31%
10.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	726	2.68%
11.	Truck Transportation	722	2.66%
12.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	698	2.57%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	682	2.52%
14.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	642	2.37%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	638	2.35%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	580	2.14%
17.	Health Care	536	1.98%
18.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	478	1.76%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	450	1.66%
20.	Public Administration	444	1.64%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,200	14.24%
2.	Educational Services	2,394	10.66%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,550	6.90%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,542	6.86%
5.	Social Assistance	916	4.08%
6.	Metal Manufactuing	854	3.80%
7.	Finance and Insurance	766	3.41%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	740	3.29%
9.	Public Administration	690	3.07%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	614	2.73%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	528	2.35%
12.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	526	2.34%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	434	1.93%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	430	1.91%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	422	1.88%
16.	Construction	404	1.80%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	398	1.77%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	390	1.74%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	364	1.62%
20.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	344	1.53%

Cass County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,570	9.48%
2.	Other Production Occupations	2,484	9.16%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,726	6.37%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,606	5.92%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,176	4.34%
6.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,090	4.02%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,004	3.70%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	896	3.31%
9.	Other Management Occupations	884	3.26%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	868	3.20%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	678	2.50%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	658	2.43%
13.	Other Construction Trades	650	2.40%
14.	Top Executives	608	2.24%
15.	Farmers and Farm Managers	548	2.02%
16.	Engineers	512	1.89%
17.	Carpenters	480	1.77%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	474	1.75%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	468	1.73%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	468	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,482	6.60%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,442	6.42%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,372	6.11%
4.	Cashiers	854	3.80%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	810	3.61%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	792	3.53%
7.	Registered Nurses	780	3.47%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	738	3.28%
9.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	738	3.28%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	704	3.13%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	692	3.08%
12.	Other Management Occupations	656	2.92%
13.	Child Care Workers	630	2.80%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	576	2.56%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	548	2.44%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	518	2.31%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	508	2.26%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	468	2.08%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	450	2.00%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	426	1.90%

Cass County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	45,065	56.03%
15-35 hours	9,810	12.20%
1-14 hours	2,377	2.96%
No regular hours	23,175	28.81%

Cass County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,591	5.47%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,199	6.76%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,197	6.75%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,855	10.26%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	5,206	11.00%
7 AM-7:29 AM	6,473	13.67%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,511	13.75%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,655	7.72%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,685	3.56%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,881	3.97%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	636	1.34%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	368	0.78%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,427	7.24%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,658	7.73%

Cass County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,083	4.40%
5-9	5,139	10.86%
10-14	6,762	14.28%
15-19	6,748	14.25%
20-24	6,852	14.47%
25-29	4,104	8.67%
30-34	6,469	13.66%
35-39	1,814	3.83%
40-44	1,635	3.45%
45-59	3,286	6.94%
60-89	1,527	3.23%
At least 90	923	1.95%

Cass County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	66	0.14%	31,622	66.79%
30-44	44	0.09%	9,874	20.86%
45-59	4	0.01%	3,282	6.93%
At least 60	46	0.10%	2,404	5.08%

Cass County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	46	0.09%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,250	10.64%
Car / truck / van, solo	40,650	82.41%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	244	0.49%
Public transportation	160	0.32%
Walked	992	2.01%
Worked at home	1,982	4.02%

Cass County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Family Information Back to top
: 39,240 (100,738 people)
: 28,626 (85,846 people)
: 12,259
: 59,880
Cass County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,118	7.83%
$10,000-$14,999	2,419	6.07%
$15,000-$19,999	2,618	6.57%
$20,000-$24,999	2,896	7.27%
$25,000-$29,999	2,624	6.59%
$30,000-$34,999	2,772	6.96%
$35,000-$39,999	2,698	6.77%
$40,000-$44,999	2,642	6.63%
$45,000-$49,999	2,346	5.89%
$50,000-$59,999	4,211	10.57%
$60,000-$74,999	4,476	11.23%
$75,000-$99,999	3,944	9.90%
$100,000-$124,999	1,541	3.87%
$125,000-$149,999	544	1.37%
$150,000-$199,999	515	1.29%
$200,000 or more	479	1.20%

Cass County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,455	22.64%
Family, 2 people	6,637	33.73%
Nonfamily, 2 people	763	3.88%
Family, 3 people	3,043	15.47%
Nonfamily, 3 people	93	0.47%
Family, 4 people	2,744	13.95%
Nonfamily, 4 people	46	0.23%
Family, 5 people	1,222	6.21%
Nonfamily, 5 people	12	0.06%
Family, 6 people	440	2.24%
Nonfamily, 6 people	6	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	212	1.08%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.02%

Cass County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	31,921	29.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	13,858	12.65%
Public Assistance	1,214	1.11%
Retirement	7,035	6.42%
Self Employment	5,445	4.97%
Social Security	12,089	11.04%
Supplemental Security	1,629	1.49%
Wage / Salary	30,796	28.11%
Other	5,553	5.07%

Cass County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	14,507	61.61%
With children under 18	9,038	38.39%

Cass County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,312	10.54%
Married	25,321	61.89%
Never Married	10,002	24.45%
Widowed	1,280	3.13%

Cass County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,935	11.99%
Married	25,037	60.84%
Never Married	6,915	16.80%
Widowed	4,267	10.37%

Cass County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Education Information Back to top
Cass County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,673	4.76%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	12,537	16.24%
High school diploma or equivalent	28,660	37.12%
Some college, no degree	18,192	23.56%
Associate degree	5,503	7.13%
Bachelors degree	5,782	7.49%
Graduate or professional degree	2,871	3.72%

Cass County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,199	2.35%	312	0.61%	1,511	2.96%
Kindergarten	1,204	2.36%	219	0.43%	1,423	2.78%
Grades 1-4	5,604	10.97%	624	1.22%	6,228	12.19%
Grades 5-8	6,099	11.93%	386	0.76%	6,485	12.69%
Grades 9-12	5,876	11.50%	306	0.60%	6,182	12.10%
Undergrad college	2,907	5.69%	332	0.65%	3,239	6.34%
Graduate or professional school	314	0.61%	126	0.25%	440	0.86%
Total	23,203	45.40%	2,305	4.51%	25,508	49.91%

Cass County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Business Information Back to top
: $239,664,000
: $162,693,000
: $21,419,000
: $584,158
: 6,755
Cass County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	2	7	5	7
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	1	6	1
1999 - Construction	16	7	19	13	32
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	13	3	16
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	6	13	15	21
1999 - Information	2	0	1	2	5
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	2	0
1999 - Manufacturing	5	5	37	21	17
1999 - Mining	0	1	2	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	5	20	21	47
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	9	10	4	29
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	5	5	2	11
1999 - Retail Trade	10	13	34	36	41
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	8	7	4
1999 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	1	0	1	1	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	14	17	20
1999 - Total	70	60	186	156	256
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	8	6	10
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	4	2	4
2000 - Construction	13	10	26	19	29
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	8	6	16
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	7	18	9	21
2000 - Information	2	2	2	0	5
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	3
2000 - Manufacturing	9	9	26	25	21
2000 - Mining	0	1	0	1	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	7	27	14	42
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	6	8	9	24
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	7	0	12
2000 - Retail Trade	14	14	38	36	32
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	3	6	5	8
2000 - Unclassified	3	3	0	1	1
2000 - Utilities	1	0	2	1	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	19	12	18
2000 - Total	69	71	200	147	249
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	4	3	8	10
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	3	3	4
2001 - Construction	14	8	17	23	35
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	1	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	7	5	18
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	19	16	16
2001 - Information	2	0	1	2	7
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	2
2001 - Manufacturing	2	7	24	36	15
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	6	21	20	43
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	3	8	7	29
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	2	5	12
2001 - Retail Trade	11	13	32	39	41
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	4	5	7
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	1	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	1	1	2	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	3	7	6	21	14
2001 - Total	57	60	150	193	258
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	4	6	7	8
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	5	2	3	3
2002 - Construction	13	22	16	25	30
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	4	1	6	9	15
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	7	4	9	19	23
2002 - Information	0	1	3	4	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	3
2002 - Manufacturing	8	11	22	31	14
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	8	24	19	35
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	8	16	6	24
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	3	8	5	4
2002 - Retail Trade	12	20	35	32	37
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	4	6	2
2002 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	3	7	16	8	11
2002 - Total	70	99	170	176	216
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	1	11	4	10
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	5	5
2003 - Construction	13	18	21	23	36
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	3	8	8	15
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	3	14	15	25
2003 - Information	2	2	1	1	5
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Manufacturing	3	12	26	26	18
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	9	35	21	36
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	5	14	8	22
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	0	0	7	14
2003 - Retail Trade	3	8	31	43	34
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	2	3	6
2003 - Unclassified	4	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	1	0	1	1	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	3	1	14	12	25
2003 - Total	57	64	184	178	256
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	3	8	11	5
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	2	8
2004 - Construction	24	13	33	20	29
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	8	4	21
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	23	14	20
2004 - Information	0	0	2	3	5
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	2
2004 - Manufacturing	9	2	30	17	26
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	1	2
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	7	20	27	42
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	6	7	11	23
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	6	3	1	15
2004 - Retail Trade	9	7	35	25	46
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	2	2	9
2004 - Unclassified	3	2	0	1	1
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	6	5	16	10	20
2004 - Total	65	57	190	151	277
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	0	9	7	9
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	0	3	2	7
2005 - Construction	17	20	24	26	37
2005 - Educational Services	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	10	4	18
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	4	16	17	23
2005 - Information	0	0	0	5	5
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	1
2005 - Manufacturing	7	7	30	26	18
2005 - Mining	0	2	0	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	6	28	24	40
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	3	5	8	26
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	2	5	11
2005 - Retail Trade	9	10	28	37	40
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	2	4	8
2005 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	3	16	19	14
2005 - Total	73	64	175	186	261

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Cass County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	92,232	90.11%
Below Poverty Level	10,121	9.89%

Cass County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$932	$45	$2,186	$0	$0	$936	$4,054	$2,060	$1,425	$745
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$1,281	$97	$3,225	$0	$0	$211	$4,717	$1,389	$0	$3,275
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,634	$102	$5,433	$0	$0	$296	$7,363	$4,627	$2,700	$530
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$2,002	$141	$5,283	$0	$0	$2,717	$10,002	$4,981	$425	$1,645
1982	$2,352	$123	$5,187	$0	$0	$2,790	$10,329	$3,205	$1,380	$2,299
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$3,141	$81	$6,138	$0	$0	$2,589	$11,868	$5,388	$2,020	$2,637
1985	$3,191	$108	$6,236	$0	$0	$3,188	$12,615	$5,815	$8,425	$4,569
1986	$3,292	$131	$6,619	$0	$0	$3,868	$13,779	$6,626	$5,425	$1,030
1987	$3,085	$93	$7,380	$0	$0	$1,850	$12,315	$5,388	$5,065	$3,375
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$4,581	$77	$2,452	$0	$0	$3,935	$10,968	$3,037	$974	$1,850
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$6,183	$104	$3,451	$0	$0	$5,986	$15,620	$3,508	$16,309	$2,963

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$388	$90	$238	$1,839	$44	$4,380
1972	$165	$758	$84	$0	$0	$774	$4,380
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$2	$778	$221	$1,717	$791	$130	$5,538
1977	$633	$447	$0	$0	$0	$819	$5,538
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$2,385	$0	$2,348	$3,227	$32	$10,247
1979	$893	$675	$161	$0	$0	$526	$10,247
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$1,098	$110	$1,751	$2,985	$0	$10,062
1981	$783	$2,414	$41	$13	$0	$867	$10,062
1982	$0	$1,486	$209	$3,510	$2,368	$202	$10,952
1982	$859	$968	$46	$46	$0	$1,258	$10,952
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$1,779	$310	$2,698	$3,012	$69	$12,602
1984	$1,084	$2,657	$130	$44	$0	$819	$12,602
1985	$0	$1,690	$493	$2,882	$3,758	$76	$14,416
1985	$1,067	$3,015	$410	$43	$0	$982	$14,416
1986	$0	$1,702	$382	$2,522	$5,388	$140	$15,913
1986	$1,080	$2,884	$371	$42	$0	$1,402	$15,913
1987	$0	$1,945	$145	$842	$3,890	$86	$12,334
1987	$768	$2,925	$59	$0	$0	$1,674	$12,334
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$2,200	$368	$492	$1	$29	$10,774
1992	$807	$3,730	$14	$38	$0	$3,095	$10,774
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$2,953	$494	$660	$1	$39	$15,294
1997	$1,083	$4,976	$902	$33	$0	$4,153	$15,294

Cass County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Criminal Information Back to top
: 138

Cass County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Cass County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,714	13.14%
10-19 Years	7,655	14.98%
20-29 Years	5,156	10.09%
30-39 Years	7,200	14.09%
40-49 Years	8,198	16.04%
50-59 Years	6,804	13.31%
60-69 Years	4,453	8.71%
70-79 Years	3,326	6.51%
80-89 Years	1,377	2.69%
90+ Years	221	0.43%

Cass County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	25,535	49.97%
Female	25,569	50.03%

Cass County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	45,069	88.19%
African-American	3,107	6.08%
Hispanic/Latino	1,233	2.41%
Multiracial	947	1.85%
Amerindian	388	0.76%
Asian	268	0.52%
Other Race	90	0.18%
Pacific Islander	2	0.00%

Cass County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	27,868	30.05%
2.	Irish	13,317	14.36%
3.	English	11,996	12.94%
4.	United States Or American	8,574	9.25%
5.	Dutch	6,017	6.49%
6.	Polish	5,187	5.59%
7.	French Non-Basque	3,452	3.72%
8.	Italian	2,311	2.49%
9.	Swedish	1,758	1.90%
10.	Scottish	1,582	1.71%

Cass County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	93,329	95.80%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,914	1.96%
3.	German	527	0.54%
4.	French	374	0.38%
5.	Laotian	288	0.30%
6.	Other West Germanic	118	0.12%
7.	Other Pacific Island	112	0.11%
8.	Polish	102	0.10%
9.	Other Native North American	83	0.09%
10.	Tagalog	82	0.08%

Cass County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	101,740	98.10%
Naturalized immigrant	943	0.91%
Not a citizen	1,026	0.99%

Cass County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Cass County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Cass County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

49031	49067	49130
49047	49095
49061	49112

Porter (7,470)	Calvin (2,041)	Jones
Howard (6,309)	Cassopolis (1,740)	Wayne
Dowagiac (6,147)	Newberg (1,703)	Union
Ontwa (4,718)	La Grange (1,600)	Niles
Milton (4,718)	Penn (1,473)	Mason
Silver Creek (3,491)	Volinia (1,174)	Jefferson
Marcellus (2,712)	Edwardsburg (1,147)
Pokagon (2,199)	Vandalia (429)

Calvin	Marcellus	Porter
Cassopolis	Mason	Silver Creek
Dowagiac	Milton	Union
Edwardsburg	Newberg	Vandalia
Howard	Niles	Volinia
Jefferson	Ontwa	Wayne
Jones	Penn
La Grange	Pokagon