Cass County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 14,219 (46% urban, 54% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,564
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,556

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Land area: 564 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Manufacturing (18.2%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Cass County, Iowa business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cass County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 7,126	(48.5%)
Females: 7,558	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,547
County population in 2003: 14,358
Jobs in 2003: 6,315

Cass County,IA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 7,458
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Cass County:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,375 ($32,922 in 2000)

This county	$36,375
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,256

Cass County	$77,256
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $357
Institutionalized population: 237
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cass County in 2000: $615

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 36
Thefts: 61
Auto thefts: 5

Cass County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $728 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.

Cities in this county include: Atlantic, Anita, Griswold, Lewis, Massena, Cumberland, Marne, Wiota.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Adams County , Audubon County , Guthrie County , Montgomery County , Pottawattamie County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cass County: Cass Centre (A), McDill (B), Eranistan (C), Griswold Country Club (D), Newtons Grove (E), Reno (F), Galion (G), Hitchcock House (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cass County include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Saint Timothy Church (B), Saint Peters Church (C), First Evangelical Church (D), North Massena Church (E), Noble Center Church (F), Saint Johns Church (G), Buck Creek Church (H), Mayflower Gospel Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Atlantic Cemetery (1), Oakwood Cemetery (2), Norway Center Cemetery (3), Noble Center Cemetery (4), Wiota Cemetery (5), Newlons Grove Cemetery (6), Lincoln Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cold Springs (A), Lake Anita (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Prosser Creek (A), Indian Creek (B), Threemile Creek (C), Elm Creek (D), Eller Branch (E), Jim Branch (F), Spring Creek (G), Hoyts Branch (H), Turkey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cass County include: Troublesome Creek Wildlife Area (1), Iranistan Rock Quarry Park (2), Lake Anita State Park (3), Nishna Valley Recreation Area (4), Griswold Park (5), Nodaway Wildlife Area (6), Cocklin Fish Farm (7), Cold Springs State Park (8), Indian Creek Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 381
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 121 (65% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 24
1990 to 1994: 33
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 8
1970 to 1974: 10
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 32

Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.7%

Cass County marital status for males

Cass County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,411
One, attached: 45
Two: 172
3 or 4: 256
5 to 9: 184
10 to 19: 98
20 or more: 198
Mobile homes: 226

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 1,815 (91 second mortgage, 129 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,648

Agriculture in Cass County
Average size of farms: 441 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $153289
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $205.72
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $128309
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.66%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $118000
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.53
Corn for grain: 120976 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 114470 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6 harvested acres

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Food (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (26%)
Germany (16%)
Mexico (13%)
Philippines (12%)
Thailand (11%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Brazil (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cass County:

German (39%)
Danish (13%)
English (9%)
United States or American (8%)
Irish (8%)
Swedish (3%)
Norwegian (3%)

Cass County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,606 (77%)
Carpooled: 772 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 296 (4%)
Other means: 27 (0%)
Worked at home: 523 (7%)

People in group quarters in Cass County, Iowa

218 people in nursing homes
189 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
14 people in homes for the mentally ill
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,521.

5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.37%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.39% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($18,418 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($11,962 average AGI)
Cass County: 1.98%
Iowa average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pottawattamie County, IA	0.69% ($29,162 average AGI)
from Audubon County, IA	0.45% ($24,583)
from Polk County, IA	0.37% ($38,400)
from Montgomery County, IA	0.32% ($34,647)
from Douglas County, NE	0.32% ($28,588)
from Shelby County, IA	0.28% ($20,933)
from Adair County, IA	0.22% ($27,833)

5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,029 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.85%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.56% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($19,611 average AGI)
2.29% relocated to other states ($12,417 average AGI)
Cass County: 2.29%
Iowa average: 2.80%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Polk County, IA	0.63% ($32,853 average AGI)
to Pottawattamie County, IA	0.47% ($37,320)
to Douglas County, NE	0.37% ($29,850)
to Audubon County, IA	0.30% ($20,688)
to Adair County, IA	0.24% ($29,692)
to Shelby County, IA	0.22% ($31,500)
to Montgomery County, IA	0.20% ($31,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Births per 1000 population in Cass County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Cass County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cass County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,365 (3,013 aged, 352 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,219

In family households: 12,004 (3,446 male householders, 680 female householders)
3,487 spouses, 3,917 children (3,591 natural, 63 adopted, 263 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 99 other relatives, 205 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,215 (844 male householders (729 living alone)), 1,145 female householders (1,072 living alone)), 226 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 465 (230 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,116 2-persons, 826 3-persons, 737 4-persons, 306 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,801 1-person, 157 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

2,627 married couples with children.
690 single-parent households (188 men, 502 women).

97.3% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $95,214,000 ($6674 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,309,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,664,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,804,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,180,000
Federal grants: $13,382,000
Federal procurement contracts: $716,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,468,000 ($183,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,337,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,185,000
Federal Government insurance: $57,709,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 780

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 968

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -264

Here:	-19 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Cass County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 21
1995 to 1998: 153
1990 to 1994: 130
1980 to 1989: 380
1970 to 1979: 790
1960 to 1969: 751
1950 to 1959: 681
1940 to 1949: 583
1939 or earlier: 3,101

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 58
4 rooms: 374
5 rooms: 873
6 rooms: 948
7 rooms: 819
8 rooms: 727
9 or more rooms: 755

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Iowa:

1 room: 38
2 rooms: 99
3 rooms: 304
4 rooms: 337
5 rooms: 252
6 rooms: 220
7 rooms: 156
8 rooms: 103
9 or more rooms: 47

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cass County:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 97
2 bedrooms: 1,131
3 bedrooms: 1,965
4 bedrooms: 1,057
5 or more bedrooms: 309

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County:

no bedroom: 45
1 bedroom: 403
2 bedrooms: 573
3 bedrooms: 405
4 bedrooms: 96
5 or more bedrooms: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 179
1 vehicle: 1,200
2 vehicles: 1,856
3 vehicles: 931
4 vehicles: 299
5 or more vehicles: 99

Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 259
1 vehicle: 759
2 vehicles: 349
3 vehicles: 145
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 28

66% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.

Cass County:	65.6%
State average:	57.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 11530
Northeast: 122
Midwest: 2030
South: 365
West: 438

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (72%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Electricity (4%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Electricity (18%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29

Here:	1.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	1.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 80

Here:	22.7%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Cass County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $18,298,000
All Other: $541,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $52,000
General: $36,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $19,310,000
Regular Highways: $3,476,000

Health Services - Other: $1,742,000

Police Protection: $1,112,000

Financial Administration: $647,000

Welfare - Other: $368,000

General - Other: $305,000

Corrections - Other: $278,000

Natural Resources - Other: $208,000

Central Staff Services: $142,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
General - Interest on Debt: $174,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $365,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,895,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,468,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $427,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $153,000
General Revenue, NEC: $109,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $874,000
Regular Highways: $685,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,947,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,308,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,195,000

General Support: $687,000
Tax - Property: $4,022,000
NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,374,000

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