Cass County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in 2005: 13,898 (45% urban, 55% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,019
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,328

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Land area: 376 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Cass County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (90.1%)
Hispanic (8.5%)
Other race (3.3%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 6,803	(49.7%)
Females: 6,892	(50.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,178
County population in 2003: 13,814
Jobs in 2003: 6,162

Cass County,IL real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 7,302
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:

Cass County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,019 ($35,243 in 2000)

This county	$38,019
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,999

Cass County	$78,999
Illinois:	$183,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $419
Institutionalized population: 177
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cass County in 2000: $679

Cass County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Illinois:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $796 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $391 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $625 a month.

Cities in this county include: Beardstown, Virginia, Ashland, Chandlerville, Arenzville.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Mason County , Menard County , Morgan County , Sangamon County , Schuyler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cass County: Valley Pumping Station (A), Virginia Country Club (B), South Beardstown Pumping Station (C), Hagener Townhall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cass County include: Sangamon Valley Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Saint Peters Church (C), Black Oak Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), Immanuel Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Allendale Cemetery (1), McLane Cemetery (2), McDonald Cemetery (3), Arenzville City North Cemetery (4), Garner Chapel Cemetery (5), Ashland City Cemetery (6), Hager Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Leeper Lake (A), Collis Pond (B), Carp Hole (C), Clear Lake (D), Redhead Lake (E), Pike Lake (F), Twin Ponds (G), Friend Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Creek (A), Tar Creek (B), Prairie Creek (C), Fancher Creek (D), Sangamon River (E), Panther Creek (F), Lost Creek (G), Old Channel Mud Creek (H), Jobs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cass County include: Panther Creek State Conservation Area (1), Sanganois State Conservation Area (2), Shick Shack Sand Pond Nature Preserve (3), Toppers Hole State Conservation Area (4), Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 410
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,067 (19% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:	7.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 722
1990 to 1994: 95
1985 to 1989: 155
1980 to 1984: 19
1975 to 1979: 34
1970 to 1974: 16
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.8%

Cass County marital status for males

Cass County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,383
One, attached: 43
Two: 185
3 or 4: 103
5 to 9: 104
10 to 19: 27
20 or more: 36
Mobile homes: 900
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 1,553 (169 second mortgage, 95 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,492

Agriculture in Cass County
Average size of farms: 465 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $149717
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $283.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $120874
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.13%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $111119
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.74
Corn for grain: 81913 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2470 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 63247 harvested acres
Vegetables: 325 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 13 acres

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/8/1999, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Food (18%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Food (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Food processing workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Food processing workers (3%)

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

Mexico (89%)
Philippines (2%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Cuba (2%)
Guatemala (1%)
Panama (1%)
France (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cass County:

German (32%)
United States or American (16%)
English (13%)
Irish (8%)
Scottish (2%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Cass County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,632 (72%)
Carpooled: 1,288 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 172 (3%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 289 (5%)

177 people in nursing homes
35 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,317.

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,953 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.93% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($17,178 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($5,775 average AGI)
Cass County: 1.53%
Illinois average: 2.13%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Morgan County, IL	0.85% ($25,419 average AGI)
from Sangamon County, IL	0.71% ($24,722)
from Schuyler County, IL	0.54% ($21,222)

6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,350 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.13% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($25,982 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($6,368 average AGI)
Cass County: 1.47%
Illinois average: 2.58%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Morgan County, IL	1.23% ($36,905 average AGI)
to Sangamon County, IL	1.12% ($35,842)
to Schuyler County, IL	0.69% ($32,229)
to McDonough County, IL	0.20% ($20,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Births per 1000 population in Cass County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

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: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cass County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,480 (2,188 aged, 292 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,483

In family households: 11,483 (3,113 male householders, 618 female householders)
3,056 spouses, 3,843 children (3,467 natural, 87 adopted, 289 stepchildren), 236 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 174 other relatives, 282 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,000 (767 male householders (589 living alone)), 876 female householders (814 living alone)), 357 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 212 (176 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,594 2-persons, 913 3-persons, 699 4-persons, 343 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,403 1-person, 189 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

2,417 married couples with children.
705 single-parent households (181 men, 524 women).

90.9% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (15% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 34% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $78,997,000 ($5718 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,716,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,001,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,365,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,000,000
Federal grants: $10,967,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,333,000 ($3,585,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,332,000 ($381,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,178,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,309,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,037

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 809

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +612

Here:	+44 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -622

Here:	-45 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Cass County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.61 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 75
1995 to 1998: 184
1990 to 1994: 205
1980 to 1989: 397
1970 to 1979: 943
1960 to 1969: 546
1950 to 1959: 519
1940 to 1949: 533
1939 or earlier: 2,382

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 89
4 rooms: 589
5 rooms: 839
6 rooms: 948
7 rooms: 731
8 rooms: 428
9 or more rooms: 383

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 46
3 rooms: 164
4 rooms: 450
5 rooms: 297
6 rooms: 224
7 rooms: 75
8 rooms: 41
9 or more rooms: 24

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

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 222
2 bedrooms: 1,190
3 bedrooms: 1,850
4 bedrooms: 601
5 or more bedrooms: 147

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 212
2 bedrooms: 659
3 bedrooms: 339
4 bedrooms: 87
5 or more bedrooms: 11

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

no vehicle: 178
1 vehicle: 1,033
2 vehicles: 1,935
3 vehicles: 659
4 vehicles: 152
5 or more vehicles: 62

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

no vehicle: 132
1 vehicle: 650
2 vehicles: 438
3 vehicles: 88
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 8

62% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Illinois.

Cass County:	61.6%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 11060
Northeast: 102
Midwest: 769
South: 435
West: 217

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,700

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 (71%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Electricity (12%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (66%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 134

Here:	8.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	3.1%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 71

Here:	19.6%
Illinois:	25.8%

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 2002:

Charges - All Other: $447,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $133,000
Police Protection: $88,000

Central Staff Services: $32,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $2,169,000
General - Other: $1,138,000

Regular Highways: $863,000

Central Staff Services: $731,000

Police Protection: $414,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $290,000

Financial Administration: $145,000

General Public Buildings: $59,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $244,000
General Support: $20,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $187,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $381,000
Interest Earnings: $249,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,053,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,487,000
Highways: $1,206,000

General Support: $736,000
Tax - Property: $1,593,000
NEC: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,259,000

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