Cass County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 40,130 (53% urban, 47% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 11,574
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,141

% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

Land area: 413 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 97 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.8%), Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Cass County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
Hispanic (7.1%)
Other race (3.2%)
Black (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 20,569	(50.3%)
Females: 20,361	(49.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,930
County population in 2003: 40,480
Jobs in 2003: 17,636

Cass County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 19,796
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.5%

Average household size:

Cass County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,480 ($39,193 in 2000)

This county	$41,480
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,428

Cass County	$88,428
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $440
Institutionalized population: 989
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cass County in 2000: $703

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 26
Burglaries: 61
Thefts: 131
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 24
Burglaries: 71
Thefts: 164
Auto thefts: 11

Cass County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $656 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $518 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.

Cities in this county include: Logansport, Galveston, Walton, Royal Center, Onward.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Fulton County , Howard County , Miami County , Pulaski County , White County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Micro-Midget Racetrack (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Cass County include: Salem Church (A), Webb Chapel (B), McNeely Chapel (C), Shiloh Church (D), Upper Deer Creek Church (E), Bethlehem Church (F), Union Church (G), Blue Ball Church (H), Emmanuel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Cemetery (1), Patterson Cemetery (2), Grant Cemetery (3), Walton Cemetery (4), Old Indian Creek Cemetery (5), Harness Cemetery (6), Harper Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cicott, Lake (A), Lake Perry (B), Stuber Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Keeps Creek (A), Minnow Creek (B), Mud Branch (C), Spring Creek (D), Grants Run (E), Pipe Creek (F), Twelve Mile Creek (G), Bear Creek (H), Crooked Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,161
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,763 (28% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:	4.3%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 628
1990 to 1994: 350
1985 to 1989: 311
1980 to 1984: 185
1975 to 1979: 104
1970 to 1974: 44
1970 to 1974: 34
1965 to 1969: 107

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.5%

Cass County marital status for males

Cass County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 13,042
One, attached: 187
Two: 812
3 or 4: 424
5 to 9: 414
10 to 19: 142
20 or more: 514
Mobile homes: 1,055
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 6,099 (609 second mortgage, 692 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,155

Agriculture in Cass County
Average size of farms: 291 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100875
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $278.36
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.39%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $94820
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.39%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $120044
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.56
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 25.47%
Corn for grain: 88201 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1879 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 79069 harvested acres
Vegetables: 681 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 60 acres

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/6/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (14%)
Construction (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Food (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (10%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (63%)
Guatemala (5%)
Cuba (5%)
Philippines (3%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (3%)
India (3%)
Japan (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cass County:

German (28%)
United States or American (23%)
English (9%)
Irish (8%)
Italian (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Cass County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,530 (81%)
Carpooled: 2,274 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 95 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 97 (1%)
Motorcycle: 26 (0%)
Bicycle: 22 (0%)
Walked: 332 (2%)
Other means: 137 (1%)
Worked at home: 583 (3%)

People in group quarters in Cass County, Indiana

331 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
286 people in nursing homes
233 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
82 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
69 people in other nonhousehold living situations
57 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
52 people in homes for the mentally retarded
43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in other group homes
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,137.

4.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,715 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.48%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.07% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($21,280 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($10,436 average AGI)
Cass County: 1.41%
Indiana average: 2.47%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Howard County, IN	0.78% ($33,713 average AGI)
from Miami County, IN	0.50% ($30,110)
from Carroll County, IN	0.26% ($27,436)
from Fulton County, IN	0.20% ($29,733)
from White County, IN	0.18% ($35,778)
from Tippecanoe County, IN	0.14% ($30,048)
from Marion County, IN	0.13% ($30,632)

6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,492 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($23,205 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($8,287 average AGI)
Cass County: 1.77%
Indiana average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Howard County, IN	0.76% ($33,921 average AGI)
to Miami County, IN	0.74% ($30,883)
to Tippecanoe County, IN	0.39% ($31,793)
to Carroll County, IN	0.39% ($33,241)
to Marion County, IN	0.36% ($31,000)
to Fulton County, IN	0.33% ($26,980)
to White County, IN	0.26% ($30,359)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Births per 1000 population in Cass County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Cass County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cass County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,605 (5,581 aged, 1,024 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,765

In family households: 34,205 (8,978 male householders, 2,025 female householders)
8,975 spouses, 11,960 children (10,635 natural, 364 adopted, 961 stepchildren), 551 grandchildren, 274 brothers or sisters, 137 parents, 463 other relatives, 842 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,560 (2,026 male householders (1,569 living alone)), 2,643 female householders (2,491 living alone)), 891 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,165 (1,010 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,096 2-persons, 2,232 3-persons, 2,148 4-persons, 980 5-persons, 331 6-persons, 216 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,060 1-person, 455 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

7,282 married couples with children.
2,106 single-parent households (563 men, 1,543 women).

92.6% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $221,859,000 ($5489 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,449,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $99,424,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,644,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,252,000
Federal grants: $39,646,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,681,000 ($18,306,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,211,000 ($722,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $493,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,036,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,937,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,907

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,228

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +495

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,905

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Cass County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.34 millions of gallons per day (49% from ground, 51% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 269
1995 to 1998: 698
1990 to 1994: 439
1980 to 1989: 1,081
1970 to 1979: 2,404
1960 to 1969: 1,851
1950 to 1959: 1,883
1940 to 1949: 1,350
1939 or earlier: 6,645

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 36
3 rooms: 142
4 rooms: 824
5 rooms: 2,438
6 rooms: 3,153
7 rooms: 2,347
8 rooms: 1,445
9 or more rooms: 1,189

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

1 room: 95
2 rooms: 351
3 rooms: 488
4 rooms: 877
5 rooms: 965
6 rooms: 663
7 rooms: 380
8 rooms: 191
9 or more rooms: 131

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 331
2 bedrooms: 2,650
3 bedrooms: 6,200
4 bedrooms: 1,995
5 or more bedrooms: 398

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County:

no bedroom: 146
1 bedroom: 986
2 bedrooms: 1,638
3 bedrooms: 1,073
4 bedrooms: 256
5 or more bedrooms: 42

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

no vehicle: 390
1 vehicle: 3,180
2 vehicles: 5,003
3 vehicles: 2,258
4 vehicles: 475
5 or more vehicles: 268

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

no vehicle: 604
1 vehicle: 2,015
2 vehicles: 1,163
3 vehicles: 293
4 vehicles: 25
5 or more vehicles: 41

60% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Indiana.

Cass County:	60.5%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 32153
Northeast: 541
Midwest: 2815
South: 2634
West: 820

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (70%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Electricity (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (69%)
Electricity (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 318

Here:	6.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 107

Here:	4.4%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 100

Here:	9.9%
Indiana:	23.4%

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:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,597,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $42,106,000
All Other: $1,119,000

Solid Waste Management: $272,000

Parks & Recreation: $173,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $36,112,000
Welfare - Other: $3,596,000

General - Other: $3,506,000

Regular Highways: $3,232,000

Central Staff Services: $2,401,000

Corrections - Other: $2,033,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,684,000

Police Protection: $1,168,000

General Public Buildings: $794,000

Solid Waste Management: $762,000

Financial Administration: $644,000

Health Services - Other: $551,000

Transit Utilities: $502,000

Parks & Recreation: $327,000

Natural Resources - Other: $283,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $16,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $57,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,160,000
Libraries: $263,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,298,000
Interest Earnings: $236,000

Rents: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,021,000
Regular Highways: $221,000

Solid Waste Management: $60,000

Corrections - Other: $28,000

Judicial: $23,000

Natural Resource - Other: $4,000

Health - Other: $1,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,304,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $409,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,328,000
General Support: $2,349,000

All Other: $580,000

Health & Hospitals: $83,000
Tax - Property: $6,015,000
Individual Income: $4,650,000

NEC: $96,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $25,113,000

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