Cass County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	26%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Cass County, Michigan business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cass County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 25,535	(50.0%)
Females: 25,569	(50.0%)

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Cass County:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county	$42,531
Michigan:	$46,039

Cass County	$124,259
Michigan:	$149,300

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 252
• Thefts: 455
• Auto thefts: 45

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 269
• Thefts: 509
• Auto thefts: 37

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $688 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Marcellus, Edwardsburg, Vandalia.

2005 air pollution in Cass County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.097 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Berrien County , Elkhart County, Indiana , Kalamazoo County , St. Joseph County, Indiana , St. Joseph County , Van Buren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cass County: Pullman Corners (A), Camp Bryan (B), Camp Cozy (C), Camp Kil Lo Qua (D), Camp Matthews (E), Camp Tannadoonah (F), Red Mill (G), Redfield Hall (H), Park Shore Resort (I), Moores Corners (J), Crystal Springs Campground (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cass County include: Mount Zion Church (A), Mason Church (B), Porter Church (C), Chain Lake Church (D), Wayne Chapel (E), Union Church (F), Smith Chapel (G), Bethel Church (H), Birch Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Shavehead Cemetery (1), Shaffer Cemetery (2), Crawford Cemetery (3), Crane Cemetery (4), Barron Lake Cemetery (5), Schulte Cemetery (6), Sand Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Little Fish Lake (A), Allen Lake (B), Little Wood Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Magician Lake (E), Bair Lake (F), Baldwins Lake (G), Barron Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pokagon Creek (A), Mudd Lake Extension Drain (B), Silver Creek (C), Peavine Creek (D), Mud Creek (E), Sheldon Creek (F), Dowagiac Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.5%
Michigan:	7.0%

Current college students: 1,816
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 979 (48% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:	1.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,711
• One, attached: 208
• Two: 406
• 3 or 4: 295
• 5 to 9: 230
• 10 to 19: 133
• 20 or more: 333
• Mobile homes: 2,565
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 7,140 (577 second mortgage, 1,020 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,291

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 25 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/13/1992, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,063 (83%) Carpooled: 2,590 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 75 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 496 (2%) Other means: 120 (0%) Worked at home: 901 (4%)

6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,448 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.67% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($14,146 average AGI)
3.59% relocated from other states ($25,302 average AGI)

Cass County:	3.59%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Elkhart County, IN	1.21% ($37,619 average AGI)
from St. Joseph County, IN	1.00% ($59,661)
from Berrien County, MI	0.99% ($36,899)
from Van Buren County, MI	0.46% ($27,831)
from St. Joseph County, MI	0.41% ($34,418)
from Kalamazoo County, MI	0.22% ($27,143)
from Cook County, IL	0.16% ($52,000)

6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,211 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.02% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($11,992 average AGI)
3.86% relocated to other states ($19,219 average AGI)

Cass County:	3.86%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Elkhart County, IN	1.22% ($27,374 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI	1.21% ($26,393)
to St. Joseph County, IN	0.87% ($35,286)
to St. Joseph County, MI	0.64% ($30,992)
to Van Buren County, MI	0.43% ($25,195)
to Kalamazoo County, MI	0.30% ($26,414)
to Cook County, IL	0.10% ($35,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,217 (6,081 aged, 1,136 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 43,978 (11,502 male householders, 2,811 female householders)

  11,713 spouses, 14,921 children (13,424 natural, 431 adopted, 1,066 stepchildren), 1,012 grandchildren, 251 brothers or sisters, 254 parents, 459 other relatives, 1,055 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,391 (2,634 male householders (2,065 living alone)), 2,673 female householders (2,392 living alone)), 1,084 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 735 (353 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,673 2-persons, 3,003 3-persons, 2,758 4-persons, 1,210 5-persons, 477 6-persons, 192 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,457 1-person, 711 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

8,676 married couples with children.
2,810 single-parent households (849 men, 1,961 women).

95.8% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $216,610,000 ($4185 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,014,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,826,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,960,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,044,000
Federal grants: $45,820,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,407,000 ($1,145,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,553,000 ($611,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,882,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,201,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,938,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

61% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Michigan.

Cass County:	61.4%
State average:	58.3%

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

• This state: 25105
• Northeast: 795
• Midwest: 19374
• South: 3631
• West: 947

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,000

Here:	7.5%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	5.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	10.2%
Michigan:	16.5%

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