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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Retail trade (10.6%).
Detached houses: $152,664Here:$152,664State:$168,888 Townhouses or other attached units: $380,234Here:$380,234State:$147,658 In 2-unit structures: $261,652Here:$261,652State:$101,322 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $982,568Here:$982,568State:$133,558 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $3,679,871Here:$3,679,871State:$144,298 Mobile homes: $85,445Here:$85,445State:$39,606
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.1% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.0%
Obama (Democratic): 51.5% McCain (Republican): 47.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,326 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,240 (1.0%)
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.
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.
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Notable locations in Cass County: Living Waters Camp (A), Camp Baber (B), Camp Manitou (C), Lake Regional Conference Camp (D), Four Lakes Country Club (E), Camp Tamarack (F), Camp Bellowood (G), Camp Sun Chi Win (H), Camp Matthews (I), Camp Kil Lo Qua (J), Camp Cozy (K), Camp Bryan (L), Redfield Hall (M), Red Mill (N), Pullman Corners (O), Diamond Lake Golf Club (P), Swiss Valley Ski Area (Q), Wakelee Station (R), Pokagon Station (S), Penn Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cass County include: Volinia Baptist Church (A), Sacred Heart of Mary Church (B), Silver Creek Church (C), South Wayne Church (D), Newberg Norton Bible Church (E), Chapel Hill Church (F), Full Gospel Assembly Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Our Lady of the Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: White Cemetery (1), Gage Cemetery (2), Red Mill Cemetery (3), North Wayne Cemetery (4), California Cemetery (5), Burlington Cemetery (6), Paradise Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Magician Lake (A), Twin Lakes (B), Puterbaugh Lake (C), Priest Lake (D), Pitcher Lake (E), Pine Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Pickerel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peavine Creek (A), Mudd Lake Extension Drain (B), Silver Creek (C), Sheldon Creek (D), Mud Creek (E), Dowagiac Creek (F), Pokagon Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cass County include: Harmon Park (1), Crane Pond State Game Area (2), Cass County Park (3), Stevens Memorial Park (4), Union Church and Cemetery Historical Marker (5), Veterans Memorial and Beeson Street Park (6), Arthur Dodd Memorial Park (7), Fred Russ Forest Park (8), Bonine Elk Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Cass County: Living Waters Camp (A), Camp Baber (B), Camp Manitou (C), Lake Regional Conference Camp (D), Four Lakes Country Club (E), Camp Tamarack (F), Camp Bellowood (G), Camp Sun Chi Win (H), Camp Matthews (I), Camp Kil Lo Qua (J), Camp Cozy (K), Camp Bryan (L), Redfield Hall (M), Red Mill (N), Pullman Corners (O), Diamond Lake Golf Club (P), Swiss Valley Ski Area (Q), Wakelee Station (R), Pokagon Station (S), Penn Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cass County include: Volinia Baptist Church (A), Sacred Heart of Mary Church (B), Silver Creek Church (C), South Wayne Church (D), Newberg Norton Bible Church (E), Chapel Hill Church (F), Full Gospel Assembly Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Our Lady of the Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: White Cemetery (1), Gage Cemetery (2), Red Mill Cemetery (3), North Wayne Cemetery (4), California Cemetery (5), Burlington Cemetery (6), Paradise Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Magician Lake (A), Twin Lakes (B), Puterbaugh Lake (C), Priest Lake (D), Pitcher Lake (E), Pine Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Pickerel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peavine Creek (A), Mudd Lake Extension Drain (B), Silver Creek (C), Sheldon Creek (D), Mud Creek (E), Dowagiac Creek (F), Pokagon Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cass County include: Harmon Park (1), Crane Pond State Game Area (2), Cass County Park (3), Stevens Memorial Park (4), Union Church and Cemetery Historical Marker (5), Veterans Memorial and Beeson Street Park (6), Arthur Dodd Memorial Park (7), Fred Russ Forest Park (8), Bonine Elk Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Berrien County , Elkhart County, Indiana , Kalamazoo County , St. Joseph County, Indiana , St. Joseph County , Van Buren County .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.6%
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
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6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,448 average adjusted gross income)
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%
6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,211 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
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%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 154.2. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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.
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).
Population growth in Cass County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.61 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,000
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