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Cass County, Minnesota (MN)

County population in 2022: 30,404 (all rural); it was 27,150 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,914
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,040
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,366
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,994 (it was 1,527 in 2000)
% of renters here:

14%
State:

27%

Land area: 2018 sq. mi.

Water area: 396.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Cass County: 88.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.5%), Retail trade (13.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.3%), Construction (10.4%), Manufacturing (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Cass County, MN (2022)
    • 24,03079.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,6548.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2,3367.7%Two or more races
    • 7572.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2170.7%Some other race alone
    • 1560.5%Asian alone
    • 1500.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

49.6 years
Minnesota median age:

39.0 years
Males: 15,653  (51.5%)
Females: 14,751  (48.5%)
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Average household size:
Cass County:

2.0 people
Minnesota:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,518 ($34,332 in 1999)
This county:

$60,518
Minnesota:

$82,338

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $672 (lower quartile is $433, upper quartile is $913)
This county:

$672
State:

$1087


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $264,361 (it was $96,200 in 2000)
Cass:

$264,361
Minnesota:

$314,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $156,522 - $414,411

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $346,473
Here:

$346,473
State:

$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $304,651
Here:

$304,651
State:

$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $546,718
Here:

$546,718
State:

$323,045

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,770
Here:

$151,770
State:

$238,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,547
Here:

$146,547
State:

$258,516

Mobile homes: $115,371
Here:

$115,371
State:

$94,605

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $56,536
Here:

$56,536
State:

$59,868

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,422
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $508

Institutionalized population: 156

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 44
  • Burglaries: 77
  • Thefts: 214
  • Auto thefts: 21

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 35
  • Burglaries: 148
  • Thefts: 327
  • Auto thefts: 36
Cass County, MN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 314 buildings, average cost: $289,100
  • 2021: 340 buildings, average cost: $258,100
  • 2020: 257 buildings, average cost: $231,800
  • 2019: 205 buildings, average cost: $264,400
  • 2018: 230 buildings, average cost: $237,900
  • 2017: 201 buildings, average cost: $247,500
  • 2016: 161 buildings, average cost: $220,800
  • 2015: 208 buildings, average cost: $226,900
  • 2014: 151 buildings, average cost: $211,900
  • 2013: 167 buildings, average cost: $181,400
  • 2012: 157 buildings, average cost: $175,100
  • 2011: 149 buildings, average cost: $174,900
  • 2010: 158 buildings, average cost: $164,500
  • 2009: 164 buildings, average cost: $167,200
  • 2008: 199 buildings, average cost: $169,400
  • 2007: 326 buildings, average cost: $157,300
  • 2006: 422 buildings, average cost: $158,200
  • 2005: 1439 buildings, average cost: $141,500
  • 2004: 380 buildings, average cost: $139,200
  • 2003: 537 buildings, average cost: $130,500
  • 2002: 652 buildings, average cost: $122,500
  • 2001: 466 buildings, average cost: $116,600
  • 2000: 383 buildings, average cost: $109,600
  • 1999: 513 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 1998: 316 buildings, average cost: $96,500
  • 1997: 166 buildings, average cost: $84,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Cass, MN residents
Average permit cost in Cass, MN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,463 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,508 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Cass, MN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cass, MN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cass, MN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.7%
Cass County:

12.7%
Minnesota:

9.6%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.5% for Black residents, 22.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.2% for American Indian residents, 32.9% for other race residents, 16.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 49.6 years old
(Males: 49.0 years old, Females: 50.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 54.7 years old, Black residents: 37.2 years old, American Indian residents: 24.6 years old, Asian residents: 40.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.1 years old, Other race residents: 59.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $417 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.

Cities in this county include: Walker, East Gull Lake, Lake Shore, Pine River, Cass Lake, Pillager, Remer, Backus, Hackensack, Longville.

Cass County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Cass County:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Oliver County, North Dakota .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.2%
Minnesota:

2.6%

Unemployment by year in Cass, MN
County total employment by year in Cass, MN
County average yearly wages by year in Cass, MN

Current college students: 582
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 424 (76.7% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:

1.4%
Whole state:

8.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 812010 or later
  • 472000 to 2009
  • 611990 to 1999
  • 331980 to 1989
  • 351970 to 1979
  • 101Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.6%

Cass County marital status for males Cass County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 20,887
  • One, attached: 491
  • Two: 89
  • 3 or 4: 223
  • 5 to 9: 145
  • 10 to 19: 206
  • 20 to 49: 268
  • 50 or more: 30
  • Mobile homes: 2,121
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 5,716 (426 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 283 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 161

Here:

3.0% with mortgage
State:

97.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Cass County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant4,80719
Evangelical Protestant3,01726
Catholic2,8208
Other13-
None17,910-
Cass County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12
Cass County:

4.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

1.05 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
Cass County:

7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 40
This county:

13.97 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.98 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Cass County:

7.8%
Minnesota:

6.5%

Adult obesity rate:
Cass County:

27.9%
State:

25.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.7%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Cass County:

Average size of farms: 305 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22,177
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $59.90
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.35%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.44%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18,498
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39,817
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.16
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.39%
Corn for grain: 2646 harvested acres
Vegetables: 35 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres

Earthquake activity:

Cass County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 116.5 miles away from Cass County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 124.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 141.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 306.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from Cass County center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - July 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4390, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2012 to June 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4069: July 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4069, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Minnesota Severe Storms, Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 1999 to August 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1283: July 28, 1999, FEMA Id: 1283, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: March 21, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1175: April 08, 1997, FEMA Id: 1175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Minnesota Severe Storm, Thunderstorm, High Winds, Flooding, Tornadoes, Heat, Incident Period: July 09, 1995 to July 14, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1064: August 18, 1995, FEMA Id: 1064, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3013: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3013, Natural disaster type: Drought
  • Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: March 22, 1966, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-215: March 22, 1966, FEMA Id: 215, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 11, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-188: April 11, 1965, FEMA Id: 188, Natural disaster type: Flood

The number of natural disasters in Cass County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cass

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,936 (69.0%)
  • Carpooled: 1,172 (10.2%)
  • Bus: 75 (0.7%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 210 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 51 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 436 (3.8%)
  • Worked at home: 1,600 (13.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Canada (18%)
  • Philippines (14%)
  • England (12%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Netherlands (7%)
  • Turkey (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cass County


  • German (25%)
  • Norwegian (10%)
  • American (9%)
  • English (4%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • Polish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Cass County, Minnesota in 2010:

  • 127 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 39 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 19 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 15 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 14 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 9 people in college/university student housing

People in group quarters in Cass County, Minnesota in 2000:

  • 152 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 115 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 74 people in nursing homes
  • 43 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $69,787.

10.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($94,884 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.04%
Minnesota average:

7.43%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.14% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($79,974 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($14,911 average AGI)
Cass County:

1.90%
Minnesota average:

2.06%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Crow Wing County, MN  2.11% ($69,739 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN  1.14% ($213,818)
from Anoka County, MN  0.43% ($127,500)
from Beltrami County, MN  0.41% ($32,745)
from Ramsey County, MN  0.34% ($72,581)
from Hubbard County, MN  0.34% ($35,738)
from Itasca County, MN  0.32% ($54,750)


7.65% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.65%
Minnesota average:

7.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.89% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($40,675 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($21,389 average AGI)
Cass County:

1.76%
Minnesota average:

2.44%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Crow Wing County, MN  1.70% ($58,459 average AGI)
to Beltrami County, MN  0.67% ($39,210)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.50% ($62,508)
to Hubbard County, MN  0.45% ($41,291)
to Morrison County, MN  0.23% ($43,071)
to Itasca County, MN  0.22% ($42,370)
to Todd County, MN  0.21% ($35,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1

Births per 1000 population in Cass County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Cass County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Cass County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cass County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Cass County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cass County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cass County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Cass County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Cass County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,841 (5,915 aged, 926 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 796 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Cass County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (495)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (435)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (430)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (263)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (221)
  • Unspecified dementia (109)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (105)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (32)
  • Congestive heart failure (22)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (14)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.51
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,420
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 46
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,102

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,332
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,124
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 45

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 45

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 152.8. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 30,404
  • Male householders: 6,657 (2,074 living alone), Female householders: 6,184 (1,662 living alone)
  • 6,605 spouses (6,573 opposite-sex spouses), 1,136 unmarried partners, (1,100 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,041 children (6,521 natural, 192 adopted, 317 stepchildren), 841 grandchildren, 188 brothers or sisters, 165 parents, 49 foster children, 583 other relatives, 588 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 415

Size of family households: 4,965 2-persons, 1,199 3-persons, 1,029 4-persons, 693 5-persons, 263 6-persons, 194 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,738 1-person, 753 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

3,113 married couples with children.
1,801 single-parent households (785 men, 1,016 women).

96.9% of residents of Cass speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $222,036,000 ($7,802 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,380,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,683,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,206,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,456,000
Federal grants: $81,053,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,874,000 ($176,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,763,000 ($73,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,970,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,689,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,240,000

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

Births: 1,659
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,633
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +14
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,776
Here +61 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Cass County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

3.8

Year house built in Cass County, Minnesota
  • Year house built in Cass County, Minnesota
  • 1322020 or later
  • 2,5232010 to 2019
  • 5,3172000 to 2009
  • 4,2901990 to 1999
  • 3,2331980 to 1989
  • 3,7411970 to 1979
  • 1,6771960 to 1969
  • 1,3501950 to 1959
  • 7761940 to 1949
  • 1,4111939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Minnesota
  • 851 room
  • 1492 rooms
  • 5803 rooms
  • 1,3604 rooms
  • 1,8695 rooms
  • 1,9756 rooms
  • 1,4617 rooms
  • 1,2488 rooms
  • 2,0639+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Minnesota
  • 791 room
  • 1292 rooms
  • 3703 rooms
  • 4784 rooms
  • 4275 rooms
  • 2486 rooms
  • 957 rooms
  • 1418 rooms
  • 719+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Minnesota
  • 108no bedroom
  • 5811 bedroom
  • 2,6332 bedrooms
  • 4,5173 bedrooms
  • 2,1024 bedrooms
  • 7865+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Minnesota
  • 78no bedroom
  • 4681 bedroom
  • 7352 bedrooms
  • 5083 bedrooms
  • 1934 bedrooms
  • 595+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 307no vehicle
  • 2,6481 vehicle
  • 4,5512 vehicles
  • 2,0973 vehicles
  • 8304 vehicles
  • 3465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 303no vehicle
  • 1,0131 vehicle
  • 5172 vehicles
  • 1733 vehicles
  • 344 vehicles
  • 185+ vehicles

89.2% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Minnesota.

Cass County:

89.2%
State average:

87.4%

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

  • This state: 23,497
  • Other state: 6,244
  • Northeast: 357
  • Midwest: 4,146
  • South: 655
  • West: 1,062
Year householders moved into unit in Cass County, MN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cass County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 43.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 22.5%Electricity
  • 17.7%Utility gas
  • 12.9%Wood
  • 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 35.6%Electricity
  • 35.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 17.9%Utility gas
  • 4.5%Wood
  • 3.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Other fuel
  • 1.5%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 514
Here:

18.4%
Minnesota:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 165
Here:

9.9%
Minnesota:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 85
Here:

14.9%
Minnesota:

26.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Cass County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $8,414,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,818,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,122,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,063,000
  • Charges - Other: $2,826,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,249,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,032,000
    Other: $1,926,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,881,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,022,000
    Hospital Public: $834,000
    Regular Highways: $595,000
    Sewerage: $533,000
    Regular Highways: $462,000
    Housing and Community Development: $177,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $7,783,000
    Regular Highways: $4,219,000
    Corrections - Other: $340,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $7,956,000
    Police Protection: $7,571,000
    Regular Highways: $7,026,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,378,000
    Police Protection: $6,336,000
    Regular Highways: $5,976,000
    General - Other: $4,796,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,971,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,666,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,422,000
    Health - Other: $2,092,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,071,000
    Health - Other: $2,063,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,715,000
    Financial Administration: $1,560,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,551,000
    Financial Administration: $1,543,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,084,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,064,000
    Housing and Community Development: $647,000
    Central Staff Services: $592,000
    Sewerage: $578,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $387,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $201,000
    Housing and Community Development: $54,000
    Local Fire Protection: $40,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,313,000
    Highways: $2,069,000
    Other: $1,193,000
    General Local Government Support: $422,000
    Housing and Community Development: $413,000
    General Local Government Support: $311,000
    Natural Resources: $10,000
    Natural Resources: $9,000
    Public Welfare: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,041,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,246,000
    General Local Government Support: $999,000
    Other: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $397,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $230,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,089,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,838,000
    Special Assessments: $1,855,000
    Special Assessments: $1,854,000
    General Revenue - Other: $952,000
    Interest Earnings: $926,000
    Sale of Property: $147,000
    Sale of Property: $103,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $46,000
    Rents: $29,000
    Rents: $28,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,472,000
    Solid Waste Management: $730,000
    Police Protection: $511,000
    Police Protection: $374,000
    General - Other: $370,000
    Health - Other: $348,000
    Financial Administration: $292,000
    Financial Administration: $154,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
    Health - Other: $4,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,152,000
    Cash and Securities: $72,867,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,015,000
    Public Welfare: $8,036,000
    Highways: $6,126,000
    Public Welfare: $3,442,000
    Other: $3,075,000
    Other: $1,317,000
    General Local Government Support: $992,000
    Health and Hospitals: $337,000
    Health and Hospitals: $327,000
    Highways: $227,000
  • Tax - Property: $22,777,000
    Property: $22,007,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,044,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,769,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $151,000
    Other License: $142,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $142,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $17,459,000
    : $16,273,000

Cass County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $8,414,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,818,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,122,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,063,000
  • Charges - Other: $2,826,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,249,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,032,000
    Other: $1,926,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,881,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,022,000
    Hospital Public: $834,000
    Regular Highways: $595,000
    Sewerage: $533,000
    Regular Highways: $462,000
    Housing and Community Development: $177,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $7,783,000
    Regular Highways: $4,219,000
    Corrections - Other: $340,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $7,956,000
    Police Protection: $7,571,000
    Regular Highways: $7,026,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,378,000
    Police Protection: $6,336,000
    Regular Highways: $5,976,000
    General - Other: $4,796,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,971,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,666,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,422,000
    Health - Other: $2,092,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,071,000
    Health - Other: $2,063,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,715,000
    Financial Administration: $1,560,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,551,000
    Financial Administration: $1,543,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,084,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,064,000
    Housing and Community Development: $647,000
    Central Staff Services: $592,000
    Sewerage: $578,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $387,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $201,000
    Housing and Community Development: $54,000
    Local Fire Protection: $40,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,313,000
    Highways: $2,069,000
    Other: $1,193,000
    General Local Government Support: $422,000
    Housing and Community Development: $413,000
    General Local Government Support: $311,000
    Natural Resources: $10,000
    Natural Resources: $9,000
    Public Welfare: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,041,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,246,000
    General Local Government Support: $999,000
    Other: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $397,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $230,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,089,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,838,000
    Special Assessments: $1,855,000
    Special Assessments: $1,854,000
    General Revenue - Other: $952,000
    Interest Earnings: $926,000
    Sale of Property: $147,000
    Sale of Property: $103,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $46,000
    Rents: $29,000
    Rents: $28,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,472,000
    Solid Waste Management: $730,000
    Police Protection: $511,000
    Police Protection: $374,000
    General - Other: $370,000
    Health - Other: $348,000
    Financial Administration: $292,000
    Financial Administration: $154,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
    Health - Other: $4,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,152,000
    Cash and Securities: $72,867,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,015,000
    Public Welfare: $8,036,000
    Highways: $6,126,000
    Public Welfare: $3,442,000
    Other: $3,075,000
    Other: $1,317,000
    General Local Government Support: $992,000
    Health and Hospitals: $337,000
    Health and Hospitals: $327,000
    Highways: $227,000
  • Tax - Property: $22,777,000
    Property: $22,007,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,044,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,769,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $151,000
    Other License: $142,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $142,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $17,459,000
    : $16,273,000

Cass County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $8,414,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,818,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,122,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,063,000
  • Charges - Other: $2,826,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,249,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,032,000
    Other: $1,926,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,881,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,022,000
    Hospital Public: $834,000
    Regular Highways: $595,000
    Sewerage: $533,000
    Regular Highways: $462,000
    Housing and Community Development: $177,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $7,783,000
    Regular Highways: $4,219,000
    Corrections - Other: $340,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $7,956,000
    Police Protection: $7,571,000
    Regular Highways: $7,026,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,378,000
    Police Protection: $6,336,000
    Regular Highways: $5,976,000
    General - Other: $4,796,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,971,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,666,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,422,000
    Health - Other: $2,092,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,071,000
    Health - Other: $2,063,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,715,000
    Financial Administration: $1,560,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,551,000
    Financial Administration: $1,543,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,084,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,064,000
    Housing and Community Development: $647,000
    Central Staff Services: $592,000
    Sewerage: $578,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $387,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $201,000
    Housing and Community Development: $54,000
    Local Fire Protection: $40,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,313,000
    Highways: $2,069,000
    Other: $1,193,000
    General Local Government Support: $422,000
    Housing and Community Development: $413,000
    General Local Government Support: $311,000
    Natural Resources: $10,000
    Natural Resources: $9,000
    Public Welfare: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,041,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,246,000
    General Local Government Support: $999,000
    Other: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $397,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $230,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,089,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,838,000
    Special Assessments: $1,855,000
    Special Assessments: $1,854,000
    General Revenue - Other: $952,000
    Interest Earnings: $926,000
    Sale of Property: $147,000
    Sale of Property: $103,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $46,000
    Rents: $29,000
    Rents: $28,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,472,000
    Solid Waste Management: $730,000
    Police Protection: $511,000
    Police Protection: $374,000
    General - Other: $370,000
    Health - Other: $348,000
    Financial Administration: $292,000
    Financial Administration: $154,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
    Health - Other: $4,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,152,000
    Cash and Securities: $72,867,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,015,000
    Public Welfare: $8,036,000
    Highways: $6,126,000
    Public Welfare: $3,442,000
    Other: $3,075,000
    Other: $1,317,000
    General Local Government Support: $992,000
    Health and Hospitals: $337,000
    Health and Hospitals: $327,000
    Highways: $227,000
  • Tax - Property: $22,777,000
    Property: $22,007,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,044,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,769,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $151,000
    Other License: $142,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $142,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $17,459,000
    : $16,273,000

Cass County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $8,414,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $7,818,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,122,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,063,000
  • Charges - Other: $2,826,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,249,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,032,000
    Other: $1,926,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,881,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,022,000
    Hospital Public: $834,000
    Regular Highways: $595,000
    Sewerage: $533,000
    Regular Highways: $462,000
    Housing and Community Development: $177,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $7,783,000
    Regular Highways: $4,219,000
    Corrections - Other: $340,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $7,956,000
    Police Protection: $7,571,000
    Regular Highways: $7,026,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,378,000
    Police Protection: $6,336,000
    Regular Highways: $5,976,000
    General - Other: $4,796,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,971,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,666,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,422,000
    Health - Other: $2,092,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,071,000
    Health - Other: $2,063,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,715,000
    Financial Administration: $1,560,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,551,000
    Financial Administration: $1,543,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,084,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,064,000
    Housing and Community Development: $647,000
    Central Staff Services: $592,000
    Sewerage: $578,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $387,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $201,000
    Housing and Community Development: $54,000
    Local Fire Protection: $40,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
    Parks and Recreation: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,313,000
    Highways: $2,069,000
    Other: $1,193,000
    General Local Government Support: $422,000
    Housing and Community Development: $413,000
    General Local Government Support: $311,000
    Natural Resources: $10,000
    Natural Resources: $9,000
    Public Welfare: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,000
    Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,041,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,246,000
    General Local Government Support: $999,000
    Other: $80,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $397,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $230,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $167,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,089,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,838,000
    Special Assessments: $1,855,000
    Special Assessments: $1,854,000
    General Revenue - Other: $952,000
    Interest Earnings: $926,000
    Sale of Property: $147,000
    Sale of Property: $103,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $46,000
    Rents: $29,000
    Rents: $28,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,472,000
    Solid Waste Management: $730,000
    Police Protection: $511,000
    Police Protection: $374,000
    General - Other: $370,000
    Health - Other: $348,000
    Financial Administration: $292,000
    Financial Administration: $154,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
    Health - Other: $4,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $78,152,000
    Cash and Securities: $72,867,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,015,000
    Public Welfare: $8,036,000
    Highways: $6,126,000
    Public Welfare: $3,442,000
    Other: $3,075,000
    Other: $1,317,000
    General Local Government Support: $992,000
    Health and Hospitals: $337,000
    Health and Hospitals: $327,000
    Highways: $227,000
  • Tax - Property: $22,777,000
    Property: $22,007,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,044,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,769,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $151,000
    Other License: $142,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $142,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $17,459,000
    : $16,273,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 637
  • Number of aged recipients: 63
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 574
  • Number of recipients under 18: 96
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 403
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 138
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 261
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 275
Most common first names in Cass County, MN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John35775.8 years
Robert26973.1 years
William26875.9 years
George24577.1 years
James20472.0 years
Mary18580.8 years
Charles17475.4 years
Donald16172.8 years
Dorothy14778.5 years
Helen13481.1 years
Most common last names in Cass County, MN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson30478.4 years
Anderson22577.1 years
Peterson14776.9 years
Olson13778.6 years
Nelson13677.8 years
Smith12474.6 years
Larson10478.8 years
Hanson8978.5 years
Erickson8577.4 years
Brown8372.0 years
Businesses in Cass County, MN
NameCountNameCount
Alco Stores1Lane Furniture1
AmericInn1Quiznos1
Dairy Queen3RadioShack1
FedEx2Rodeway Inn1
Ford2Subway1
H&R Block1True Value4
Hardee's1U-Haul1
La-Z-Boy1UPS2

Cass County on our top lists:

  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"