Cass County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	14%
State:	25%

This county:	13.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	3.2%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Retail trade (13.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Cass County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	42.2 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 13,700	(50.5%)
Females: 13,450	(49.5%)

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Cass County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$37,912
Minnesota:	$52,024

Cass County	$178,264
Minnesota:	$198,800

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 64
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 45
• Burglaries: 246
• Thefts: 673
• Auto thefts: 101

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 58
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 53
• Burglaries: 277
• Thefts: 768
• Auto thefts: 95

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.

Neighboring counties: Aitkin County , Beltrami County , Crow Wing County , Hubbard County , Itasca County , Morrison County , Todd County , Wadena County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cass County: South Highbanks Recreation Residences (A), South Pike Bay Campground (B), Church Camp (C), South Winnie Recreation Residences (D), Mud Lake Lookout (E), Chip (F), Star Island Campground (G), Mississippi River Summer Homes (H), Rock Lake Campground (I), Lake Erin Picnic Area (J), Norway Beach Campground (K), Big Rock Summer Recreation Residences (L), Birches Picnic Area (M), Trailhead Picnic Area (N), Plug Hat Point Campground Recreating and Picnic Area (O), Ojibway Summer Homes (P), Ojibway Campground (Q), Stony Point Campground and Picnic Area (R), Gadbolt (S), Leech Lake (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cass County include: Apostolic Church (A), Poplar Community Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Bethlehem Church (D), Blind Lake Church (E), Grace Church (F), Cass Lake Church (G), Maple Hill Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wabedo Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Hillcrest Cemetery (3), Lakeview Cemetery (4), Moose Lake Cemetery (5), Saint Edwards Cemetery (6), Anderson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Abe Lake (A), Abel Lake (B), Ackerson Lake (C), Ada, Lake (D), Swede Lake (E), Agate Lake (F), Ahsebun Lake (G), McCarthey Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Fork Pine River (A), Iron Creek (B), Shingobee River (C), Spring Branch (D), Spring Creek (E), Hoblin Creek (F), Peggy Brook (G), Hay Creek (H), Steamboat River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cass County include: Bena Roadside Park (1), Drumbeater Lake Waterfowl Game Refuge (2), Isaacson Park (3), School Craft State Recreation Area (4), Hole-in-bog Lake Waterfowl Game Refuge (5), Mud Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.5%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 582
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 227 (60% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,467
• One, attached: 283
• Two: 160
• 3 or 4: 157
• 5 to 9: 149
• 10 to 19: 109
• 20 or more: 237
• Mobile homes: 2,547
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 177

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 3,011 (266 second mortgage, 290 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,377

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/26/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,497 (74%) Carpooled: 1,440 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 91 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 19 (0%) Walked: 440 (4%) Other means: 152 (1%) Worked at home: 783 (7%)

8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,381 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.25%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.55% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($36,660 average AGI)
1.70% relocated from other states ($9,722 average AGI)

Cass County:	1.70%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Crow Wing County, MN	1.92% ($39,462 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.87% ($80,809)
from Beltrami County, MN	0.45% ($22,755)
from Hubbard County, MN	0.28% ($28,033)
from Anoka County, MN	0.27% ($57,931)
from Itasca County, MN	0.26% ($24,036)
from Dakota County, MN	0.25% ($61,593)

8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,145 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.29%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.29% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($25,593 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($10,553 average AGI)

Cass County:	2.01%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Crow Wing County, MN	2.11% ($33,629 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.64% ($40,800)
to Beltrami County, MN	0.64% ($32,145)
to Hubbard County, MN	0.32% ($28,371)
to Itasca County, MN	0.28% ($22,967)
to St. Louis County, MN	0.25% ($39,741)
to Morrison County, MN	0.22% ($40,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,592 (4,901 aged, 691 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,043 (6,392 male householders, 1,312 female householders)

  6,435 spouses, 7,421 children (6,884 natural, 147 adopted, 390 stepchildren), 459 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 219 other relatives, 636 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,678 (1,662 male householders (1,350 living alone)), 1,498 female householders (1,379 living alone)), 518 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 429 (121 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,108 2-persons, 1,307 3-persons, 1,262 4-persons, 620 5-persons, 252 6-persons, 155 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,729 1-person, 361 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

95.3% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $222,036,000 ($7802 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

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+61 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.7
State:	6.6

Here:	4.2
State:	3.7

63% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Minnesota.

Cass County:	63.1%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 21064
• Northeast: 252
• Midwest: 4024
• South: 515
• West: 947

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,800

Here:	3.7%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	2.6%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	11.2%
Minnesota:	24.6%