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County population in July 2011: 28,631 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,366
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,527
% of renters here:

14%
State:

16%

Land area: 2018 sq. mi.
Water area: 396.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 14 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Cass County: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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:

  • Private wage or salary: 66%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Cass County, Minnesota:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (85.8%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (10.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (1.3%)

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,MN real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Cass County:

2.5 people
Minnesota:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $40,529 ($34,332 in 1999)
This county:

$40529
Minnesota:

$55616

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $388 (lower quartile is $247, upper quartile is $535)
This county:

$388
State:

$683


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $175,519 (it was $96,200 in 2000)
Cass County:

$175,519
Minnesota:

$200,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,069 - $329,726

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $269,237
Here:

$269,237
State:

$247,637

Townhouses or other attached units: $287,535
Here:

$287,535
State:

$193,158

In 2-unit structures: $216,761
Here:

$216,761
State:

$233,138

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $388,445
Here:

$388,445
State:

$214,201

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,258
Here:

$139,258
State:

$177,950

Mobile homes: $96,321
Here:

$96,321
State:

$34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $69,174
Here:

$69,174
State:

$94,976
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,345
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $339

Institutionalized population: 128

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

Cass County, MN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2007: 326 buildings, average cost: $157,300
  • 2008: 199 buildings, average cost: $169,400
  • 2009: 164 buildings, average cost: $167,200



2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Minnesota:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.0%



2008 Presidential Election results in Cass County Minnesota:


McCain (Republican): 53.8%
Obama (Democratic): 45.2%

Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $914 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $868 (0.5%)


Cass County household income distribution in 2009 Cass County home values distribution


Cass County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.0%
(11.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 37.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.9% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 46.1% for other race residents, 13.3% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

13.6%
Whole state:

7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

6.0%
Whole state:

3.2%

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
Local government website:www.co.cass.mn.us

Click to draw/clear Cass County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cass County: Church Camp (A), Loon Lake Campland (B), Little Pine Resort and Campground (C), Birch Bay Golf Club (D), Cedar Point Resort and Campground (E), Rock Lake Campground (F), Leech Lake (G), Little Sand Lake Campground (H), River View RV Park (I), Pine River Country Club (J), Sylvan (K), Mascot Campgrounds (L), Birch Bay Campground (M), Roger's on Red Lake Campground (N), Water's Edge RV Park (O), Travel Trailer Terrace (P), Wedgewood Golf Course (Q), Shores of Leech Lake Campground (R), Wolf's Trail-In Resort and Campground (S), Camp Olson (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cass County include: Apostolic Church (A), Blind Lake Church (B), Cass Lake Church (C), Bethlehem Church (D), Maple Hill Church (E), Grace Church (F), Mildred Bible Chapel (G), Backus Elementary School (H), Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Edwards Cemetery (1), Anderson Cemetery (2), Saint Agnes Cemetery (3), Wildwood Cemetery (4), Ponto Lake Cemetery (5), Pine River Cemetery (6), Pagan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bass Lake (A), Bear Lake (B), Beauty Lake (C), Beaver Pond (D), Man Lake (E), Maple Lake (F), Margaret Lake (G), Marion Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wabedo Creek (A), Vermillion River (B), Trelipe Creek (C), Tower Creek (D), Swift River (E), Sucker Creek (F), Stony Creek (G), Steamboat River (H), Sevenmile Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cass County include: Isaacson Park (1), School Craft State Recreation Area (2), Drumbeater Lake Waterfowl Game Refuge (3), Hole-in-bog Lake Waterfowl Game Refuge (4), Bena Roadside Park (5), Mud Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area (6), Sugar Point Battle Historical Marker (7), Outing Wayside Park (8), Whipholt Roadside Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

7.6%
Minnesota:

5.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 30
  • 1990 to 1994: 28
  • 1985 to 1989: 12
  • 1980 to 1984: 21
  • 1975 to 1979: 12
  • 1970 to 1974: 23
  • 1970 to 1974: 8
  • 1965 to 1969: 93

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes

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

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

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

Here:

55.9% with mortgage
State:

74.2% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.81%
Here38.8%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 10,536
Total congregations: 54

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal Church
Adherents4,094 (38.9%)3,075 (29.2%)624 (5.9%)586 (5.6%)505 (4.8%)
Congregations14 (25.9%)8 (14.8%)5 (9.3%)3 (5.6%)2 (3.7%)
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of GodChurch of the NazareneUnited Methodist ChurchOther
Adherents494 (4.7%)288 (2.7%)238 (2.3%)194 (1.8%)438 (4.2%)
Congregations6 (11.1%)4 (7.4%)1 (1.9%)2 (3.7%)9 (16.7%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Cass County - Walker, East Gull Lake, Lake Shore, Pine River, Cass Lake

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12
This county:

4.19 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Cass County:

1.05 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
This county:

7.33 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 40
Cass County:

13.97 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

6.98 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.8%
Minnesota:

6.5%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

27.9%
Minnesota:

25.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Cass County:

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: 55 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

Tornado activity:

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 1.2 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.

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3242): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Minnesota Severe Storms, Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 4, 1999 to August 2, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1283): July 28, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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 8, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Minnesota Severe Storm, Thunderstorm, High Winds, Flooding, Tornadoes, Heat, Incident Period: July 9, 1995 to July 14, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1064): August 18, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1064, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared (EM-3013): June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3013, Natural disaster type: Drought
  • Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: March 22, 1966, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-215): March 22, 1966, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-215, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 11, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-188): April 11, 1965, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-188, Natural disaster type: Flood

The number of natural disasters in Cass County (7) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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



  • Canada (22%)
  • Germany (17%)
  • Korea (11%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Other Northern Europe (4%)
  • Japan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cass County (%):



  • German (28%)
  • Norwegian (15%)
  • Swedish (7%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • English (5%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)


Cass County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Cass County, Minnesota:

  • 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 2005 was $48,186.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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 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 2006: 10.3

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 live births in Cass County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.51
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1419.540
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 45.68
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30101.9

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1331.720
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1124.180
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 44.97

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22.67
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 44.97

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13.84

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

Household type by relationship:

Households: 26,721
  • 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

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:

5.7
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

3.7

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 421
  • 2000 to 2004: 2,439
  • 1990 to 1999: 4,789
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,931
  • 1970 to 1979: 4,807
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,541
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,905
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,467
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,819
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 39
  • 2 rooms: 132
  • 3 rooms: 529
  • 4 rooms: 1,464
  • 5 rooms: 2,091
  • 6 rooms: 1,746
  • 7 rooms: 1,440
  • 8 rooms: 932
  • 9+ rooms: 993
  • 1 room: 24
  • 2 rooms: 189
  • 3 rooms: 292
  • 4 rooms: 369
  • 5 rooms: 327
  • 6 rooms: 148
  • 7 rooms: 110
  • 8 rooms: 42
  • 9+ rooms: 26
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 46
  • 1 bedroom: 482
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,118
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,845
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,480
  • 5+ bedrooms: 395
  • no bedroom: 29
  • 1 bedroom: 465
  • 2 bedrooms: 592
  • 3 bedrooms: 344
  • 4 bedrooms: 76
  • 5+ bedrooms: 21
Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 294
  • 1 vehicle: 2,422
  • 2 vehicles: 4,526
  • 3 vehicles: 1,537
  • 4 vehicles: 406
  • 5+ vehicles: 181
  • no vehicle: 363
  • 1 vehicle: 685
  • 2 vehicles: 356
  • 3 vehicles: 93
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5+ vehicles: 8

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cass County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44.5%)
  • Wood (16.3%)
  • Electricity (15.2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12.9%)
  • Utility gas (10.7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38.8%)
  • Electricity (24.5%)
  • Utility gas (15.3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12.8%)
  • Wood (6.7%)
  • Other fuel (1.0%)
  • No fuel used (1.0%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 124
Here:

3.7%
Minnesota:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
Here:

2.6%
Minnesota:

6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 57
Here:

11.2%
Minnesota:

24.6%

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 (Noninst.)


Cass County government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - All Other: $3,294,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,064,000
    Welfare - Other: $1,211,000
  • Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $6,964,000
    Regular Highways: $3,752,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,519,000
    Police Protection: $2,477,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,991,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,708,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,702,000
    Financial Administration: $1,575,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,542,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,103,000
    Central Staff Services: $971,000
    General Public Buildings: $484,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $312,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $149,000
    General - Other: $36,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,537,000
    Highways: $1,322,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $321,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $1,098,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $81,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,345,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,434,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $911,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,651,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,131,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $17,405,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,128,000
    Highways: $3,555,000
    All Other: $1,505,000
    General Support: $1,255,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,489,000
    NEC: $102,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $11,545,000

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


Cass County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
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Cass County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
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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
AT&T1Menards1
Ace Hardware1New Balance2
AmericInn1Nike1
Caribou Coffee1Papa John's Pizza1
Dairy Queen4Payless1
FedEx5Quiznos1
GNC1RadioShack1
Goodwill2Rodeway Inn1
H&R Block2Subway3
Hardee's2T-Mobile1
Jones New York1True Value4
KFC1U-Haul2
La-Z-Boy1UPS7
Lane Furniture2Verizon Wireless2
Little Caesars Pizza1Walgreens1
MasterBrand Cabinets2Wendy's1
McDonald's2YMCA1
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Cass County on our top lists:

  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004"
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004"

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