County population in 2014: 100,889 (68% urban, 32% rural); it was 82,092 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 21,369 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,330 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 24,002 Renter-occupied apartments: 8,451 (it was 6,166 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
31%
Land area: 699 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 144 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Cass County: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (30.6%), Educational, health and social services (12.2%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $62,561 ($49,562 in 1999)
This county:
$62,561
Missouri:
$50,238
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $719 (lower quartile is $538, upper quartile is $839)
This county:
$719
State:
$588
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $164,800 (it was $104,600 in 2000)
Cass:
$164,800
Missouri:
$147,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,300 - $238,400 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,364 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $484
Institutionalized population: 831
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 99
Burglaries: 162
Thefts: 314
Auto thefts: 62
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 11
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 48
Burglaries: 154
Thefts: 272
Auto thefts: 51
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,836 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,612 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 9.6%
(8.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.1% for Black residents, 28.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.6% for American Indian residents, 13.0% for other race residents, 22.9% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 9.6%
Cass County:
9.6%
Missouri:
14.8%
(8.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.4% for Black residents, 27.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.7% for American Indian residents, 14.0% for other race residents, 20.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 39 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 51 years old, Asian residents: 36 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 48 years old)
Area name: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $612 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $703 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $951 a month.
Current college students: 2,813 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,312 (47% naturalized citizens)
Cass County:
1.6%
Whole state:
2.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 394
1990 to 1994: 121
1985 to 1989: 142
1980 to 1984: 118
1975 to 1979: 68
1970 to 1974: 63
1970 to 1974: 77
1965 to 1969: 329
Note: State values scaled to Cass County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 23,787
One, attached: 1,470
Two: 1,064
3 or 4: 1,431
5 to 9: 477
10 to 19: 213
20 or more: 461
Mobile homes: 2,715
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 59
Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 13,368 (1,417 second mortgage, 1,187 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,476
Here:
74.9% with mortgage
State:
67.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Cass County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
22,842
76
Mainline Protestant
6,661
21
Catholic
6,301
3
Other
363
5
Black Protestant
8
1
None
63,303
-
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: 11
Cass County:
1.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 40
Cass County:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 63
This county:
6.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Cass County:
8.6%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Cass County:
30.6%
State:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.1%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Cass County:
Average size of farms: 192 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29,612 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $174.68 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.09% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.30% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $26,563 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.77% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56,520 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.82% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.56 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.53% Corn for grain: 28587 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 12269 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 64198 harvested acres Vegetables: 84 harvested acres Land in orchards: 76 acres
Earthquake activity:
Cass County-area historical earthquake activity is near Missouri state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 351.3 miles away from Cass County center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 284.3 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 289.5 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 307.2 miles away from the county center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 269.5 miles away from Cass County center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 271.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Missouri Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1961: March 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1961, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 12, 2010 to July 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1934: August 17, 2010, FEMA Id: 1934, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3303: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1773: June 25, 2008, FEMA Id: 1773, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 08, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3281: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Missouri Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2007 to May 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1708: June 11, 2007, FEMA Id: 1708, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2006 to March 13, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1631: March 16, 2006, FEMA Id: 1631, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Missouri Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3232: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3232, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 18, 2004 to May 31, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1524: June 11, 2004, FEMA Id: 1524, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cass County (19) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Production occupations (9%)
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Management occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (29%)
Germany (12%)
Canada (9%)
Philippines (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
India (4%)
Korea (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cass County (%):
German (24%)
United States or American (19%)
Irish (13%)
English (12%)
Italian (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 33,614 (82%)
Carpooled: 4,711 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 97 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 12 (0%)
Railroad: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 47 (0%)
Walked: 453 (1%)
Other means: 245 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,561 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Cass County, Missouri in 2000:
800 people in nursing homes
65 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in unknown juvenile institutions
7 people in other group homes
6 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
2 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
People in group quarters in Cass County, Missouri in 2010:
734 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
96 people in college/university student housing
89 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
49 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
47 people in group homes intended for adults
19 people in other noninstitutional facilities
8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $58,748.
6.78% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($44,595 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.78%
Missouri average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.41% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($25,903 average AGI)
2.37% relocated from other states ($18,692 average AGI)
Cass County:
2.37%
Missouri average:
2.54%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cass County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,505 (11,539 aged, 1,966 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,564 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cass County, Missouri in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (908)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (430)
Congestive heart failure (378)
Pneumonia, unspecified (276)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (208)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.18 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,112 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 83 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,105
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,330 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 766 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 53
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 37.0. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 131.8. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 91.6
Other - 40.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 98,434
In family households: 86,851 (20,878 male householders, 6,655 female householders)
21,777 spouses, 30,760 children (27,983 natural, 782 adopted, 1,995 stepchildren), 1,872 grandchildren, 583 brothers or sisters, 617 parents, 805 other relatives, 2,323 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,583 (4,309 male householders (3,393 living alone)), 5,308 female householders (4,660 living alone)), 1,966 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,044 (831 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 11,810 2-persons, 6,154 3-persons, 5,440 4-persons, 2,637 5-persons, 997 6-persons, 495 7-or-more-persons.
17,539 married couples with children.
4,056 single-parent households (1,024 men, 3,032 women).
96.8% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $410,423,000 ($4,481 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $73,225,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $208,290,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,429,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,522,000 Federal grants: $51,691,000 Federal procurement contracts: $6,812,000 ($3,827,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $65,678,000 ($50,788,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $3,958,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $136,352,000 Federal Government insurance: $31,406,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,127
Here:
65 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,815
Here:
40 per 1000 residents
State:
49 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +280
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +9,759
Here:
+104 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Cass County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.96 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 55
2010 to 2013: 1,436
2000 to 2009: 9,903
1990 to 1999: 8,859
1980 to 1989: 6,783
1970 to 1979: 5,098
1960 to 1969: 4,446
1950 to 1959: 2,357
1940 to 1949: 376
1939 or earlier: 1,423
Note: State values scaled to Cass population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, Missouri
Note: State values scaled to Cass County population
no vehicle: 459
1 vehicle: 5,184
2 vehicles: 11,395
3 vehicles: 5,166
4 vehicles: 1,324
5+ vehicles: 474
no vehicle: 842
1 vehicle: 2,883
2 vehicles: 1,955
3 vehicles: 374
4 vehicles: 79
5+ vehicles: 33
53% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Missouri.
Cass County:
52.9%
State average:
54.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 51,865
Northeast: 1,605
Midwest: 15,742
South: 6,758
West: 3,969
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $108,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cass County
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37.0 years
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