Cass County, Missouri (MO)

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• • 91,22087.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,7114.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,1274.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,3872.3%Two or more races
  • 8410.8%Asian alone
  • 5060.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1550.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1080.1%Some other race alone

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

Health of residents in Cass County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,007 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,843 (1.1%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Belton, Raymore, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Peculiar, Garden City, Drexel, Lake Winnebago, Archie, Loch Lloyd.

2018 air pollution in Cass County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Current college students: 2,813
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 415 (70.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3302010 or later
• 6052000 to 2009
• 5521990 to 1999
• 2601980 to 1989
• 1311970 to 1979
• 406Before 1970

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: 34,339
• One, attached: 2,724
• Two: 1,242
• 3 or 4: 1,703
• 5 to 9: 78
• 10 to 19: 162
• 20 to 49: 145
• 50 or more: 244
• Mobile homes: 2,245
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 20,809 (329 second mortgage, 1,902 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,044

Religion statistics for Cass County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cass County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.60% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($53,127 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.85% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($32,507 average AGI)
2.75% relocated from other states ($20,620 average AGI)

Cass County:	2.75%
Missouri average:	2.68%

from Jackson County, MO	3.18% ($56,433 average AGI)
from Johnson County, KS	0.86% ($70,985)
from Bates County, MO	0.25% ($38,350)
from Clay County, MO	0.23% ($52,352)
from Johnson County, MO	0.18% ($31,857)
from Henry County, MO	0.12% ($29,714)
from Greene County, MO	0.09% ($28,278)

6.81% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($50,779 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($27,677 average AGI)
2.55% relocated to other states ($23,103 average AGI)

Cass County:	2.55%
Missouri average:	2.80%

to Jackson County, MO	2.74% ($42,924 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.71% ($80,007)
to Clay County, MO	0.26% ($49,343)
to Bates County, MO	0.22% ($41,159)
to Johnson County, MO	0.15% ($47,283)
to Henry County, MO	0.12% ($42,633)
to Platte County, MO	0.11% ($50,089)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

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 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 19,851 (4,569 living alone), Female householders: 20,693 (4,510 living alone)

• 22,795 spouses (22,577 opposite-sex spouses), 2,047 unmarried partners, (2,003 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 30,484 children (27,695 natural, 1,025 adopted, 1,764 stepchildren), 2,453 grandchildren, 982 brothers or sisters, 1,594 parents, 0 foster children, 1,693 other relatives, 2,165 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,023

Size of family households: 14,099 2-persons, 6,705 3-persons, 5,408 4-persons, 3,059 5-persons, 825 6-persons, 495 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,079 1-person, 789 2-persons, 85 3-persons.

16,549 married couples with children.
6,204 single-parent households (1,604 men, 4,600 women).

95.9% of residents of Cass speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all).

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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.96 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Cass County, Missouri
• 2,5312014 or later
• 1,0492010 to 2013
• 9,3082000 to 2009
• 7,7551990 to 1999
• 6,4621980 to 1989
• 8,1071970 to 1979
• 3,6841960 to 1969
• 1,4281950 to 1959
• 4231940 to 1949
• 2,1441939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Missouri
• 581 room
• 02 rooms
• 3953 rooms
• 1,7484 rooms
• 5,3925 rooms
• 7,4096 rooms
• 6,2717 rooms
• 4,2648 rooms
• 5,3169+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Missouri
• 1371 room
• 1892 rooms
• 1,4743 rooms
• 2,9294 rooms
• 1,7105 rooms
• 1,3246 rooms
• 1,4467 rooms
• 3588 rooms
• 1249+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Missouri
• 58no bedroom
• 341 bedroom
• 3,5112 bedrooms
• 16,2663 bedrooms
• 8,9944 bedrooms
• 1,9905+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Missouri
• 137no bedroom
• 1,4581 bedroom
• 2,9042 bedrooms
• 4,1123 bedrooms
• 8004 bedrooms
• 2805+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 260no vehicle
• 6,5221 vehicle
• 11,8912 vehicles
• 7,2943 vehicles
• 3,6604 vehicles
• 1,2265+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County in renter-occupied apartments
• 881no vehicle
• 3,6661 vehicle
• 2,8782 vehicles
• 1,7753 vehicles
• 4914 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

87.7% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Missouri.

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

• This state: 67,406
• Other state: 37,389
• Northeast: 1,628
• Midwest: 23,155
• South: 8,175
• West: 4,431

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 773
• Number of aged recipients: 44
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 729
• Number of recipients under 18: 141
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 547
• Number of recipients older than 64: 85
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 306
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 330

Cass County on our top lists:

• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"