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Cass County, North Dakota (ND)

County population in 2017: 177,787 (90% urban, 10% rural); it was 123,138 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 25,670
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,624
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 27,892
Renter-occupied apartments: 29,605 (it was 23,423 in 2000)
% of renters here:

46%
State:

35%

Land area: 1765 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 101 people per square mile   (average).

March 2019 cost of living index in Cass County: 100.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (28.7%), Educational, health and social services (27.1%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.7%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 59%
  • Government: 5%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 36%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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  • Races in Cass County, ND (2017)
    • 147,002119.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9,8858.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6,2825.1%Asian alone
    • 4,6263.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,9742.4%Two or more races
    • 1,8241.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 3980.3%Some other race alone
    • 130.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

32.9 years
North Dakota median age:

35.4 years
Males: 91,271  (51.3%)
Females: 86,516  (48.7%)
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Average household size:
Cass County:

2.0 people
North Dakota:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2017: $64,704 ($38,147 in 1999)
This county:

$64,704
North Dakota:

$61,843

Median contract rent in 2017 for apartments: $755 (lower quartile is $602, upper quartile is $937)
This county:

$755
State:

$693


Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $224,800 (it was $93,900 in 2000)
Cass:

$224,800
North Dakota:

$194,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $156,700 - $321,100

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $279,304
Here:

$279,304
State:

$231,100

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,902
Here:

$173,902
State:

$189,193

In 2-unit structures: $139,924
Here:

$139,924
State:

$202,355

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,703
Here:

$157,703
State:

$146,444

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,293
Here:

$126,293
State:

$159,584

Mobile homes: $72,160
Here:

$72,160
State:

$77,343

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,463
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $492

Institutionalized population: 1,042

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 45
  • Thefts: 147
  • Auto thefts: 25

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 13
  • Burglaries: 48
  • Thefts: 95
  • Auto thefts: 16
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Health of residents in Cass County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
77.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
80.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
78.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
40.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 370 buildings, average cost: $112,800
  • 1998: 668 buildings, average cost: $110,600
  • 1999: 587 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 2000: 467 buildings, average cost: $114,500
  • 2001: 602 buildings, average cost: $114,200
  • 2002: 752 buildings, average cost: $120,300
  • 2003: 1046 buildings, average cost: $126,300
  • 2004: 1156 buildings, average cost: $125,500
  • 2005: 995 buildings, average cost: $140,300
  • 2006: 816 buildings, average cost: $147,300
  • 2007: 782 buildings, average cost: $150,700
  • 2008: 605 buildings, average cost: $158,800
  • 2009: 574 buildings, average cost: $153,500
  • 2010: 551 buildings, average cost: $157,000
  • 2011: 477 buildings, average cost: $193,200
  • 2012: 885 buildings, average cost: $195,100
  • 2013: 1164 buildings, average cost: $189,900
  • 2014: 973 buildings, average cost: $220,100
  • 2015: 1090 buildings, average cost: $222,900
  • 2016: 965 buildings, average cost: $247,600
  • 2017: 901 buildings, average cost: $221,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Cass, ND residents
Average permit cost in Cass, ND
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,792 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $2,274 (1.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Cass, ND in 2017
Distribution of house value in Cass, ND in 2017
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Cass, ND in 2017
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 8.5%
Cass County:

8.5%
North Dakota:

10.3%
(6.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.0% for Black residents, 20.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.3% for American Indian residents, 9.6% for other race residents, 22.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2017: 32.9 years old
(Males: 31.6 years old, Females: 33.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.2 years old, Black residents: 27.8 years old, American Indian residents: 24.9 years old, Asian residents: 31.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.9 years old, Other race residents: 47.3 years old)

Area name: Fargo, ND-MN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $812 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fargo, West Fargo, Casselton, Horace, Kindred, Harwood, Mapleton, Arthur, Hunter, Frontier.

Cass County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2018 air pollution in Cass County:

Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 15.7 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
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: Crow Wing County, Minnesota , Hubbard County, Minnesota , Mercer County , Traill County .

Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

2.6%
North Dakota:

3.0%

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

Current college students: 14,297
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,606 (36.2% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:

6.5%
Whole state:

4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 6,2372010 or later
  • 3,8262000 to 2009
  • 2,4391990 to 1999
  • 2921980 to 1989
  • 2761970 to 1979
  • 518Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.2%

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

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 36,681
  • One, attached: 8,669
  • Two: 2,376
  • 3 or 4: 1,493
  • 5 to 9: 2,387
  • 10 to 19: 6,005
  • 20 to 49: 15,205
  • 50 or more: 7,757
  • Mobile homes: 1,750

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 28,973 (774 second mortgage, 3,084 home equity loan, 240 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,642

Here:

68.3% with mortgage
State:

54.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Cass County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant46,44471
Catholic26,43814
Evangelical Protestant14,31844
Other1,80510
Orthodox501
None60,723-
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: 19
Cass County:

1.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.23 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.07 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (with gas): 50
Cass County:

3.64 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:

4.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 98
This county:

7.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.90 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Cass County:

6.3%
North Dakota:

7.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Cass County:

26.0%
State:

27.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.1%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Cass County:

Average size of farms: 1173 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $217,437
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $190.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.65%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.43%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $161,416
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $201,103
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.39
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.18%
Corn for grain: 92628 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 306636 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 524177 harvested acres
Vegetables: 31 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Cass County-area historical earthquake activity is below North Dakota state average. It is 81% 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 98.7 miles away from Cass County center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 673.8 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.8 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 217.2 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 77.6 miles away from Cass County center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 225.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2013 to May 07, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3364: April 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 3364, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2013 to May 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4118: May 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4118, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 05, 2011 to July 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3318: April 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 3318, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2011 to July 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1981: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1981, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 26, 2010 to July 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1907: April 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 1907, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 26, 2010 to April 30, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3309: March 14, 2010, FEMA Id: 3309, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 13, 2009 to August 10, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1829: March 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1829, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • North Dakota Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 15, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1725: September 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1725, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
  • North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 02, 2007 to June 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1713: July 17, 2007, FEMA Id: 1713, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • North Dakota Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation, Incident Period: March 30, 2006 to April 30, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1645: June 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1645, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 19 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Cass County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 25
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 25, Storms: 12, Snows: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2017 - Cass

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 102,459 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled: 9,130 (7.4%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,103 (0.9%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 152 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 836 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 789 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 4,138 (3.4%)
  • Worked at home: 4,427 (3.6%)
Class of Workers in 2017
Most common industries in 2017 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2017


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2017


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)

Most common occupations in 2017 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2017


  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2017


  • Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (9%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
  • Somalia (7%)
  • Nepal (7%)
  • Other Eastern Africa (7%)
  • India (7%)
  • Other South Central Asia (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cass County


  • German (27%)
  • Norwegian (22%)
  • American (4%)
  • Scandinavian (3%)
  • Irish (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • Somali (2%)

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

People in group quarters in Cass County, North Dakota in 2000:

  • 2,646 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 720 people in nursing homes
  • 208 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 116 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 116 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 87 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 76 people in other group homes
  • 54 people in religious group quarters
  • 36 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 36 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 10 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 7 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

People in group quarters in Cass County, North Dakota in 2010:

  • 3,270 people in college/university student housing
  • 709 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 219 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 212 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 168 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 112 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 111 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 61 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 44 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 31 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 28 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 25 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 20 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $84,168.

8.51% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($48,795 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.51%
North Dakota average:

8.08%


0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($795 average AGI)
Cass County:

0.12%
North Dakota average:

0.11%

2.23% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($13,730 average AGI)
6.17% relocated from other states ($34,271 average AGI)
Cass County:

6.17%
North Dakota average:

4.83%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Clay County, MN  1.23% ($49,669 average AGI)
from Grand Forks County, ND  0.39% ($43,622)
from Burleigh County, ND  0.28% ($51,790)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.26% ($41,720)
from Ward County, ND  0.22% ($53,732)
from Otter Tail County, MN  0.18% ($43,160)
from Richland County, ND  0.16% ($35,929)


7.99% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,615 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.99%
North Dakota average:

9.36%


0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,255 average AGI)
Cass County:

0.17%
North Dakota average:

0.10%

1.51% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($8,927 average AGI)
6.30% relocated to other states ($42,433 average AGI)
Cass County:

6.30%
North Dakota average:

6.08%

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

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Clay County, MN  1.43% ($45,732 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.43% ($47,183)
to Grand Forks County, ND  0.23% ($36,795)
to Burleigh County, ND  0.21% ($55,095)
to Otter Tail County, MN  0.20% ($66,694)
to Richland County, ND  0.20% ($55,879)
to Becker County, MN  0.16% ($80,053)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 14.9

Births per 1000 population in Cass County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 5.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Cass County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Cass County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.7%
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: 15,304 (12,965 aged, 2,339 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,016 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Cass County, North Dakota in 1999 - 2014:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (780)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (765)
  • Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (701)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (668)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (529)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (433)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (422)
  • Unspecified dementia (333)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (331)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (224)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.33
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,525
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 519
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42,840

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,365
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 582
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 85

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 95.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 35.5
  • Poisoning - 30.0
  • Suffocation - 23.3
  • Other - 6.7

Household type by relationship:

Households: 177,787
  • In family households: 129,048 (25,145 male householders, 18,902 female householders)
    34,743 spouses, 44,871 children (43,355 natural, 1,020 adopted, 496 stepchildren), 1,604 grandchildren, 1,105 brothers or sisters, 858 parents, 216 other relatives, 1,604 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 43,560 (16,284 male householders (10,040 living alone)), 15,792 female householders (12,081 living alone)), 11,484 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 5,179

Size of family households: 21,728 2-persons, 8,979 3-persons, 8,621 4-persons, 3,472 5-persons, 894 6-persons, 353 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,121 1-person, 7,331 2-persons, 1,948 3-persons, 456 4-persons, 220 5-persons.

29,756 married couples with children.
7,717 single-parent households (2,529 men, 5,188 women).

91.9% of residents of Cass speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $734,498,000 ($5,711 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $73,038,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $230,077,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $82,474,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $32,575,000
Federal grants: $205,929,000
Federal procurement contracts: $50,117,000 ($17,638,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $133,325,000 ($29,597,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,883,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $134,239,000
Federal Government insurance: $308,892,000

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

Births: 9,280
Here:

71 per 1000 residents
State:

64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,103
Here:

31 per 1000 residents
State:

48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,800
Here:

+14 per 1000 residents
State:

+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,046
Here:  +8 per 1000 residents
State:  -29 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Cass County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.82 millions of gallons per day (19% from ground, 81% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

4.0

Year house built in Cass County, North Dakota
  • Year house built in Cass County, North Dakota
  • 8,0952014 or later
  • 6,2372010 to 2013
  • 12,1452000 to 2009
  • 13,1441990 to 1999
  • 10,2821980 to 1989
  • 12,4361970 to 1979
  • 5,9161960 to 1969
  • 4,6741950 to 1959
  • 2,6791940 to 1949
  • 6,7151939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, North Dakota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, North Dakota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, North Dakota
  • 01 room
  • 952 rooms
  • 4663 rooms
  • 3,4674 rooms
  • 6,3335 rooms
  • 5,3016 rooms
  • 6,5137 rooms
  • 6,5228 rooms
  • 13,9189+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, North Dakota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, North Dakota
  • 1,8461 room
  • 2,2802 rooms
  • 8,1013 rooms
  • 10,0264 rooms
  • 5,3005 rooms
  • 3,9576 rooms
  • 5087 rooms
  • 3548 rooms
  • 1,1369+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, North Dakota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, North Dakota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, North Dakota
  • 0no bedroom
  • 4921 bedroom
  • 6,4552 bedrooms
  • 15,5533 bedrooms
  • 11,8344 bedrooms
  • 8,2815+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, North Dakota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, North Dakota
  • 2,068no bedroom
  • 8,3281 bedroom
  • 16,1012 bedrooms
  • 5,0493 bedrooms
  • 1,5704 bedrooms
  • 3925+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Cass County, North Dakota 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
  • 145no vehicle
  • 8,1911 vehicle
  • 23,3582 vehicles
  • 6,5403 vehicles
  • 3,4664 vehicles
  • 9155+ 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
  • 3,082no vehicle
  • 15,7201 vehicle
  • 8,7492 vehicles
  • 4,1643 vehicles
  • 1,3074 vehicles
  • 4865+ vehicles

78.1% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in North Dakota.

Cass County:

78.1%
State average:

81.8%

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

  • This state: 98,994
  • Other state: 65,188
  • Northeast: 1,806
  • Midwest: 45,850
  • South: 5,289
  • West: 12,243
Year householders moved into unit in Cass County, ND
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cass County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 59.1%Utility gas
  • 34.6%Electricity
  • 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 75.4%Electricity
  • 18.7%Utility gas
  • 2.4%No fuel used
  • 1.6%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 697
Here:

4.2%
North Dakota:

6.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 480
Here:

6.3%
North Dakota:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 836
Here:

5.5%
North Dakota:

10.6%

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 2016:

  • Charges - Other: $9,455,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,317,000
  • Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $34,545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,305,000
    Correctional Institutions: $10,472,000
    Police Protection: $10,026,000
    Regular Highways: $7,422,000
    Financial Administration: $4,217,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,769,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,886,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,156,000
    General Public Buildings: $751,000
    Health - Other: $641,000
    General - Other: $118,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $119,000
    Other: $94,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $243,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $256,886,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $256,886,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,748,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,576,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,940,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $768,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $483,000
    Interest Earnings: $88,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $83,000
    Special Assessments: $69,000
    Sale of Property: $51,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,882,000
    General Public Building: $734,000
    Regular Highways: $424,000
    General - Other: $344,000
    Correctional Institutions: $120,000
    Financial Administration: $116,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,598,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $257,318,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,205,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,210,000
    Other: $4,515,000
    Public Welfare: $3,235,000
  • Tax - Property: $35,755,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,449,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $80,000
    Other License: $78,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $21,382,000

Cass County government finances - Revenue in 2016:

  • Charges - Other: $9,455,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,317,000
  • Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $34,545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,305,000
    Correctional Institutions: $10,472,000
    Police Protection: $10,026,000
    Regular Highways: $7,422,000
    Financial Administration: $4,217,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,769,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,886,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,156,000
    General Public Buildings: $751,000
    Health - Other: $641,000
    General - Other: $118,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $119,000
    Other: $94,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $243,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $256,886,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $256,886,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,748,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,576,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,940,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $768,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $483,000
    Interest Earnings: $88,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $83,000
    Special Assessments: $69,000
    Sale of Property: $51,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,882,000
    General Public Building: $734,000
    Regular Highways: $424,000
    General - Other: $344,000
    Correctional Institutions: $120,000
    Financial Administration: $116,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,598,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $257,318,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,205,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,210,000
    Other: $4,515,000
    Public Welfare: $3,235,000
  • Tax - Property: $35,755,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,449,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $80,000
    Other License: $78,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $21,382,000

Cass County government finances - Debt in 2016:

  • Charges - Other: $9,455,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,317,000
  • Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $34,545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,305,000
    Correctional Institutions: $10,472,000
    Police Protection: $10,026,000
    Regular Highways: $7,422,000
    Financial Administration: $4,217,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,769,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,886,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,156,000
    General Public Buildings: $751,000
    Health - Other: $641,000
    General - Other: $118,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $119,000
    Other: $94,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $243,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $256,886,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $256,886,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,748,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,576,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,940,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $768,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $483,000
    Interest Earnings: $88,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $83,000
    Special Assessments: $69,000
    Sale of Property: $51,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,882,000
    General Public Building: $734,000
    Regular Highways: $424,000
    General - Other: $344,000
    Correctional Institutions: $120,000
    Financial Administration: $116,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,598,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $257,318,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,205,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,210,000
    Other: $4,515,000
    Public Welfare: $3,235,000
  • Tax - Property: $35,755,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,449,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $80,000
    Other License: $78,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $21,382,000

Cass County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2016:

  • Charges - Other: $9,455,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,317,000
  • Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $34,545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,305,000
    Correctional Institutions: $10,472,000
    Police Protection: $10,026,000
    Regular Highways: $7,422,000
    Financial Administration: $4,217,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,769,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,886,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,156,000
    General Public Buildings: $751,000
    Health - Other: $641,000
    General - Other: $118,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $119,000
    Other: $94,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $243,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $256,886,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $256,886,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,748,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,576,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,940,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $768,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $483,000
    Interest Earnings: $88,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $83,000
    Special Assessments: $69,000
    Sale of Property: $51,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,882,000
    General Public Building: $734,000
    Regular Highways: $424,000
    General - Other: $344,000
    Correctional Institutions: $120,000
    Financial Administration: $116,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,598,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $257,318,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,205,000
    General Local Government Support: $8,210,000
    Other: $4,515,000
    Public Welfare: $3,235,000
  • Tax - Property: $35,755,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,449,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $80,000
    Other License: $78,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $21,382,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,339
  • Number of aged recipients: 123
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,216
  • Number of recipients under 18: 159
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 952
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 228
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 548
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 571
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 27 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,144$137,0511,221$140,7473,665$142,443475$40,54955$926,927229$123,40230$53,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED12$132,08347$131,191209$145,86122$35,6821$4,650,0006$82,16711$58,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED61$129,96791$95,527668$147,37499$28,2831$70,00024$121,50040$35,875
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN56$140,679103$162,311772$156,86544$70,5001$420,00018$147,5567$70,429
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$155,5002$193,500175$155,85718$54,6670$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 26 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED189$170,296153$158,3992$88,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED25$178,12025$152,3600$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED11$156,81810$183,6000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$210,4002$180,5000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$104,6672$140,0002$94,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Cass, ND
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Cass, ND - Value
Most common first names in Cass County, ND among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John42276.5 years
Mary29580.8 years
William27676.7 years
Robert23069.6 years
James21671.7 years
George21479.2 years
Margaret19781.6 years
Helen18682.9 years
Donald18071.9 years
Alice16583.2 years
Most common last names in Cass County, ND among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson43777.5 years
Anderson32877.2 years
Olson26577.4 years
Nelson20078.1 years
Hanson14978.9 years
Peterson14880.0 years
Larson14678.8 years
Thompson12179.1 years
Miller11975.6 years
Smith11379.1 years
Businesses in Cass County, ND
NameCountNameCount
Abercrombie & Fitch1Lane Bryant1
Ace Hardware2Lane Furniture6
Aeropostale1LensCrafters1
AmericInn1Little Caesars Pizza3
American Eagle Outfitters1Long John Silver's1
Applebee's4Lowe's1
Arby's4Macy's1
Ashley Furniture1MainStay1
Audi1Marriott1
AutoZone2MasterBrand Cabinets10
Barnes & Noble1Maurices1
Bath & Body Works1McDonald's6
Bed Bath & Beyond1Men's Wearhouse1
Best Western2Menards1
Blockbuster2Motel 61
Budget Car Rental2Motherhood Maternity3
Buffalo Wild Wings2New Balance8
Burger King3New York & Co1
CVS2Nike12
Caribou Coffee5Nissan1
Carson Pirie Scott1Office Depot1
Casual Male XL1OfficeMax1
Catherines1Old Navy1
Chevrolet1Olive Garden1
Chico's1Pac Sun1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Papa John's Pizza2
Cold Stone Creamery2Payless2
Coldwater Creek1Penske2
Comfort Inn2PetSmart1
Comfort Suites1Pier 1 Imports1
Curves2Pizza Hut3
Dairy Queen9Plato's Closet1
Days Inn2Qdoba Mexican Grill1
Dennys2Quiznos5
Domino's Pizza3RadioShack1
DressBarn1Ramada1
Dressbarn1Red Lobster1
Econo Lodge1Ruby Tuesday2
Eddie Bauer1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Express1SAS Shoes1
Famous Footwear1Sam's Club1
FedEx25Sears2
Finish Line1Shoe Carnival1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Sleep Inn1
Foot Locker1Slumberland1
Ford2Spencer Gifts1
Forever 211Sprint Nextel3
GNC2Starbucks3
GameStop2Subway14
Gap1Super 83
Gymboree1T.G.I. Driday's1
H&R Block5T.J.Maxx1
Hardee's2Taco Bell3
Haworth1Talbots1
Hobby Lobby1Target1
Holiday Inn4The Limited1
Hollister Co.1Toyota1
Home Depot1Toys"R"Us1
Honda1True Value3
Hot Topic1U-Haul3
Howard Johnson1UPS38
IHOP1Vans4
JCPenney1Verizon Wireless4
Jones New York3Victoria's Secret1
Journeys1Village Inn1
KFC2Volkswagen1
Kmart1Walmart2
Kohl's1Wendy's2
Kroger4Wet Seal1
La Quinta1Wingate1
La-Z-Boy2YMCA2

Cass County on our top lists:

  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
  • #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
  • #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
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