County population in 2012: 156,157 (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: 86 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Cass County: 101.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
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Estimated median household income in 2009: $45,473 ($38,147 in 1999)
This county:
$45473
North Dakota:
$47827
Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $558 (lower quartile is $435, upper quartile is $705)
This county:
$558
State:
$490
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $147,100 (it was $93,900 in 2000)
Cass County:
$147,100
North Dakota:
$116,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,000 - $207,100
Mean price in 2009:
Detached houses: $169,816
Here:
$169,816
State:
$136,625
Townhouses or other attached units: $143,955
Here:
$143,955
State:
$154,745
In 2-unit structures: $133,017
Here:
$133,017
State:
$110,423
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,774
Here:
$127,774
State:
$143,655
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,274
Here:
$160,274
State:
$151,070
Mobile homes: $33,942
Here:
$33,942
State:
$26,643
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,328
Here:
$16,328
State:
$51,019
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,325 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $494
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
Health of residents in Cass County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2009:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average. 78.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average. 44.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average. 87.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 78.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average. Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average. Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is more than average. 40.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,873 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,385 (1.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.9%
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.9%
Cass County:
12.9%
North Dakota:
11.7%
Median age of residents in 2010: 31 years old
(Males: 30 years old, Females: 32 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 32 years old, Black residents: 22 years old, American Indian residents: 27 years old, Asian residents: 26 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
10.1%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
4.2%
Whole state:
4.9%
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cass County: Dalrymple Spur (A), Fargo Fire Department Station 7 (B), Pontiac Town Hall (C), Warren Town Hall (D), Clifton Town Hall (E), Gill Town Hall (F), Reed Town Hall (G), Raymond Town Hall (H), Berlin Town Hall (I), Rochester Town Hall (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cass County include: Herby Church (A), Nora Church (B), American Church (C), Canaan Church (D), Maple-Sheyenne Church (E), Christiania Church (F), Bethel Church (G), Osterdalen Church (H), Goshen Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Argusville Cemetery (1), Brink Cemetery (2), Norman Cemetery (3), Salem Cemetery (4), North Pleasant Cemetery (5), Salem Cemetery (6), German Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Swan Creek (A), Buffalo Creek (B), Wild Rice River (C), Maple River (D), Sheyenne River (E), Rush River (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 14,297 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,929 (26% naturalized citizens)
Cass County:
3.2%
Whole state:
1.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 2,052
1990 to 1994: 791
1985 to 1989: 130
1980 to 1984: 162
1975 to 1979: 191
1970 to 1974: 85
1970 to 1974: 137
1965 to 1969: 381
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 24,507
One, attached: 3,319
Two: 1,230
3 or 4: 2,230
5 to 9: 3,267
10 to 19: 5,242
20 or more: 11,915
Mobile homes: 2,076
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 17,329 (1,897 second mortgage, 2,113 home equity loan, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5,258
Here:
76.7% with mortgage
State:
58.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.76%
Here
56.8%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 69,897 Total congregations: 123
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
34,022 (48.7%)
17,829 (25.5%)
2,981 (4.3%)
2,981 (4.3%)
2,504 (3.6%)
Congregations
36 (29.3%)
15 (12.2%)
11 (8.9%)
5 (4.1%)
11 (8.9%)
Name
Assemblies of God
Evangelical Free Church of America
United Church of Christ
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
2,017 (2.9%)
1,300 (1.9%)
967 (1.4%)
620 (0.9%)
4,676 (6.7%)
Congregations
2 (1.6%)
2 (1.6%)
4 (3.3%)
2 (1.6%)
35 (28.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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
Tornado activity:
Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 fatalities and 111 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 10 people and injured 103 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cass County-area historical earthquake activity is above North Dakota state average. It is 99% 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 the county center 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 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 the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: April 5, 2011, Emergency Declared (EM-3318): April 7, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3318, Natural disaster type: Flood
North Dakota Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1981): May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1981, 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: FEMA-EM-3309, 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: FEMA-DR-1907, 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: FEMA-DR-1829, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
North Dakota Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 15, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1725): September 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1725, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 2, 2007 to June 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1713): July 17, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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 5, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1645, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
North Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 30, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1621): January 4, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1621, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
North Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3247): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3247, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cass County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 24 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 12, Floods: 11, Snows: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
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 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 live births in Cass County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,051 (12,118 aged, 1,933 disabled) 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: 21524.71 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 518.6 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42840.26
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1365.450 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 582.360 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17.55
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52.21 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84.72
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.63
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: 144,768
In family households: 106,116 (25,801 male householders, 9,414 female householders)
27,421 spouses, 37,033 children (34,851 natural, 862 adopted, 1,320 stepchildren), 943 grandchildren, 1,336 brothers or sisters, 549 parents, 735 other relatives, 2,646 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 38,652 (14,746 male householders (10,315 living alone)), 13,938 female householders (10,752 living alone)), 9,968 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,010 (1,042 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 16,173 2-persons, 8,097 3-persons, 6,994 4-persons, 2,784 5-persons, 801 6-persons, 366 7-or-more-persons.
94.5% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $734,498,000 ($5711 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:
6.8
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.8
State:
4.0
Year house built
2005 or later: 2,837
2000 to 2004: 7,847
1990 to 1999: 12,402
1980 to 1989: 9,100
1970 to 1979: 12,881
1960 to 1969: 5,131
1950 to 1959: 4,961
1940 to 1949: 1,995
1939 or earlier: 6,985
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, North Dakota
46% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in North Dakota.
Cass County:
45.7%
State average:
57.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 75943
Northeast: 1272
Midwest: 33366
South: 2793
West: 5226
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cass County
#1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Denominations adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
#10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
#17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
#18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
#20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
#45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
#53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
#64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
#68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
#72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
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