County population in 2016: 175,249 (90% urban, 10% rural); it was 123,138 in 2000County 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: 99 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Cass County: 100.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (25.3%), Educational, health and social services (21.9%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (12.9%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $59,240 ($38,147 in 1999)
This county:
$59,240
North Dakota:
$60,656
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $719 (lower quartile is $563, upper quartile is $899)
This county:
$719
State:
$709
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $203,100 (it was $93,900 in 2000)
Cass:
$203,100
North Dakota:
$184,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $157,800 - $283,200
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $244,528
Here:
$244,528
State:
$217,608
Townhouses or other attached units: $148,021
Here:
$148,021
State:
$212,508
In 2-unit structures: $512,111
Here:
$512,111
State:
$134,692
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $319,177
Here:
$319,177
State:
$269,848
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $296,945
Here:
$296,945
State:
$201,011
Mobile homes: $48,725
Here:
$48,725
State:
$63,889
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,443 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $485
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 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:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,659 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,086 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 11.6%
Cass County:
11.6%
North Dakota:
10.7%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.4% for Black residents, 27.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.5% for American Indian residents, 10.6% for other race residents, 23.9% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 32.4 years old
(Males: 31.7 years old, Females: 33.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.1 years old, Black residents: 31.2 years old, American Indian residents: 29.4 years old, Asian residents: 25.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.5 years old, Other race residents: 15.0 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.
Current college students: 14,297 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 9,515 (39.7% naturalized citizens)
Cass County:
5.4%
Whole state:
3.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 5,342
2000 to 2009: 3,905
1990 to 1999: 2,485
1980 to 1989: 292
1970 to 1979: 276
Before 1970: 518
Note: State values scaled to Cass County population
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: 34,068
One, attached: 7,635
Two: 1,925
3 or 4: 2,504
5 to 9: 5,115
10 to 19: 6,390
20 to 49: 14,575
50 or more: 6,710
Mobile homes: 1,330
Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 27,182 (1,138 second mortgage, 3,120 home equity loan, 176 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 11,843
Here:
71.1% with mortgage
State:
53.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Cass County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
46,444
71
Catholic
26,438
14
Evangelical Protestant
14,318
44
Other
1,805
10
Orthodox
50
1
None
60,723
-
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).
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
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%)
Management occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Bosnia and Herzegovina (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Other South Central Asia (7%)
India (7%)
Somalia (7%)
Nepal (6%)
Other Eastern Africa (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cass County (%):
German (29%)
Norwegian (22%)
American (4%)
Scandinavian (3%)
Irish (2%)
Yugoslavian (2%)
Swedish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 98,251 (83.1%)
Carpooled: 10,722 (9.1%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,165 (1.0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 34 (0.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,143 (1.0%)
Bicycle: 705 (0.6%)
Walked: 2,762 (2.3%)
Worked at home: 3,498 (3.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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 $64,607.
7.80% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,092 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.80%
North Dakota average:
7.91%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.41% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($11,660 average AGI)
5.39% relocated from other states ($24,432 average AGI)
Cass County:
5.39%
North Dakota average:
4.56%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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 live births 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
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: 15,304 (12,965 aged, 2,339 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,016 (6%)
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, North Dakota in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (780)
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: 175,249
In family households: 124,659 (21,756 male householders, 19,256 female householders)
32,765 spouses, 44,652 children (41,969 natural, 1,685 adopted, 998 stepchildren), 719 grandchildren, 452 brothers or sisters, 680 parents, 860 other relatives, 3,519 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 45,435 (19,216 male householders (13,832 living alone)), 15,978 female householders (11,804 living alone)), 10,241 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,155
Size of family households: 17,566 2-persons, 11,312 3-persons, 7,635 4-persons, 2,701 5-persons, 942 6-persons, 856 7-or-more-persons.
28,324 married couples with children.
9,599 single-parent households (2,340 men, 7,259 women).
92.2% of residents of Cass speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 28% 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 (57% 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 (39% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 16% 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:
3.9
State:
4.0
Year house built
2014 or later: 5,171
2010 to 2013: 7,048
2000 to 2009: 12,543
1990 to 1999: 12,339
1980 to 1989: 9,835
1970 to 1979: 13,412
1960 to 1969: 6,091
1950 to 1959: 4,572
1940 to 1949: 2,047
1939 or earlier: 7,194
Note: State values scaled to Cass population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Cass County, North Dakota
Note: State values scaled to Cass County population
no vehicle: 608
1 vehicle: 6,916
2 vehicles: 19,947
3 vehicles: 7,672
4 vehicles: 2,879
5+ vehicles: 1,003
no vehicle: 4,677
1 vehicle: 16,111
2 vehicles: 12,710
3 vehicles: 3,018
4 vehicles: 554
5+ vehicles: 111
78% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in North Dakota.
Cass County:
78.1%
State average:
83.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 91,494
Other state: 73,370
Northeast: 2,461
Midwest: 56,683
South: 6,506
West: 7,720
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cass County
#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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