Cass County, North Dakota (ND)

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% of renters here:	46%
State:	33%

Cass County:	11.7%
North Dakota:	11.2%

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	11.9%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

Type of workers:

Cass County, North Dakota business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cass County, North Dakota:

Median resident age:	31.3 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 61,676	(50.1%)
Females: 61,462	(49.9%)

Cass County:	2.3 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

This county	$45,231
North Dakota:	$41,030

Cass County	$127,646
North Dakota:	$88,600

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 1024 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.
79.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.6% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is more than average.
46.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
68.0% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
73.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 156 pounds. This is about average.
39.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

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.

2005 air pollution in Cass County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.069 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.061 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 17 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 55 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 7.6 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 23 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barnes County , Clay County, Minnesota , Ransom County , Richland County , Steele County , Traill County , Norman County, Minnesota .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cass County: Dalrymple Spur (A), Raymond Town Hall (B), Warren Town Hall (C), Clifton Town Hall (D), Reed Town Hall (E), Rochester Town Hall (F), Gill Town Hall (G), Berlin Town Hall (H), Pontiac Town Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cass County include: Canaan Church (A), American Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Goshen Church (D), Osterdalen Church (E), Herby Church (F), Maple-Sheyenne Church (G), Nora Church (H), Christiania Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lower Maple River Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), German Cemetery (3), Saint Martins Cemetery (4), Argusville Cemetery (5), Saint Johannes Cemetery (6), Davenport Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Bertha, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Rivers and creeks: Swan Creek (A), Sheyenne River (B), Maple River (C), Wild Rice River (D), Rush River (E), Buffalo Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cass County include: Magnolia State Game Management Area (1), Meadow Brook Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.2%
North Dakota:	2.6%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 1.9 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.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 58,202 (83%) Carpooled: 5,584 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 238 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 40 (0%) Bicycle: 341 (0%) Walked: 2,663 (4%) Other means: 292 (0%) Worked at home: 2,365 (3%)

9.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,575 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.03%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($173 average AGI)

Cass County:	0.26%
North Dakota average:	0.22%

3.37% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($10,898 average AGI)
5.40% relocated from other states ($19,504 average AGI)

Cass County:	5.40%
North Dakota average:	3.54%

from Clay County, MN	1.22% ($25,077 average AGI)
from Grand Forks County, ND	0.49% ($30,591)
from Burleigh County, ND	0.36% ($30,610)
from Richland County, ND	0.32% ($30,793)
from Otter Tail County, MN	0.24% ($27,695)
from Ward County, ND	0.22% ($27,623)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.21% ($43,539)

7.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,034 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.78%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($95 average AGI)

Cass County:	0.04%
North Dakota average:	0.16%

1.75% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($7,112 average AGI)
5.99% relocated to other states ($31,826 average AGI)

Cass County:	5.99%
North Dakota average:	4.16%

to Clay County, MN	1.21% ($35,404 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.49% ($32,148)
to Burleigh County, ND	0.31% ($33,766)
to Grand Forks County, ND	0.25% ($27,440)
to Richland County, ND	0.22% ($42,966)
to Becker County, MN	0.18% ($51,663)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.18% ($44,188)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 91,136 (23,969 male householders, 6,117 female householders)

  24,441 spouses, 32,489 children (30,253 natural, 869 adopted, 1,367 stepchildren), 530 grandchildren, 818 brothers or sisters, 272 parents, 712 other relatives, 1,788 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 27,913 (10,476 male householders (7,247 living alone)), 10,731 female householders (8,726 living alone)), 6,706 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,089 (897 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,242 2-persons, 6,841 3-persons, 6,478 4-persons, 2,711 5-persons, 627 6-persons, 187 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,973 1-person, 4,207 2-persons, 805 3-persons, 180 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

22,200 married couples with children.
5,529 single-parent households (1,337 men, 4,192 women).

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

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Here:	31 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.8
State:	6.4

Here:	3.8
State:	4.0

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

Here:	7.4%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Here:	5.6%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Here:	5.8%
North Dakota:	10.5%

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