Cass County, Iowa

Interactive maps and statistics for Cass County, Iowa: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Iowa and the United States.

Cass County, Iowa is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,096	3,210,507	334,922,499	2279th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,013	$75,059	$80,734	1796th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	38.6	38.9	1054th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.1%	31.4%	35.7%	1631st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$150,300	$208,000	$332,700	2252nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$777	$972	$1,413	2289th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.3%	11.1%	12.5%	1404th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.4%	3.6%	5.2%	3064th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.2	57.5	n/a	2200th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	5.9%	14.1%	2777th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1550th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.6%	71.7%	65.2%	2074th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.1	19.8	26.4	3076th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	11.3%	15.1%	1195th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2446th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.9%	48.3%	46.9%	2059th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.9%	n/a	n/a	1868th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cass County, Iowa

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.5	31.4	61.4

Age in Cass County, Iowa

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	43.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.2%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.4%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Cass County, Iowa

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	5,844	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.6%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.7%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.0%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	26.8%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cass County, Iowa

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,667	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.6%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.3%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.4%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.0%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Cass County, Iowa

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	6,393	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.7%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.4%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.6%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.4%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,019	$2,897	n/a

Education in Cass County, Iowa

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.7%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.7%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.0%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.1%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cass County, Iowa

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.5%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.7%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	61.2%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Cass County, Iowa

Statistic	Cass County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.7%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.6%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	7.8%	16.7%

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