Cass County, Minnesota

Cass County has a population of 30,992 and has grown 4.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $288,300, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $68,874.

Home price
$288,300
Income
$68,874
Population
30,992
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$288,300county
Median gross rent$863county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198036.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant47.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use45.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$768county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,300county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$68,874county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate12.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.3%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$43,976county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16255county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here6county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths93.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.3%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment4428county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible59.5%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.8%county
Frequent mental distress15.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population30,992county
Land area in square miles2,021county
People per square mile of land15.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.5%county
Share of households that are one person28.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents180county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in1,012county
Households that moved away1,020county
Average income of arriving households$95,247county
Average income of departing households$72,856county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year271county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.6%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature42.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.1 incounty
Annual snowfall56.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing170 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days143 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 12county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$115county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh13.9¢county
Household electricity use836 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity22.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas19.3%county
Homes heated by propane43.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.1%county
Homes heated by wood10.8%county
Households with broadband89.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk63.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk46.2county
Landslide risk80.6county
Hail risk33.6county
Earthquake risk5.2county
Tornado risk42.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk51.3county
Winter weather risk78.2county
Strong wind risk61.5county
Wildfire risk63.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cass County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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