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Cass County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Cass County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cass County, IN is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 37,703 residents with a foreign-born population of 10.2%, notably high for a rural Indiana county, suggesting a labor pool shaped by immigrant workers in industrial sectors. The workforce of roughly 62.7% participation carries median worker earnings of $36,363 and a low 3.4% unemployment rate, though only 15.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $118,700 and median gross rent of $778/month—against a modest median household income of $56,403, while a population decline of 1.0% over five years points to a contracting rather than expanding local base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

37,703

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,403

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

Cass County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,815 (76.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,376 (9.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,136 (8.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,106 (2.9%)
  • Asian Alone542 (1.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone442 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,893
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)307
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island256
  4. 4.Other Indo-European86
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)65

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,108

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,768

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,370

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,674
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,286
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,986
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,408
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,092

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,285
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,266
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,928
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,885
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,085

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.76×)5,020
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.26×)369
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)894
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.98×)1,955
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.93×)1,493

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$118,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$778/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,473 (13.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,144 (10.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,142 (10.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999879 (7.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999850 (7.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999830 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,363

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,048 (82.3%)
  • Carpooled1,836 (10.8%)
  • Worked At Home697 (4.1%)
  • Walked258 (1.5%)
  • Other90 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit69 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.