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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $656 (0.9%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $518 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.
Cities in this county include: Logansport
, Galveston
, Walton
, Royal Center
, Onward
.
Neighboring
counties: Carroll County
, Fulton County
, Howard County
, Miami County
, Pulaski County
, White County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Micro-Midget
Racetrack
(A).
Churches in Cass County include: Salem
Church
(A),
Webb Chapel
(B),
McNeely Chapel
(C),
Shiloh Church
(D),
Upper Deer Creek Church
(E),
Bethlehem Church
(F),
Union Church
(G),
Blue Ball Church
(H),
Emmanuel Church
(I)
Cemeteries: West
Cemetery
(1),
Patterson Cemetery
(2),
Grant Cemetery
(3),
Walton Cemetery
(4),
Old Indian Creek Cemetery
(5),
Harness Cemetery
(6),
Harper Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Cicott,
Lake
(A),
Lake Perry
(B),
Stuber Lake
(C)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Keeps
Creek
(A),
Minnow Creek
(B),
Mud Branch
(C),
Spring Creek
(D),
Grants Run
(E),
Pipe Creek
(F),
Twelve Mile Creek
(G),
Bear Creek
(H),
Crooked Creek
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,161
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,763 (28% naturalized citizens)
| Cass
County: |
4.3% | | Whole
state: |
3.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 628
- 1990
to 1994: 350
- 1985
to 1989: 311
- 1980
to 1984: 185
- 1975
to 1979: 104
- 1970
to 1974: 44
- 1970
to 1974: 34
- 1965
to 1969: 107
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Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 13,042
- One,
attached: 187
- Two:
812
- 3
or 4: 424
- 5
to 9: 414
- 10
to 19: 142
- 20
or more: 514
- Mobile
homes: 1,055
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 30
Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 6,099 (609 second mortgage, 692 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,155 Agriculture
in Cass County
Average size of farms: 291 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100875
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $278.36
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.39%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $94820
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.39%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $120044
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.56
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 25.47%
Corn for grain: 88201 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1879 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 79069 harvested acres
Vegetables: 681 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 60 acresCass
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/6/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Transportation
equipment (14%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Metal
and metal products (9%)
- Food
(6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Transportation
equipment (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(63%)
- Guatemala
(5%)
- Cuba
(5%)
- Philippines
(3%)
- Bosnia
and Herzegovina (3%)
- India
(3%)
- Japan
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cass County:
|
- German
(28%)
- United
States or American (23%)
- English
(9%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Italian
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 15,530 (81%)
- Carpooled:
2,274 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 95 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 7 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 15 (0%)
- Taxi:
97 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
26 (0%)
- Bicycle:
22 (0%)
- Walked:
332 (2%)
- Other
means: 137 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 583 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Cass County, Indiana
- 331
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 286
people in nursing homes
- 233
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 82
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 69
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 57
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 52
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 43
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7
people in other group homes
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,137.
4.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,715 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.48% | | Indiana
average: | 6.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.07% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($21,280 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($10,436 average AGI)
| Cass
County: |
1.41% | | Indiana
average: | 2.47% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Howard County, IN
|
0.78% ($33,713 average AGI) |
| from
Miami County, IN
|
0.50% ($30,110) |
| from
Carroll County, IN
|
0.26% ($27,436) |
| from
Fulton County, IN
|
0.20% ($29,733) |
| from
White County, IN
|
0.18% ($35,778) |
| from
Tippecanoe County, IN
|
0.14% ($30,048) |
| from
Marion County, IN
|
0.13% ($30,632) |
6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,492 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.45% | | Indiana
average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($23,205 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($8,287 average AGI)
| Cass
County: |
1.77% | | Indiana
average: | 2.55% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Howard County, IN
|
0.76% ($33,921 average AGI) |
| to
Miami County, IN
|
0.74% ($30,883) |
| to
Tippecanoe County, IN
|
0.39% ($31,793) |
| to
Carroll County, IN
|
0.39% ($33,241) |
| to
Marion County, IN
|
0.36% ($31,000) |
| to
Fulton County, IN
|
0.33% ($26,980) |
| to
White County, IN
|
0.26% ($30,359) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0
Births
per 1000 population in Cass County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cass County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cass County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,605 (5,581 aged, 1,024 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 39,765
- In
family households: 34,205 (8,978 male householders, 2,025 female householders)
8,975
spouses, 11,960 children (10,635 natural, 364 adopted, 961 stepchildren), 551 grandchildren, 274 brothers or sisters, 137 parents, 463 other relatives, 842 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,560 (2,026 male householders (1,569 living alone)), 2,643 female householders (2,491 living alone)), 891 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,165 (1,010 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,096 2-persons, 2,232 3-persons, 2,148 4-persons, 980 5-persons, 331 6-persons, 216 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,060 1-person, 455 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 18 6-persons.
7,282 married couples with children.
2,106 single-parent households (563 men, 1,543 women).
92.6% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $221,859,000 ($5489 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,449,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $99,424,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,644,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,252,000
Federal grants: $39,646,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,681,000 ($18,306,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,211,000 ($722,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $493,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,036,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,937,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,907
| Here: |
72 per 1000 residents | | State: |
72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,228
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +495
| Here: |
+12 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,905
| Here: |
-47 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cass County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.34 millions of gallons per day (49% from ground, 51% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 269
- 1995
to 1998: 698
- 1990
to 1994: 439
- 1980
to 1989: 1,081
- 1970
to 1979: 2,404
- 1960
to 1969: 1,851
- 1950
to 1959: 1,883
- 1940
to 1949: 1,350
- 1939
or earlier: 6,645
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Indiana: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 36
- 3
rooms: 142
- 4
rooms: 824
- 5
rooms: 2,438
- 6
rooms: 3,153
- 7
rooms: 2,347
- 8
rooms: 1,445
- 9
or more rooms: 1,189
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Indiana: |
- 1
room: 95
- 2
rooms: 351
- 3
rooms: 488
- 4
rooms: 877
- 5
rooms: 965
- 6
rooms: 663
- 7
rooms: 380
- 8
rooms: 191
- 9
or more rooms: 131
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cass County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 331
- 2
bedrooms: 2,650
- 3
bedrooms: 6,200
- 4
bedrooms: 1,995
- 5
or more bedrooms: 398
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County: |
- no
bedroom: 146
- 1
bedroom: 986
- 2
bedrooms: 1,638
- 3
bedrooms: 1,073
- 4
bedrooms: 256
- 5
or more bedrooms: 42
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cass County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 390
- 1
vehicle: 3,180
- 2
vehicles: 5,003
- 3
vehicles: 2,258
- 4
vehicles: 475
- 5
or more vehicles: 268
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cass County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 604
- 1
vehicle: 2,015
- 2
vehicles: 1,163
- 3
vehicles: 293
- 4
vehicles: 25
- 5
or more vehicles: 41
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60% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Indiana.
| Cass
County: |
60.5% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 32153
- Northeast:
541
- Midwest:
2815
- South:
2634
- West:
820
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (70%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity
(10%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (69%)
- Electricity
(16%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 318
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 107
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 100
Cass
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,597,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $42,106,000
All Other: $1,119,000
Solid Waste Management: $272,000
Parks & Recreation: $173,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $36,112,000
Welfare - Other: $3,596,000
General - Other: $3,506,000
Regular Highways: $3,232,000
Central Staff Services: $2,401,000
Corrections - Other: $2,033,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,684,000
Police Protection: $1,168,000
General Public Buildings: $794,000
Solid Waste Management: $762,000
Financial Administration: $644,000
Health Services - Other: $551,000
Transit Utilities: $502,000
Parks & Recreation: $327,000
Natural Resources - Other: $283,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $16,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $57,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $2,160,000
Libraries: $263,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $2,298,000
Interest Earnings: $236,000
Rents: $8,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,021,000
Regular Highways: $221,000
Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Corrections - Other: $28,000
Judicial: $23,000
Natural Resource - Other: $4,000
Health - Other: $1,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,304,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $409,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,328,000
General Support: $2,349,000
All Other: $580,000
Health & Hospitals: $83,000
- Tax
- Property: $6,015,000
Individual Income: $4,650,000
NEC: $96,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $25,113,000
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