Cass County vs Knox County

A side-by-side comparison of Cass County and Knox County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cass County and Knox County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cass County has the higher population (37,703 vs 36,108 in Knox County). Knox County has the higher median household income ($58,863 vs $56,525 in Cass County). Knox County has the higher median home value ($123,500 vs $118,700 in Cass County).

Population, income & housing

	Cass County	Knox County
Population	37,703	36,108
Median age	41.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,525	$58,863
Median home value	$118,700	$123,500
Median gross rent	$778	$782
Housing units	16,389	16,965
Homeownership rate	75.3%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cass County	Knox County
Population	37,880 → 37,703 (-0.5%)	37,065 → 36,108 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$49,415 → $56,525 (+14.4%)	$47,380 → $58,863 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$89,300 → $118,700 (+32.9%)	$96,800 → $123,500 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $778 (+19.7%)	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)

Cass County

Population

37,88037,703

Median household income

$49,415$56,525

Median home value

$89,300$118,700

Median gross rent

$650$778

Knox County

Population

37,06536,108

Median household income

$47,380$58,863

Median home value

$96,800$123,500

Median gross rent

$659$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cass County	Knox County
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	11.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.8%
75 and over	7.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cass County	Knox County
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	90.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cass County	Knox County
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.9%
High school graduate	43.2%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cass County	Knox County
Drove alone	81.8%	84.9%
Carpooled	12.1%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	1.2%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cass County	Knox County
1-unit, detached	81.7%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.8%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Cass County	Knox County
Poverty rate	12.7%	13.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1955	1963