Cass County, Illinois

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,826
Median household income: $64,907
Median home value: $95,500

Cass County is a county in Illinois with a population of 12,826. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,907 is below the Illinois median ($81,702).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cass County's population grew 2.7% from 12,493 to 12,826, while its median household income rose 23.9% from $52,373 to $64,907.

79.4% of workers drive to work alone. 79.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,826
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,907
Median home value: $95,500
Median gross rent: $723
Housing units: 5,665
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,49312,826

Median household income

$52,373$64,907

Median home value

$80,800$95,500

Median gross rent

$598$723

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,493	$52,373	$80,800	$598
2020	12,324	$53,899	$81,700	$627
2021	13,058	$58,364	$83,400	$630
2022	12,955	$64,826	$92,000	$681
2023	12,826	$64,907	$95,500	$723

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	860	6.7%
5 to 17	2,281	17.8%
18 to 24	995	7.8%
25 to 34	1,673	13.0%
35 to 44	1,610	12.6%
45 to 54	1,459	11.4%
55 to 64	1,566	12.2%
65 to 74	1,505	11.7%
75 and over	877	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,127	71.2%
Black or African American	478	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	102	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	75	0.6%
Some other race	57	0.4%
Two or more races	170	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,808	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,152	13.3%
High school graduate	3,685	42.4%
Some college or associate's	2,117	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,306	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	430	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,393	79.4%
Carpooled	690	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	1.2%
Bicycle	27	0.5%
Worked from home	321	5.8%
Other means	38	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,517	48.3%
15 to 29 min	1,121	21.5%
30 to 44 min	844	16.2%
45 to 59 min	423	8.1%
60+ min	307	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 10.9% (1,387 of 12,719)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,363	65.5%
Nonfamily households	1,772	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,135	90.6%
Vacant	530	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,847	74.9%
Renter-occupied	1,288	25.1%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,502	79.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.1%
2 to 4 units	295	5.2%
5 to 19 units	121	2.1%
20 or more units	103	1.8%
Mobile home & other	641	11.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17017
State: Illinois
Land area: 376 sq mi
Water area: 7.94 sq mi
Center point: 39.9692, -90.2457

Cities & places

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