Cass County, Indiana

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,703
Median household income: $56,525
Median home value: $118,700

Cass County is a county in Indiana with a population of 37,703. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $56,525 is below the Indiana median ($70,051).

From 2019 to 2023, Cass County's population held roughly steady from 37,880 to 37,703, while its median household income rose 14.4% from $49,415 to $56,525.

The typical home was built around 1955. 12.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,703
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $56,525
Median home value: $118,700
Median gross rent: $778
Housing units: 16,389
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,88037,703

Median household income

$49,415$56,525

Median home value

$89,300$118,700

Median gross rent

$650$778

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,880	$49,415	$89,300	$650
2020	37,727	$49,020	$91,500	$660
2021	37,918	$51,776	$95,600	$682
2022	37,820	$55,862	$110,600	$747
2023	37,703	$56,525	$118,700	$778

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,108	5.6%
5 to 17	6,630	17.6%
18 to 24	2,930	7.8%
25 to 34	4,403	11.7%
35 to 44	4,412	11.7%
45 to 54	4,992	13.2%
55 to 64	5,387	14.3%
65 to 74	3,859	10.2%
75 and over	2,982	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,160	74.7%
Black or African American	494	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.1%
Asian	582	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	259	0.7%
Two or more races	1,352	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,810	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,702	14.2%
High school graduate	11,259	43.2%
Some college or associate's	7,002	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,653	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,419	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,645	81.8%
Carpooled	2,170	12.1%
Public transit	41	0.2%
Walked	219	1.2%
Bicycle	46	0.3%
Worked from home	616	3.4%
Other means	160	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,482	43.3%
15 to 29 min	5,278	30.5%
30 to 44 min	2,421	14.0%
45 to 59 min	1,189	6.9%
60+ min	911	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 12.7% (4,674 of 36,802)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,513	63.7%
Nonfamily households	5,411	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,924	91.1%
Vacant	1,465	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,245	75.3%
Renter-occupied	3,679	24.7%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,385	81.7%
1-unit, attached	252	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,181	7.2%
5 to 19 units	467	2.8%
20 or more units	287	1.8%
Mobile home & other	817	5.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 18017
State: Indiana
Land area: 412 sq mi
Water area: 2.7 sq mi
Center point: 40.7538, -86.3552