Cass County, Minnesota

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,688
Median household income: $64,937
Median home value: $262,300

Cass County, Minnesota counts 30,688 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,937 is below the Minnesota median ($87,556).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cass County's population grew 4.9% from 29,268 to 30,688, while its median household income rose 24.4% from $52,204 to $64,937.

The typical home was built around 1990. 12.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,688
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,937
Median home value: $262,300
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 24,294
Homeownership rate: 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,26830,688

Median household income

$52,204$64,937

Median home value

$194,200$262,300

Median gross rent

$739$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,268	$52,204	$194,200	$739
2020	29,462	$53,845	$200,700	$823
2021	29,917	$56,487	$210,100	$799
2022	30,288	$61,970	$241,000	$874
2023	30,688	$64,937	$262,300	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,472	4.8%
5 to 17	4,769	15.5%
18 to 24	1,812	5.9%
25 to 34	2,774	9.0%
35 to 44	3,095	10.1%
45 to 54	3,289	10.7%
55 to 64	5,239	17.1%
65 to 74	5,041	16.4%
75 and over	3,197	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,902	81.1%
Black or African American	120	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,664	8.7%
Asian	151	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.1%
Some other race	156	0.5%
Two or more races	2,139	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	530	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,258	5.6%
High school graduate	7,223	31.9%
Some college or associate's	8,396	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,084	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,674	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,405	72.8%
Carpooled	1,345	10.4%
Public transit	72	0.6%
Walked	458	3.5%
Bicycle	15	0.1%
Worked from home	1,394	10.8%
Other means	227	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,910	33.9%
15 to 29 min	3,981	34.6%
30 to 44 min	1,927	16.7%
45 to 59 min	800	6.9%
60+ min	904	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 12.7% (3,861 of 30,287)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,335	65.3%
Nonfamily households	4,433	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,768	52.6%
Vacant	11,526	47.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,840	84.9%
Renter-occupied	1,928	15.1%

1-unit, detached85.2%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,705	85.2%
1-unit, attached	538	2.2%
2 to 4 units	279	1.1%
5 to 19 units	399	1.6%
20 or more units	274	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2,099	8.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 27021
State: Minnesota
Land area: 2,021 sq mi
Water area: 393 sq mi
Center point: 46.9517, -94.3337