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Cass County, MI


Metropolitan Statistical Area: South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
Designated Market Area: South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 51,403   ( 890 from 2010 , 188 from 2020)
Land area: 490.1 square miles
Population density: 104.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:44,141 85.87% 3.4%
Black:2,4684.80% 11.1%
Indian:5491.07% 15.3%
Asian:4410.86% 29.7%
2+ races:1,5493.01% 14.1%
Hispanic:2,2554.39% 43.6%
Total non-White:7,26214.13% 10.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,040 10.1
Deaths:1,51414.7
Net Migration: 2662.6
Net Immigration: 70.1
Change in White population:-1,563 -3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:673 1.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
52,293
45,70487.40%
2,7765.31%
4760.91%
3400.65%
1,3572.59%
1,5703.00%
6,58912.60%

2000
51,104
45,06988.19%
3,1076.08%
3880.76%
2700.53%
9471.85%
1,2332.41%
6,03511.81%

1990
49,477
44,34489.63%
3,6767.43%
5611.13%
2770.56%
n/a
6191.25%
5,13310.37%

1980
49,499
44,60590.11%
4,0468.17%
3480.70%
1250.25%
n/a
3580.72%
4,8949.89%

1970
43,312
38,83789.67%
4,0919.45%
1380.32%
200.05%
n/a
1350.31%
4,475 10.33%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
4,861 9.5
4,3958.6
-1,524-3.0
1120.2
635 1.2
554 1.1
1990's
NumberRate
5,438 11.0
4,4959.1
50.0
720.1
725 1.5
902 1.8
1980's
NumberRate
6,496 13.1
4,208 8.5
-1,953 -3.9
n/a
-261 -0.5
239 0.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,422 5.6
n/a
5,768 13.3
419 1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Cass County, MI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
45.3
10,536 20.5%
40,867 79.5%
11,076 21.5%
20,779
2.46
14,138 68.0%
10,817 76.5%
1,203 8.5%
6,641 32.0%

2010
NumberPercent
42.6
12,258 23.4%
40,035 76.6%
8,355 16.0%
20,604
2.51
14,543 70.6%
11,251 77.4%
1,218 8.4%
6,061 29.4%

2000
NumberPercent
38.4
13,074 25.6%
38,030 74.4%
6,945 13.6%
19,620
2.57
14,313 73.0%
11,549 80.7%
1,175 8.2%
5,307 27.0%

1990
NumberPercent
34.5
13,225 26.7%
36,252 73.3%
6,465 13.1%
18,201
2.70
13,882 76.3%
11,532 83.1%
1,087 7.8%
4,319 23.7%

1980
NumberPercent
30.6
15,222 30.8%
34,277 69.2%
5,401 10.9%
17,217
2.86
13,683 79.5%
11,802 86.3%
934 6.8%
3,534 20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Cass County, MI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units25,458 
Median Value$181,100 
Occupied20,77981.6%
Vacant4,67918.4%
Owned16,94381.5%
Rented3,83618.5%
Median Rent$835 
Single-Family Units21,87185.9%
    Detached21,47784.4%
    Attached3941.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units9383.7%
Mobile Homes1,9157.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cass County, MI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,0725.2%
$10,000 to $14,9996513.1%
$15,000 to $19,9998334.0%
$20,000 to $24,9996773.3%
$25,000 to $29,9998774.2%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0975.3%
$35,000 to $39,9999264.5%
$40,000 to $44,9999324.5%
$45,000 to $49,9991,0054.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991,5857.6%
$60,000 to $74,9992,0479.9%
$75,000 to $99,9992,60812.6%
$100,000 to $124,9991,9909.6%
$125,000 to $149,9991,2626.1%
$150,000 to $199,9991,7718.5%
$200,000 or more1,4467.0%
Median Household Income65,183 
Per Capita Income36,851 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state101 
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,2916.2%
Public Assistance6993.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,52512.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed21,30770.9%
Unemployed1,1053.7%
In Armed Forces20.0%
Total Labor Force22,41474.6%
Not in Labor Force7,64725.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,0227,52457.1%
Non-Profit5681,68325.2%
Self-Employed1,36849973.3%
Local Government4151,10127.4%
State Government17922544.3%
Federal Government12318839.5%
Total Private + Self11,3908,02358.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,2853,19728.7%
Total12,67511,22053.0%
Pct. Govt.9.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,46914.5%
Sales and Office Occupations4,38218.3%
Professional, Technical4,05216.9%
Service Occupations3,71815.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2180.9%
All others8,30034.7%
White Collar 49.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing6,11725.6%
Health care and social assistance2,94512.3%
Retail trade2,49610.4%
Construction2,2069.2%
Educational services1,9378.1%
Accommodation and food services1,3935.8%
Other services9163.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8283.5%
Finance and insurance7753.2%
Transportation and warehousing7653.2%
Professional, scientific, technical7193.0%
Public administration6082.5%
Wholesale trade5882.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4321.8%
Utilities3201.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3171.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing2781.2%
Information2601.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction110.0%
Management100.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cass County, MI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,8963.67%
Puerto Rican770.15%
Cuban230.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1060.21%
Costa Rican250.05%
Guatemalan610.12%
Honduran170.03%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran30.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic560.11%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1110.22%
Laotian860.17%
Korean480.09%
Vietnamese350.07%
Thai320.06%
Chinese310.06%
Indonesian300.06%
Indian230.04%
Taiwanese110.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English47,23096.1%
Spanish8791.8%
German, other Germanic3170.6%
Other Indo-European1480.3%
Other1430.3%
Other Asian1360.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1150.2%
Tagalog740.2%
Chinese470.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German10,94221.2%
Irish5,13610.0%
English4,9369.6%
Polish2,6135.1%
American2,4084.7%
Dutch1,4812.9%
Italian1,3032.5%
French1,2452.4%
European1,0352.0%
Swedish7461.4%
Scottish6731.3%
Hungarian5001.0%
Scotch-Irish4400.9%
Norwegian3660.7%
Danish2630.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen51,07199.0%
Not a citizen5331.0%
Native50,43997.7%
Foreign-born1,1652.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cass County, MI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
958 2.6%2,850 7.7%12,511 33.9%12,760 34.6%5,032 13.6%2,776 7.5%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 958 2.6%
9-12 Years 2,850 7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 12,511 33.9%
Some College 12,760 34.6%
Bach. Degree 5,032 13.6%
Grad Degree 2,776 7.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Cass County, MI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 24,731 22,929 1,802 7.3% 7.7%
1991 24,088 21,885 2,203 9.1% 9.3%
1992 24,142 22,314 1,828 7.6% 9.1%
1993 24,785 23,320 1,465 5.9% 7.3%
1994 25,765 24,533 1,232 4.8% 6.1%
1995 25,808 24,564 1,244 4.8% 5.3%
1996 25,704 24,375 1,329 5.2% 4.9%
1997 25,551 24,368 1,183 4.6% 4.3%
1998 26,198 25,302 896 3.4% 4.0%
1999 26,761 25,935 826 3.1% 3.8%
2000 27,105 26,217 888 3.3% 3.6%
2001 27,106 25,816 1,290 4.8% 5.2%
2002 26,194 24,924 1,270 4.8% 6.2%
2003 26,000 24,694 1,306 5.0% 7.1%
2004 26,866 25,642 1,224 4.6% 7.0%
2005 27,699 26,299 1,400 5.1% 6.8%
2006 27,430 25,911 1,519 5.5% 7.0%
2007 27,170 25,610 1,560 5.7% 7.1%
2008 26,484 24,692 1,792 6.8% 8.2%
2009 25,162 22,376 2,786 11.1% 13.1%
2010 24,365 21,670 2,695 11.1% 12.2%
2011 24,374 22,108 2,266 9.3% 10.0%
2012 23,841 21,855 1,986 8.3% 9.0%
2013 23,608 21,688 1,920 8.1% 8.7%
2014 23,884 22,273 1,611 6.7% 7.2%
2015 24,132 22,898 1,234 5.1% 5.4%
2016 24,412 23,254 1,158 4.7% 5.0%
2017 24,297 23,188 1,109 4.6% 4.6%
2018 24,482 23,482 1,000 4.1% 4.2%
2019 24,781 23,754 1,027 4.1% 4.1%
2020 24,470 22,327 2,143 8.8% 9.9%
2021 23,174 21,996 1,178 5.1% 5.8%
2022 23,458 22,414 1,044 4.5% 4.2%
2023 24,253 23,178 1,075 4.4% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com