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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cass County is $21,609, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cass County median household income is $41,356, which has grown by 5.52% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 17.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cass County residents spend 20.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #68

Cass County	21,609 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cass County	25,623 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cass County	30,997 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cass County	20,368 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #81

Cass County	41,356 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cass County	54,793 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #88

Cass County	5.52%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cass County		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.80%	$5,245, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.39%	$17,929, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.38%	$4,718, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.23%	$13,302, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cass County	51,498 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cass County	62,660 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cass County	Indiana	U.S.
White	$42,168, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$48,173, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,465, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$51,875, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,500, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
One Race, Other	$35,167, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,250, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cass County	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$21,406, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,687, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,655, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$32,697, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cass County	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	30,481, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	15,137, 49.66%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,303, 68.07%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.01%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,301, 68.05%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,252, 89.82%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,049, 10.18%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,834, 31.93%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	15,344, 50.34%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,771, 57.16%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,771, 57.16%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,978, 90.96%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	793, 9.04%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,573, 42.84%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cass County	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,939, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,386, 84.93%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,586, 9.36%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	126, 0.74%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	216, 1.28%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	321, 1.90%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	304, 1.79%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cass County	20.3 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cass County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,230	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	9,252, 53.70%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,644, 17.77%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,416, 15.30%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,096, 11.85%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	267, 2.89%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	697, 7.53%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,523, 38.08%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	7,978, 46.30%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,624, 32.89%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,810, 22.69%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,104, 26.37%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.11%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,427, 17.89%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cass County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,230, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	527, 3.06%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	842, 4.89%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,697, 27.26%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	382, 2.22%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,702, 9.88%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	789, 4.58%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	216, 1.25%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	556, 3.23%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	819, 4.75%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,077, 23.66%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,270, 7.37%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	790, 4.59%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	563, 3.27%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cass County	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,435	17.03%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,270	12.93%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.