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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cass County is $31,415, which is about the same as the state average of $30,894 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Cass County median household income is $52,993, which has grown by 38.92% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 60.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cass County residents spend 15.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 16.3 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, #24

Cass County	31,415 USD
North Dakota	30,894 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	30,178 USD
North Dakota	31,198 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	35,480 USD
North Dakota	39,027 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	24,913 USD
North Dakota	24,504 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #29

Cass County	52,993 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cass County	72,977 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #49

Cass County	38.92%
North Dakota	60.61%
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		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.43%	$16,342, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.65%	$17,027, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.38%	$5,080, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.56%	$19,830, see rank	11.87%	$19,829	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	74,605 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cass County	95,400 USD
North Dakota	90,140 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	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$55,252, see rank	$57,619	$56,900
Black	$21,364, see rank	$29,012	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,536, see rank	$42,932	$42,396
Asian	$41,842, see rank	$44,537	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,704, see rank	$29,857	$37,170
One Race, Other	$47,463, see rank	$53,073	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,921, see rank	$39,351	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cass County	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$26,173, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,254, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,104, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$38,246, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cass County	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	126,722, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	64,007, 50.51%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	50,596, 79.05%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	200, 0.31%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	50,396, 78.74%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	48,500, 96.24%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,896, 3.76%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,411, 20.95%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	62,715, 49.49%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	45,845, 73.10%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	16, 0.03%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	45,829, 73.08%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	44,261, 96.58%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,568, 3.42%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,870, 26.90%, see rank	34.34%	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	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	91,030, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	75,783, 83.25%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,091, 7.79%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,093, 1.20%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	2,821, 3.10%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	1,552, 1.70%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,690, 2.96%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cass County	15.7 minutes
North Dakota	16.3 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	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	92,761	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	48,500, 52.28%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,959, 34.97%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,022, 10.35%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,960, 18.47%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	536, 1.11%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,557, 9.40%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,628, 19.85%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	44,261, 47.72%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,676, 42.20%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,984, 22.56%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,957, 31.53%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	85, 0.19%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	107, 0.24%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,405, 3.17%, see rank	4.20%	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	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	92,761, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,063, 2.22%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	6,413, 6.91%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,216, 8.86%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,802, 4.10%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11,910, 12.84%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,915, 4.22%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	1,683, 1.81%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,790, 8.40%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,364, 9.02%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	23,946, 25.81%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,363, 9.02%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,296, 2.48%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,000, 4.31%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cass County	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	19,440	12.68%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,529	6.88%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

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