Cass County, Indiana

Named for General Lewis Cass, President Jackson's secretary of war

County Seat: Logansport

Largest City: Logansport (2022 population: 18,194)

Population per Square Mile: 91.07

Square Miles: 412.20

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	37,870	40	0.6%	6,484,050
Today (2022)	37,540	40	0.5%	6,833,037
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	35,642	45	0.5%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	-0.9%	71		0.7%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2021-2022	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-104	76		5,230
Net International Migration	113	18		15,490
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-37	33	-3.6%	1,024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2022	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,128	42	5.7%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	6,295	43	16.8%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,051	46	8.1%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	8,994	41	24.0%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	9,902	38	26.4%	24.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	7,170	40	19.1%	16.9%
Median Age	41.4			Median Age = 38.2

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	504	15	1.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	763	27	2.0%	2.8%
Black Alone	971	32	2.6%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	92	13	0.2%	0.1%
White	34,549	43	92.0%	84.0%
Two or More Race Groups	661	34	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	30,906	51	82.3%	92.1%
Hispanic	6,634	16	17.7%	7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2021 (Includes detail not shown below)	15,007	39	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,464	46	16.4%	18.2%
Married Without Children	4,684	44	31.2%	29.8%
Single Parents	1,604	28	10.7%	9.2%
Living Alone	4,601	34	30.7%	29.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate)	16,398	41	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2021 (includes vacant units)	16,387	41	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	11,161	41	68.1%	62.9%
Median Value (2021)	$95,600	86
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	3,846	34	23.5%	27.2%
Median Rent (2021)	$494	77

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported)	6,781	36	0.6%	1,124,094
Public	6,781	34	0.7%	1,035,718
Adults (25+ in 2021 ACS)	26,099	38	0.6%	4,501,214
with High School diploma or higher	84.7%	86		89.8%
with B.A. or higher degree	13.6%	79		27.8%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022	$47,473	73	81.4%	58,323
Median Household Income in 2021	53,813	75	85.8%	$62,723
Poverty Rate in 2021	12.1%	36	100.0%	12.1%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	17.4%	31	110.8%	15.7%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	22	33	0.6%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	4,079	27	0.7%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	4,090	28	0.8%	511,735

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	477	39	0.6%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	28	29	0.7%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	427	40	0.6%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2022	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	17,385	45	0.5%	3,404,443
Employed	16,822	45	0.5%	3,302,632
Unemployed	563	37	0.6%	101,811
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.2	26	106.7%	3.0
October 2023 Unemployment Rate	3.6	12	109.1%	3.3

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	18,820	100.0%	$1,006,489	100.0%	$53,480
Wage and Salary	15,155	80.5%	$729,171	72.4%	$48,114
Farm Proprietors	562	3.0%	$44,114	4.4%	$78,495
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,103	16.5%	$66,392	6.6%	$21,396
Farm	651	3.5%	$48,625	4.8%	$74,693
Nonfarm	18,169	96.5%	$957,864	95.2%	$52,720
Private	15,040	79.9%	$752,286	74.7%	$50,019
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,067	5.7%	$23,828	2.4%	$22,332
Arts, Ent., Recreation	138	0.7%	$1,604	0.2%	$11,623
Construction	1,164	6.2%	$80,251	8.0%	$68,944
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,581	8.4%	$67,074	6.7%	$42,425
Information	94	0.5%	$3,576	0.4%	$38,043
Manufacturing	4,340	23.1%	$288,124	28.6%	$66,388
Professional, Tech. Serv.	381	2.0%	$16,160	1.6%	$42,415
Retail Trade	1,799	9.6%	$57,793	5.7%	$32,125
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	657	3.5%	$56,083	5.6%	$85,362
Other Private (not above)	3,256*	17.3%*	$130,125*	12.9%*	$39,965*
Government	3,129	16.6%	$205,578	20.4%	$65,701

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2022	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	24	100.0%	100.0%	$7,164	$6,635,992
Single-Family	24	100.0%	65.0%	$7,164	$5,513,030
2-Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	0	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.5%	$0	$14,702
5+ Family	0	0.0%	32.6%	$0	$1,031,387

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Cass County

Name	Population in 2022	Percent of County
Galveston	1,273	3.4%
Logansport	18,194	48.5%
Onward	77	0.2%
Royal Center	797	2.1%
Walton	958	2.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates