COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cass County

Illinois · 13,437 residents · 376 sq mi

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Cass County is home to 13,437 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $33,000. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 27%. Median rent is $294 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,437

−2%vs 2000

vs 13,695 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

376 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(881)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(959)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,049)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(931)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(792)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(1,955)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,928)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,338)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(1,301)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(1,232)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(684)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(387)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,642

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,243 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,850

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,532 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,000

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.1%(12,346)

Black0.3%(39)

Hispanic / Latino8.5%(1,162)

Asian0.3%(38)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(13,415)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(53)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.3%(2,083)

Puerto Rican1.9%(243)

South American1.5%(190)

Central American1.4%(175)

Peruvian1.3%(160)

Cuban1%(133)

Dominican0.8%(102)

Salvadoran0.6%(73)

Guatemalan0.4%(56)

Panamanian0.4%(46)

Uruguayan0.2%(30)

Asian origin

Burmese0.4%(56)

Filipino0.2%(30)

Asian Indian0.2%(23)

Korean0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(77)

Ancestry

German18.2%(2,324)

English8.9%(1,135)

Irish8.5%(1,086)

American4.3%(552)

Subsaharan African2.8%(352)

Swedish1.4%(179)

Scottish1.1%(146)

Dutch0.7%(95)

French0.7%(91)

Italian0.6%(83)

Norwegian0.6%(73)

Polish0.4%(57)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.4%(50)

Portuguese0.4%(48)

Finnish0.3%(39)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(29)

West Indian0.2%(22)

Belgian0.2%(21)

Haitian0.1%(19)

Russian0.1%(16)

Danish0.1%(14)

Welsh0.1%(13)

Canadian0.1%(10)

French Canadian0%(6)

Croatian0%(3)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

Armenian0%(2)

Czech0%(2)

Greek0%(2)

British0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.3%(1,523)

Married58.3%(2,928)

Widowed4.2%(211)

Divorced7.2%(362)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(1,257)

Married53%(2,741)

Widowed12.9%(669)

Divorced9.7%(503)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17%(96)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(111)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(204)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War17.9%(101)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 565 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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