COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cass County

Minnesota · 21,791 residents · 2,021 sq mi

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Cass County is home to 21,791 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. The median age is 38.2, about 5 years above the US median. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 39%. The typical home is worth $51,000. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,791

−20%vs 2000

vs 27,150 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 42.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,021 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,534)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(1,852)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,614)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,354)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(789)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(2,774)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(2,774)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(2,400)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(2,517)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(2,337)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(1,410)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(436)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,732

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,332 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,991

−48%vs 2000

vs $17,189 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.8%

+8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,000

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $371 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.9%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.9% in 2000

17.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(23,377)

Black0.1%(31)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(220)

Asian0.3%(70)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(19,297)

Black0.2%(37)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(89)

Asian0.2%(52)

Other11%(2,405)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(337)

Cuban0.2%(75)

South American0.2%(49)

Puerto Rican0.1%(30)

Ecuadorian0.1%(23)

Spaniard0.1%(21)

Dominican0%(14)

Uruguayan0%(14)

Colombian0%(10)

Central American0%(7)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Chilean0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(40)

Hmong0.1%(30)

Filipino0.1%(29)

Asian Indian0.1%(18)

Chinese0%(13)

Vietnamese0%(8)

Japanese0%(6)

Pakistani0%(5)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(30)

Chuukese0.1%(18)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German30.4%(9,431)

Norwegian13.2%(4,097)

Irish8.9%(2,758)

English7.6%(2,368)

Swedish7.2%(2,245)

American3.8%(1,184)

Polish3.8%(1,169)

French2.5%(771)

Dutch1.3%(411)

Scottish1.2%(379)

Czech1.2%(367)

Italian1.2%(359)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish1%(311)

Danish0.9%(292)

French Canadian0.9%(272)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(131)

Hungarian0.4%(111)

Welsh0.3%(108)

Swiss0.3%(107)

Russian0.3%(99)

Subsaharan African0.3%(89)

British0.2%(76)

Ukrainian0.2%(65)

Ethiopian0.2%(51)

Croatian0.1%(45)

Belgian0.1%(39)

Slovak0.1%(36)

Serbian0.1%(31)

Slovene0.1%(29)

Lithuanian0.1%(28)

Arab0.1%(27)

Austrian0.1%(27)

Turkish0.1%(18)

Lebanese0.1%(16)

Greek0.1%(16)

Romanian0%(12)

West Indian0%(11)

Jamaican0%(11)

Canadian0%(9)

Ghanaian0%(9)

Syrian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(8)

Kenyan0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.5%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

+71%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married28.5%(3,780)

Married55%(7,292)

Widowed3.7%(489)

Divorced12.8%(1,699)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(2,854)

Married56.7%(7,195)

Widowed9.2%(1,171)

Divorced11.5%(1,461)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% 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)13.8%(327)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.8%(327)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.2%(1,211)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(95)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,367 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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