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Cass County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Cass County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cass County is a predominantly residential county of 113,873 people on the southern edge of the Kansas City metro, with a 75.9% homeownership rate, a median home value of $269,000, and median gross rent of $1,147/month pointing to a lower-cost ownership market. The labor force participation rate is 67.0% with a 4.6% unemployment rate, median worker earnings of $47,264, and 28.8% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The county grew 6.5% over five years, has a median household income of $87,535, a poverty rate of just 6.5%, and a mean commute of 28.8 minutes suggesting many workers commute outward to employment centers.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

113,873

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$87,535

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.5% since 2018

Cass County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone93,583 (84.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,124 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,394 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,897 (3.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,514 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone842 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,980
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic319
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)238
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island238
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)156

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,978

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,658

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,075

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,913
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)7,140
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)5,658
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,628
  5. 5.Construction (Group)5,286

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations22,398
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations11,792
  3. 3.Service Occupations8,625
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,571
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,330

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.37×)5,242
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.35×)4,984
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.20×)1,538
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.15×)1,021
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)6,908

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$269,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,147/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9996,851 (21.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,274 (13.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,187 (12.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,956 (12.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,774 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,018 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,264

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone42,532 (76.1%)
  • Worked At Home7,767 (13.9%)
  • Carpooled4,459 (8.0%)
  • Walked613 (1.1%)
  • Other418 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle65 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.