Cass County, Illinois

Cass County, Illinois is a county located in the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 13695 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 13574, It is the 20th least populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It covers total area of 383.73 mi˛ (993.86 square kilometre), of which, 375.9 square miles (973.58 square kilometre) of it is land and 7.83 square miles (20.28 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 25th smallest by total area among Illinois's county.

Cass County Illinois
Map of Cass County, Illinois

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 13695 people, 5347 households, and 3692 families living in the county. The population density was 36.4 people per square mile (14.05/km˛), it is the 31st least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Illinois. There were 5784 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.95/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 3.01 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.5 females. In July 2008, its estimated population was 13574, The racial makeup of the county was 13210 White, 182 Black or African American, 26 American Indian, 60 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 92 from two or more races.

Cass County Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Cass County Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Cass County Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35243, making it the 65th wealthiest county by median household income among the Illinois. The median income for a family in the county was $41653, it is the 32nd lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Illinois. The per capita income for the county was $16532, it is the 23rd lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Illinois.

In 2000, 3273 pupils and students, of which 1669 are male and 1604 are female, 23.9% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 292 nursery or pri school, 233 kindergarten, 1543 elementary school, 795 high school and 410 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Arenzville VillageCass County0.780.7804195341973037500
2Ashland VillageCass County0.740.74013611832.32009043125
3Beardstown CityCass County3.463.410.0657661692.11377729104
4Chandlerville VillageCass County0.860.8607048181581233162
5Virginia CityCass County1.11.080.0117281593.21797935741
YearPopulation
April 2000 census13695
April 2000 Estimate13695
July 2000 Estimate13676
July 2001 Estimate13666
July 2002 Estimate13530
July 2003 Estimate13647
July 2004 Estimate13598
July 2005 Estimate13615
July 2006 Estimate13512
July 2007 Estimate13595
July 2008 Estimate13574
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school139153292
Kindergarten14390233
Elementary school8187251543
High school393402795
College or graduate school176234410
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Cass County, Illinois$35243$41653$16532
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587