| People QuickFacts |
Cass County |
Missouri |
| Population, 2008 estimate |
98,429 |
5,911,605 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
19.9% |
5.6% |
| Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
82,092 |
5,596,678 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.9% |
6.8% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
26.1% |
24.0% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
11.5% |
13.6% |
| Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.9% |
51.1% |
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| White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
93.8% |
85.0% |
| Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
3.7% |
11.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.5% |
0.5% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.6% |
1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z |
0.1% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.3% |
1.4% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
3.6% |
3.2% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
90.4% |
82.1% |
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| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
52.5% |
53.6% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.6% |
2.7% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.2% |
5.1% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.7% |
81.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.7% |
21.6% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
11,781 |
973,637 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.2 |
23.8 |
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| Housing units, 2007 |
38,828 |
2,647,274 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
79.5% |
70.3% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
11.5% |
20.0% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$104,200 |
$89,900 |
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| Households, 2000 |
30,168 |
2,194,594 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.69 |
2.48 |
| Median household income, 2007 |
$61,025 |
$45,012 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,073 |
$19,936 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
7.5% |
13.3% |
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| Business QuickFacts |
Cass County |
Missouri |
| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
1,951 |
154,546 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
19,516 |
2,468,035 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
26.0% |
2.9% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
6,860 |
380,499 |
| Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,394 |
439,485 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
3.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.7% |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.0% |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.8% |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
22.9% |
27.4% |
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| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
293,186 |
92,909,173 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
198,914 |
95,603,561 |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
680,044 |
61,861,163 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,802 |
$10,891 |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
54,548 |
8,607,025 |
| Building permits, 2008 |
530 |
13,273 |
| Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
516,721 |
55,564,483 |
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| Geography QuickFacts |
Cass County |
Missouri |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
698.99 |
68,885.93 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
117.4 |
81.2 |
| FIPS Code |
37 |
29 |
| Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area |
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