Cass County vs. Shelby County

	Cass County (IA)	Shelby County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,930	11,578
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.3%	-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,952	12,169
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,956	12,167
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.2%	22.6%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.6%
White alone, percent	97.2%	96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.6%	3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.1%	94.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	945	836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,581	5,594
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.3%	77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,800	$117,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$940	$1,077
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$433	$446
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$646	$673
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.0%	11.0%
Building permits, 2018	9	15
Households, 2014-2018	5,964	5,046
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.16	2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.1%	75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.6%	20.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.8%	5.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	59.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	80,884	78,112
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	157,480	176,310
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	260,440	255,198
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	195,926	175,303
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,277	$14,525
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.1	19.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,178	$55,489
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,853	$31,283
Persons in poverty, percent	12.6%	7.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	466	394
Total employment, 2017	4,881	5,238
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	163,155	210,438
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.1%	-2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,178	978
All firms, 2012	1,626	1,311
Men-owned firms, 2012	899	700
Women-owned firms, 2012	345	352
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,549	1,241
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	157	112
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,319	1,067
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	19.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.7	20.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	564.27	590.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cass county (IA) and Shelby county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.