Cass County, Michigan
Cass County, Michigan · ZIP 49031, 49042, 49045
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 51,550 (2024 estimate)Population
- 21,089Households
- $68,011Median household income
- $205,200Median home value
- 20Towns with a page
- 12ZIP codes
Cass County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 51,104 |
| 2010 | 52,293 |
| 2020 | 51,589 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $68,011 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 16,986 units
- Renter occupied
- 4,103 units
- Vacancy rate
- 17.4%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
7,632 employees in 777 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Cass County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51,606 | 10,051,595 |
| Median household income | $68,011 | $71,149 |
| Median age | 45.5 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $205,200 | $217,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 21.6% | 31.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.3% | 7.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 80.5% | 72.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 25.1 minutes | 24.4 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Cass County20 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontwa Township | Township | 6,835 | 19.4 sq mi |
| Howard Township | Township | 6,246 | 34.5 sq mi |
| Dowagiac | City | 5,742 | 4.45 sq mi |
| Porter Township | Township | 3,929 | 51.5 sq mi |
| LaGrange Township | Township | 3,738 | 33.2 sq mi |
| Milton Township | Township | 3,171 | 21.1 sq mi |
| Silver Creek Township | Township | 3,035 | 32.0 sq mi |
| Mason Township | Township | 2,849 | 20.2 sq mi |
| Jefferson Township | Township | 2,565 | 34.7 sq mi |
| Wayne Township | Township | 2,453 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Marcellus Township | Township | 2,416 | 33.2 sq mi |
| Pokagon Township | Township | 2,084 | 34.0 sq mi |
| Calvin Township | Township | 2,016 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Penn Township | Township | 1,751 | 33.6 sq mi |
| Cassopolis | Village | 1,707 | 2.01 sq mi |
| Newberg Township | Township | 1,591 | 34.5 sq mi |
| Edwardsburg | Village | 1,287 | 0.91 sq mi |
| Volinia Township | Township | 1,129 | 34.4 sq mi |
| Marcellus | Village | 1,048 | 0.90 sq mi |
| Vandalia | Village | 323 | 0.99 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Berrien CountyPopulation 152,703 (2024 estimate)
- Elkhart CountyPopulation 207,436 (2024 estimate)
- Kalamazoo CountyPopulation 264,780 (2024 estimate)
- St. Joseph CountyPopulation 273,744 (2024 estimate)
- St. Joseph CountyPopulation 61,171 (2024 estimate)
- Van Buren CountyPopulation 76,129 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.