Cass County, North Dakota

At a Glance

Population	184,525
County Seat	Cass County Court House
State FIPS	38
County FIPS	017
Num Towns	30
Census-Designated Places	4
Total Town Population	178,255
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	186,328
Median Age	32.7
Veterans	8,589
Housing Units	85,944
Uninsured	2,107
Net Migration (recent)	738
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	5,923
Total Employees	108,019
Avg Annual Pay	$66,805
Median Household Income	$73,249
Poverty Rate	10.8%
Unemployment Rate	2.8%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$99,188
Federal Spending FY2024	$82,882,775,158
Federal Spending Per Capita	$449,168

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$270,300
Median Rent	$909
FMR Studio	$694
FMR 1BR	$836
FMR 2BR	$1,012
FMR 3BR	$1,418
FMR 4BR	$1,699

Health & Safety

Hospitals	120
EMS Stations	90
Fire Stations	90
Police Stations	90
Adult Smoking	13.2%
Adult Obesity	35.3%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	13.4
Air Quality Good Days	288

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	11.51
Electric Customers	397839
Towns with Broadband Data	30
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	30

Community

Churches	147
Libraries	33
Historic Places (NRHP)	39
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	464
SNAP Stores	123
Bank Branches	79

Agriculture

Total Farms	47
Land in Farms (acres)	741,469
Avg Farm Size (acres)	15,775.9
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2025-09-11
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2024-02-15
DR	FLOODING	2020-07-09
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-01
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	FLOODING	2019-06-12
DR	FLOODING	2013-05-29
EM	FLOODING	2013-04-26
DR	FLOODING	2011-05-10
EM	FLOODING	2011-04-07

Detailed Topics

Communities in Cass County

Fargo — pop 125,990
West Fargo — pop 38,626
Horace — pop 3,085
Casselton — pop 2,479
Mapleton — pop 1,320
Kindred — pop 889
Enderlin — pop 881
Harwood — pop 794
Reile's Acres — pop 703
Argusville — pop 480
Oxbow — pop 381
Hunter — pop 332
Arthur — pop 328
Davenport — pop 256
Leonard — pop 248
Frontier — pop 195
Buffalo — pop 195
Page — pop 190
Grandin — pop 186
Gardner — pop 129
Wheatland — pop 92
Amenia — pop 85
Brooktree Park — pop 76
Briarwood — pop 57
Prairie Rose — pop 56
North River — pop 55
Erie — pop 54
Alice — pop 41
Embden — pop 41
Ayr — pop 11

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.