Cass County, Missouri

In Cass County, jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers industry paid the average highest wages in Cass County for 2006. The average industry job in Cass County was paid an annual wage of $58,437 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Missouri of $59,912 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $68,448.

Other high-paying jobs in Cass County, Missouri can be found in offices of physicians ($57,848), office administrative services ($56,102), oilseed and grain farming ($49,187) and nonresidential building construction ($48,735) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Cass County Wages have increased by 22.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Cass County, Missouri by a total of 22.2%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Missouri and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Cass County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cass County

The Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 152 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 24.1 percent of the total job loss in Cass County, Missouri.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (152 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (81 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (74 jobs lost)
4. Utility system construction (49 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (25 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cass County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 291 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 12.4 percent of the total employment growth in Cass County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (291 new jobs)
2. Management and technical consulting services (259 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (204 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (191 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (135 new jobs)

Given the 80 4-digit NAICS industries, 28 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 52 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Cass County, Missouri, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,827 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Cass County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 79.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Missouri, where the industry reported a loss of 9.6 percent. The losses in the Direct selling establishments industry in Cass County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 16.8 in percent of workers in the Direct selling establishments industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (79.7 percent decline)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (48.2 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (46.7 percent decline)
4. General rental centers (46.2 percent decline)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (45.7 percent decline)

Cass County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 281.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Cass County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Missouri, where this industry saw a gain of 22.7 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Cass County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 9.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (281.0 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (179.6 percent gain)
3. Private households (167.4 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (164.3 percent gain)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (150.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 18 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Missouri, which went through a gain of 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Cass County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Cass County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 154.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Cass County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Missouri, where the industry felt a loss of 0.5 percent. The Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Cass County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (154.9 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (98.4 percent gain)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (65.3 percent gain)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (59.9 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (53.5 percent gain)

Cass County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 87.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Missouri, where the industry reported a loss of 2 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Cass County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.1 in percent of jobs in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (87.7 percent decline)
2. Direct selling establishments (40 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (34.8 percent decline)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (30.4 percent decline)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (27.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Missouri, which saw a gain of 1.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cass County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Management and technical consulting services industry has grown the most with 200 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Management and technical consulting services industry makes up 19.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Cass County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (200 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (163 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (127 new jobs)
4. Department stores (96 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (49 new jobs)

In Cass County, Missouri, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 570 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 85 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 41 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 42 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cass County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Activities related to real estate industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 114 jobs. The declines in the Activities related to real estate industry make up 23.6 percent of the total job loss in Cass County, Missouri.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (114 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (34 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (33 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (24 jobs lost)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (23 jobs lost)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Cass County, Missouri

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The poverty rate in Cass County, Missouri has increased by 5.2 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 5.8 percent to 11 percent.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Cass County, Missouri can be understood to have a very low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 5.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 18.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Cass County, with 7.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Cass County, Missouri White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $58,055 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $76,538. This median is 32 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 1.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $57,363. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Cass County had a median household income level of $63,473, this was 9.5 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Cass County, Missouri reported a median household income of $57,818, which is 0.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Cass County, Missouri, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the White category. This group felt a decline of 4.5 percent since 2000. The Black or African American population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Cass County, seeing a 31.7 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Cass County reported a relatively high household income of $57,988 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 23.5 percent higher than the median in Missouri of $44,383 and the median household income is 15.3 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $55,582, which amounts to a 4.1 percent decline. Cass County, Missouri, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 14 of 15 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Missouri. Cass County ranks 501 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Cass County, Missouri

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Since 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Cass from another country. The international migration into Cass accounts for 0.7 percent of immigration into the State of Missouri. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Cass County, Missouri has a population that is made up of 91.8 percent White, 2.7 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 6.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Missouri percent of 15.4. Since 2000, Cass has increased the level of diversity when 4.1 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Cass County, Missouri to be 36.3 years of age. The median in Cass is less than the median age in Missouri of 37.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 35.9 years of age. With a total of 25.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Cass can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Cass County, Missouri had a population that was estimated at 94,232 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 82,637. This growth shows an increase of 14 percent. Cass ranks 5 of 115 counties when calculating total change in population for Missouri and the county ranks 292 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Cass covers a total land area of 699 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 135 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Surry, NC (135 per sq. mile ), Shiawassee, MI (135 per sq. mile ), Watauga, NC (136 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Midland, TX (135 per sq. mile ), Tangipahoa, LA (135 per sq. mile ), Robeson, NC (134 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Cass County, Missouri

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In Cass County, there were a total of 36,791 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 4,072 residential units since 2001, or 12.4 percent.

Cass County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $146,700, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the overall Missouri 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $123,100 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Cass County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.9 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Cass County, Missouri have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $42,500, or 40.8 percent, since their values in that year of $104,200.

The State of Missouri, Cass County places 4 of 115 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 189 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There is a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Cass County, Missouri. In 2005, 36.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Cass County, Missouri -- Ann...

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Employment Report for Cass County, Missouri -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Wholesale trade saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Cass County, changing a total of 66.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 0.4 percent. The State of Missouri had an industry job change of 1.4 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Cass County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 22.8 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,048 jobs. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries total 14.7 and 11.6 percent of all employment.

In Cass County, Construction, Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 2.24. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction industry is 2.24 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Cass County may specialize, or be an exporter of Construction.

Mining has the largest employers in Cass County. In the County, the industry averages 28 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Missouri average of 16 for the Mining industry.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).