County profile
Cass County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1943 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$883.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,319
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
241
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,463
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$68.1k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
20.8%±2.8%
Poverty rate
11.1%±2.3%
Business applications
92 · 2025
Retail establishments
43
34.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing58%
Admin & support13%
Retail trade11%
Food & accommodation6%
Health care6%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,463
residents · 2025 · -4.0% since 2020
Income per capita $52.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,069
International migration+544
Natural change+9
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$649.8M2019
$678.8M2020
$742.0M2021
$809.3M2022
$886.0M2023
$883.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$97.1k±$4.5k
Median gross rent
$723/mo±$88/mo
Vacancy rate
9.7%±2.6%
Affordability
1.9× wages
Residential permits
$35.0k
2 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
38.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 85Drought 84Heat wave 65
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1912016
1732017
1872018
1892019
1892020
2002021
2162022
2482023
2372024
2602025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 202142021
02022
42023
12024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
27.6 km
I-72
Nearest freight rail
13.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
17.0 km
LOGSDON TUG SERVICE, BEARDSTOWN FLEET MOORINGS
Nearest commercial airport
50.6 km
ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.0k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cass?
Cass's economy produced $883.5M in 2024, contracting 0.3% year over year — slower than 81% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.