County profile
Cass County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#1327 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 25% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-3.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
7,632
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
777
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
51,677
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$70.4k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
21.8%±1.4%
Poverty rate
11.9%±1.7%
Business applications
509 · 2025
Retail establishments
110
21.3/10k 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
Manufacturing44%
Food & accommodation15%
Retail trade14%
Health care12%
Other services9%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
51,677
residents · 2025 · +0.2% since 2020
Income per capita $59.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+853
International migration+61
Natural change−781
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.1B2020
$1.3B2021
$1.6B2022
$2.0B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$218.0k±$9.7k
Median gross rent
$916/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
17.4%±1.3%
Affordability
4.3× wages
Residential permits
$69.8M
140 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
47.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$993/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 85Hail 79Cold wave 68
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4942016
5202017
5552018
5742019
6012020
6672021
7802022
8262023
8842024
9232025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 9% since 20211282021
1532022
1312023
1402024
1402025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.4 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
CN
Nearest port
45.1 km
RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CENTRAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.2 km
SOUTH BEND INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.2k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cass?
Cass's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, contracting 3.6% year over year — slower than 88% 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.