Cassopolis is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,717 people and just one neighborhood, Cassopolis is the 384th largest community in Michigan. Much of the housing stock in Cassopolis was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Cassopolis is a blue-collar town, with 43.73% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Cassopolis is a village of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cassopolis who work in sales jobs (14.43%), food service (8.16%), and office and administrative support (5.98%).
The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Cassopolis has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Cassopolis a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The population of Cassopolis has a very low overall level of education: only 7.93% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Cassopolis in 2022 was $21,507, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,028 for a family of four. However, Cassopolis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cassopolis is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Cassopolis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cassopolis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cassopolis include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Cassopolis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Laotian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.7%) living in the neighborhood.
In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Cassopolis is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MI, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.9% of the neighborhoods in Michigan. If you are considering retiring to Michigan, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Cassopolis are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 34.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 37.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.7%), and 11.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Cassopolis, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (6.2%), and residents who report French roots (5.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.2%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.