Township · Ohio

Cass Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Cass Township, Muskingum County, township, in Muskingum County, Ohio. Cass Township, Muskingum County had 1,784 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.6% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,811 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,735 (±385). GEOID 3911912406.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,784

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,811 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,735 ±385

Median household income

$97,702

±$27,041 (90% margin)
Ohio: $71,389

Median home value

$198,900

±$39,212 (90% margin)
Ohio: $214,800

Median gross rent

$863

±$54 (90% margin)
Ohio: $1,034

Where is Cass Township, Muskingum County and what county is it in?

Cass Township, Muskingum County is a township in Muskingum County, Ohio. It covers 28.3 square miles of land, 64 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Cass Township (Muskingum County): Trinway (CDP, 358 in 2020). Part of Dresden (village) also lies in it.

Cass Township, Muskingum County is in the Zanesville, OH micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Cass Township, Muskingum County (marked with a dot) in Muskingum County, Ohio. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Cass Township, Muskingum County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,784 people lived in Cass Township, Muskingum County on July 1, 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, while Ohio grew 0.9%. The 2020 Census counted 1,811 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,735 (±385).

  • July 2020→2021 +0 (1,796)
  • 2021→2022 −13 (1,783)
  • 2022→2023 +2 (1,785)
  • 2023→2024 −7 (1,778)
  • 2024→2025 +6 (1,784)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureCass Township, Muskingum CountyMuskingum CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,735±38586,41111,810,293no clear change
Households719±17734,3574,863,191no clear change
Average household size2.41±0.372.462.37no clear change
Housing units824±18038,3575,292,391no clear change

Cass Township, Muskingum County's population since 2000

From 1,492 in 2000 to 1,784 in 2025: up 19.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Cass Township, Muskingum County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,492
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,561
  • 2010 Census 1,600
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,623
  • 2020 Census 1,811
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,784

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Cass Township, Muskingum County?

The median resident of Cass Township, Muskingum County is 49.1 years old; 14.7% are under 18 and 19.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 96.2%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 2.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureCass Township, Muskingum CountyMuskingum CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median age49.1±8.740.339.7no clear change
Under 18 years14.7%±5.5 pts22.7%22.0%–
65 years and over19.8%±7.6 pts18.6%18.3%–
Male50.3%±6.0 pts48.8%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±2.1 pts1.3%4.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic96.2%±3.6 pts90.5%75.8%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic2.9%±3.2 pts3.1%12.0%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.5%2.5%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.9%±1.5 pts4.2%4.3%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.4%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±2.1 pts0.7%5.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.0%±2.2 pts2.5%8.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.4%±5.3 pts6.7%6.6%–
With a disability8.4%±4.5 pts15.9%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage8.6%±7.6 pts6.6%6.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)98.2%±2.0 pts90.6%91.8%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)36.1%±11.9 pts20.6%31.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)19.2%±12.0 pts7.7%12.2%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier100.0%±2.1 pts89.2%88.1%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±2.1 pts1.1%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Cass Township, Muskingum County earn?

Half of Cass Township, Muskingum County's 719 households earn less than $97,702 a year (±$27,041), against $60,780 in Muskingum County and $71,389 in Ohio. In 2015-2019 it was $72,303 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureCass Township, Muskingum CountyMuskingum CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$97,702±$27,041$60,780$71,389no clear change
Mean household income$111,117±$24,543$80,210$96,990–
Per capita income$47,269±$8,892$32,809$40,552+$13,584
People below the poverty line7.0%±7.3 pts15.1%13.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line14.9%±21.7 pts20.5%17.8%–
Households receiving SNAP10.2%±7.8 pts19.3%12.5%–
Households with a computer99.3%±1.3 pts93.0%94.4%–
Households with a broadband subscription94.3%±5.4 pts89.3%90.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Cass Township, Muskingum County?

Owners occupy 80.4% of Cass Township, Muskingum County's occupied homes and renters 19.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $198,900 by its owner (±$39,212). The median renter pays $863 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureCass Township, Muskingum CountyMuskingum CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$198,900±$39,212$182,200$214,800no clear change
Median gross rent$863±$54$833$1,034+$127
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent22.6%±30.1 pts39.4%37.3%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,301±$573$1,300$1,517–
Owner-occupied homes80.4%±13.0 pts68.2%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes19.6%±13.0 pts31.8%32.8%–
Housing units824±18038,3575,292,391no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±6.3 pts0.8%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate39.2%±29.7 pts3.6%4.4%–
Single-family detached homes86.9%±11.6 pts73.5%68.8%–
Mobile homes2.2%±3.5 pts8.8%3.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±4.4 pts0.9%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 201920.4%±12.5 pts4.4%5.6%–
Built 1939 or earlier26.0%±16.4 pts23.1%19.0%–
Households with no vehicle13.1%±12.1 pts7.7%7.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Cass Township, Muskingum County work and get to work?

91.8% of Cass Township, Muskingum County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 25.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureCass Township, Muskingum CountyMuskingum CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)59.6%±13.5 pts59.4%63.1%–
Unemployment rate0.0%±4.1 pts4.3%4.8%–
Drove alone to work91.8%±6.1 pts82.3%75.1%–
Carpooled3.1%±3.4 pts9.1%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±4.1 pts0.2%1.0%–
Walked0.9%±1.6 pts1.5%2.0%–
Worked from home4.3%±4.5 pts6.3%13.0%–
Mean travel time to work25.5 min±6.225.4 min23.4 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Cass Township, Muskingum County?

No census tract lies mostly in Cass Township, Muskingum County; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Cass Township, Muskingum County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Cass Township, Muskingum County
Tract 9111Muskingum County6,062 $74,339 $206,20049%
Tract 9112.02Muskingum County4,135 $97,765 $232,00012%
Tract 9112.01Muskingum County2,882 $59,198 $167,3003%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Cass Township, Muskingum County) · Census block assignment files

How does Cass Township, Muskingum County compare with other places in Ohio?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Cass Township, Muskingum County is the 5,287th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 754th-most populous of 1,311 in Ohio.

Cass Township, Muskingum County ranks 310th of 1,699 places in Ohio with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Cass Township, Muskingum County's rank in Ohio (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate754th1,311
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)951st1,589
Residents per square mile1,395th1,734
Median household income310th1,699
Per capita income295th1,729
Median home value840th1,707
Median gross rent882nd1,453
Bachelor's degree or higher292nd1,613
Median age261st1,727
Owner-occupied share829th1,732
Travel time to work725th1,731

Cass Township, Muskingum County's figures with every place in Ohio (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Cass Township, Muskingum County?

27 of the 57 figures for Cass Township, Muskingum County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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