Who is the Cass County County Attorney?

Vanessa E Strazdas (Republican) is the County Attorney of Cass County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cass County County Auditor?

Kathy Somers (Republican) is the County Auditor of Cass County, Iowa.

Who is the Cass County County Recorder?

Mary Ward (Republican) is the County Recorder of Cass County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cass County Sheriff?

John Westering (Republican) is the Sheriff of Cass County, Iowa.

Who is the Cass County County Treasurer?

Tracey J Marshall (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Cass County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Cass County commissioners?

Stephen S Green (County Supervisor, District 1); Mark O'Brien (County Supervisor, District 2); Wendy Richter (County Supervisor, District 3); Steve Baier (County Supervisor, District 4); Bernard Pettinger (County Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Cass County?

About 13,096 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $63,013 and 14.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Cass County?

2.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 183 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,710, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Cass County?

14 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 3 school district and 2 special district governments.

Cass County, IA elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Cass County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Cass County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Supervisor, District 1	Stephen S Green Republican source
County Supervisor, District 2	Mark O'Brien Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 3	Wendy Richter Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 4	Steve Baier Republican source
County Supervisor, District 5	Bernard Pettinger Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Vanessa E Strazdas Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Kathy Somers Republican source
County Recorder	Mary Ward Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	John Westering Republican source
County Treasurer	Tracey J Marshall Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Cass County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 14 local governments in Cass County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	8	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	2	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Cass County

13,096people

43.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,013 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

14.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$150,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

1.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.1%U.S.: 8.4%

48.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.7% · White 93.5% · Black 0.9% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 2.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Cass County

2.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.4%. Iowa: 3.2%.

183people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

6,527people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,710in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.7%	183	6,527	6,710
August 2026	3.1%	211	6,502	6,713
July 2026	3.1%	209	6,584	6,793
June 2026	2.8%	189	6,672	6,861
May 2026	2.5%	171	6,618	6,789
April 2026	2.3%	157	6,618	6,775
March 2026	3.1%	208	6,529	6,737
February 2026	3.4%	227	6,417	6,644
January 2026	3.8%	254	6,381	6,635
December 2025	3.1%	208	6,506	6,714
November 2025	3.1%	206	6,539	6,745
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.4%	164	6,586	6,750
August 2025	3.4%	224	6,457	6,681
July 2025	3.3%	227	6,601	6,828
June 2025	3.1%	211	6,643	6,854
May 2025	2.8%	191	6,543	6,734
April 2025	2.7%	187	6,653	6,840
March 2025	3.4%	232	6,578	6,810
February 2025	3.8%	256	6,439	6,695
January 2025	4.2%	283	6,478	6,761
December 2024	2.8%	185	6,492	6,677
November 2024	2.9%	191	6,505	6,696
October 2024	2.8%	190	6,656	6,846

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	217	6,548	6,765
2024	2.8%	190	6,589	6,779
2023	2.8%	192	6,672	6,864
2022	2.8%	185	6,541	6,726
2021	3.6%	238	6,439	6,677
2020	4.0%	268	6,385	6,653
2019	2.9%	198	6,714	6,912
2018	2.8%	198	6,900	7,098
2017	3.7%	264	6,866	7,130
2016	3.4%	245	7,054	7,299

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Iowa's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Cass County

108.2 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 233.9.

1,322.0 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 1,171.7.

0murders2025, 14 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	14	108.2	171	1,322.0
2024	31	234.0	183	1,381.2
2023	34	259.5	160	1,221.2
2022	50	384.4	179	1,376.2
2021	28	219.1	146	1,142.7
2020	35	275.6	150	1,181.0
2019	33	258.9	239	1,875.1
2017	40	307.4	184	1,413.9

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Atlantic Police Department	2025	11	141	6,701
Cass County Sheriff's Office	2025	3	30	6,234

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Iowa · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.70 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 12,935 people.

22sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

17civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Cass County Sheriff's Office	9	16	6,234
Atlantic Police Department	13	1	6,701

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	22	1.70	17	2
2024	21	1.59	16	2
2023	21	1.60	16	2
2022	22	1.69	16	2
2021	21	1.64	3	2
2020	21	1.65	4	2
2019	21	1.65	4	2
2018	21	1.61	4	2
2017	20	1.54	4	2
2016	21	1.58	4	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Cass County County Attorney?: Vanessa E Strazdas (Republican) is the County Attorney of Cass County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cass County County Auditor?: Kathy Somers (Republican) is the County Auditor of Cass County, Iowa.
Who is the Cass County County Recorder?: Mary Ward (Republican) is the County Recorder of Cass County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cass County Sheriff?: John Westering (Republican) is the Sheriff of Cass County, Iowa.
Who is the Cass County County Treasurer?: Tracey J Marshall (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Cass County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Cass County commissioners?: Stephen S Green (County Supervisor, District 1); Mark O'Brien (County Supervisor, District 2); Wendy Richter (County Supervisor, District 3); Steve Baier (County Supervisor, District 4); Bernard Pettinger (County Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Cass County?: About 13,096 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $63,013 and 14.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Cass County?: 2.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 183 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,710, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Cass County?: 14 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 3 school district and 2 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from county election offices' elected-officials pages where they publish one, and elsewhere from the Iowa Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results (each seat's last election); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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