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About Cass, WV
Cass, WV is located in Pocahontas County in the state of West Virginia.
The total City Population for Cass is about 12 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $109,000, which is roughly 13% higher than the Average Home Value of $94,810 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 50% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $30,893, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $40,347 for the state of West Virginia, and roughly 52% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.25Male Population Estimate: 50.4%
Female Population Estimate: 100%
Median Age: 46.9
Male Median Age: 45.5
Female Median Age: 48.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:1.4%
Black:0.5%
Hispanic:0.5%
Other:0.3%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Joe Manchin](/assets/images/politicians/senators/joe_manchin.jpg)
![Shelley Moore Capito](/assets/images/politicians/senators/shelley_moore_capito.jpg)
![Jim Justice](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jim_justice.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 26.12%
Libertarian: 1.1%
Green: 0.55%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Cass specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Pocahontas County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Pocahontas County: About 306.258 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Pocahontas County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 6% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
West Virginia is ranked #33 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 33.11 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 37.99The average living wage for the state of West Virginia is $30/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives West Virginia a minimum wage score of 38.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.62/hr, which gives West Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 9.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for West Virginia is $192.50, resulting in a UI benefit score of 40.09 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X West Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ West Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X West Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X West Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X West Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X West Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X West Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X West Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X West Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ West Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ West Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X West Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X West Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ West Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ West Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ West Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X West Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Green Bank, WV ( 5.07 mi. )
- Arbovale, WV ( 6.43 mi. )
- Slatyfork, WV ( 8.41 mi. )
- Mingo, WV ( 10.10 mi. )
- Durbin, WV ( 11.50 mi. )
- Valley Head, WV ( 12.01 mi. )
- Bartow, WV ( 12.37 mi. )
- Mill Gap, VA ( 12.80 mi. )
- Minehaha Spgs, WV ( 13.61 mi. )
- Minnehaha, WV ( 13.61 mi. )
- Monterville, WV ( 15.01 mi. )
- Marlinton, WV ( 15.07 mi. )
- Minnehaha Springs, WV ( 16.48 mi. )
- Bolar, VA ( 18.11 mi. )
- Monterey, VA ( 18.38 mi. )
- Buckeye, WV ( 18.64 mi. )
- Burnsville, VA ( 21.14 mi. )
- Blue Grass, VA ( 21.25 mi. )
- Bergoo, WV ( 21.33 mi. )
- Mill Point, WV ( 21.72 mi. )
- Huttonsville, WV ( 22.09 mi. )
- Mc Dowell, VA ( 22.30 mi. )
- McDowell, VA ( 23.14 mi. )
- Seebert, WV ( 23.18 mi. )
- Mill Creek, WV ( 23.30 mi. )
- Williamsville, VA ( 23.51 mi. )
- Hillsboro, WV ( 23.82 mi. )
- Pickens, WV ( 23.98 mi. )
- Webster Spgs, WV ( 24.03 mi. )
- Bacova, VA ( 24.04 mi. )
- Curtin, WV ( 24.21 mi. )
- Fort Lewis, VA ( 24.74 mi. )
- Parcoal, WV ( 24.90 mi. )
- Warm Springs, VA ( 25.34 mi. )
- Valley Bend, WV ( 25.72 mi. )
- Doe Hill, VA ( 25.84 mi. )
- Helvetia, WV ( 26.12 mi. )
- Head Waters, VA ( 27.22 mi. )
- Webster Springs, WV ( 27.28 mi. )
- Dailey, WV ( 27.63 mi. )
- Hot Springs, VA ( 27.81 mi. )
- Droop, WV ( 29.66 mi. )
- Glady, WV ( 29.75 mi. )
- Circleville, WV ( 29.90 mi. )
- Milboro Sprgs, VA ( 29.97 mi. )
- Selbyville, WV ( 29.99 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 24927Latitude: 38.397000
Longitude: -79.920000
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 3113.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 304, 681