Hessen CasselIN
In Indiana, this town has 261 residents.
Is Hessen Cassel a good place to live?
Hessen Cassel’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Hessen Cassel. Hessen Cassel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hessen Cassel.
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are nearly three in five residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Hessen Cassel is 47.9 years. Here, 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 30% in Indiana as a whole.
| Hessen Cassel | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Hessen Cassel | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 41.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
About half of Hessen Cassel’s working residents commute to Fort Wayne
The top destinations are Fort Wayne (49%), New Haven (4%) and Marion Township (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles. Hessen Cassel’s middle household income is $76,000.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hessen Cassel: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Hessen Cassel is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Hessen Cassel, 69% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Hessen Cassel
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hessen Cassel. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Zoo & aquariumFort Wayne Children's Zoo
26 mi MuseumAuburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
8 mi MuseumFort Wayne Museum of Art
8 mi GardenFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
23 mi MuseumUnited States Vice Presidential Museum
25 mi MuseumForks of the WabashPhoto credits
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum: Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wayne Museum of Art: Momoneymoproblemz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Vice Presidential Museum: Pilcrow, Public domain · Forks of the Wabash: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Hessen Cassel: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hessen Cassel, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Hessen Cassel for work
Where Hessen Cassel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hessen Cassel
About 0 of every 100 Hessen Cassel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Hessen Cassel
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Hessen Cassel is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 794 ft
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