Income and Poverty in Madison County, Arkansas
Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Madison County had a relatively low median income for all households of $32,637 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Arkansas of $37,653 and this is 50.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Madison County, Arkansas can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 18.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 82.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Madison County, with 37 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 76.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $7,800. In Madison County, Arkansas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,137 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Madison County had a median income of $16,715, this level was 48.8 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Madison County, Arkansas reported a median household income of $26,874, this median household income is 17.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $26,033. This household income level is 20.2 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Madison County, Arkansas can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 18.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 82.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Madison County, with 37 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 76.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $7,800. In Madison County, Arkansas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,137 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Madison County had a median income of $16,715, this level was 48.8 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Madison County, Arkansas reported a median household income of $26,874, this median household income is 17.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $26,033. This household income level is 20.2 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.


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