Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Compared to counties across the United States, Middlesex County was reported to have a very high median income for households of $69,235 (2005 Dollars). This median is 8.9 percent higher than the median in State of Connecticut of $63,104 and this is 29 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Middlesex County, Connecticut may be understood as having a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 4.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 12.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Middlesex County, reporting 7.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

While household income level experienced a growth since 2000 in Middlesex County, Connecticut, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 32.5 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income growth in Middlesex County, seeing a 1783848.3 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The household income has increased from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $70,821, posting a 2.3 percent growth. Middlesex County, Connecticut, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 2 of 3 counties in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of Connecticut. Middlesex County ranks 65 of 119 counties (or parishes) in terms of the growth in household income across the nation.

The poverty rate in Middlesex County, Connecticut has increased by 0.9 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 4.6 percent to 5.5 percent.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Middlesex County reported an income level of $37,374, which was 46 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in Middlesex County, Connecticut , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $60,294, which is 12.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $66,488. This median income level is 4 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $44,935. In Middlesex County, Connecticut White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $70,688 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

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