Income and Poverty in Whitfield County, Georgia
Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 15.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $38,890. In Whitfield County, Georgia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,623 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $35,855. This household income level is 22.2 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Whitfield County, Georgia reported a median household income of $38,791, which is 15.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Whitfield County had a median income of $37,580, this median was 18.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households.
As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Whitfield County, Georgia, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 34.8 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Whitfield County, undergoing a 33.4 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.
The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $39,581, which amounts to a 14.1 percent decline. Whitfield County, Georgia, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 6 of 26 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Georgia. Whitfield County ranks 69 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.
The poverty rate in Whitfield County, Georgia has increased by 2.4 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 11.5 percent to 13.9 percent.
Compared to counties across the United States, Whitfield County reported a medium-high median household income of $46,071 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median is 6.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.
When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Whitfield County, Georgia can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Whitfield County, with 18.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Whitfield County, Georgia, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 34.8 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Whitfield County, undergoing a 33.4 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.
The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $39,581, which amounts to a 14.1 percent decline. Whitfield County, Georgia, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 6 of 26 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Georgia. Whitfield County ranks 69 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.
The poverty rate in Whitfield County, Georgia has increased by 2.4 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 11.5 percent to 13.9 percent.
Compared to counties across the United States, Whitfield County reported a medium-high median household income of $46,071 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median is 6.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.
When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Whitfield County, Georgia can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Whitfield County, with 18.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
