Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Winnebago County, Iowa

Compared to counties across the United States, Winnebago County had a medium-high median income for all households of $44,906 (2005 Dollars). This median is 2.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Iowa of $46,179 and this is 9.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Winnebago County, Iowa , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,014, which is 19.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Winnebago County had a median income of $35,588, this median was 20.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Winnebago County, Iowa White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,264 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 48.8 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $22,982.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Winnebago County, Iowa can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 8.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 29.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Winnebago County, accounting 12.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

 

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