Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Beltrami County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Beltrami County, Minnesota may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 36.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Beltrami County, accounting 31.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Beltrami County had a medium-low median household income of $39,069 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 41.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 25.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 16 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $45,338. In Beltrami County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,590 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $46,215. This median income level is 18.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Beltrami County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $31,861, this median household income is 18.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Beltrami County had a median household income level of $28,619, this was 26.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households.







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

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