Income and Poverty in Cook County, Minnesota

Compared to counties across the United States, Cook County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $42,869 (2005 Dollars). This median is 28.6 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 14.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $37,537. This income level is 12.4 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Cook County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $19,256, which is 55.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 33.1 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $57,038. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Cook County had a median income of $34,223, this median was 20.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Cook County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,316 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 3.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Cook County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.1 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 78.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Cook County, accounting 23.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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