Income and Poverty in Cottonwood County, Minnesota

In Cottonwood County, Minnesota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,578 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Cottonwood County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $29,981, this median is 19.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $29,250. This income level is 21.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Cottonwood County, Minnesota may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 38.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Cottonwood County, reporting 26 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Cottonwood County reported a medium-low median income for households of $37,373 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 47.5 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 31.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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