Income and Poverty in Grant County, Minnesota

Hispanic Householders in Grant County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $52,943, this median is 34 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $21,938. This median income level is 44.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Grant County reported a median household income of $100,022, this level was 153.1 percent greater than the median for all households. In Grant County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,517 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was only slightly equal to the median income in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Grant County, Minnesota can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 18.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Grant County, reporting 15.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Grant County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $39,517 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 39.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 24.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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