Income and Poverty in Kittson County, Minnesota

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 34.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $24,863. Hispanic in Kittson County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $15,722, which is 58.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Kittson County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,164 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Kittson County reported an income level of $33,638, which was 11.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Kittson County reported a medium-low median household income of $38,043 (2005 Dollars). This median is 44.9 percent lower than the median in Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 29.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Kittson County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Kittson County, with 13.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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