Income and Poverty in Koochiching County, Minnesota

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Koochiching County, Minnesota may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 37.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Koochiching County, reporting 26 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Koochiching County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,905 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic in Koochiching County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $23,217, this income level is 45.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $106,420. This income level is 150.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Koochiching County reported a median household income of $20,276, this median was 52.2 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Koochiching County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $42,427 (2005 Dollars). This median is 29.9 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 15.8 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.