Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Morrison County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Morrison County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $43,345 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.2 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 13.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Morrison County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 18.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Morrison County, reporting 26.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 28.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,038. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $73,800. This median income level is 70.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Morrison County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,638, which is 22.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Morrison County had a median income of $56,063, this level was 29.3 percent greater than the median for all households. In Morrison County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,341 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly less than the median income in 2000.







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

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