Income and Poverty in Nobles County, Minnesota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Nobles County, Minnesota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 47.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Nobles County, with 18.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 20.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $33,089. Hispanic Householders in Nobles County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $42,047, which is 0.7 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Nobles County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,274 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $36,197. This household income level is 13.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Nobles County had a median household income level of $65,813, this was 57.6 percent greater than the median income level in this area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Nobles County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $41,750 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 32 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 17.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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