Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Otter Tail County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $41,412 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 33.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 18.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Otter Tail County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 56.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Otter Tail County, reporting 18.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $46,800. This income level is 13 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Otter Tail County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $40,613, this median household income is 1.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Otter Tail County reported an income level of $27,203, which was 34.3 percent less than the median for all households. In Otter Tail County, Minnesota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,541 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $26,691.







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

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