Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Pennington County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Pennington County reported a medium-high household income of $40,033 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 37.7 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 22.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $40,658. This household income level is 1.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Pennington County reported an income level of $18,330, this level was 54.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Pennington County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,331 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 98.5 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $79,463. Hispanic households in Pennington County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $51,188, this income level is 27.9 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Pennington County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 51.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Pennington County, with 18.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

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