Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Pine County, Minnesota

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Pine County, Minnesota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 35 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Pine County, having 21.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Pine County reported an income level of $35,393, which was 19.1 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Pine County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,992 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 9.2 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $47,775. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $25,490. This income level is 41.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Pine County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $40,950, this median household income is 6.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Pine County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $43,733 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 26 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 12.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

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