Income and Poverty in Red Lake County, Minnesota

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Red Lake County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $37,501 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 47 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 31 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

In Red Lake County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,894 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $83,363. This household income level is 122.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Red Lake County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $44,606, this median household income is 18.9 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Red Lake County had a median income of $27,300, this median was 27.2 percent less than the median for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Red Lake County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 58.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Red Lake County, reporting 18.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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