Income and Poverty in Sibley County, Minnesota

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Sibley County reported a median household income of $35,100, this was 27.6 percent less than the median for all households. In Sibley County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $48,842 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Sibley County, Minnesota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,929, this median household income is 23.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $74,588. This median income level is 53.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 17.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $40,219.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Sibley County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Sibley County, having 14.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sibley County reported a relatively high median income for households of $48,506 (2005 Dollars). This median is 13.6 percent lower than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 1.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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