Income and Poverty in Swift County, Minnesota

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Swift County, Minnesota may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 30 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Swift County, having 18 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Swift County reported a medium-high median household income of $40,739 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 35.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 20.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Swift County had a median income of $28,519, which was 30 percent less than the median for all households. In Swift County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,710 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent less than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $59,963. This median income level is 47.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic in Swift County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $32,468, this median is 20.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 40 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $57,038.







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