Income and Poverty in Lee County, North Carolina

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Lee County, North Carolina can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 24.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Lee County, with 22 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Lee County, North Carolina White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $50,255 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 35.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $29,351. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lee County reported a median household income of $49,085, this was 7.8 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic in Lee County, North Carolina reported a median household income of $41,699, which is 8.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $77,930. This median income level is 71.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Lee County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $45,513 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 0.7 percent lower than the median in North Carolina of $45,845 and this is 8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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