Income and Poverty in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $50,215, which amounts to a 15.1 percent decline. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 12 of 36 counties in percent of decline for household income in North Carolina. Mecklenburg County ranks 50 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.
Hispanic headed households in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina recorded a median income of $45,940, this median is 22.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $64,550. This income level is 9.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 30.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $40,994. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Mecklenburg County reported a median household income of $45,183, this was 23.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Mecklenburg County, North Carolina White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $68,580 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 15.9 percent greater than the median in 2000.
Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 22.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Mecklenburg County, with 13.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.
The rate of poverty in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.2 percent to 11.3 percent.
Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Mecklenburg County was reported to have a relatively high median income for all households of $59,177 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 22.5 percent higher than the median in North Carolina of $45,845 and the income level is 17 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 18.4 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Mecklenburg County, experiencing a 2.8 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
Hispanic headed households in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina recorded a median income of $45,940, this median is 22.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $64,550. This income level is 9.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 30.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $40,994. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Mecklenburg County reported a median household income of $45,183, this was 23.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Mecklenburg County, North Carolina White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $68,580 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 15.9 percent greater than the median in 2000.
Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 22.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Mecklenburg County, with 13.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.
The rate of poverty in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.2 percent to 11.3 percent.
Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Mecklenburg County was reported to have a relatively high median income for all households of $59,177 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 22.5 percent higher than the median in North Carolina of $45,845 and the income level is 17 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 18.4 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Mecklenburg County, experiencing a 2.8 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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