Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Nash County, North Carolina

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $38,957, representing a 10.4 percent decline. Nash County, North Carolina, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 24 of 36 counties in percent of decline for household income in North Carolina. Nash County ranks 207 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Nash County, North Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the White category. This group felt a decline of 8.3 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Nash County, encountering a 30.4 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $52,573. This income level is 21 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Nash County, North Carolina White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $51,431 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 18.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Nash County had a median household income level of $47,166, this was 8.5 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic in Nash County, North Carolina recorded a median income of $31,186, this median household income is 28.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 27.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $31,529.

The rate of poverty in Nash County, North Carolina has increased by 3.7 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 13.4 percent to 17.1 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Nash County accounted a medium-high median household income of $43,462 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 5.5 percent lower than the median in North Carolina of $45,845 and the income level is 13 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Nash County, North Carolina can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.4 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 36.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Nash County, accounting 20 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

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