Income and Poverty in Bowman County, North Dakota

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Bowman County, North Dakota may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Bowman County, reporting 40.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Bowman County, North Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,367 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Bowman County, North Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,338, this median household income is 21.5 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bowman County had a median income of $54,113, which was 45 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 49.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $19,013.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Bowman County reported a medium-low median income for households of $37,330 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 8.5 percent lower than the median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 31.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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