Income and Poverty in LaMoure County, North Dakota

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in LaMoure County had a median household income level of $7,313, this median was 79 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In LaMoure County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,803 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in LaMoure County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $50,456, this median household income is 45.2 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, LaMoure County, North Dakota may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.7 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 29.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in LaMoure County, having 18.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, LaMoure County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $34,757 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 16.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 41.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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