Income and Poverty in McIntosh County, North Dakota

Hispanic households in McIntosh County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $46,800, which is 51.6 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in McIntosh County reported a median household income of $6,825, this was 77.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In McIntosh County, North Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $31,017 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $148,950. This median income level is 382.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, McIntosh County accounted a relatively low household income of $30,875 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 31.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and this is 59.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, McIntosh County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 100 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 McIntosh County, with 25 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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