Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in McKenzie County, North Dakota

Hispanic headed households in McKenzie County, North Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $84,094, this income level is 145 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $69,323. This median is 101.9 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in McKenzie County had a median household income level of $28,245, which was 17.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In McKenzie County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,970 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.9 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 8.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,444.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, McKenzie County reported a relatively low median income for households of $34,330 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 17.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 43.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, McKenzie County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 17.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 31.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in McKenzie County, reporting 32.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

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