Income and Poverty in Oliver County, North Dakota

Compared to counties across the United States, Oliver County had a medium-high median income for all households of $42,881 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5.6 percent higher than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 14.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

In Oliver County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,998 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Oliver County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $55,575, which is 29.6 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Oliver County reported an income level of $24,863, this level was 42 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Oliver County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 58.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Oliver County, having 57.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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