Income and Poverty in Pembina County, North Dakota

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 62.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $16,088. Hispanic in Pembina County, North Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $30,922, this median is 27.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $42,413. This median income level is 0.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Pembina County reported an income level of $33,638, which was 21.1 percent less than the median for all households. In Pembina County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,820 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Pembina County reported a medium-high median household income of $42,623 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5 percent higher than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median is 15.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pembina County, North Dakota can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Pembina County, with 13.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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