Income and Poverty in Stutsman County, North Dakota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Stutsman County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 33.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Stutsman County, with 23.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Stutsman County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,450 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent less than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Stutsman County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $33,150, which is 16.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $93,678. This household income level is 136.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Stutsman County had a median household income level of $60,511, this was 52.8 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Stutsman County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $39,602 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2.2 percent lower than the median in North Dakota of $40,487 and the median is 24.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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