Income and Poverty in Towner County, North Dakota

In Towner County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,532 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Towner County had a median income of $26,325, which was 31.3 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Towner County, North Dakota reported a median household income of $16,088, which is 58 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 80.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $7,313.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Towner County had a medium-low median household income of $38,306 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 5.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 28.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Towner County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 8.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Towner County, having 13.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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