Income and Poverty in Traill County, North Dakota

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 76.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $10,238. In Traill County, North Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,034 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Traill County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $61,913, this income level is 41.3 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Traill County reported a median household income of $29,543, this was 32.6 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Traill County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $43,811 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.6 percent higher than the median in North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 12.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Traill County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 26.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Traill County, reporting 10.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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