Income and Poverty in Williams County, North Dakota

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Williams County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 25.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Williams County, reporting 18.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Williams County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,611 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $10,823. This household income level is 70.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Williams County reported an income level of $25,435, which was 31 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Williams County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $24,375, this median household income is 33.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Williams County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $36,844 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 9.9 percent lower than the median in North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 33.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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