Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Adams County, North Dakota

Compared to counties across the United States, Adams County accounted a relatively low median household income of $34,022 (2005 Dollars). This median is 19 percent lower than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 44.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Adams County, North Dakota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 10.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Adams County, with 15.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 509.9 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $207,512. In Adams County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,792 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.7 percent less than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Adams County reported a median household income of $70,688, this was 107.8 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic in Adams County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $16,088, this median household income is 52.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.







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

 

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