Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Divide County, North Dakota

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $77,513. This income level is 120.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic Householders in Divide County, North Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $11,212, this median household income is 68.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Divide County, North Dakota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $35,030 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.5 percent less than the median income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Divide County accounted a medium-low median household income of $35,204 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 15 percent lower than the median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 39.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Divide County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 60 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Divide County, accounting 23.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

 

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