Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Dunn County, North Dakota

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Dunn County, North Dakota can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 17.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 42.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Dunn County, having 33.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Dunn County had a median income of $21,938, which was 37.5 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic Householders in Dunn County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $19,013, this median household income is 45.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Dunn County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,759 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $24,863. This income level is 29.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Dunn County had a medium-low median household income of $35,118 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.3 percent lower than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and this is 39.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

 

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