Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Eddy County, North Dakota

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Eddy County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $33,511 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 20.8 percent lower than the median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 46.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Eddy County, North Dakota can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.7 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 27 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Eddy County, with 16.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Eddy County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,511 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Eddy County reported an income level of $29,250, which was 12.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic households in Eddy County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $47,531, this median is 41.8 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $13,163. This income level is 60.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







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

 

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