Income and Poverty in Boone County, Nebraska

Compared to counties across the United States, Boone County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $36,789 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 24.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median is 33.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Boone County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 18.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Boone County, with 21.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

In Boone County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,802 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was only slightly greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Boone County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $22,912, this median is 37.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Boone County reported a median household income of $27,788, this median was 24.5 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $51,188. This median income level is 39.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.







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