Income and Poverty in Deuel County, Nebraska

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Deuel County, Nebraska can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Deuel County, having 21.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Deuel County had a median household income level of $13,163, this level was 65.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $57,038. This median is 47.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Deuel County, Nebraska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,093 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Deuel County, Nebraska recorded a median income of $12,431, which is 67.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Deuel County had a medium-low median income for households of $38,588 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 19 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the income level is 27.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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