Income and Poverty in Dixon County, Nebraska

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Dixon County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 13.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Dixon County, reporting 16.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Dixon County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $40,015 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 14.8 percent lower than the median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 22.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Dixon County reported an income level of $65,228, which was 63 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $62,888. This median is 57.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Dixon County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,780 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent less than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic households in Dixon County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $43,387, this median household income is 8.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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