Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Furnas County, Nebraska

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Furnas County had a medium-low median income for all households of $35,683 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 28.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 37.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Furnas County, Nebraska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,747 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Furnas County reported a median household income of $30,713, this level was 13.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic in Furnas County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $25,837, this median is 27.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $106,420. This income level is 198.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Furnas County, Nebraska may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 40 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Furnas County, with 19.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

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