Income and Poverty in Hall County, Nebraska

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Hall County, Nebraska can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 31.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Hall County, accounting 19.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 22.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $33,638. In Hall County, Nebraska White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,325 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Hall County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $31,491, this median is 27.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $63,254. This median is 46.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Hall County had a median income of $25,594, this level was 40.8 percent less than the median for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Hall County reported a medium-high household income of $43,257 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 6.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 13.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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