Income and Poverty in Keith County, Nebraska

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Keith County had a median income of $24,863, which was 34.3 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic in Keith County, Nebraska recorded a median income of $47,531, which is 25.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Keith County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,935 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $34,808. This median is 8 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Keith County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $37,820 (2005 Dollars). This median is 21.4 percent lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 29.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Keith County, Nebraska can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 43.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Keith County, reporting 27.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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