Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in White Pine County, Nevada

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $11,491. This household income level is 73.2 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in White Pine County had a median income of $43,875, this was 2.2 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In White Pine County, Nevada White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,125 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 94.2 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $83,363. Hispanic in White Pine County, Nevada recorded a median income of $34,369, this median household income is 19.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, White Pine County was reported to have a medium-high median income for households of $42,925 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 21.5 percent lower than the median in State of Nevada of $52,160 and the median is 14.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, White Pine County, Nevada can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.0 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 category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.5 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 White Pine County, reporting 16.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

 

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