Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Carroll County, Ohio

In Carroll County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,758 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Carroll County, Ohio recorded a median income of $69,835, which is 68.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 73.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $11,049. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Carroll County reported a median household income of $38,424, this was 7.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $5,119. This household income level is 87.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Carroll County, Ohio can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 48.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Carroll County, reporting 22.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Carroll County accounted a medium-high median household income of $41,546 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 15.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 18.3 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.

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