Income and Poverty in Darke County, Ohio

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Darke County reported a medium-high median household income of $45,989 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 4.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 6.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Darke County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,476, this median household income is 18.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $121,113. This median income level is 163.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 28.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $33,010. In Darke County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $46,113 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Darke County had a median household income level of $11,457, which was 75.1 percent less than the median for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Darke County, Ohio can be recognized as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 32.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Darke County, reporting 14.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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