Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Fulton County, Ohio

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Fulton County reported a relatively high median income for households of $51,567 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.1 percent higher than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and this is 4.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Fulton County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,225, this income level is 27.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Fulton County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,857 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 14 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $44,363. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Fulton County reported an income level of $78,487, which was 52.2 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $58,793. This income level is 14 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Fulton County, Ohio can be considered to have a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 5.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 21.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Fulton County, with 7.2 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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