Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Henry County, Ohio

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Henry County, Ohio can be recognized as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 7.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 25.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Henry County, with 13.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

In Henry County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,063 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $46,312. This household income level is 7.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Henry County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,975, this median is 19.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Henry County had a median income of $45,581, this level was 8.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 14 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $42,900.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Henry County reported a relatively high median income for households of $49,909 (2005 Dollars). This median is 4 percent higher than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 1.6 percent higher 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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