Income and Poverty in Huron County, Ohio

Compared to counties across the United States, Huron County had a relatively high median household income of $47,453 (2005 Dollars). This median is 1 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 3.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Huron County, Ohio can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 22.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Huron County, reporting 14.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $53,869. This median income level is 13.5 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic in Huron County, Ohio reported a median household income of $31,757, which is 33.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Huron County reported an income level of $86,288, this median was 81.8 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Huron County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $47,867 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 12.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $41,615.







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