Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Monroe County, Ohio

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Monroe County, Ohio may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 52.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Monroe County, with 21.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Monroe County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $35,646 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 34.4 percent lower than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 37.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 92.8 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $68,738. Hispanic Householders in Monroe County, Ohio , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,855, this income level is 3.4 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $24,131. This income level is 32.3 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Monroe County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,562 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent less than the median income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Monroe County reported a median household income of $53,277, this was 49.5 percent greater than the median income level in this area.







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

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