Income and Poverty in Portage County, Ohio
While the median household income saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Portage County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the White category. This category saw a decline of 9.5 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Portage County, encountering a 93.7 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.
Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Portage County, Ohio may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 29.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Portage County, having 13.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
Compared to counties across the United States, Portage County was reported to have a relatively high median income for households of $51,886 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.6 percent higher than the median in Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 5.3 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $46,842, which represents a 9.7 percent decline. Portage County, Ohio, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 19 of 38 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Ohio. Portage County ranks 235 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.
In Portage County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $53,100 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $18,830. This median income level is 63.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Portage County had a median income of $29,250, which was 43.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic in Portage County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $36,249, this median is 30.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 39.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,581.
The poverty rate in Portage County, Ohio has increased by 2.1 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 9.3 percent to 11.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Portage County, Ohio may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 29.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Portage County, having 13.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
Compared to counties across the United States, Portage County was reported to have a relatively high median income for households of $51,886 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.6 percent higher than the median in Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 5.3 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $46,842, which represents a 9.7 percent decline. Portage County, Ohio, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 19 of 38 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Ohio. Portage County ranks 235 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.
In Portage County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $53,100 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $18,830. This median income level is 63.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Portage County had a median income of $29,250, which was 43.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic in Portage County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $36,249, this median is 30.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 39.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,581.
The poverty rate in Portage County, Ohio has increased by 2.1 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 9.3 percent to 11.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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