Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Income and Poverty in Putnam County, Ohio

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Putnam County had a median household income level of $30,225, which was 44.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Putnam County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $54,657 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $66,787. This median is 23 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 57.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $23,157. Hispanic Householders in Putnam County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,955, this median household income is 30.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Putnam County had a relatively high median income for households of $54,318 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 11.8 percent higher than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and this is 9.5 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Putnam County, Ohio can be understood to have a very low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 5.6 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 22.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Putnam County, reporting 12.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

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