Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $38,497, representing a 5.1 percent decline. The Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 3 of 11 metro area in percent of decline for household income in Ohio. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ranks 175 of 233 metro area in terms of the decline in median household income in the United States.

Hispanic Householders in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $29,981, which is 26.1 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,424 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $72,029. This median is 77.6 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman had a median income of $23,108, this median was 43 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 44.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $22,459.

When compared to other Metro Areas throughout the United States, the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area had a relatively low median household income of $40,559 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 18.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 21.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 53.2 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, encountering a 345.8 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Contrasted against to other Metropolitan Areas throughout the US, the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, reporting 20.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The poverty rate in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metro has increased by 0.4 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 11.5 percent to 11.9 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

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