Income and Poverty in Armstrong County, Texas

Hispanic in Armstrong County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $46,800, which is 4.7 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Armstrong County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,417 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.6 percent less than the median household income in 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Armstrong County was reported to have a medium-high median income for households of $44,687 (2005 Dollars). This median is 4.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 9.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Armstrong County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 53.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Armstrong County, with 20 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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