Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Atascosa County, Texas

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Atascosa County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $38,705 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 20.7 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and this is 26.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Atascosa County, Texas can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 20.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 40.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Atascosa County, having 36.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

In Atascosa County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,716 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 7.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Atascosa County, Texas recorded a median income of $32,632, this median household income is 15.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $36,075. This median is 6.8 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Atascosa County reported a median household income of $41,891, this median was 8.2 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 21.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $30,469.







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

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