Income and Poverty in Bailey County, Texas
Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Bailey County had a relatively low median income for households of $32,644 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 43.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 50.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.
When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Bailey County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 66.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bailey County, accounting 32.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 42.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $18,676. Hispanic in Bailey County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $28,743, this median household income is 12 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Bailey County reported a median household income of $27,589, this median was 15.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Bailey County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,572 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 9 percent greater than the median in 2000.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Bailey County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 66.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bailey County, accounting 32.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 42.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $18,676. Hispanic in Bailey County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $28,743, this median household income is 12 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Bailey County reported a median household income of $27,589, this median was 15.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Bailey County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,572 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 9 percent greater than the median in 2000.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
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