Income and Poverty in Brazoria County, Texas
The poverty rate in Brazoria County, Texas has increased by 2.3 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 10.2 percent to 12.5 percent.
The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $49,690, which amounts to a 12.7 percent decline. Brazoria County, Texas, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 15 of 46 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Texas. Brazoria County ranks 108 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.
When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Brazoria County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 18.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Brazoria County, accounting 15.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.
Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Brazoria County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $56,899 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 17.9 percent higher than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 13.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Brazoria County, Texas, 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 19.2 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Brazoria County, experiencing a 55.3 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.
Hispanic headed households in Brazoria County, Texas reported a median household income of $42,884, which is 24.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $80,657. This income level is 41.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Brazoria County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $59,614 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 27 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $41,520. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Brazoria County reported a median household income of $41,285, which was 27.4 percent less than the median income level in this area.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $49,690, which amounts to a 12.7 percent decline. Brazoria County, Texas, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 15 of 46 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Texas. Brazoria County ranks 108 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.
When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Brazoria County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 18.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Brazoria County, accounting 15.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.
Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Brazoria County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $56,899 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 17.9 percent higher than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 13.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Brazoria County, Texas, 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 19.2 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Brazoria County, experiencing a 55.3 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.
Hispanic headed households in Brazoria County, Texas reported a median household income of $42,884, which is 24.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $80,657. This income level is 41.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Brazoria County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $59,614 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 27 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $41,520. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Brazoria County reported a median household income of $41,285, which was 27.4 percent less than the median income level in this area.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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