Income and Poverty in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area had a very low median income for all households of $30,601 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 52.7 percent lower than the median in State of &statename of $46,715 and the median household income is 60.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.
While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 70.2 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Brownsville-Harlingen, seeing a 29.7 percent decline in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.
The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Brownsville-Harlingen had a median household income level of $29,587, this was 3.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic households in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $26,492, this median household income is 13.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $31,400 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 58.7 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $48,555. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $65,547. This median income level is 114.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.
The rate of poverty in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro has increased by 8.1 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 33.1 percent to 41.2 percent.
The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $24,684, which represents a 19.3 percent decline. The Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 2 of 22 metro area in percent of decline for household income in &statename. Brownsville-Harlingen ranks 9 of 233 metro area in terms of the decline in median income in the US.
Evaluated with other MSAs across the nation, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area may be understood as having a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 33.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 37.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Brownsville-Harlingen, reporting 45.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 70.2 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Brownsville-Harlingen, seeing a 29.7 percent decline in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.
The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Brownsville-Harlingen had a median household income level of $29,587, this was 3.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic households in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $26,492, this median household income is 13.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $31,400 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 58.7 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $48,555. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $65,547. This median income level is 114.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.
The rate of poverty in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro has increased by 8.1 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 33.1 percent to 41.2 percent.
The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $24,684, which represents a 19.3 percent decline. The Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 2 of 22 metro area in percent of decline for household income in &statename. Brownsville-Harlingen ranks 9 of 233 metro area in terms of the decline in median income in the US.
Evaluated with other MSAs across the nation, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area may be understood as having a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 33.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 37.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Brownsville-Harlingen, reporting 45.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
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