Income and Poverty in Caldwell County, Texas

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Caldwell County reported a median household income of $22,251, this median was 48 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $48,053. This income level is 12.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Caldwell County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,845 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 31.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $29,184. Hispanic headed households in Caldwell County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $37,247, this income level is 13 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Caldwell County had a medium-high household income of $42,790 (2005 Dollars). This median is 9.2 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 14.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Caldwell County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 19.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Caldwell County, having 16.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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