Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Calhoun County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Calhoun County reported a medium-high median income for households of $41,943 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 11.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 17.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Calhoun County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 16.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 53.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Calhoun County, accounting 27.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Calhoun County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,894 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Calhoun County had a median household income level of $30,347, this was 27.6 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Calhoun County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $32,313, which is 23 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 69 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $12,987. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $62,522. This median income level is 49.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.







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

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