Income and Poverty in Childress County, Texas

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 32.3 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $21,760. In Childress County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,868 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 11.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic Householders in Childress County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $23,291, this median is 27.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Childress County reported an income level of $30,713, which was 4.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $48,263. This median income level is 50.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Childress County, Texas can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 63 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Childress County, having 47.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Childress County had a relatively low median income for all households of $32,125 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 45.4 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 52.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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