Income and Poverty in Collingsworth County, Texas

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $205,530. This median income level is 590.6 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Collingsworth County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $18,921, this median is 36.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Collingsworth County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,385 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 12.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 57.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $12,578. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Collingsworth County reported a median household income of $28,762, which was 3.4 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Collingsworth County, Texas can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 50.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Collingsworth County, having 38.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Collingsworth County was reported to have a relatively low household income of $29,762 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 57 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 65.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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