Income and Poverty in Colorado County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Colorado County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $37,937 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 23.1 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 29.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Colorado County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 42.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Colorado County, reporting 24.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 49.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $19,236. Hispanic headed households in Colorado County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,273, which is 14.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Colorado County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,728 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 12.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Colorado County had a median household income level of $59,564, this median was 57 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.







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