Income and Poverty in Crane County, Texas

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $117,332. This income level is 211.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 66.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $12,764. Hispanic households in Crane County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,003, this median household income is 7.1 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Crane County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,766 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Crane County reported a median household income of $2,924, this level was 92.2 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Crane County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 90.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Crane County, having 17.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Crane County accounted a medium-low median household income of $37,667 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 24 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 30.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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