Income and Poverty in Dallam County, Texas

In Dallam County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $34,324 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Dallam County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,465, which is 9.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Dallam County reported an income level of $10,447, which was 68 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 45.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $17,858.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Dallam County had a relatively low median income for households of $32,697 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 42.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 50.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Dallam County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 57.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Dallam County, having 29.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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