Income and Poverty in Duval County, Texas

Hispanic in Duval County, Texas recorded a median income of $25,229, this median household income is 3.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Duval County had a median income of $2,924, which was 88.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Duval County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $27,095 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.3 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Duval County, Texas can be considered to have a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 27.2 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 30.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Duval County, having 41 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Duval County was reported to have a very low median income for households of $26,227 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 78.1 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 87.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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