Income and Poverty in Irion County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Irion County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $43,875 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 6.5 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 12 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 16.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $36,563. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Irion County reported a median household income of $45,338, this was 3.3 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Irion County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $44,058 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Irion County, Texas reported a median household income of $32,724, which is 25.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Irion County, Texas may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 8.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 13.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Irion County, with 14.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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