Income and Poverty in Kenedy County, Texas

Hispanic in Kenedy County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $26,162, this median is 10.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Kenedy County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,855 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 26 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Kenedy County reported a relatively low median household income of $29,250 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 59.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 68 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Kenedy County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 15.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 15.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 65 to 74 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Kenedy County, reporting 28.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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