Income and Poverty in Longview, TX
The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $36,838, which amounts to a 8.1 percent decline. The Longview, TX MSA, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 16 of 22 metro area in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Texas. Longview ranks 118 of 233 metro area when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.
The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Longview reported an income level of $25,155, this level was 37.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $53,235. This median income level is 32.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Longview, TX , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,228, this median household income is 14.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 36 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $25,632. In Longview, TX White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,277 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.5 percent greater than the median in 2000.
The rate of poverty in the Longview, TX Metro has increased by 1.0 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 15.5 percent to 16.5 percent.
As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in the Longview, TX metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 22.4 percent since 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Longview, undergoing a 81.6 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.
When compared to other Metro Areas across the United States, the Longview metro area can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Longview, reporting 24.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Longview metro area reported a relatively low median income for households of $40,076 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 16.6 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 22.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Longview reported an income level of $25,155, this level was 37.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $53,235. This median income level is 32.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Longview, TX , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,228, this median household income is 14.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 36 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $25,632. In Longview, TX White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,277 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.5 percent greater than the median in 2000.
The rate of poverty in the Longview, TX Metro has increased by 1.0 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 15.5 percent to 16.5 percent.
As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in the Longview, TX metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 22.4 percent since 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Longview, undergoing a 81.6 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.
When compared to other Metro Areas across the United States, the Longview metro area can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Longview, reporting 24.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Longview metro area reported a relatively low median income for households of $40,076 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 16.6 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 22.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
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