Income and Poverty in Wayne County, Utah
In Wayne County, Utah White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,350 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent less than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Wayne County, Utah , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $15,113, this median household income is 59.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 99.2 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $74,588. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Wayne County had a median income of $51,188, this was 36.7 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.
When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Wayne County, Utah can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.4 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 67.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Wayne County, accounting 29.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Wayne County reported a medium-low median household income of $37,440 (2005 Dollars). This median is 42.9 percent lower than the median in Utah of $53,499 and the median household income is 31.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Wayne County, Utah can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.4 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 67.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Wayne County, accounting 29.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.
When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Wayne County reported a medium-low median household income of $37,440 (2005 Dollars). This median is 42.9 percent lower than the median in Utah of $53,499 and the median household income is 31.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
