Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Income and Poverty in York County, Virginia

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, York County, Virginia may be understood as having a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 3.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 10.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in York County, having 6.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In York County, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $71,826 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 5.9 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 29.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $47,589. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in York County reported an income level of $81,249, this median was 19.8 percent greater than the median income level in this area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $67,275. This median is 0.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in York County, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $52,975, which is 21.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, York County reported a very high median household income of $67,809 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 19.5 percent higher than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 27.5 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

 

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