Thursday, January 11, 2007

Income and Poverty in Weston County, Wyoming

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Weston County, Wyoming can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 20 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Weston County, with 22.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Weston County reported an income level of $36,197, this level was 4.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Weston County, Wyoming , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,488, this income level is 4.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Weston County, Wyoming White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,810 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent less than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $147,434. This median is 289.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Weston County accounted a medium-low median income for all households of $37,847 (2005 Dollars). This median is 17.1 percent lower than the median in State of Wyoming of $44,334 and the median is 29.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

 

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