| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
414
|
484
|
586
|
70
|
16.9
|
102
|
21.1
|
172
|
41.5
|
| Percent of all families |
5.4
|
5.7
|
5.1
|
|
0.3
|
|
-0.6
|
|
-0.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
296
|
439
|
438
|
143
|
48.3
|
-1
|
-0.2
|
142
|
48.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
6.7
|
5.4
|
7.2
|
|
-1.3
|
|
1.7
|
|
0.5
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
285
|
310
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
25
|
8.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
130
|
306
|
280
|
176
|
135.4
|
-26
|
-8.5
|
150
|
115.4
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
18.1
|
36.0
|
23.3
|
|
18.0
|
|
-12.7
|
|
5.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
120
|
303
|
267
|
183
|
152.5
|
-36
|
-11.9
|
147
|
122.5
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
2.7
|
3.8
|
4.4
|
|
1.0
|
|
0.6
|
|
1.7
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
207
|
184
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-23
|
-11.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
1,860
|
2,187
|
2,892
|
327
|
17.6
|
705
|
32.2
|
1,032
|
55.5
|
| Percent of all persons |
6.6
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
|
0.6
|
|
-0.2
|
|
0.4
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
1,243
|
1,775
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
532
|
42.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
323
|
243
|
245
|
-80
|
-24.8
|
2
|
0.8
|
-78
|
-24.1
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
12.0
|
7.4
|
5.8
|
|
-4.7
|
|
-1.6
|
|
-6.2
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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