| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
574
|
802
|
586
|
228
|
39.7
|
-216
|
-26.9
|
12
|
2.1
|
| Percent of all families |
5.3
|
8.0
|
5.1
|
|
2.6
|
|
-2.8
|
|
-0.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
412
|
552
|
438
|
140
|
34.0
|
-114
|
-20.7
|
26
|
6.3
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
7.5
|
5.9
|
7.2
|
|
-1.6
|
|
1.3
|
|
-0.4
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
286
|
310
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
24
|
8.4
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
102
|
289
|
280
|
187
|
183.3
|
-9
|
-3.1
|
178
|
174.5
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
13.4
|
28.0
|
23.3
|
|
14.6
|
|
-4.7
|
|
9.9
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
95
|
262
|
267
|
167
|
175.8
|
5
|
1.9
|
172
|
181.1
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
1.7
|
2.8
|
4.4
|
|
1.1
|
|
1.6
|
|
2.6
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
119
|
184
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
65
|
54.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
3,056
|
3,651
|
2,892
|
595
|
19.5
|
-759
|
-20.8
|
-164
|
-5.4
|
| Percent of all persons |
7.9
|
10.4
|
7.0
|
|
2.5
|
|
-3.4
|
|
-0.9
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
2,328
|
1,775
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-553
|
-23.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
646
|
711
|
245
|
65
|
10.1
|
-466
|
-65.5
|
-401
|
-62.1
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.0
|
11.7
|
5.8
|
|
0.7
|
|
-5.9
|
|
-5.2
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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