| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
800
|
950
|
1,033
|
150
|
18.8
|
83
|
8.7
|
233
|
29.1
|
| Percent of all families |
4.9
|
5.5
|
5.1
|
|
0.6
|
|
-0.3
|
|
0.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
539
|
701
|
800
|
162
|
30.1
|
99
|
14.1
|
261
|
48.4
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
6.2
|
4.3
|
7.3
|
|
-1.9
|
|
3.0
|
|
1.2
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
444
|
480
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
36
|
8.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
280
|
434
|
582
|
154
|
55.0
|
148
|
34.1
|
302
|
107.9
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
19.2
|
24.0
|
22.0
|
|
4.7
|
|
-2.0
|
|
2.8
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
250
|
386
|
543
|
136
|
54.4
|
157
|
40.7
|
293
|
117.2
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
2.9
|
2.4
|
5.0
|
|
-0.5
|
|
2.6
|
|
2.1
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
238
|
331
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
93
|
39.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
7,250
|
9,363
|
9,203
|
2,113
|
29.1
|
-160
|
-1.7
|
1,953
|
26.9
|
| Percent of all persons |
11.2
|
13.5
|
11.4
|
|
2.4
|
|
-2.2
|
|
0.2
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
7,933
|
7,695
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-238
|
-3.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
484
|
516
|
363
|
32
|
6.6
|
-153
|
-29.7
|
-121
|
-25.0
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
8.1
|
7.1
|
4.5
|
|
-1.1
|
|
-2.6
|
|
-3.6
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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