| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
3,960
|
3,676
|
5,753
|
-284
|
-7.2
|
2,077
|
56.5
|
1,793
|
45.3
|
| Percent of all families |
2.3
|
1.7
|
2.4
|
|
-0.5
|
|
0.7
|
|
0.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
2,988
|
2,686
|
4,421
|
-302
|
-10.1
|
1,735
|
64.6
|
1,433
|
48.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
3.0
|
1.4
|
3.5
|
|
-1.7
|
|
2.1
|
|
0.4
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,289
|
2,010
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
721
|
55.9
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
1,514
|
1,763
|
2,279
|
249
|
16.4
|
516
|
29.3
|
765
|
50.5
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
10.8
|
8.9
|
9.2
|
|
-1.9
|
|
0.3
|
|
-1.6
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
1,427
|
1,543
|
2,061
|
116
|
8.1
|
518
|
33.6
|
634
|
44.4
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
1.5
|
0.8
|
1.6
|
|
-0.7
|
|
0.8
|
|
0.2
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
705
|
856
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
151
|
21.4
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
19,818
|
20,948
|
32,163
|
1,130
|
5.7
|
11,215
|
53.5
|
12,345
|
62.3
|
| Percent of all persons |
3.0
|
2.7
|
3.6
|
|
-0.3
|
|
0.9
|
|
0.6
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
14,912
|
22,345
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
7,433
|
49.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
1,907
|
2,745
|
3,523
|
838
|
43.9
|
778
|
28.3
|
1,616
|
84.7
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
4.5
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
|
-0.2
|
|
0.0
|
|
-0.2
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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