| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
367
|
485
|
334
|
118
|
32.2
|
-151
|
-31.1
|
-33
|
-9.0
|
| Percent of all families |
4.4
|
5.4
|
3.2
|
|
1.1
|
|
-2.2
|
|
-1.1
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
208
|
311
|
233
|
103
|
49.5
|
-78
|
-25.1
|
25
|
12.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
4.5
|
3.7
|
4.4
|
|
-0.8
|
|
0.7
|
|
-0.1
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
127
|
104
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-23
|
-18.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
90
|
174
|
145
|
84
|
93.3
|
-29
|
-16.7
|
55
|
61.1
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
15.9
|
22.1
|
12.9
|
|
6.2
|
|
-9.1
|
|
-3.0
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
77
|
153
|
143
|
76
|
98.7
|
-10
|
-6.5
|
66
|
85.7
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
1.7
|
1.8
|
2.7
|
|
0.2
|
|
0.9
|
|
1.0
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
44
|
77
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
33
|
75.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
1,635
|
2,116
|
1,786
|
481
|
29.4
|
-330
|
-15.6
|
151
|
9.2
|
| Percent of all persons |
5.4
|
6.6
|
4.8
|
|
1.2
|
|
-1.8
|
|
-0.6
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
1,496
|
1,260
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-236
|
-15.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
324
|
434
|
257
|
110
|
34.0
|
-177
|
-40.8
|
-67
|
-20.7
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
10.3
|
11.1
|
6.0
|
|
0.8
|
|
-5.1
|
|
-4.3
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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