| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
1,003
|
1,195
|
811
|
192
|
19.1
|
-384
|
-32.1
|
-192
|
-19.1
|
| Percent of all families |
6.2
|
8.2
|
5.6
|
|
2.0
|
|
-2.6
|
|
-0.6
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
672
|
885
|
583
|
213
|
31.7
|
-302
|
-34.1
|
-89
|
-13.2
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
7.7
|
6.5
|
8.8
|
|
-1.3
|
|
2.3
|
|
1.1
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
429
|
339
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-90
|
-21.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
279
|
532
|
395
|
253
|
90.7
|
-137
|
-25.8
|
116
|
41.6
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
23.7
|
35.8
|
24.2
|
|
12.1
|
|
-11.6
|
|
0.5
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
250
|
482
|
378
|
232
|
92.8
|
-104
|
-21.6
|
128
|
51.2
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
2.9
|
3.5
|
5.7
|
|
0.7
|
|
2.2
|
|
2.8
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
234
|
226
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-8
|
-3.4
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
4,301
|
5,289
|
4,038
|
988
|
23.0
|
-1,251
|
-23.7
|
-263
|
-6.1
|
| Percent of all persons |
7.5
|
10.5
|
8.0
|
|
3.0
|
|
-2.5
|
|
0.5
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
3,217
|
2,619
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-598
|
-18.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
894
|
693
|
519
|
-201
|
-22.5
|
-174
|
-25.1
|
-375
|
-41.9
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
12.6
|
8.9
|
6.6
|
|
-3.7
|
|
-2.3
|
|
-6.0
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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