| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
3,292
|
4,081
|
5,004
|
789
|
24.0
|
923
|
22.6
|
1,712
|
52.0
|
| Percent of all families |
4.6
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
|
0.4
|
|
-0.1
|
|
0.4
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
2,830
|
3,488
|
4,231
|
658
|
23.3
|
743
|
21.3
|
1,401
|
49.5
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
6.7
|
4.6
|
7.1
|
|
-2.1
|
|
2.5
|
|
0.4
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
2,188
|
2,315
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
127
|
5.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
1,678
|
2,181
|
2,218
|
503
|
30.0
|
37
|
1.7
|
540
|
32.2
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
21.1
|
22.2
|
17.5
|
|
1.0
|
|
-4.6
|
|
-3.6
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
1,604
|
2,020
|
2,090
|
416
|
25.9
|
70
|
3.5
|
486
|
30.3
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
3.8
|
2.7
|
3.5
|
|
-1.1
|
|
0.8
|
|
-0.3
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,222
|
992
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-230
|
-18.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
16,718
|
21,275
|
26,587
|
4,557
|
27.3
|
5,312
|
25.0
|
9,869
|
59.0
|
| Percent of all persons |
6.1
|
6.8
|
6.7
|
|
0.7
|
|
-0.2
|
|
0.6
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
12,401
|
15,675
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
3,274
|
26.4
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
1,537
|
1,846
|
1,570
|
309
|
20.1
|
-276
|
-15.0
|
33
|
2.1
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
6.6
|
6.7
|
5.0
|
|
0.1
|
|
-1.7
|
|
-1.7
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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