| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
2,603
|
2,640
|
2,338
|
37
|
1.4
|
-302
|
-11.4
|
-265
|
-10.2
|
| Percent of all families |
9.8
|
10.6
|
8.7
|
|
0.8
|
|
-1.9
|
|
-1.1
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
2,211
|
2,138
|
1,909
|
-73
|
-3.3
|
-229
|
-10.7
|
-302
|
-13.7
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
14.3
|
9.3
|
13.3
|
|
-5.0
|
|
4.0
|
|
-1.0
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,191
|
915
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-276
|
-23.2
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
1,442
|
1,617
|
1,373
|
175
|
12.1
|
-244
|
-15.1
|
-69
|
-4.8
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
37.4
|
39.2
|
28.6
|
|
1.8
|
|
-10.6
|
|
-8.9
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
1,392
|
1,468
|
1,250
|
76
|
5.5
|
-218
|
-14.9
|
-142
|
-10.2
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
9.0
|
6.4
|
8.7
|
|
-2.6
|
|
2.3
|
|
-0.3
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
743
|
597
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-146
|
-19.7
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
12,228
|
12,312
|
11,445
|
84
|
0.7
|
-867
|
-7.0
|
-783
|
-6.4
|
| Percent of all persons |
12.4
|
13.3
|
11.4
|
|
0.9
|
|
-1.9
|
|
-1.0
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
7,062
|
7,050
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-12
|
-0.2
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
1,168
|
1,253
|
901
|
85
|
7.3
|
-352
|
-28.1
|
-267
|
-22.9
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.3
|
10.4
|
7.2
|
|
-0.9
|
|
-3.2
|
|
-4.1
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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