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Demographic Characteristics - Poverty Characteristics - Persons and Families in Poverty.


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Poverty Statistics       Chng 1980-1990 Chng 1990-2000 Chng 1980-2000
  1980 1990 2000 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
 Families in poverty
339
266
294
-73
-21.5
28
10.5
-45
-13.3
   Percent of all families
3.3
2.5
2.0
-0.9
-0.5
-1.4
     With children under 18 yrs
307
214
215
-93
-30.3
1
0.5
-92
-30.0
        Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs
4.9
2.1
2.6
-2.8
0.5
-2.3
     with children under 5 yrs
n/a
114
67
n/a
n/a
-47
-41.2
n/a
n/a
 Female headed families in poverty
127
145
78
18
14.2
-67
-46.2
-49
-38.6
   Percent of all female headed families
17.3
16.6
6.0
-0.6
-10.6
-11.3
     With children under 18 yrs
125
145
57
20
16.0
-88
-60.7
-68
-54.4
        Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs
2.0
1.4
0.7
-0.6
-0.7
-1.3
     with children under 5 yrs
n/a
73
7
n/a
n/a
-66
-90.4
n/a
n/a
 Individuals in poverty
1,565
1,327
1,636
-238
-15.2
309
23.3
71
4.5
   Percent of all persons
4.2
3.4
3.0
-0.8
-0.4
-1.2
     Persons 18 yrs and over
n/a
809
991
n/a
n/a
182
22.5
n/a
n/a
     Persons 65 yrs and over
134
245
199
111
82.8
-46
-18.8
65
48.5
        Percent of all persons over 65 yrs
5.4
7.4
4.5
2.0
-2.9
-0.9

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.

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