| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
4,406
|
4,991
|
6,590
|
585
|
13.3
|
1,599
|
32.0
|
2,184
|
49.6
|
| Percent of all families |
3.9
|
3.7
|
4.0
|
|
-0.2
|
|
0.3
|
|
0.1
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
3,584
|
3,872
|
5,520
|
288
|
8.0
|
1,648
|
42.6
|
1,936
|
54.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
5.4
|
3.1
|
5.7
|
|
-2.4
|
|
2.6
|
|
0.3
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
2,314
|
3,000
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
686
|
29.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
1,961
|
2,572
|
3,164
|
611
|
31.2
|
592
|
23.0
|
1,203
|
61.3
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
18.7
|
18.2
|
16.6
|
|
-0.6
|
|
-1.6
|
|
-2.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
1,798
|
2,295
|
2,876
|
497
|
27.6
|
581
|
25.3
|
1,078
|
60.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
2.7
|
1.8
|
3.0
|
|
-0.9
|
|
1.2
|
|
0.2
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,243
|
1,294
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
51
|
4.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
21,884
|
25,557
|
35,714
|
3,673
|
16.8
|
10,157
|
39.7
|
13,830
|
63.2
|
| Percent of all persons |
5.2
|
5.2
|
5.7
|
|
-0.1
|
|
0.6
|
|
0.5
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
15,996
|
22,230
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
6,234
|
39.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
2,109
|
2,921
|
2,480
|
812
|
38.5
|
-441
|
-15.1
|
371
|
17.6
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
7.2
|
7.3
|
4.8
|
|
0.1
|
|
-2.5
|
|
-2.4
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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