| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
1,685
|
2,560
|
2,073
|
875
|
51.9
|
-487
|
-19.0
|
388
|
23.0
|
| Percent of all families |
5.5
|
8.7
|
6.9
|
|
3.2
|
|
-1.8
|
|
1.4
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
1,211
|
1,866
|
1,659
|
655
|
54.1
|
-207
|
-11.1
|
448
|
37.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
7.9
|
7.0
|
11.3
|
|
-1.0
|
|
4.3
|
|
3.3
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
887
|
901
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
14
|
1.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
756
|
1,168
|
1,105
|
412
|
54.5
|
-63
|
-5.4
|
349
|
46.2
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
26.0
|
33.0
|
28.0
|
|
6.9
|
|
-5.0
|
|
2.0
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
706
|
1,029
|
1,064
|
323
|
45.8
|
35
|
3.4
|
358
|
50.7
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
4.6
|
3.8
|
7.2
|
|
-0.8
|
|
3.4
|
|
2.6
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
490
|
560
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
70
|
14.3
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
7,666
|
11,598
|
9,894
|
3,932
|
51.3
|
-1,704
|
-14.7
|
2,228
|
29.1
|
| Percent of all persons |
7.0
|
11.1
|
9.1
|
|
4.1
|
|
-2.0
|
|
2.2
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
7,469
|
6,177
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-1,292
|
-17.3
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
1,693
|
2,017
|
1,070
|
324
|
19.1
|
-947
|
-47.0
|
-623
|
-36.8
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.1
|
11.6
|
6.2
|
|
0.5
|
|
-5.4
|
|
-4.9
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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