| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| McHenry
County, Illinois |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
1,321
|
1,269
|
1,738
|
-52
|
-3.9
|
469
|
37.0
|
417
|
31.6
|
| Percent of all families |
3.3
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
|
-0.8
|
|
0.0
|
|
-0.8
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
942
|
959
|
1,480
|
17
|
1.8
|
521
|
54.3
|
538
|
57.1
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
4.0
|
2.0
|
3.7
|
|
-2.0
|
|
1.6
|
|
-0.4
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
484
|
704
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
220
|
45.5
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
433
|
576
|
691
|
143
|
33.0
|
115
|
20.0
|
258
|
59.6
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
13.4
|
14.0
|
11.2
|
|
0.7
|
|
-2.9
|
|
-2.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
387
|
522
|
649
|
135
|
34.9
|
127
|
24.3
|
262
|
67.7
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
1.7
|
1.1
|
1.6
|
|
-0.6
|
|
0.5
|
|
-0.1
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
259
|
251
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-8
|
-3.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
6,224
|
6,342
|
9,446
|
118
|
1.9
|
3,104
|
48.9
|
3,222
|
51.8
|
| Percent of all persons |
4.2
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
|
-0.8
|
|
0.2
|
|
-0.6
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
4,187
|
6,207
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
2,020
|
48.2
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
791
|
948
|
711
|
157
|
19.8
|
-237
|
-25.0
|
-80
|
-10.1
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
6.1
|
5.8
|
3.6
|
|
-0.4
|
|
-2.2
|
|
-2.6
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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