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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
418
382
286
-36
-8.6
-96
-25.1
-132
-31.6
   Percent of all families
7.8
7.8
5.8
0.0
-2.0
-2.0
     With children under 18 yrs
300
254
194
-46
-15.3
-60
-23.6
-106
-35.3
        Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs
10.3
5.5
8.5
-4.7
3.0
-1.7
     with children under 5 yrs
n/a
162
82
n/a
n/a
-80
-49.4
n/a
n/a
 Female headed families in poverty
116
104
116
-12
-10.3
12
11.5
0
0.0
   Percent of all female headed families
33.0
29.1
24.4
-3.8
-4.8
-8.6
     With children under 18 yrs
113
99
111
-14
-12.4
12
12.1
-2
-1.8
        Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs
3.9
2.2
4.9
-1.7
2.7
1.0
     with children under 5 yrs
n/a
54
35
n/a
n/a
-19
-35.2
n/a
n/a
 Individuals in poverty
1,884
1,723
1,304
-161
-8.5
-419
-24.3
-580
-30.8
   Percent of all persons
9.9
10.1
7.8
0.3
-2.3
-2.0
     Persons 18 yrs and over
n/a
1,203
875
n/a
n/a
-328
-27.3
n/a
n/a
     Persons 65 yrs and over
331
256
216
-75
-22.7
-40
-15.6
-115
-34.7
        Percent of all persons over 65 yrs
14.4
10.0
8.4
-4.4
-1.5
-6.0

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.

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