| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
731
|
748
|
748
|
17
|
2.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
17
|
2.3
|
| Percent of all families |
5.7
|
5.8
|
5.3
|
|
0.1
|
|
-0.5
|
|
-0.4
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
518
|
506
|
577
|
-12
|
-2.3
|
71
|
14.0
|
59
|
11.4
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
7.4
|
4.2
|
8.0
|
|
-3.2
|
|
3.9
|
|
0.7
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
276
|
303
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
27
|
9.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
220
|
299
|
371
|
79
|
35.9
|
72
|
24.1
|
151
|
68.6
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
23.7
|
26.8
|
24.0
|
|
3.1
|
|
-2.8
|
|
0.3
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
188
|
273
|
353
|
85
|
45.2
|
80
|
29.3
|
165
|
87.8
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
2.7
|
2.2
|
4.9
|
|
-0.4
|
|
2.7
|
|
2.2
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
158
|
185
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
27
|
17.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
3,158
|
3,277
|
3,579
|
119
|
3.8
|
302
|
9.2
|
421
|
13.3
|
| Percent of all persons |
6.9
|
7.2
|
7.1
|
|
0.3
|
|
-0.1
|
|
0.2
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
2,213
|
2,387
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
174
|
7.9
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
535
|
522
|
339
|
-13
|
-2.4
|
-183
|
-35.1
|
-196
|
-36.6
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
10.7
|
8.7
|
5.3
|
|
-2.0
|
|
-3.4
|
|
-5.4
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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