| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
6,250
|
9,085
|
7,243
|
2,835
|
45.4
|
-1,842
|
-20.3
|
993
|
15.9
|
| Percent of all families |
6.1
|
9.6
|
7.6
|
|
3.5
|
|
-2.0
|
|
1.5
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
4,705
|
7,406
|
5,877
|
2,701
|
57.4
|
-1,529
|
-20.6
|
1,172
|
24.9
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
8.4
|
8.9
|
12.7
|
|
0.5
|
|
3.8
|
|
4.4
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
3,347
|
3,514
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
167
|
5.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
2,986
|
5,270
|
4,328
|
2,284
|
76.5
|
-942
|
-17.9
|
1,342
|
44.9
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
29.2
|
37.3
|
27.7
|
|
8.1
|
|
-9.5
|
|
-1.5
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
2,796
|
4,839
|
4,023
|
2,043
|
73.1
|
-816
|
-16.9
|
1,227
|
43.9
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
5.0
|
5.8
|
8.7
|
|
0.8
|
|
2.9
|
|
3.7
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
2,162
|
2,393
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
231
|
10.7
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
30,280
|
42,276
|
35,890
|
11,996
|
39.6
|
-6,386
|
-15.1
|
5,610
|
18.5
|
| Percent of all persons |
8.0
|
12.3
|
10.2
|
|
4.3
|
|
-2.2
|
|
2.1
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
25,885
|
23,065
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-2,820
|
-10.9
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
4,407
|
4,248
|
3,015
|
-159
|
-3.6
|
-1,233
|
-29.0
|
-1,392
|
-31.6
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.5
|
10.7
|
6.3
|
|
-0.8
|
|
-4.4
|
|
-5.2
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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