| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
5,541
|
6,571
|
6,452
|
1,030
|
18.6
|
-119
|
-1.8
|
911
|
16.4
|
| Percent of all families |
6.3
|
7.3
|
6.5
|
|
0.9
|
|
-0.8
|
|
0.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
4,260
|
5,194
|
5,179
|
934
|
21.9
|
-15
|
-0.3
|
919
|
21.6
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
8.7
|
6.2
|
9.9
|
|
-2.6
|
|
3.7
|
|
1.2
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
2,307
|
2,820
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
513
|
22.2
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
2,504
|
3,874
|
3,669
|
1,370
|
54.7
|
-205
|
-5.3
|
1,165
|
46.5
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
26.6
|
31.5
|
24.6
|
|
5.0
|
|
-6.9
|
|
-1.9
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
2,319
|
3,620
|
3,363
|
1,301
|
56.1
|
-257
|
-7.1
|
1,044
|
45.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
4.8
|
4.3
|
6.4
|
|
-0.5
|
|
2.1
|
|
1.7
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
3,086
|
1,778
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-1,308
|
-42.4
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
25,598
|
30,606
|
32,731
|
5,008
|
19.6
|
2,125
|
6.9
|
7,133
|
27.9
|
| Percent of all persons |
8.0
|
9.4
|
9.0
|
|
1.5
|
|
-0.5
|
|
1.0
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
19,123
|
20,885
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1,762
|
9.2
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
3,635
|
3,858
|
2,850
|
223
|
6.1
|
-1,008
|
-26.1
|
-785
|
-21.6
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.7
|
9.8
|
6.5
|
|
-1.8
|
|
-3.3
|
|
-5.2
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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