| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
2,782
|
4,059
|
3,210
|
1,277
|
45.9
|
-849
|
-20.9
|
428
|
15.4
|
| Percent of all families |
6.2
|
10.2
|
8.1
|
|
3.9
|
|
-2.0
|
|
1.9
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
2,114
|
3,349
|
2,614
|
1,235
|
58.4
|
-735
|
-21.9
|
500
|
23.7
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
8.9
|
9.1
|
13.8
|
|
0.2
|
|
4.7
|
|
4.9
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,947
|
1,566
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-381
|
-19.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
1,445
|
2,430
|
2,011
|
985
|
68.2
|
-419
|
-17.2
|
566
|
39.2
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
27.1
|
37.1
|
29.1
|
|
10.0
|
|
-8.0
|
|
2.0
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
1,330
|
2,200
|
1,847
|
870
|
65.4
|
-353
|
-16.0
|
517
|
38.9
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
5.6
|
6.0
|
9.7
|
|
0.4
|
|
3.8
|
|
4.2
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,261
|
1,112
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-149
|
-11.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
13,624
|
19,073
|
15,523
|
5,449
|
40.0
|
-3,550
|
-18.6
|
1,899
|
13.9
|
| Percent of all persons |
8.4
|
13.2
|
10.7
|
|
4.8
|
|
-2.4
|
|
2.4
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
11,850
|
9,900
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-1,950
|
-16.5
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
2,135
|
2,010
|
1,456
|
-125
|
-5.9
|
-554
|
-27.6
|
-679
|
-31.8
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.8
|
9.5
|
6.8
|
|
-2.3
|
|
-2.7
|
|
-5.0
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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