| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
742
|
1,007
|
883
|
265
|
35.7
|
-124
|
-12.3
|
141
|
19.0
|
| Percent of all families |
5.5
|
7.5
|
6.5
|
|
2.1
|
|
-1.0
|
|
1.1
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
507
|
752
|
659
|
245
|
48.3
|
-93
|
-12.4
|
152
|
30.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
7.2
|
6.0
|
10.3
|
|
-1.2
|
|
4.3
|
|
3.1
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
396
|
381
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-15
|
-3.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
264
|
482
|
407
|
218
|
82.6
|
-75
|
-15.6
|
143
|
54.2
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
20.2
|
30.6
|
23.5
|
|
10.4
|
|
-7.0
|
|
3.4
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
240
|
421
|
398
|
181
|
75.4
|
-23
|
-5.5
|
158
|
65.8
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
3.4
|
3.4
|
6.2
|
|
-0.1
|
|
2.8
|
|
2.8
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
181
|
250
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
69
|
38.1
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
3,473
|
4,679
|
4,310
|
1,206
|
34.7
|
-369
|
-7.9
|
837
|
24.1
|
| Percent of all persons |
7.1
|
9.9
|
9.0
|
|
2.8
|
|
-1.0
|
|
1.8
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
3,042
|
2,840
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-202
|
-6.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
605
|
777
|
637
|
172
|
28.4
|
-140
|
-18.0
|
32
|
5.3
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
9.5
|
10.8
|
8.5
|
|
1.2
|
|
-2.2
|
|
-1.0
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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