| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
992
|
1,504
|
1,054
|
512
|
51.6
|
-450
|
-29.9
|
62
|
6.3
|
| Percent of all families |
5.5
|
8.9
|
6.2
|
|
3.3
|
|
-2.7
|
|
0.7
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
715
|
1,146
|
811
|
431
|
60.3
|
-335
|
-29.2
|
96
|
13.4
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
7.2
|
7.2
|
9.9
|
|
0.1
|
|
2.7
|
|
2.7
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
570
|
436
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-134
|
-23.5
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
388
|
671
|
531
|
283
|
72.9
|
-140
|
-20.9
|
143
|
36.9
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
24.9
|
37.5
|
23.4
|
|
12.6
|
|
-14.1
|
|
-1.5
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
364
|
607
|
475
|
243
|
66.8
|
-132
|
-21.7
|
111
|
30.5
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
3.7
|
3.8
|
5.8
|
|
0.2
|
|
2.0
|
|
2.2
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
288
|
257
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-31
|
-10.8
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
4,421
|
6,459
|
5,024
|
2,038
|
46.1
|
-1,435
|
-22.2
|
603
|
13.6
|
| Percent of all persons |
6.8
|
11.0
|
8.5
|
|
4.2
|
|
-2.5
|
|
1.7
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
4,137
|
3,273
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-864
|
-20.9
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
670
|
838
|
443
|
168
|
25.1
|
-395
|
-47.1
|
-227
|
-33.9
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
9.5
|
9.9
|
4.8
|
|
0.5
|
|
-5.1
|
|
-4.6
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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