| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
4,089
|
4,242
|
4,538
|
153
|
3.7
|
296
|
7.0
|
449
|
11.0
|
| Percent of all families |
4.9
|
4.5
|
3.4
|
|
-0.4
|
|
-1.1
|
|
-1.5
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
3,371
|
3,240
|
3,548
|
-131
|
-3.9
|
308
|
9.5
|
177
|
5.3
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
6.6
|
3.7
|
4.6
|
|
-2.8
|
|
0.9
|
|
-1.9
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,690
|
1,766
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
76
|
4.5
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
2,017
|
2,168
|
2,254
|
151
|
7.5
|
86
|
4.0
|
237
|
11.8
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
23.8
|
20.1
|
15.1
|
|
-3.7
|
|
-5.0
|
|
-8.7
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
1,916
|
1,984
|
1,980
|
68
|
3.5
|
-4
|
-0.2
|
64
|
3.3
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
3.7
|
2.3
|
2.6
|
|
-1.5
|
|
0.3
|
|
-1.1
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,027
|
963
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-64
|
-6.2
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
20,317
|
21,024
|
24,225
|
707
|
3.5
|
3,201
|
15.2
|
3,908
|
19.2
|
| Percent of all persons |
6.4
|
6.0
|
4.9
|
|
-0.4
|
|
-1.1
|
|
-1.5
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
13,205
|
15,455
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
2,250
|
17.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
1,891
|
2,597
|
2,160
|
706
|
37.3
|
-437
|
-16.8
|
269
|
14.2
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
8.6
|
9.0
|
5.5
|
|
0.5
|
|
-3.5
|
|
-3.0
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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