| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
4,396
|
5,339
|
5,118
|
943
|
21.5
|
-221
|
-4.1
|
722
|
16.4
|
| Percent of all families |
6.5
|
7.7
|
6.9
|
|
1.2
|
|
-0.8
|
|
0.4
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
3,446
|
4,249
|
4,164
|
803
|
23.3
|
-85
|
-2.0
|
718
|
20.8
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
9.2
|
6.6
|
10.7
|
|
-2.6
|
|
4.0
|
|
1.4
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
2,525
|
2,207
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-318
|
-12.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
2,154
|
3,269
|
3,018
|
1,115
|
51.8
|
-251
|
-7.7
|
864
|
40.1
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
27.7
|
31.7
|
24.9
|
|
4.0
|
|
-6.8
|
|
-2.8
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
2,011
|
3,044
|
2,743
|
1,033
|
51.4
|
-301
|
-9.9
|
732
|
36.4
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
5.4
|
4.8
|
7.0
|
|
-0.6
|
|
2.3
|
|
1.6
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
1,942
|
1,409
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-533
|
-27.4
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
20,580
|
25,142
|
26,260
|
4,562
|
22.2
|
1,118
|
4.4
|
5,680
|
27.6
|
| Percent of all persons |
8.3
|
10.1
|
9.6
|
|
1.8
|
|
-0.5
|
|
1.3
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
15,667
|
16,723
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1,056
|
6.7
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
2,777
|
3,093
|
2,266
|
316
|
11.4
|
-827
|
-26.7
|
-511
|
-18.4
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.8
|
10.3
|
6.8
|
|
-1.5
|
|
-3.5
|
|
-5.0
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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