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DP4:Income and Poverty Status:1990


Subject

Number

INCOME IN 1989

 

Households

818

Less than $5,000

126

$5,000 to $9,999

141

$10,000 to $14,999

107

$15,000 to $24,999

167

$25,000 to $34,999

136

$35,000 to $49,999

110

$50,000 to $74,999

22

$75,000 to $99,999

6

$100,000 to $149,999

3

$150,000 or more

0
   

Median household income (dollars)

17,083
   

Family households

507

Less than $5,000

14

$5,000 to $9,999

52

$10,000 to $14,999

69

$15,000 to $24,999

122

$25,000 to $34,999

119

$35,000 to $49,999

100

$50,000 to $74,999

22

$75,000 to $99,999

6

$100,000 to $149,999

3

$150,000 or more

0
   

Median family income (dollars)

24,708
   

Nonfamily households

311

Less than $5,000

112

$5,000 to $9,999

91

$10,000 to $14,999

42

$15,000 to $24,999

46

$25,000 to $34,999

12

$35,000 to $49,999

8

$50,000 to $74,999

0

$75,000 to $99,999

0

$100,000 to $149,999

0

$150,000 or more

0
   

Median nonfamily household income (dollars)

6,614
   

Per capita income (dollars)

9,106
   

INCOME TYPE IN 1989

 

Households

818

With wage and salary income

535

With nonfarm self-employment income

99

With farm self-employment income

19

With Interest, Dividend, or Net Rental Income

270

With Social Security income

325

With public assistance income

99

With retirement income

95
   

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989

 

Persons for whom poverty status is determined

1,761

Below poverty level

321

Persons 18 years and over

1,378

Below poverty level

243

Persons 65 years and over

370

Below poverty level

112
   

Related children under 18 years

375

Below poverty level

76

Related children under 5 years

72

Below poverty level

16

Related children 5 to 17 years

303

Below poverty level

60
   

Unrelated individuals

341

Below poverty level

151
   

Families

507

Below poverty level

57

With related children under 18 years

247

Below poverty level

41

With related children under 5 years

86

Below poverty level

18
   

Female householder, no husband present

104

Below poverty level

22

With related children under 18 years

68

Below poverty level

20

With related children under 5 years

17

Below poverty level

4

 

 
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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