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DP4:Income and Poverty Status:1990


Subject

Number

INCOME IN 1989

 

Households

8,872

Less than $5,000

989

$5,000 to $9,999

1,430

$10,000 to $14,999

1,047

$15,000 to $24,999

2,171

$25,000 to $34,999

1,491

$35,000 to $49,999

964

$50,000 to $74,999

579

$75,000 to $99,999

82

$100,000 to $149,999

77

$150,000 or more

42
   

Median household income (dollars)

18,951
   

Family households

6,795

Less than $5,000

299

$5,000 to $9,999

898

$10,000 to $14,999

759

$15,000 to $24,999

1,803

$25,000 to $34,999

1,400

$35,000 to $49,999

906

$50,000 to $74,999

542

$75,000 to $99,999

75

$100,000 to $149,999

77

$150,000 or more

36
   

Median family income (dollars)

22,695
   

Nonfamily households

2,077

Less than $5,000

708

$5,000 to $9,999

549

$10,000 to $14,999

279

$15,000 to $24,999

350

$25,000 to $34,999

101

$35,000 to $49,999

44

$50,000 to $74,999

37

$75,000 to $99,999

3

$100,000 to $149,999

0

$150,000 or more

6
   

Median nonfamily household income (dollars)

7,265
   

Per capita income (dollars)

9,545
   

INCOME TYPE IN 1989

 

Households

8,872

With wage and salary income

6,276

With nonfarm self-employment income

1,325

With farm self-employment income

681

With Interest, Dividend, or Net Rental Income

2,906

With Social Security income

3,046

With public assistance income

831

With retirement income

1,204
   

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989

 

Persons for whom poverty status is determined

21,941

Below poverty level

4,040

Persons 18 years and over

17,217

Below poverty level

3,037

Persons 65 years and over

3,619

Below poverty level

997
   

Related children under 18 years

4,701

Below poverty level

995

Related children under 5 years

1,098

Below poverty level

284

Related children 5 to 17 years

3,603

Below poverty level

711
   

Unrelated individuals

2,401

Below poverty level

1,036
   

Families

6,795

Below poverty level

1,037

With related children under 18 years

3,025

Below poverty level

594

With related children under 5 years

917

Below poverty level

223
   

Female householder, no husband present

733

Below poverty level

253

With related children under 18 years

380

Below poverty level

175

With related children under 5 years

104

Below poverty level

58

 

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