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DP4:Income and Poverty Status:1990


Subject

Number

INCOME IN 1989

 

Households

477

Less than $5,000

76

$5,000 to $9,999

94

$10,000 to $14,999

45

$15,000 to $24,999

102

$25,000 to $34,999

77

$35,000 to $49,999

43

$50,000 to $74,999

25

$75,000 to $99,999

3

$100,000 to $149,999

8

$150,000 or more

4
   

Median household income (dollars)

17,026
   

Family households

292

Less than $5,000

26

$5,000 to $9,999

53

$10,000 to $14,999

22

$15,000 to $24,999

60

$25,000 to $34,999

62

$35,000 to $49,999

40

$50,000 to $74,999

21

$75,000 to $99,999

0

$100,000 to $149,999

8

$150,000 or more

0
   

Median family income (dollars)

21,630
   

Nonfamily households

185

Less than $5,000

52

$5,000 to $9,999

41

$10,000 to $14,999

25

$15,000 to $24,999

42

$25,000 to $34,999

11

$35,000 to $49,999

3

$50,000 to $74,999

4

$75,000 to $99,999

3

$100,000 to $149,999

0

$150,000 or more

4
   

Median nonfamily household income (dollars)

9,899
   

Per capita income (dollars)

11,338
   

INCOME TYPE IN 1989

 

Households

477

With wage and salary income

312

With nonfarm self-employment income

58

With farm self-employment income

15

With Interest, Dividend, or Net Rental Income

152

With Social Security income

183

With public assistance income

45

With retirement income

67
   

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989

 

Persons for whom poverty status is determined

1,002

Below poverty level

249

Persons 18 years and over

797

Below poverty level

182

Persons 65 years and over

214

Below poverty level

61
   

Related children under 18 years

203

Below poverty level

67

Related children under 5 years

55

Below poverty level

29

Related children 5 to 17 years

148

Below poverty level

38
   

Unrelated individuals

205

Below poverty level

76
   

Families

292

Below poverty level

66

With related children under 18 years

141

Below poverty level

43

With related children under 5 years

48

Below poverty level

22
   

Female householder, no husband present

64

Below poverty level

31

With related children under 18 years

45

Below poverty level

27

With related children under 5 years

17

Below poverty level

17

 

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