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DP4:Income and Poverty Status:1990


Subject

Number

INCOME IN 1989

 

Households

854

Less than $5,000

117

$5,000 to $9,999

115

$10,000 to $14,999

109

$15,000 to $24,999

198

$25,000 to $34,999

138

$35,000 to $49,999

105

$50,000 to $74,999

52

$75,000 to $99,999

14

$100,000 to $149,999

2

$150,000 or more

4
   

Median household income (dollars)

18,915
   

Family households

616

Less than $5,000

36

$5,000 to $9,999

59

$10,000 to $14,999

84

$15,000 to $24,999

149

$25,000 to $34,999

127

$35,000 to $49,999

100

$50,000 to $74,999

45

$75,000 to $99,999

12

$100,000 to $149,999

2

$150,000 or more

2
   

Median family income (dollars)

24,020
   

Nonfamily households

238

Less than $5,000

81

$5,000 to $9,999

56

$10,000 to $14,999

25

$15,000 to $24,999

51

$25,000 to $34,999

14

$35,000 to $49,999

0

$50,000 to $74,999

7

$75,000 to $99,999

2

$100,000 to $149,999

0

$150,000 or more

2
   

Median nonfamily household income (dollars)

7,728
   

Per capita income (dollars)

10,099
   

INCOME TYPE IN 1989

 

Households

854

With wage and salary income

571

With nonfarm self-employment income

65

With farm self-employment income

0

With Interest, Dividend, or Net Rental Income

208

With Social Security income

356

With public assistance income

113

With retirement income

127
   

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989

 

Persons for whom poverty status is determined

2,008

Below poverty level

323

Persons 18 years and over

1,552

Below poverty level

226

Persons 65 years and over

434

Below poverty level

93
   

Related children under 18 years

454

Below poverty level

95

Related children under 5 years

127

Below poverty level

48

Related children 5 to 17 years

327

Below poverty level

47
   

Unrelated individuals

263

Below poverty level

103
   

Families

616

Below poverty level

77

With related children under 18 years

283

Below poverty level

51

With related children under 5 years

114

Below poverty level

35
   

Female householder, no husband present

104

Below poverty level

40

With related children under 18 years

66

Below poverty level

38

With related children under 5 years

34

Below poverty level

28

 

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