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DP4:Income and Poverty Status:1990


Subject

Number

INCOME IN 1989

 

Households

4,056

Less than $5,000

761

$5,000 to $9,999

938

$10,000 to $14,999

509

$15,000 to $24,999

587

$25,000 to $34,999

413

$35,000 to $49,999

326

$50,000 to $74,999

319

$75,000 to $99,999

95

$100,000 to $149,999

89

$150,000 or more

19
   

Median household income (dollars)

13,109
   

Family households

1,493

Less than $5,000

47

$5,000 to $9,999

132

$10,000 to $14,999

136

$15,000 to $24,999

213

$25,000 to $34,999

230

$35,000 to $49,999

285

$50,000 to $74,999

271

$75,000 to $99,999

86

$100,000 to $149,999

74

$150,000 or more

19
   

Median family income (dollars)

34,564
   

Nonfamily households

2,563

Less than $5,000

714

$5,000 to $9,999

806

$10,000 to $14,999

373

$15,000 to $24,999

382

$25,000 to $34,999

180

$35,000 to $49,999

42

$50,000 to $74,999

42

$75,000 to $99,999

9

$100,000 to $149,999

15

$150,000 or more

0
   

Median nonfamily household income (dollars)

7,793
   

Per capita income (dollars)

8,725
   

INCOME TYPE IN 1989

 

Households

4,056

With wage and salary income

3,440

With nonfarm self-employment income

435

With farm self-employment income

42

With Interest, Dividend, or Net Rental Income

1,763

With Social Security income

749

With public assistance income

110

With retirement income

297
   

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989

 

Persons for whom poverty status is determined

8,632

Below poverty level

3,538

Persons 18 years and over

7,664

Below poverty level

3,457

Persons 65 years and over

828

Below poverty level

120
   

Related children under 18 years

960

Below poverty level

73

Related children under 5 years

239

Below poverty level

46

Related children 5 to 17 years

721

Below poverty level

27
   

Unrelated individuals

4,549

Below poverty level

3,182
   

Families

1,493

Below poverty level

149

With related children under 18 years

617

Below poverty level

58

With related children under 5 years

222

Below poverty level

41
   

Female householder, no husband present

208

Below poverty level

67

With related children under 18 years

117

Below poverty level

27

With related children under 5 years

33

Below poverty level

10

 

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