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DP4:Income and Poverty Status:1990


Subject

Number

INCOME IN 1989

 

Households

1,001

Less than $5,000

83

$5,000 to $9,999

112

$10,000 to $14,999

147

$15,000 to $24,999

202

$25,000 to $34,999

114

$35,000 to $49,999

144

$50,000 to $74,999

96

$75,000 to $99,999

45

$100,000 to $149,999

29

$150,000 or more

29
   

Median household income (dollars)

21,952
   

Family households

703

Less than $5,000

40

$5,000 to $9,999

43

$10,000 to $14,999

60

$15,000 to $24,999

127

$25,000 to $34,999

101

$35,000 to $49,999

139

$50,000 to $74,999

90

$75,000 to $99,999

45

$100,000 to $149,999

29

$150,000 or more

29
   

Median family income (dollars)

30,938
   

Nonfamily households

298

Less than $5,000

43

$5,000 to $9,999

69

$10,000 to $14,999

87

$15,000 to $24,999

75

$25,000 to $34,999

13

$35,000 to $49,999

5

$50,000 to $74,999

6

$75,000 to $99,999

0

$100,000 to $149,999

0

$150,000 or more

0
   

Median nonfamily household income (dollars)

11,568
   

Per capita income (dollars)

14,823
   

INCOME TYPE IN 1989

 

Households

1,001

With wage and salary income

756

With nonfarm self-employment income

156

With farm self-employment income

12

With Interest, Dividend, or Net Rental Income

403

With Social Security income

295

With public assistance income

57

With retirement income

143
   

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989

 

Persons for whom poverty status is determined

2,216

Below poverty level

250

Persons 18 years and over

1,798

Below poverty level

186

Persons 65 years and over

367

Below poverty level

25
   

Related children under 18 years

410

Below poverty level

56

Related children under 5 years

69

Below poverty level

22

Related children 5 to 17 years

341

Below poverty level

34
   

Unrelated individuals

343

Below poverty level

97
   

Families

703

Below poverty level

59

With related children under 18 years

299

Below poverty level

45

With related children under 5 years

68

Below poverty level

19
   

Female householder, no husband present

167

Below poverty level

46

With related children under 18 years

103

Below poverty level

38

With related children under 5 years

26

Below poverty level

19

 

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