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DP4:Income and Poverty Status:1990


Subject

Number

INCOME IN 1989

6,090

Households

758

Less than $5,000

775

$5,000 to $9,999

829

$10,000 to $14,999

1,433

$15,000 to $24,999

1,059

$25,000 to $34,999

738

$35,000 to $49,999

364

$50,000 to $74,999

67

$75,000 to $99,999

48

$100,000 to $149,999

19

$150,000 or more

 
  19,401

Median household income (dollars)

 
 

4,664

Family households

243

Less than $5,000

492

$5,000 to $9,999

586

$10,000 to $14,999

1,246

$15,000 to $24,999

957

$25,000 to $34,999

707

$35,000 to $49,999

320

$50,000 to $74,999

48

$75,000 to $99,999

46

$100,000 to $149,999

19

$150,000 or more

 
  22,659

Median family income (dollars)

 
 

1,426

Nonfamily households

527

Less than $5,000

281

$5,000 to $9,999

241

$10,000 to $14,999

181

$15,000 to $24,999

100

$25,000 to $34,999

31

$35,000 to $49,999

44

$50,000 to $74,999

19

$75,000 to $99,999

2

$100,000 to $149,999

0

$150,000 or more

 
  7,676

Median nonfamily household income (dollars)

 
  9,462

Per capita income (dollars)

 
   

INCOME TYPE IN 1989

6,090

Households

4,193

With wage and salary income

900

With nonfarm self-employment income

534

With farm self-employment income

1,673

With Interest, Dividend, or Net Rental Income

2,122

With Social Security income

577

With public assistance income

832

With retirement income

 
   

POVERTY STATUS IN 1989

15,230

Persons for whom poverty status is determined

2,841

Below poverty level

11,716

Persons 18 years and over

2,115

Below poverty level

2,582

Persons 65 years and over

769

Below poverty level

 
  3,493

Related children under 18 years

718

Below poverty level

890

Related children under 5 years

162

Below poverty level

2,603

Related children 5 to 17 years

556

Below poverty level

 
  1,561

Unrelated individuals

725

Below poverty level

 
 

4,664

Families

690

Below poverty level

2,115

With related children under 18 years

349

Below poverty level

733

With related children under 5 years

132

Below poverty level

 
  495

Female householder, no husband present

164

Below poverty level

260

With related children under 18 years

116

Below poverty level

81

With related children under 5 years

46

Below poverty level

 

 

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