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Data Report 5
High Country
Poverty--2000-2003
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Wilkes County
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North Carolina
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July
1, 2000 |
July
1, 2003 |
# Change 2000-03 |
% Change 2000-03 |
July
1, 2000 |
July
1, 2003 |
# Change 2000-03 |
% Change 2000-03 |
|
Estimated Population |
65,812
|
66,816
|
1,004 |
1.5% |
8,078,373
|
8,311,899
|
342,817 |
4.2% |
|
# All Persons Below Poverty |
8,046
|
9,071
|
1,025 |
12.7% |
934,374
|
1,117,407
|
183,033 |
19.6% |
| %
All Persons Below Poverty |
12.2% |
13.6% |
|
|
11.6%
|
13.4%
|
|
|
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# Persons 0-17 Years of Age Below Poverty |
2,539
|
2,945
|
406 |
16.0% |
330,226
|
401,814
|
71,588 |
21.7% |
|
# Persons 5-17 Years of Age Below Poverty in Families
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1,590
|
1,756
|
166 |
10.4% |
210,029
|
247,890
|
37,861 |
18.0% |
|
Median Household Income |
$34,908
|
$34,091
|
-$817 |
-2.3% |
$38,889
|
$39,438
|
$549 |
1.4% |
Source: US Bureau of
the Census
Data Report 5: Narrative
Data for Other Units
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