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Mitchell County, North Carolina
Family Income & Poverty, 2000
Here is information on family income and poverty in Mitchell County.
Data Source:
Poverty, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
Washington, D.C. (Website)
Family Income & Poverty, 2000
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Mitchell County
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North Carolina
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| Total Households | 6,551 | 100% | 3,132,013 | 100% |
| Family households | 4,737 | 72.3% | 2,158,869 | 68.9% |
| With own children under 18 years | 1,792 | 27.4% | 995,648 | 31.8% |
| Married-couple family | 3,990 | 60.9% | 1,645,346 | 52.5% |
| With own children under 18 years | 1,423 | 21.7% | 707,506 | 22.6% |
| Female householder, no husband present | 533 | 8.1% | 389,997 | 12.5% |
| With own children under 18 years | 263 | 4.0% | 227,351 | 7.3% |
| Nonfamily households | 1,814 | 27.7% | 973,144 | 31.1% |
| Householders living alone | 1,649 | 25.2% | 795,271 | 25.4% |
| Householder 65 years and over | 789 | 12.0% | 270,141 | 8.6% |
| Families by income received in 1999 | 4,776 | 100% | 2,173,346 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 284 | 5.9% | 128,836 | 5.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 394 | 8.2% | 99,830 | 4.6% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 705 | 14.8% | 255,706 | 11.8% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 888 | 18.6% | 284,931 | 13.1% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 1,117 | 23.4% | 407,152 | 18.7% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 830 | 17.4% | 497,451 | 22.9% |
| $75,000 to $99.999 | 312 | 6.5% | 240,205 | 11.1% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 78 | 1.6% | 44,670 | 2.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 23 | 0.5% | 48,441 | 2.2% |
| Median family income | $36,367 | N/A | $46,335 | N/A |
| Families in poverty by income received in 1999 | 512 | 10.7% | 196,423 | 9.0% |
| With related children under 18 years | 287 | 14.6% | 146,753 | 13.3% |
| With related children under 5 years | 69 | 11.0% | 71,615 | 16.5% |
| Families in poverty with female householder, no husband present | 176 | 34.6% | 104,265 | 27.4% |
| With related children under 18 years | 146 | 50.5% | 90,584 | 34.3% |
| With related children under 5 years | 33 | 61.1% | 42,981 | 45.9% |
| Individuals in poverty by income received in 1999 | 2,142 | 13.8% | 958,667 | 12.3% |
| 18 years and over | 1,556 | 12.7% | 647,614 | 11.0% |
| 65 years and over | 461 | 16.4% | 122,248 | 13.2% |