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Poverty and Low Income in North Dakota Dr. Richard Rathge Professor and Director North Dakota State Data Center Horizons Workshop Bismarck, ND May 27, 2009 Presentation Objective: 1. Brief demographic overview for context 2. How is poverty defined?
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Poverty and Low Income in North Dakota Dr. Richard Rathge Professor and Director North Dakota State Data Center Horizons Workshop Bismarck, ND May 27, 2009 Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
Presentation Objective: 1. Brief demographic overview for context 2. How is poverty defined? 3. Review latest data on poverty and low income Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
Population • North Dakota’s population peaked in 1930 at 680,845. • The July 1, 2008 population estimate for North Dakota totaled 641,481, an increase of 3,577 persons from 2007. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census and the Population Estimates Branch, http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php North Dakota State University, IACC Building, Room 424, Fargo, ND 58105 - Phone: (701) 231-8621 - URL: http://www.ndsu.edu/sdc
North Dakota State University, IACC Building, Room 424, Fargo, ND 58105 - Phone: (701) 231-8621 - URL: http://www.ndsu.edu/sdc
N.D. Rural-Urban Population Distribution, 1900-2020 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Decennial Censuses. Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
North Dakota City Size: 2000 Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. Chart taken from the May 2002 Issue of the Population Bulletin, published monthly by the North Dakota State Data Center (Vol. 18, No. 5).
Population Density Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
PERCENT CHANGE IN PERSONS:2000 to 2010 & 2000 to 2020(Source: U.S. Census Bureau) Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
Baby Boomers enter system 1.825 million/yr or 5,000 a day (on average) Baby Boomers enter age 85 Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009 Source: Older Americans 2004
Presentation Objective: 1. Brief demographic overview for context 2. How is poverty defined? 3. Review latest data on poverty and low income Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
What is poverty? North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Poverty levels in 2009 Annual incomes by household size North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Minimum wage in 2009 Full-time, Year round North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Households with one person North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Two person households North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Three person households North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Presentation Objective: 1. Brief demographic overview for context 2. How is poverty defined? 3. Review latest data on poverty and low income Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
Percent of Persons Living in Poverty in North Dakota, 1993 to 2007 Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
Percent of Persons Living in Poverty in North Dakota Counties, 2007 Source: US Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
Poverty North Dakota Poverty Rates by Characteristic: 2000 and 2007
Percent Of Children Under 18 Years In Poverty, 2007 Source: KIDS COUNT Data Center, http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/
Analysis: K.M. Johnson, Carsey Institute, Univ. of New Hampshire, W. O’Hare, Annie. E. Casey Foundation
North Dakota KIDS COUNT -- www.ndkidscount.org -- 2008 Overview of Children's Well-Being
Percent of All Children Living in Extreme Poverty By Age, 2005-2007 North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Percent of Children Living in Low-Income Households by Age, 2005-07 Low-income = less than 150% of poverty level North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Percent of children in poverty by race, 2005-2007 North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
Percent of all children in poverty by family type, 2005-2007 North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org
North Dakota KIDS COUNT -- www.ndkidscount.org -- 2008 Overview of Children's Well-Being
PERCENT OF ALL CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY BY PARENTS’ EMPLOYMENT STATUS, 2007
North Dakota KIDS COUNT -- www.ndkidscount.org -- 2008 Overview of Children's Well-Being
Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participants, FY 2002-2008: North Dakota and U.S. Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
Proportion of Children Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch, 1994-2006 Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009
Horizon’s Presentation 2009 • Dr. Richard Rathge, Director • North Dakota State Data Center, Fargo, ND NDSU, IACC 424, Dept. 8000, PO Box 6050 • Fargo, ND 58108-6050 • Richard.Rathge@ndsu.edu • Phone: (701) 231-8621 Fax: (701) 231-9730 • URL: www.ndsu.edu/sdc Prepared by the North Dakota State Data Center May 2009