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A central resource for information on the binational Buffalo Niagara region
Population & Demographics
Income
Total Personal Income, 1999
Description:
Aggregate sum of income from population 15 years and older, 1999. Income includes: wages or salary, self-employment income, interest, dividends, net rental income, Social Security Income, Supplemental Security Income, Public Assistance Income, retirement income, and all other income. Values recorded are rounded to the nearest hundred dollars.
Source: Summary File 3, Table P83. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000
Per Capita Income, 1999
Description:
Amount of income every person would have if total income in an area were distributed evenly over all persons in that area, 1999
Calculation = Total Personal Income/Total Population
Source: Summary File 3, Table P82. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.
Median Household Income, 1999
Description:
The Median Household Income is the middle income value in a ordered listing of households by income, such that half of the households have more income than the median and half have less. US data are for 1999 (US dollars)and Canadian data are for 2000 (Canadian dollars).
Source: Summary File 3, Table P53. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 CD
% Households Below Poverty Line, 1999
Description:
Percentage of households with income below a defined poverty line. The poverty line is determined by the federal Office of Management and Budget based on factors including annual income before taxes, household size and number of related children under 18 years.
For example, in 1999 the poverty line for a single person under 65 was $8,667; for a family of four it was $17,029.
Persons excluded from poverty calculations include those in institutional group quarters (such as prisons or nursing homes), college dormitories, military barracks, and other lving settings without conventional housing. Poverty lines are updated annually and do not vary by geographic region.
Source: Summary File 3, Table P92, 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000
% Households with Income less than $25,000, 1999
Description:
Percentage of total households with income less than $25,000 in 1999.
Calculation = Households with Income < $25,000 in 1999/Total Households
Source: Summary File 3, Table P52. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.
% Households with Income greater than $100,000, 1999
Description:
Percentage of total households with income greater than $100,000 in 1999(US), 2000(CAN).
Calculation = Households with Income >$100,000/Total Households (US) or Total Occupied Private Dwellings (CAN)
Source: Summary File 3, Table P52. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 CD
% of Children in Poverty, 2008
Description:
Percentage of people, under the age of 18, living in poverty in 2008.
Calculation: (Total # of People Under the
Age of 18 Living in Poverty) / (Total # of People Under 18 Years of Age)
Source: U.S. Census Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates, 2008