Census data show Winston-Salem’s not in the money
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
By Chris Fitzsimon
City, other areas of Northwest N.C. worse off than state, country in poverty, income
By Wesley Young JOURNAL REPORTER
Winston-Salem and nearby areas in Northwest North Carolina are struggling with poverty and lagging incomes, new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest.
The median household income in Winston-Salem for 2005 was estimated at $38,197 a year, compared with the statewide estimate of $40,729. By contrast, Raleigh had a median household income of $48,131, and Charlotte came in at $47,131.
The Census Bureau released the American Community Survey estimates today, along with a separate report that showed median household-income levels in the country growing 1.1 percent to $46,326 between 2004 and 2005. The nation’s poverty rate remained statistically unchanged at 12.6 percent, and the percentage of people without health-insurance coverage rose from 15.6 percent to 15.9 percent. That’s 46.6 million people without health coverage.
The American Community Survey estimates show that Winston-Salem had a poverty rate of 19.2 percent, compared with 15.1 percent for the state as a whole. The estimate’s margin of error suggests that Winston-Salem’s actual poverty rate was probably somewhere between 16 percent and 22 percent. (more…)
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