Hartford Trends  >>>  Employment and Education, Income and Poverty >>   > 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000
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% 65 and older below poverty level 19.3
1970
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% pop. >25 with < 9th grade education 38.3
1970
% pop. >25 with some college 7.1
1970
% pop. >25 with 9-12th no diploma 21.9
1970
% pop. >25 with high school diploma, no college 25.5
1970
% pop. >25 with Bachelors/Graduate or Professional 7.2
1970
Employment 57,954
1980
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Unemployment rate 7.7
1980
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% female pop.> 16 employed 49.5
1980
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% total pop.> 16 employed 55.7
1980
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Average family income (in 1999 dollars) 38,027
1980
% households with interest, dividends or net rental income 30.7
1980
Average interest/dividend/rental income (in 1999 dollars) 5,597
1980
Poverty rate 25.2
1980
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% persons < 200% of poverty 49.2
1980
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Poverty rate--White 17.6
1980
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Poverty rate--Black 27.4
1980
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Poverty rate--Other 42.5
1980
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Poverty rate--Hispanic 49.1
1980
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% 65 and older below poverty level 16.9
1980
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% college graduates 11.9
1980
% managerial and professional 20.6
1980
% pop. >25 with < 9th grade education 31.3
1980
% pop. >25 with some college 10.0
1980
% pop. >25 with 9-12th no diploma 17.9
1980
% pop. >25 with high school diploma, no college 28.9
1980
% pop. >25 with Bachelors/Graduate or Professional 11.9
1980
% pop. 16-19 not in school & no high school degree 20.7
1980
% male pop.> 16 employed 63.3
1980
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% child (< age 18) poverty 43.8
1990
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Unemployment rate 10.7
1990
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% female pop.> 16 employed 49.7
1990
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% total pop.> 16 employed 54.1
1990
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Average family income (in 1999 dollars) 41,625
1990
% households with interest, dividends or net rental income 24.5
1990
Average interest/dividend/rental income (in 1999 dollars) 6,611
1990
Poverty rate 27.5
1990
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% persons < 200% of poverty 46.0
1990
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Poverty rate--White 16.8
1990
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Poverty rate--Black 26.6
1990
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Poverty rate--Other 47.6
1990
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Poverty rate--Hispanic 47.4
1990
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% 65 and older below poverty level 17.5
1990
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% college graduates 14.4
1990
% managerial and professional 24.3
1990
% pop. >25 with < 9th grade education 18.0
1990
% pop. >25 with some college 12.4
1990
% pop. >25 with 9-12th no diploma 22.6
1990
% pop. >25 with high school diploma, no college 28.3
1990
% pop. >25 with Associates Degree 4.3
1990
% pop. >25 with Bachelors/Graduate or Professional 14.4
1990
% pop. 16-19 not in school & no high school degree 17.8
1990
Employment 57,954
1990
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% male pop.> 16 employed 59.0
1990
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% child (< age 18) poverty 41.3
2000
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Employment 42,449
2000
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Unemployment rate 15.9
2000
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% female pop.> 16 employed 45.6
2000
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% total pop.> 16 employed 47.9
2000
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Average family income (in 1999 dollars) 37,978
2000
% households with interest, dividends or net rental income 15.9
2000
Average interest/dividend/rental income (in 1999 dollars) 8,708
2000
Poverty rate 30.6
2000
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% persons < 200% of poverty 55.1
2000
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Poverty rate--White 23.2
2000
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Poverty rate--Black 29.3
2000
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Poverty rate--Other 39.4
2000
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Poverty rate--Hispanic 39.4
2000
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% 65 and older below poverty level 23.2
2000
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% college graduates 12.4
2000
% managerial and professional 21.5
2000
% pop. >25 with < 9th grade education 16.5
2000
% pop. >25 with some college 14.2
2000
% pop. >25 with 9-12th no diploma 22.6
2000
% pop. >25 with high school diploma, no college 30.4
2000
% pop. >25 with Associates Degree 3.8
2000
% pop. >25 with Bachelors/Graduate or Professional 12.4
2000
% pop. 16-19 not in school & no high school degree 20.1
2000
% male pop.> 16 employed 50.5
2000
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