Poverty in Caldwell County

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Poverty inCaldwell County

• Adam Wells
• Candace Hood
• Kathryn Sturtevant
• Kristina Walbridge

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Geographical Location

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Comparison County Populations for Western North
Carolina
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Percent Population by Race

• Caldwell NC US
• White 91.7 72.1 75.1
• Black 5.5 21.6 12.3
• Asian 0.4 1.4 3.6
• Latino 2.5 4.7 12.5
• American Indian 0.2 1.2 0.9
• Alaskan Native
• Other 1.4 2.3 5.6

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Poverty Defined

• "To be impoverished is to lack or be denied
  adequate resources to participate meaningfully in
  society
• (from Krieger N. A Glossary for Social
  Epidemiology, J Epidemiol Community Health 2001
  55693-700.)
• Those who live in conditions of poverty lack a
  wide range of economic and other resources and
  may be described as "poor" or "impoverished".
  Some see the term as subjective and comparative,
  others see it as moral and evaluative, while
  others consider that it is scientifically
  established.
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty

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Poverty Lines

• Persons in 48 Contiguous Family Unit
  States and D.C.
• 1 9,570
• 2 12,830
• 3 16,090
• 4 19,350
• 5 22,610
• 6 25,870
• 7 29,130
• 8 32,390

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Poverty in Caldwell County

• 10.70 of the population and 7.60 of families
  were below the poverty line.
• 14.10 of those under the age of 18 and
• 11.90 of those 65 and older were living below
  the poverty line
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  rth_Carolina

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Income

• Per Capita Personal Income
• 25,247
• Median Household Income (average household 2.48)
• 35,982
• Males had a median income of
• 28,820
• Females has a median income of
• 21,850

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Income on Race

• Caldwell NC US
• White 17,881 22,958 23,918
• Black 11,412 13,548 14,437
• Asian 14,052 19,815 21,815
• Latino 10,602 11,097 12,111
• Native American 24,749 13,441
  12,893
• Other 26,128 24,649 25,867

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Households Defined

• There were 30,768 households out of which
  31.10 had children under the age of 18 living
  with them, 57.30 were married couples living
  together, 11.00 had a female householder with no
  husband present, and 27.20 were non-families.
  23.10 of all households were made up of
  individuals and 9.00 had someone living alone
  who was 65 years of age or older.
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Nort
  h_Carolina

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Unemployment
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Education PercentagesRepresents Population of 25
years and older

• Caldwell NC US
• High School Graduates 32.1 28.4
  28.6
• Some College or
• Associates
• Degree 23.7 27.2 27.4
• Bachelors Degree 7.2 15.3 15.5
• Masters, Professional
• Or Doctorate Degree 3.2 7.2
  8.9

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Crime
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Conclusions

• Although Caldwell County is materially
  impoverished, they are culturally wealthy
• Caldwell Countys high school education
  percentage is higher than the national average,
  which could reflect a pride in ones community
  and heritage
• Even though the high school graduation percentage
  is higher than overall North Carolina and United
  States, their unemployment rate is significantly
  high
• Those residing in Caldwell County do not have
  access to equitable life chances and
  opportunities to gain cultural capital as opposed
  to more metropolitan or developed counties

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Bibliography

• http//www.epodunk.com/cgibin/incomeOverview.php?l
  ocIndex19154
• http//www.stats.indiana.edu/uspr/a/usprofiles/37/
  us_over_sub_pr37027.htm1
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldwell_County,_Nort
  h_Carolina
• http//www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/crime/county/3702
  7.html
• http//www2.fdic.gov/recon/ovrpt.asp?CPT_CODEE40
  ST_CODE37RPT_TYPETables
• http//www2.fdic.gov/recon/ovrpt.asp?CPT_CODEE10
  ST_CODE37RPT_TYPETables