Dade County, FL

Dade County, FL      
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 1625781 1937094 19%
% White 77% 73% -4%
% Black 17% 21% 3%
% Hispanic 36% 49% 13%
% Under 18 24% 24% 0%
% Over 65 16% 14% -2%
% Under 6 7% 9% 2%
% Foreign Born 7% 45% 38%
     
Education(% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 23% 18% -5%
% 9-11 years 13% 17% 4%
% Completed H.S. 30% 23% -7%
% Some College 17% 16% -1%
% Bachelors or Graduate Degree 17% 19% 2%
Persons over 25 1048561 1281295 22%
H.S. Dropout Rate 15% 13% -2%
     
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 742632 901828 21%
% Operators, Nonfarm Laborers & Service 29% 28% -1%
% Professional & Technical 14% 15% 1%
% Managers & Administrators 12% 12% 0%
% Sales Workers 12% 14% 2%
% Clerical 20% 18% -2%
% Craft Workers 12% 11% -1%
% Operators 11% 10% -1%
% Nonfarm Laborers 4% 4% 0%
% Service Workers 14% 15% 1%
% Farm Workers 2% 2% 0%
% Males Working less than 26 weeks 36% 35% -1%
Males over 16 596406 712373 19%
     
Poverty and Welfare      
% Persons in Impoverished Families 15% 18% 3%
% Whites in Poverty 11% 14% 3%
% Blacks in Poverty 30% 30% 1%
% Hispanics in Poverty 17% 19% 3%
% Families Receiving Welfare or PA 10% 10% 0%
     
Income      
Aggregate Income $10,011,478,670 $20,758,760,918 107%
Number of Families 426520 485213 14%
Average Family Income $23,472 $42,783 82%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $8,981,401,555 $19,694,173,059 119%
Wage & Salary Households 454017 535832 18%
Average Wage & Salary Income $19,782 $36,754 86%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $1,229,109,195 $1,736,789,352 41%
Self-Employed Households 58466 82936 42%
Average Self-Employed Income $21,023 $20,941 0%
Aggregate Earned Income $9,873,964,455 $21,430,962,411 117%
Earned Income Households 470594 554296 18%
Average Earned Income $20,982 $38,663 84%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,460 $3,817 55%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 98304 64978 -34%
Income of $5,000-9,999 101787 68234 -33%
Income of $10,000-14,999 95262 66434 -30%
Income of $15,000-24,999 149005 122785 -18%
Income of $25,000-49,999 130803 213068 63%
Income over $50,000 36076 156738 334%