Levy County, FL

Levy County, FL      
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 19870 25923 30%
% White 83% 87% 3%
% Black 16% 12% -4%
% Hispanic 1% 2% 0%
% Under 18 28% 24% -4%
% Over 65 16% 19% 3%
% Under 6 8% 8% 0%
% Foreign Born 3% 2% -1%
     
Education(% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 25% 14% -11%
% 9-11 years 21% 23% 2%
% Completed H.S. 35% 35% 0%
% Some College 11% 15% 4%
% Bachelors or Graduate Degree 8% 8% 0%
Persons over 25 12391 17612 42%
H.S. Dropout Rate 18% 17% -1%
     
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 6821 9649 41%
% Operators, Nonfarm Laborers & Service 35% 32% -2%
% Professional & Technical 10% 13% 3%
% Managers & Administrators 8% 9% 1%
% Sales Workers 8% 11% 3%
% Clerical 14% 14% 0%
% Craft Workers 15% 15% -1%
% Operators 13% 10% -4%
% Nonfarm Laborers 7% 4% -2%
% Service Workers 15% 18% 3%
% Farm Workers 10% 7% -3%
% Males Working less than 26 weeks 46% 47% 1%
Males over 16 7135 9555 34%
     
Poverty and Welfare      
% Persons in Impoverished Families 21% 21% 0%
% Whites in Poverty 17% 17% 0%
% Blacks in Poverty 40% 45% 5%
% Hispanics in Poverty 36% 27% -8%
% Families Receiving Welfare or PA 9% 10% 1%
     
Income      
Aggregate Income $88,366,135 $200,323,591 127%
Number of Families 5616 7459 33%
Average Family Income $15,735 $26,857 71%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $59,354,910 $147,575,034 149%
Wage & Salary Households 4533 6431 42%
Average Wage & Salary Income $13,094 $22,947 75%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $9,647,130 $18,613,123 93%
Self-Employed Households 1299 1445 11%
Average Self-Employed Income $7,427 $12,881 73%
Aggregate Earned Income $70,424,865 $166,188,157 136%
Earned Income Households 5047 6900 37%
Average Earned Income $13,954 $24,085 73%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,101 $3,511 67%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 1609 1006 -37%
Income of $5,000-9,999 1767 1684 -5%
Income of $10,000-14,999 1525 1458 -4%
Income of $15,000-24,999 1548 2192 42%
Income of $25,000-49,999 670 2876 329%
Income over $50,000 123 878 614%