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Lorain County Census Reveals Wealth and Poverty Gaps
The Lorain County census shows tract 602 in Oberlin with average income of 15,392 in 1969, poverty rate 2.3 percent, 965 year round housing units, and 603 pre 1939 homes. County totals include 86,533 men and 92,458 women over 14, 23,254 single men, 20,733 single women, and 9,223 widows. The black population is 6.4 percent countywide, Cityview tract 239 being 7.88 percent black with 1,988 people and 135 pre 1939 homes. Foreign stock totals reach 43,773, with origins including the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, and Hungary among others. More than 432 families earn over 50,000 while 944 families live under 1,000 dollars in 1969. The county’s median income trails the average, and 3,617 families fall below federal poverty lines.
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