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Table 2 – Weekly Food Cost per Person by Household Type, USA, 2010
Median Weekly Food Cost per
Person ($)
Total households 43.75
Households with Children < 18 33.33
Married­couple 34.50
Female head, no spouse 32.50
Male head, no spouse 33.33
Households with no children 50.00
Households with elderly 45.00
Race/ethnicity of households
White non­Hispanic 49.00
Black non­Hispanic 37.50
Hispanic 33.33
Household income­to poverty ratio
Under 1.00 33.33
Under 1.30 33.33
Under 1.85 33.33
1.85 and over 50.00
Inside metropolitan area 45.00
(Source: Coleman­Jensen et al., 2011, p. 11)
Table 3 – Size of Farm, Erie County & New York State
1997 2002 2007
Erie County New York Erie County New York Erie County New York
Farm Size Class (Acres)
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
1 to 49 362 37.20 7,725 24.33 584 45.31 11,318 30.38 581 47.82 11,713 32.22
50 to 179 381 39.16 11,319 35.64 453 35.14 13,474 36.17 438 36.05 13,847 38.09
180 to 499 177 18.19 9,327 29.37 200 15.52 8,977 24.10 142 11.69 7,739 21.29
500 to 999 39 4.01 2,530 7.97 33 2.56 2,457 6.60 38 3.13 2,014 5.54
Over 1,000 14 1.44 856 2.70 19 1.47 1,029 2.76 16 1.32 1,039 2.86
Total 973 100 31,757 100 1,289 100 37,255 100 1,215 100 36,352 100
(Source: USDA Agricultual Census 1997, 2002, 2007)
Table 4 – Soil Fertility in Erie County
Within Current Within Agricultural
Erie County
Cropland
Districts
Acres % Acres % Acres %
Not Prime Farmland 154,603.33 23.11 4,926.57 4.95 42,399.57 23.02
Prime Farmland if Drained 189,355.92 28.30 27,411.20 27.57 27,411.20 14.88
Prime Farmland 120,078.23 17.94 29,778.67 29.95 50,376.10 27.35
Prime Farmland of Statewide Importance 205,029.93 30.64 37,322.79 37.53 63,996.49 34.75
Total Land Area 669,067.40 100 99,445 14.86 184,183 27.53
(Sources: USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil Survey; SSURGO Database, 2010. USDA, NRCS; Common Land Unit, Erie County,
2011. USDA NRCS; Cropland Data Layer, 2011. Erie County Dept. of Environment And Planning, Agricultural District Boundaries, 2011.)
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