Food Stamps in the Benton Township, Des Moines County, Iowa (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Des Moines County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Des Moines County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$69,531.000000$44,516.000000$69,531.000000$69.5k255$67,656.000000$51,013.000000$67,656.000000$67.7k227
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Des Moines County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Des Moines County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty271.428571%57.366451%71.428571%71.4%27.778%27.8%71.428571%13.678122%71.428571%71.4%30.303%30.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%42.837700%0.000%0%28.571429%22.252467%28.571429%28.6%5.755%5.76%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%50.119088%0.000%0%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Des Moines County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Des Moines County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.907489%23.534985%22.907489%22.9%72.222%72.2%20.264317%17.259475%20.264317%20.3%69.697%69.7%13.215859%23.578717%13.215859%13.2%100.000%100%57.709251%47.062682%57.709251%57.7%94.245%94.2%11.453744%7.026239%11.453744%11.5%100.000%100%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Des Moines County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Des Moines County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2100.000000%64.406780%100.000000%100.0%20910.714286%911%10.980392%17.642115%10.980392%11.0%28100.000000%100%3.404255%14.152047%3.404255%3.4%831.003040%31%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Burlington Area

There are 28 county subdivisions in the Burlington Area. This section compares the Benton Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Burlington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Burlington Area, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%10%20%Count#Bald Bluff TownshipBald BluffBurlingtonStronghurst TownshipStronghurstWest BurlingtonW BurlingtonDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonFlint River TownshipFlint RivUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestLomax TownshipLomaxTama TownshipIowaDanvilleBenton TownshipBentonMiddletownWest North CentralOquawka TownshipOquawkaGladstone TownshipGladstoneDanville TownshipDanvilleMediapolis001000Tract 001000Pleasant Grove TownshipPleasant GrvMediapolis Community School DistrictMediapolisBiggsville TownshipBiggsvilleYellow Springs TownshipYellow SpgsMedia TownshipMediaFranklin TownshipFranklinUnion TownshipUnionConcordia TownshipConcordiaHuron TownshipHuronTerre Haute TownshipTerre HauteRaritan TownshipRaritanRozetta TownshipRozettaCarman TownshipCarmanJackson TownshipJacksonWashington TownshipWashington29.661017%29.661017%29.7%35121.611551%21.611551%21.6%2,320219.103774%19.103774%19.1%81318.879509%18.879509%18.9%246417.642115%17.642115%17.6%2,93916.446000%16.446000%16.4%3,24214.560162%14.560162%14.6%144513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.849162%12.849162%12.8%46612.785388%12.785388%12.8%56711.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.528822%11.528822%11.5%46810.980392%10.980392%11.0%28910.937500%10.937500%10.9%141010.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.417040%9.417040%9.4%84119.131403%9.131403%9.1%41127.473310%7.473310%7.5%21137.472178%7.472178%7.5%47147.367829%7.367829%7.4%1315.319149%5.319149%5.3%10154.962244%4.962244%5.0%923.879310%3.879310%3.9%9163.743316%3.743316%3.7%7173.381643%3.381643%3.4%7180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%028
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%10%20%Count#Lee TownshipKeokukBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldBurlingtonTaylor TownshipTaylorCenter TownshipCtrOskaloosaDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFort DodgeClintonWaterlooKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleKane TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonStorm LakeDes Moines CountyDes MoinesNewton TownshipNewtonGrinnellSioux CityBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesCedar RapidsMonroe TownshipMonroeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBloomington TownshipBloomingtonCarrollDubuqueLewis TownshipLewisClay TownshipSpencerIowaBenton TownshipBentonMarion TownshipMarionWest North CentralIowa CityTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebster001000Tract 001000Penn TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieFour Mile TownshipFour MileAmerica TownshipAmericaWaverlyCedar FallsCrocker TownshipCrockerMediapolis Community School DistrictMediapolisPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyDecorah TownshipDecorahFranklin TownshipFranklinWalnut TownshipWalnutBoone TownshipBooneJefferson TownshipJefferson28.997382%28.997382%29.0%6,866124.853596%24.853596%24.9%1,061223.228087%23.228087%23.2%2,825321.611551%21.611551%21.6%2,320421.417999%21.417999%21.4%1,447521.340896%21.340896%21.3%2,295620.315380%20.315380%20.3%992719.633002%19.633002%19.6%8,324818.662726%18.662726%18.7%1,831918.624358%18.624358%18.6%2,0661018.331818%18.331818%18.3%5,2441118.297272%18.297272%18.3%7781217.782349%17.782349%17.8%3,8041317.714414%17.714414%17.7%7891417.645382%17.645382%17.6%6191517.642115%17.642115%17.6%2,93917.580016%17.580016%17.6%1,1261617.024362%17.024362%17.0%5871716.519250%16.519250%16.5%5,1361816.446000%16.446000%16.4%3,24216.144890%16.144890%16.1%6241915.751170%15.751170%15.8%9092015.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862114.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,8452214.138687%14.138687%14.1%8382313.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362413.116613%13.116613%13.1%6942513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.906280%12.906280%12.9%1,2272612.719298%12.719298%12.7%5512712.607069%12.607069%12.6%3,0322812.467892%12.467892%12.5%6312912.388988%12.388988%12.4%8373011.749295%11.749295%11.7%5833111.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.980392%10.980392%11.0%2810.812993%10.812993%10.8%1,7413210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k8.711237%8.711237%8.7%2,576338.088059%8.088059%8.1%338347.994292%7.994292%8.0%2,297357.810930%7.810930%7.8%1,788367.367829%7.367829%7.4%1317.362082%7.362082%7.4%758377.080468%7.080468%7.1%1,143387.071148%7.071148%7.1%324396.833289%6.833289%6.8%257406.305258%6.305258%6.3%271416.288210%6.288210%6.3%216426.148756%6.148756%6.1%892435.679356%5.679356%5.7%1,101444.962244%4.962244%5.0%924.722566%4.722566%4.7%686454.395312%4.395312%4.4%165464.280630%4.280630%4.3%421473.894870%3.894870%3.9%369483.643045%3.643045%3.6%347490.772975%0.772975%0.8%2750
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityDes Moines CountyDes MoinesColumbusBlue TownshipBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthIowaBenton TownshipBentonWest North CentralFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdale001000Tract 001000Schaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheMediapolis Community School DistrictMediapolisLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland Park42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k427.635196%27.635196%27.6%16,78716.8k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k823.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k923.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1022.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1122.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k1221.773313%21.773313%21.8%11,16111.2k1321.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,7091419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1519.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1718.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1818.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9121917.642115%17.642115%17.6%2,93917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.446000%16.446000%16.4%3,24216.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8142215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2613.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362813.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1542913.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3112.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483411.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.980392%10.980392%11.0%2810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,337359.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k378.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234407.367829%7.367829%7.4%1316.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336416.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940426.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004436.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736445.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595455.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.962244%4.962244%5.0%924.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930483.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124493.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,69950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonDes Moines CountyDes MoinesColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleIowaBenton TownshipBentonLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego001000Tract 001000Northeast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseMediapolis Community School DistrictMediapolisPlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.642115%17.642115%17.6%2,93917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.446000%16.446000%16.4%3,24215.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.980392%10.980392%11.0%2810.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k437.367829%7.367829%7.4%1316.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k494.962244%4.962244%5.0%923.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Iowa
County:
Des Moines
Metro Area:
Burlington Area
ZIP Codes:
52601, 52637, 52650
Unified School District:
Mediapolis
Congressional District:
IA-2
State Senate District:
IA-44
State House District:
IA-88
Neighboring Townships:
Flint River, Franklin, Huron, Jackson, Tama, Yellow Springs
Nearby Townships:
Eliot, Gladstone, Oquawka, Pleasant Grove, Washington