Food Stamps in Lake Station, Indiana (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Indiana and Lake Station
Lake Station
Indiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,439.000000$50,433.000000$41,439.000000$41.4k4,195$21,689.000000$18,504.000000$21,689.000000$21.7k870$45,307.000000$55,493.000000$45,307.000000$45.3k3,325
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 Indiana and Lake Station
Lake Station
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.816092%55.511189%57.816092%57.8%33.578%33.6%30.459770%30.717688%30.459770%30.5%61.485%61.5%16.206897%17.691329%16.206897%16.2%16.282%16.3%52.183908%46.667319%52.183908%52.2%30.948%30.9%26.781609%22.904026%26.781609%26.8%15.461%15.5%61.724138%54.401057%61.724138%61.7%70.844%70.8%
% 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 Indiana and Lake Station
Lake Station
Indiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.924812%28.681078%29.924812%29.9%66.422%66.4%4.992481%5.172275%4.992481%5.0%38.515%38.5%21.804511%20.710936%21.804511%21.8%83.718%83.7%30.466165%24.264573%30.466165%30.5%69.052%69.1%38.315789%37.757420%38.315789%38.3%84.539%84.5%6.646617%8.345309%6.646617%6.6%29.156%29.2%
% 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 Indiana and Lake Station
Lake Station
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic353.543307%30.479010%53.543307%53.5%68258.177211%258%23.824451%22.754617%23.824451%23.8%76114.877671%115%21.739130%22.717240%21.739130%21.7%5104.822589%105%20.738975%12.194152%20.738975%20.7%870100.000000%100%20.463058%9.796237%20.463058%20.5%60198.669571%99%15.209125%16.592765%15.209125%15.2%12073.335956%73%
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

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Lake Station

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
31.1%31.8%32.4%33.0%33.7%34.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lake Station

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
16.9%18.8%20.5%22.3%24.1%25.9%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Lake Station

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Lake Station (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Lake Station, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Station.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake Station, selected neighborhoods in Lake Station, and entities that contain Lake Station
0%10%20%30%Count#University Park NeighborhoodUniv PkAetna NeighborhoodAetnaLake StationLake CountyLakeEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIndiana34.289022%34.289022%34.3%2,3972,398131.139465%31.139465%31.1%796220.738975%20.738975%20.7%87015.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Chicago Area

There are 388 places in the Chicago Area. This section compares Lake Station to all of the places in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Station.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake Station, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Lake Station
0%20%40%60%Count#Ford HeightsRiverdaleHarveyEast ChicagoShelbyPhoenixDixmoorMaywoodRobbinsGarySauk VillageNew ChicagoMarkhamDoltonStone ParkCiceroUniversity ParkUniv PkZionChicago HeightsChicago HtsFairmontBellwoodCalumet CityPosenSummitBlue IslandBurnhamLake VillageGoodlandPark CityHodgkinsLake StationChicagoHazel CrestJolietLake CountyLakeAuroraWheelerEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGlendale HeightsGlendale HtsIndianaHickory HillsChannel LakeRiver GrovePalatineBataviaCrystal LawnsNapervilleScherervilleLindenhurstDune AcresTrout ValleyLily LakeGolfChemungWilmot61.840745%61.840745%61.8%598141.112673%41.112673%41.1%2,047239.962594%39.962594%40.0%3,846338.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,975438.764045%38.764045%38.8%69536.995828%36.995828%37.0%266635.707925%35.707925%35.7%401734.350623%34.350623%34.4%2,510834.257655%34.257655%34.3%593933.635635%33.635635%33.6%10,49610.5k1032.866316%32.866316%32.9%1,1261130.563380%30.563380%30.6%2171230.143541%30.143541%30.1%1,3861328.924419%28.924419%28.9%2,1891428.070175%28.070175%28.1%3681527.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,9931626.793893%26.793893%26.8%7021726.371767%26.371767%26.4%2,1821825.930123%25.930123%25.9%2,7461925.367647%25.367647%25.4%2072024.864063%24.864063%24.9%1,5092124.310024%24.310024%24.3%3,4002224.242424%24.242424%24.2%4482324.074074%24.074074%24.1%7542423.671670%23.671670%23.7%1,9872522.937771%22.937771%22.9%3172622.692308%22.692308%22.7%592722.511848%22.511848%22.5%952822.275087%22.275087%22.3%5152921.925926%21.925926%21.9%1483020.738975%20.738975%20.7%8703619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k4418.803761%18.803761%18.8%9405616.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6397215.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5028215.079365%15.079365%15.1%198314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.829385%12.829385%12.8%1,44611112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.233389%11.233389%11.2%5411399.287926%9.287926%9.3%601668.053204%8.053204%8.1%3331946.895255%6.895255%6.9%1,8342225.778790%5.778790%5.8%5582494.435484%4.435484%4.4%332773.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,7903003.338563%3.338563%3.3%3833052.196509%2.196509%2.2%1123321.052632%1.052632%1.1%13600.000000%0.000000%0.0%03840.000000%0.000000%0.0%03850.000000%0.000000%0.0%03860.000000%0.000000%0.0%03870.000000%0.000000%0.0%0388
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 388 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Indiana

There are 679 places in Indiana. This section compares Lake Station to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Station. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 17,634.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake Station, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain Lake Station
0%10%20%30%Count#East ChicagoGaryMarionMichigan CityElkhartAndersonRichmondSouth BendShelbyvilleLake StationNew CastleHammondTerre HauteMuncieEvansvilleKokomoVincennesIndianapolisLogansportNew AlbanyLafayetteLake CountyLakeFort WayneLa PorteEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLawrenceGoshenMidwestMishawakaPortageSeymourIndianaClarksvilleJeffersonvilleMerrillvilleGreenfieldColumbusBloomingtonFranklinGreenwoodValparaisoHobartPlainfieldNoblesvilleHighlandWestfieldCrown PointMunsterScherervilleBrownsburgFishersGrangerWest LafayetteW LafayetteCarmelZionsville38.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,975133.635635%33.635635%33.6%10,49610.5k224.957494%24.957494%25.0%2,789324.137660%24.137660%24.1%3,072423.585005%23.585005%23.6%4,492523.154162%23.154162%23.2%5,419622.450381%22.450381%22.5%3,269721.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,290821.409715%21.409715%21.4%1,622920.738975%20.738975%20.7%87020.218958%20.218958%20.2%1,4591020.141058%20.141058%20.1%5,7401119.884470%19.884470%19.9%4,4751219.223126%19.223126%19.2%5,3201317.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0691417.680849%17.680849%17.7%4,4631517.518555%17.518555%17.5%1,2511617.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1717.032551%17.032551%17.0%1,1251816.820775%16.820775%16.8%2,5651916.540990%16.540990%16.5%5,1332015.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k2115.189738%15.189738%15.2%1,4212214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.046807%13.046807%13.0%2,3862312.961915%12.961915%13.0%1,6032412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.754830%12.754830%12.8%2,6342512.749115%12.749115%12.7%1,8362612.491730%12.491730%12.5%9442712.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.478835%11.478835%11.5%1,0442811.288323%11.288323%11.3%2,0032911.033819%11.033819%11.0%1,4913010.372693%10.372693%10.4%860319.981890%9.981890%10.0%1,874329.675383%9.675383%9.7%2,912339.432696%9.432696%9.4%843349.087445%9.087445%9.1%1,908358.374544%8.374544%8.4%1,033367.861362%7.861362%7.9%905377.776705%7.776705%7.8%886386.762709%6.762709%6.8%1,474396.614457%6.614457%6.6%625405.932059%5.932059%5.9%695414.317197%4.317197%4.3%478423.529547%3.529547%3.5%307433.338563%3.338563%3.3%383443.335963%3.335963%3.3%296452.557345%2.557345%2.6%786462.309950%2.309950%2.3%244472.186290%2.186290%2.2%288481.856134%1.856134%1.9%602491.494024%1.494024%1.5%13550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Lake Station to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Station. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake Station, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Lake Station
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaLake StationChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisLake CountyLakeElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaIndianaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421620.738975%20.738975%20.7%87019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2516.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113214.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4012.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k10.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985466.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,79050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Lake Station to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake Station. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake Station, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lake Station
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoLake StationNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleLake CountyLakeFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaIndianaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.738975%20.738975%20.7%87020.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3712.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Indiana
County:
Lake
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Townships:
Calumet, Hobart
ZIP Codes:
46342, 46403, 46405, 46409
Unified School Districts:
Lake Station, River Forest
Neighborhoods:
Aetna, University Park
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate District:
IN-3
State House District:
IN-3
Neighboring Cities:
Gary, Hobart, Portage
Neighboring Towns:
New Chicago
Nearby Towns:
Burns Harbor, Dune Acres, Griffith, Merrillville, Ogden Dunes, Porter
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Salt Creek Commons, Shorewood Forest, South Haven, Wheeler