Food Stamps in Elkhart, Iowa (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Iowa and Elkhart
Elkhart
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$49,758.000000$54,570.000000$49,758.000000$49.8k350$14,091.000000$21,770.000000$14,091.000000$14.1k60$56,667.000000$60,029.000000$56,667.000000$56.7k290
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 Iowa and Elkhart
Elkhart
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.000000%52.664484%40.000000%40.0%24.242%24.2%26.666667%27.399342%26.666667%26.7%50.000%50.0%13.333333%18.068146%13.333333%13.3%11.940%11.9%46.666667%41.493459%46.666667%46.7%25.000%25.0%46.666667%21.472000%46.666667%46.7%30.435%30.4%51.666667%46.279764%51.666667%51.7%79.487%79.5%
% 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 Iowa and Elkhart
Elkhart
Iowa
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.862069%27.203082%25.862069%25.9%75.758%75.8%5.517241%3.844895%5.517241%5.5%50.000%50.0%20.344828%20.782741%20.344828%20.3%88.060%88.1%28.965517%20.544599%28.965517%29.0%75.000%75.0%22.068966%38.954584%22.068966%22.1%69.565%69.6%2.758621%7.518635%2.758621%2.8%20.513%20.5%
% 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 Iowa and Elkhart
Elkhart
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Black3Other3100.000000%23.321834%100.000000%100.0%3583.333333%583%17.142857%11.700403%17.142857%17.1%60100.000000%100%16.715543%10.121313%16.715543%16.7%5797.507331%98%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.665888%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.453373%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Elkhart to all of the places in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elkhart.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elkhart, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Elkhart
0%10%20%30%Count#SandyvilleSpring HillAckworthJamaicaDes MoinesRedfieldCaseyLaconaHartfordMartensdaleAdairBagleyPerryGuthrie CenterGuthrie CtrMacksburgBayardElkhartMitchellvilleStuartIndianolaPattersonMenloWintersetPolk CountyPolkMinburnAltoonaZIP Code 50073ZIP 50073WoodwardUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestNew VirginiaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesTruroAdelCoon RapidsIowaWest North CentralSt. CharlesElkhart TownshipElkhartRunnellsBoutonWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesAnkenyUrbandale010101Tract 010101North Polk Community School DistrictNorth PolkCliveGrimesBondurantGrangerSaylorvilleLake PanoramaDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkBevington34.615385%34.615385%34.6%9131.818182%31.818182%31.8%7230.434783%30.434783%30.4%7322.680412%22.680412%22.7%22422.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k521.543408%21.543408%21.5%67621.176471%21.176471%21.2%36721.134021%21.134021%21.1%41821.000000%21.000000%21.0%63920.930233%20.930233%20.9%361020.800000%20.800000%20.8%781120.437956%20.437956%20.4%281220.021224%20.021224%20.0%5661318.023256%18.023256%18.0%1241417.741935%17.741935%17.7%111517.647059%17.647059%17.6%331617.142857%17.142857%17.1%601716.946309%16.946309%16.9%1011816.765579%16.765579%16.8%1131915.751170%15.751170%15.8%9092015.584416%15.584416%15.6%122115.243902%15.243902%15.2%252214.642032%14.642032%14.6%3172314.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.548387%13.548387%13.5%212413.528366%13.528366%13.5%8372513.473684%13.473684%13.5%6413.360324%13.360324%13.4%662613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.918660%12.918660%12.9%272712.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.578616%12.578616%12.6%202812.553321%12.553321%12.6%2062912.302285%12.302285%12.3%703011.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.489510%10.489510%10.5%303310.158730%10.158730%10.2%649.677419%9.677419%9.7%18387.547170%7.547170%7.5%4426.371781%6.371781%6.4%1,707476.198430%6.198430%6.2%1,232486.029905%6.029905%6.0%988495.324357%5.324357%5.3%875.284389%5.284389%5.3%1314.745032%4.745032%4.7%308523.884814%3.884814%3.9%143562.750611%2.750611%2.8%45611.964286%1.964286%2.0%11620.000000%0.000000%0.0%0630.000000%0.000000%0.0%0640.000000%0.000000%0.0%0650.000000%0.000000%0.0%066
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 66 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Elkhart to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elkhart. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elkhart, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Elkhart
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KeokukDes MoinesOttumwaBurlingtonOskaloosaPerryNewtonFort DodgeClintonWaterlooCouncil BluffsStorm LakeFort MadisonElkhartGrinnellMarshalltownSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityBoonePolk CountyPolkMuscatineDenisonCrestonCedar RapidsAltoonaZIP Code 50073ZIP 50073United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCarrollDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDubuqueSpencerIowaMarionWest North CentralMount PleasantMt PleasantElkhart TownshipElkhartCoralvilleNorth LibertyIowa CityPellaPleasant HillWaukeeLe MarsWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesAmesWaverlyAnkenyCedar FallsUrbandale010101Tract 010101North Polk Community School DistrictNorth PolkJohnstonDecorahBettendorfCliveNorwalkGrimes24.853596%24.853596%24.9%1,061122.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k222.545200%22.545200%22.5%2,257321.611551%21.611551%21.6%2,320420.315380%20.315380%20.3%992520.021224%20.021224%20.0%566618.709677%18.709677%18.7%1,189718.662726%18.662726%18.7%1,831818.624358%18.624358%18.6%2,066918.331818%18.331818%18.3%5,2441017.772225%17.772225%17.8%4,4101117.645382%17.645382%17.6%6191217.219555%17.219555%17.2%7891317.142857%17.142857%17.1%6017.024362%17.024362%17.0%5871416.973435%16.973435%17.0%1,7061516.519250%16.519250%16.5%5,1361616.144890%16.144890%16.1%6241715.751170%15.751170%15.8%9091815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3861914.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,8452014.631522%14.631522%14.6%8162114.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k14.149834%14.149834%14.1%1,3242213.902531%13.902531%13.9%3682313.838891%13.838891%13.8%4692413.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362513.528366%13.528366%13.5%8372613.473684%13.473684%13.5%6413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.719298%12.719298%12.7%5512712.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.607069%12.607069%12.6%3,0322811.749295%11.749295%11.7%5832911.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.686820%11.686820%11.7%1,7303010.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.300000%10.300000%10.3%3093110.158730%10.158730%10.2%649.200355%9.200355%9.2%726329.003510%9.003510%9.0%590338.711237%8.711237%8.7%2,576347.152283%7.152283%7.2%271356.872370%6.872370%6.9%245366.741751%6.741751%6.7%425376.520693%6.520693%6.5%271386.371781%6.371781%6.4%1,707396.318224%6.318224%6.3%1,557406.288210%6.288210%6.3%216416.198430%6.198430%6.2%1,232426.148756%6.148756%6.1%892436.029905%6.029905%6.0%988445.324357%5.324357%5.3%875.284389%5.284389%5.3%1315.095294%5.095294%5.1%393454.789600%4.789600%4.8%140464.786398%4.786398%4.8%670474.745032%4.745032%4.7%308484.395901%4.395901%4.4%163493.884814%3.884814%3.9%14350
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 Elkhart to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elkhart. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elkhart, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Elkhart
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisElkhartJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldPolk CountyPolkIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaZIP Code 50073ZIP 50073Sterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOmahaIowaSioux FallsWest North CentralFargoElkhart TownshipElkhartColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn Arbor010101Tract 010101North Polk Community School DistrictNorth PolkOlatheOverland 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%7,9421619.820560%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%57,63457.6k2517.142857%17.142857%17.1%6016.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.789177%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%10,43610.4k3414.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.473684%13.473684%13.5%6413.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4011.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.158730%10.158730%10.2%6410.016456%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%3,004475.324357%5.324357%5.3%875.284389%5.284389%5.3%1315.134959%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 Elkhart to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elkhart. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elkhart, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Elkhart
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaElkhartPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasPolk CountyPolkSacramentoZIP Code 50073ZIP 50073ArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOmahaLong BeachIowaOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralDenverElkhart TownshipElkhartLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan Diego010101Tract 010101North Polk Community School DistrictNorth PolkSan 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%48,37948.4k920.381006%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%32,70532.7k1717.142857%17.142857%17.1%6016.536703%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%39,29539.3k2415.408373%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%31,96532.0k3214.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.473684%13.473684%13.5%6413.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%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%39,89339.9k3612.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k4210.158730%10.158730%10.2%649.844866%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%31,31031.3k495.324357%5.324357%5.3%875.284389%5.284389%5.3%1315.164561%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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State:
Iowa
County:
Polk
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Township:
Elkhart
ZIP Code:
50073
Unified School District:
North Polk
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate District:
IA-15
State House District:
IA-30
Nearby Cities:
Alleman, Ankeny, Bondurant, Cambridge, Huxley, Maxwell, Polk City, Sheldahl, Slater
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville