Food Stamps in the Merton Township, Steele County, Minnesota (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Steele County and the Merton Township
Merton Township
Steele County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$67,917.000000$58,141.000000$67,917.000000$67.9k137$69,167.000000$61,422.000000$69,167.000000$69.2k134
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 Steele County and the Merton Township
Merton Township
Steele County
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%59.026029%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.273720%0.000%0%33.333333%35.012594%33.333333%33.3%4.762%4.76%100.000000%21.158690%100.000000%100.0%7.143%7.14%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%55.667506%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 Steele County and the Merton Township
Merton Township
Steele County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.074627%29.544937%35.074627%35.1%100.000%100%29.104478%22.358125%29.104478%29.1%100.000%100%14.925373%21.226164%14.925373%14.9%95.238%95.2%29.104478%39.611031%29.104478%29.1%92.857%92.9%2.985075%6.343539%2.985075%3.0%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 Steele County and the Merton Township
Merton Township
Steele County
0%2%4%6%8%Count%All RacesWhite12.189781%8.297339%2.189781%2.2%3100.000000%100%2.189781%6.180075%2.189781%2.2%3100.000000%100%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Owatonna Area

There are 17 county subdivisions in the Owatonna Area. This section compares the Merton Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Owatonna Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Merton Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Merton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Owatonna Area, and entities that contain the Merton Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Medford TownshipMedfordBlooming PrairieUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralHavana TownshipHavanaOwatonnaMinnesotaOwatonna Metro AreaOwatonna AreaSteele CountySteele960100Tract 960100Summit TownshipSummitMedfordBlooming Prairie TownshipBlooming PrairieMeriden TownshipMeridenEllendaleDeerfield TownshipDeerfieldMerton TownshipMertonSomerset TownshipSomersetAurora TownshipAuroraLemond TownshipLemondBerlin TownshipBerlinClinton Falls TownshipClinton FallsOwatonna TownshipOwatonna20.300752%20.300752%20.3%54113.061224%13.061224%13.1%96213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.288066%10.288066%10.3%2539.225380%9.225380%9.2%94848.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,1918.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,1916.250000%6.250000%6.3%1043.947368%3.947368%3.9%653.752759%3.752759%3.8%1763.333333%3.333333%3.3%673.139013%3.139013%3.1%783.010033%3.010033%3.0%992.285714%2.285714%2.3%4102.189781%2.189781%2.2%3112.027027%2.027027%2.0%6122.020202%2.020202%2.0%4131.875000%1.875000%1.9%3141.142857%1.142857%1.1%2150.709220%0.709220%0.7%1160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Minnesota

There are 2,761 county subdivisions in Minnesota. This section compares the Merton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Minnesota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Merton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,226.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Merton Township, selected other county subdivisions in Minnesota, and entities that contain the Merton Township
0%5%10%15%Count#Brooklyn CenterBrooklyn CtrSt. PaulMinneapolisFridleyBrooklyn ParkAustinSt. CloudDuluthFaribaultUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralCoon RapidsMankatoOwatonnaMaplewoodRichfieldRochesterMoorheadMinnesotaNew BrightonRosevilleOwatonna Metro AreaOwatonna AreaSteele CountySteeleOakdaleWinonaBurnsvilleCrystalHastingsBloomingtonInver Grove HeightsInver Grv Hts960100Tract 960100St. Louis ParkSt. Louis PkBlaineChaskaShakopeeElk RiverFarmingtonEaganChamplinApple ValleyCottage GroveSavageWhite Bear LakeWhite Bear LkPrior LakeMinnetonkaAndoverMaple GroveShoreviewEden PrairiePlymouthRosemountLakevilleRamseyWoodburyMerton TownshipMertonEdinaChanhassen19.393391%19.393391%19.4%2,142118.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k315.746032%15.746032%15.7%1,736413.861571%13.861571%13.9%3,721513.810010%13.810010%13.8%1,352613.704954%13.704954%13.7%2,761713.680764%13.680764%13.7%4,888813.538682%13.538682%13.5%1,134913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.124943%10.124943%10.1%2,4231010.050187%10.050187%10.1%1,582119.225380%9.225380%9.2%948129.199498%9.199498%9.2%1,394139.148307%9.148307%9.1%1,362149.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985158.958414%8.958414%9.0%1,383168.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.529705%8.529705%8.5%771178.486811%8.486811%8.5%1,258188.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,1918.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,1918.257939%8.257939%8.3%931197.789943%7.789943%7.8%804207.505591%7.505591%7.5%1,846217.409365%7.409365%7.4%701227.237061%7.237061%7.2%653237.047193%7.047193%7.0%2,552246.981105%6.981105%7.0%968256.250000%6.250000%6.3%1046.027361%6.027361%6.0%1,357265.695335%5.695335%5.7%1,288275.439555%5.439555%5.4%508285.322781%5.322781%5.3%686295.067527%5.067527%5.1%424304.866338%4.866338%4.9%375314.808760%4.808760%4.8%1,256324.717416%4.717416%4.7%409334.674881%4.674881%4.7%903344.672662%4.672662%4.7%556354.354369%4.354369%4.4%434364.263798%4.263798%4.3%428374.201034%4.201034%4.2%382384.082978%4.082978%4.1%929394.045402%4.045402%4.0%417403.959307%3.959307%4.0%1,008413.869155%3.869155%3.9%427423.661744%3.661744%3.7%905433.499771%3.499771%3.5%1,071443.394029%3.394029%3.4%274453.306070%3.306070%3.3%671463.066479%3.066479%3.1%262472.590290%2.590290%2.6%629482.189781%2.189781%2.2%31.810082%1.810082%1.8%386491.586207%1.586207%1.6%13850
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 Merton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Merton 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 Merton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Merton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthWest North CentralFargoLincolnMadisonMinnesotaWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineOwatonna Metro AreaOwatonna AreaSteele CountySteeleBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheeling960100Tract 960100Palatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland ParkMerton TownshipMerton42.327373%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%9,9121917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.209059%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%6,8483410.556917%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%10,20410.2k378.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,1918.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,1918.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234406.843638%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%3,736446.250000%6.250000%6.3%1045.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595455.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930483.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124493.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699502.189781%2.189781%2.2%3
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 Merton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Merton 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 Merton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Merton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…MinnesotaOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityOwatonna Metro AreaOwatonna AreaSteele CountySteeleNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempstead960100Tract 960100Seattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoMerton TownshipMerton42.327373%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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%52,40752.4k3210.963747%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%46,82446.8k378.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,1918.297339%8.297339%8.3%1,1918.134682%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.250000%6.250000%6.3%1046.012518%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%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721502.189781%2.189781%2.2%3
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Minnesota
County:
Steele
Metro Area:
Owatonna Area
ZIP Codes:
55049, 55060, 55985
Unified School Districts:
Kenyon-Wanamingo, Medford, Owatonna
Congressional District:
MN-1
State Senate District:
MN-24
State House District:
MN-24B
Neighboring Townships:
Clinton Falls, Ellington, Havana, Medford, Owatonna, Richland, Walcott
Nearby Townships:
Aurora, Claremont, Concord, Kenyon, Wasioja