Food Stamps in the Polk Township, Newton County, Arkansas (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Newton County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Newton County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$43,241.000000$33,176.000000$43,241.000000$43.2k108$43,565.000000$39,982.000000$43,565.000000$43.6k101
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 Newton County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Newton County
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 6010.000000%0.000000%0.0%38.104089%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.182156%0.000%0%100.000000%60.780669%100.000000%100.0%17.949%17.9%100.000000%33.828996%100.000000%100.0%13.462%13.5%
% 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 Newton County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Newton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 60128.712871%22.329020%28.712871%28.7%100.000%100%28.712871%19.112754%28.712871%28.7%100.000%100%31.683168%38.521257%31.683168%31.7%82.051%82.1%44.554455%58.484288%44.554455%44.6%86.538%86.5%
% 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 Newton County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Newton County
0%5%10%15%Count%All RacesWhite16.481481%16.589578%6.481481%6.5%7100.000000%100%6.481481%15.803279%6.481481%6.5%7100.000000%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 Harrison Area

There are 43 county subdivisions in the Harrison Area. This section compares the Polk Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Harrison Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Harrison Area, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Murray TownshipMurrayOsage TownshipOsageBatavia TownshipBataviaHickory Grove TownshipHickory GrvBoston TownshipBostonJones TownshipJonesHudson TownshipHudsonLong Creek TownshipLong CrkJackson TownshipJacksonEwing TownshipEwingSouth Harrison TownshipS HarrisonKentucky TownshipKentuckyJackson TownshipJacksonPleasant Hill TownshipPleasant HlWhite TownshipWhiteNorth Harrison TownshipN HarrisonGrove TownshipGrvMarble Falls TownshipMarble FallsNewton CountyNewtonElixir TownshipElixirHarrison Metro AreaHarrison Area180200Tract 180200Sugar Loaf TownshipSugar LoafOmaha TownshipOmahaBellefonte TownshipBellefonteArkansasSouthWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeer/Mount Judea School DistrictDeer/Mt JudeaLincoln TownshipLincolnPonca TownshipPoncaCarrollton TownshipCarrolltonPrairie TownshipPrairieLow Gap TownshipLow GapJefferson TownshipJeffersonSummit TownshipSummitBryan TownshipBryanLee TownshipJefferson TownshipJeffersonPolk TownshipZinc TownshipGaither TownshipGaitherOlvey TownshipOlveyHasty TownshipHastyPrairie TownshipPrairieRichland TownshipRichlandPlumlee TownshipPlumleeBig Creek TownshipBig CrkBlythe TownshipBlytheVan Buren TownshipVan Buren44.318182%44.318182%44.3%39137.974684%37.974684%38.0%30233.639144%33.639144%33.6%110328.947368%28.947368%28.9%11426.923077%26.923077%26.9%7526.315789%26.315789%26.3%10623.423423%23.423423%23.4%26723.320158%23.320158%23.3%59821.242485%21.242485%21.2%106921.164021%21.164021%21.2%401021.156971%21.156971%21.2%6511121.052632%21.052632%21.1%41220.978121%20.978121%21.0%1631319.387755%19.387755%19.4%381419.262295%19.262295%19.3%471518.979834%18.979834%19.0%6401618.367347%18.367347%18.4%541716.752577%16.752577%16.8%651816.589578%16.589578%16.6%53816.408269%16.408269%16.4%1271916.197727%16.197727%16.2%2,93616.154310%16.154310%16.2%26815.454545%15.454545%15.5%1872014.528944%14.528944%14.5%1282114.360042%14.360042%14.4%1382214.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.513484%12.513484%12.5%11611.827957%11.827957%11.8%112310.958904%10.958904%11.0%82410.139860%10.139860%10.1%292510.067114%10.067114%10.1%15269.859155%9.859155%9.9%7278.461538%8.461538%8.5%11288.391608%8.391608%8.4%24297.201646%7.201646%7.2%35307.142857%7.142857%7.1%59316.854130%6.854130%6.9%39326.481481%6.481481%6.5%7336.214689%6.214689%6.2%11340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Arkansas

There are 1,258 county subdivisions in Arkansas. This section compares the Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Arkansas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 10,945.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in Arkansas, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Mississippi TownshipMississippiMadison TownshipMadisonNettleton TownshipNettletonVaugine TownshipVaugineFenter TownshipFenterChickasawba TownshipChickasawbaClark TownshipClarkMarion TownshipMarionUpper TownshipUpperMagnolia TownshipMagnoliaHot Springs TownshipHot SpgsEl Dorado TownshipEl DoradoMarion County TownshipMarion CoVan Buren TownshipVan BurenNewton CountyNewtonGarland TownshipGarlandHarrison Metro AreaHarrison Area180200Tract 180200Spadra TownshipSpadraDe Roan TownshipDe RoanCaddo TownshipCaddoJonesboro TownshipJonesboroSpringdale TownshipSpringdaleJasper TownshipJasperArkansasWhittington TownshipWhittingtonSouthWest South CentralHill TownshipOtter TownshipOtterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIllinois TownshipIllinoisDeer/Mount Judea School DistrictDeer/Mt JudeaBig Rock TownshipBig RockCadron TownshipCadronBenton Township 22Benton Township 33Benton Township 1212Gray TownshipBenton Township 66Center TownshipCtrYork TownshipMountain Home TownshipMtn HomeBenton Township 55Lake Hamilton TownshipLk HamiltonBenton Township 1111Owen TownshipBauxite TownshipBauxiteBenton Township 1313Benton Township 11Bryant TownshipBryantBenton Township 88Hale TownshipPolk TownshipFayetteville TownshipFayettevilleBenton Township 77Benton Township 99Benton Township 44Benton Township 101030.008177%30.008177%30.0%2,936129.080000%29.080000%29.1%1,454226.809764%26.809764%26.8%1,274326.674717%26.674717%26.7%4,639424.204703%24.204703%24.2%1,225522.141864%22.141864%22.1%1,592621.969979%21.969979%22.0%1,771721.248969%21.248969%21.2%1,031821.079896%21.079896%21.1%6,633918.559022%18.559022%18.6%1,1541018.042631%18.042631%18.0%3,3351117.907134%17.907134%17.9%1,8551217.114144%17.114144%17.1%1,1411317.073602%17.073602%17.1%1,9301416.589578%16.589578%16.6%53816.296521%16.296521%16.3%2,1501516.197727%16.197727%16.2%2,93616.154310%16.154310%16.2%26815.789474%15.789474%15.8%7081615.786012%15.786012%15.8%7201715.074576%15.074576%15.1%1,3241815.074484%15.074484%15.1%3,3091914.699268%14.699268%14.7%3,5952014.335060%14.335060%14.3%7472114.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.248862%14.248862%14.2%9392214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.520905%13.520905%13.5%8,9482313.200993%13.200993%13.2%5322413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.728124%12.728124%12.7%1,3602512.513484%12.513484%12.5%11612.172169%12.172169%12.2%10,86510.9k2611.701503%11.701503%11.7%3,1912711.270125%11.270125%11.3%5672811.250904%11.250904%11.3%7782911.150742%11.150742%11.2%5943010.776097%10.776097%10.8%9903110.712303%10.712303%10.7%5793210.399397%10.399397%10.4%4143310.167727%10.167727%10.2%879349.954853%9.954853%10.0%882359.827278%9.827278%9.8%495369.307619%9.307619%9.3%777379.278804%9.278804%9.3%422388.984747%8.984747%9.0%377398.936643%8.936643%8.9%1,127408.647767%8.647767%8.6%424417.099391%7.099391%7.1%385427.079985%7.079985%7.1%370436.578177%6.578177%6.6%337446.506998%6.506998%6.5%451456.481481%6.481481%6.5%76.257456%6.257456%6.3%2,098464.579762%4.579762%4.6%358474.155165%4.155165%4.2%572482.241583%2.241583%2.2%247491.935065%1.935065%1.9%14950
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 South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares the Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%Count#HialeahMcAllen-PharrMiamiBaltimoreJacksonville WestJacksonville WEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoNew OrleansBirminghamTampaAtlanta-DecaturKendale Lakes-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…Oklahoma City SouthwestOklahoma City SWFort LauderdaleSouthwest DallasSW DallasCorpus ChristiNewton CountyNewtonHarrison Metro AreaHarrison Area180200Tract 180200Fort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonSt. PetersburgArkansasHoustonSouthPlantationWest South CentralLubbockTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonDeer/Mount Judea School DistrictDeer/Mt JudeaSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…AustinMontgomery District 1313Northwest HarrisNW HarrisBoynton Beach-Delray BeachBoynton Bch-Delra…NaplesSan Antonio NorthwestSan Antonio NWSoutheast MontgomerySE MontgomeryVirginia BeachVirginia BchPolk TownshipNortheast TarrantNE TarrantLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …Sugar LandRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…San Antonio NorthSan Antonio NRoswell-AlpharettaPlano37.737792%37.737792%37.7%40,68740.7k130.095386%30.095386%30.1%24,38924.4k226.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k424.506656%24.506656%24.5%28,77428.8k524.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k624.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k720.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k820.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k919.869941%19.869941%19.9%36,54436.5k1019.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1118.689272%18.689272%18.7%25,56325.6k1218.493627%18.493627%18.5%20,19820.2k1317.879800%17.879800%17.9%31,42531.4k1417.488172%17.488172%17.5%20,95821.0k1517.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1616.782565%16.782565%16.8%18,55918.6k1716.589578%16.589578%16.6%53816.197727%16.197727%16.2%2,93616.154310%16.154310%16.2%26815.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k1914.990616%14.990616%15.0%13,97814.0k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.697926%14.697926%14.7%24,61324.6k2214.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.987265%13.987265%14.0%14,14714.1k2413.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.443689%13.443689%13.4%13,64413.6k2513.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k2712.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k2812.685410%12.685410%12.7%13,82913.8k2912.613756%12.613756%12.6%12,22512.2k3012.513484%12.513484%12.5%11612.280743%12.280743%12.3%10,44610.4k3112.147177%12.147177%12.1%17,15417.2k3211.472746%11.472746%11.5%20,89620.9k3310.879996%10.879996%10.9%18,68418.7k3410.751233%10.751233%10.8%10,33010.3k3510.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k368.217608%8.217608%8.2%7,888378.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k387.992207%7.992207%8.0%10,91210.9k397.547744%7.547744%7.5%7,695407.452585%7.452585%7.5%7,796417.048465%7.048465%7.0%8,902426.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k436.481481%6.481481%6.5%76.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k445.893792%5.893792%5.9%5,213455.758597%5.758597%5.8%4,957465.674554%5.674554%5.7%5,415474.584116%4.584116%4.6%5,977484.002723%4.002723%4.0%3,881493.859381%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk 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 Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasNewton CountyNewtonHarrison Metro AreaHarrison Area180200Tract 180200Fort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonArkansasHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasManhattanWest South CentralSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteDeer/Mount Judea School DistrictDeer/Mt JudeaSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoPolk TownshipNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%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%55,99456.0k1716.589578%16.589578%16.6%53816.197727%16.197727%16.2%2,93616.154310%16.154310%16.2%26815.901493%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%51,79251.8k2214.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.554775%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%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.513484%12.513484%12.5%11611.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%60,92860.9k436.481481%6.481481%6.5%76.406793%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%29,11429.1k493.859381%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:
Arkansas
County:
Newton
Metro Area:
Harrison Area
ZIP Codes:
72655, 72856
Unified School District:
Deer/Mount Judea
Congressional District:
AR-3
State Senate District:
AR-16
State House District:
AR-83
Neighboring Townships:
Big Creek, Calf Creek, Grove, Jones, Mount Pleasant, Richland, White
Nearby Townships:
Hasty, Hudson, Jackson, Lincoln, Pleasant Hill, Prairie, Prairie, Red River, Spring, St. Joe