Food Stamps in the Mason Township, Effingham County, Illinois (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Effingham County and the Mason Township
Mason Township
Effingham County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,750.000000$52,977.000000$47,750.000000$47.8k504$52,933.000000$21,127.000000$52,933.000000$52.9k49$43,750.000000$56,779.000000$43,750.000000$43.8k455
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 Effingham County and the Mason Township
Mason Township
Effingham County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.530612%53.030303%26.530612%26.5%9.286%9.29%22.448980%29.027113%22.448980%22.4%52.381%52.4%4.081633%14.593301%4.081633%4.1%2.105%2.11%34.693878%47.846890%34.693878%34.7%10.494%10.5%67.346939%23.365231%67.346939%67.3%13.253%13.3%8.163265%53.907496%8.163265%8.2%9.756%9.76%
% 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 Effingham County and the Mason Township
Mason Township
Effingham County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.912088%26.985575%27.912088%27.9%90.714%90.7%2.197802%3.448848%2.197802%2.2%47.619%47.6%20.439560%20.253689%20.439560%20.4%97.895%97.9%31.868132%24.191676%31.868132%31.9%89.506%89.5%47.472527%42.546841%47.472527%47.5%86.747%86.7%8.131868%6.773338%8.131868%8.1%90.244%90.2%
% 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 Effingham County and the Mason Township
Mason Township
Effingham County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Asian2Other29.959350%9.373802%9.959350%10.0%49102.439024%102%9.722222%9.417242%9.722222%9.7%49100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.860465%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.545455%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Effingham Area

There are 15 county subdivisions in the Effingham Area. This section compares the Mason Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Effingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Mason Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Mason Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Effingham Area, and entities that contain the Mason Township
0%5%10%Count#East North CentralJackson TownshipJacksonIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestMound TownshipMoundLiberty TownshipLibertyDouglas TownshipDouglas950400Tract 950400Bishop TownshipBishopLucas TownshipLucasMason TownshipMasonMoccasin TownshipMoccasinEffingham Metro AreaEffinghamEffingham CountyEffinghamWatson TownshipWatsonSt. Francis TownshipSt. FrancisUnion TownshipUnionSummit TownshipSummitBanner TownshipBannerTeutopolis TownshipTeutopolisWest Township14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.302752%13.302752%13.3%58113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.831858%12.831858%12.8%174212.244898%12.244898%12.2%36312.242585%12.242585%12.2%648410.347175%10.347175%10.3%15210.291262%10.291262%10.3%53510.043668%10.043668%10.0%2369.722222%9.722222%9.7%4979.554140%9.554140%9.6%1589.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,2549.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,2548.128704%8.128704%8.1%9698.088235%8.088235%8.1%33106.756757%6.756757%6.8%20113.019146%3.019146%3.0%41121.960784%1.960784%2.0%3130.539374%0.539374%0.5%5140.000000%0.000000%0.0%015
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Illinois

There are 1,710 county subdivisions in Illinois. This section compares the Mason Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Mason Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 54,812.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Mason Township, selected other county subdivisions in Illinois, and entities that contain the Mason Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Cicero TownshipCiceroJoliet TownshipJolietThornton TownshipThorntonWaukegan TownshipWaukeganRockford TownshipRockfordAurora TownshipAuroraBloom TownshipBloomChicagoPeoria City TownshipPeoria CityBerwyn TownshipBerwynProviso TownshipProvisoCapital TownshipCapitalElgin TownshipElginBremen TownshipBremenEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestRich TownshipBloomington City TownshipBloomington CityWorth TownshipWorthAvon TownshipLockport TownshipLockportDundee TownshipDundeeLyons TownshipLyonsAddison TownshipAddison950400Tract 950400Leyden TownshipLeydenDu Page TownshipDu PageMason TownshipMasonEffingham Metro AreaEffinghamEffingham CountyEffinghamNiles TownshipNilesHanover TownshipHanoverElk Grove TownshipElk GrvMaine TownshipMainePalos TownshipPalosChampaign City TownshipChampaign CityBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleWarren TownshipWarrenSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldWheeling TownshipWheelingEvanston TownshipEvanstonPalatine TownshipPalatineWayne TownshipWayneYork TownshipNaperville TownshipNapervilleAlgonquin TownshipAlgonquinOrland TownshipOrlandLisle TownshipLisleFrankfort TownshipFrankfortDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvVernon TownshipVernonWheatland TownshipWheatlandNorthfield TownshipNorthfieldNew Trier TownshipNew Trier27.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,993125.797338%25.797338%25.8%7,579225.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k325.112741%25.112741%25.1%7,295422.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k521.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,709621.262592%21.262592%21.3%6,881719.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k819.512024%19.512024%19.5%8,341918.842911%18.842911%18.8%3,3971016.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8141115.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6971214.815481%14.815481%14.8%4,9421314.240710%14.240710%14.2%5,7411414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.754103%12.754103%12.8%3,7771512.383989%12.383989%12.4%3,9231612.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8481711.978126%11.978126%12.0%2,5191810.754993%10.754993%10.8%2,2081910.731778%10.731778%10.7%2,2132010.493063%10.493063%10.5%4,1522110.467426%10.467426%10.5%3,1622210.347175%10.347175%10.3%15210.093741%10.093741%10.1%3,3382310.001461%10.001461%10.0%2,739249.722222%9.722222%9.7%499.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,2549.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,2548.987369%8.987369%9.0%3,330258.887043%8.887043%8.9%2,889268.730420%8.730420%8.7%3,188278.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239288.216221%8.216221%8.2%1,713298.186767%8.186767%8.2%2,737308.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234317.973238%7.973238%8.0%1,871326.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336336.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940346.742543%6.742543%6.7%1,641356.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736366.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,737375.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595385.683287%5.683287%5.7%1,231395.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555405.306002%5.306002%5.3%1,975415.094918%5.094918%5.1%1,613424.962244%4.962244%5.0%1,794434.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930443.853505%3.853505%3.9%746453.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124462.804843%2.804843%2.8%688472.692699%2.692699%2.7%662482.569901%2.569901%2.6%841491.270315%1.270315%1.3%24750
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 Mason Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Mason 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 Mason Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Mason Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaIllinoisSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargo950400Tract 950400LincolnMason TownshipMasonMadisonEffingham Metro AreaEffinghamEffingham CountyEffinghamWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle 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%9,9121917.573826%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%10,43610.4k2614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362813.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1542913.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.206978%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%6,8483410.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3373510.347175%10.347175%10.3%1529.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.722222%9.722222%9.7%499.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k379.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,2549.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,2548.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%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%3,736445.971420%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%2,69950
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 Mason Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Mason 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 Mason Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Mason Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixIllinoisTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-Lakewood950400Tract 950400DenverAustinLos AngelesMason TownshipMasonAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Effingham Metro AreaEffinghamEffingham CountyEffinghamOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast 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%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%164,852165k2314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%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%153,787154k2813.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.071915%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%21,74121.7k3310.347175%10.347175%10.3%15210.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.722222%9.722222%9.7%499.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k379.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,2549.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,2548.572006%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%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:
Illinois
County:
Effingham
Metro Area:
Effingham Area
Town:
Mason
Village:
Edgewood
ZIP Codes:
62426, 62443, 62473
Unified School Districts:
Altamont 10, Effingham 40
Congressional District:
IL-15
State Senate District:
IL-54
State House District:
IL-107
Neighboring Townships:
Blair, Jackson, La Clede, Larkinsburg, Mound, Union, Watson, West
Nearby Townships:
Avena, Bible Grove, Lone Grove, Louisville, Lucas, Meacham, Moccasin, Oskaloosa, Summit, Wheatland