Food Stamps in the Elk Township, Jackson 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 Jackson County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Jackson County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,844.000000$33,845.000000$38,844.000000$38.8k819$15,375.000000$15,430.000000$15,375.000000$15.4k149$42,357.000000$41,584.000000$42,357.000000$42.4k670
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 Jackson County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Jackson County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.020134%37.707062%53.020134%53.0%34.498%34.5%12.080537%21.730602%12.080537%12.1%50.000%50.0%30.201342%12.881430%30.201342%30.2%30.000%30.0%35.570470%38.905841%35.570470%35.6%17.905%17.9%13.422819%19.442023%13.422819%13.4%5.602%5.60%61.744966%61.333915%61.744966%61.7%69.173%69.2%
% 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 Jackson County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Jackson County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.388060%18.170380%22.388060%22.4%65.502%65.5%2.686567%3.093054%2.686567%2.7%50.000%50.0%15.671642%13.174312%15.671642%15.7%70.000%70.0%36.268657%20.057667%36.268657%36.3%82.095%82.1%50.298507%33.703801%50.298507%50.3%94.398%94.4%6.119403%20.120577%6.119403%6.1%30.827%30.8%
% 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 Jackson County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Jackson County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian160.000000%46.510172%60.000000%60.0%12329.798658%330%33.333333%47.292419%33.333333%33.3%3183.221477%183%18.192918%19.388919%18.192918%18.2%149100.000000%100%17.447917%13.691640%17.447917%17.4%13495.904992%96%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%49.683544%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.111380%00.000000%0%
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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Carbondale Area

There are 28 county subdivisions in the Carbondale Area. This section compares the Elk Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Carbondale Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Carbondale Area, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Carbondale TownshipCarbondaleLake Creek PrecinctLk CrkSand Ridge TownshipSand RdgMurphysboro TownshipMurphysboroWest Marion PrecinctW MarionJackson CountyJacksonHerrin PrecinctHerrinElk TownshipCarbondale and Marion Metro AreaCarbondaleBlairsville PrecinctBlairsville010200Tract 010200Grand Tower TownshipGrand TowerPomona TownshipPomonaCarterville PrecinctCartervilleEast North CentralCorinth PrecinctCorinthIllinoisDe Soto TownshipDe SotoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestMakanda TownshipMakandaEast Marion PrecinctE MarionOra TownshipSomerset TownshipSomersetCrab Orchard PrecinctCrab OrchKinkaid TownshipKinkaidVergennes TownshipVergennesStonefort PrecinctStonefortBradley TownshipBradleyGrassy PrecinctGrassyCreal Springs PrecinctCreal SpgsLevan TownshipLevanSouthern PrecinctSDegognia TownshipDegogniaFountain Bluff TownshipFountain Bluff23.653111%23.653111%23.7%2,722123.208818%23.208818%23.2%379221.656051%21.656051%21.7%68320.927380%20.927380%20.9%853419.399320%19.399320%19.4%1,027519.388919%19.388919%19.4%4,58819.292552%19.292552%19.3%1,189618.192918%18.192918%18.2%149717.610275%17.610275%17.6%8,87116.541039%16.541039%16.5%395816.359164%16.359164%16.4%26616.030534%16.030534%16.0%42915.548780%15.548780%15.5%511014.424899%14.424899%14.4%5331114.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.927577%13.927577%13.9%501213.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.194444%13.194444%13.2%1331313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.860438%12.860438%12.9%2231412.517418%12.517418%12.5%5391512.380952%12.380952%12.4%261612.178388%12.178388%12.2%2131710.283688%10.283688%10.3%58189.920635%9.920635%9.9%25198.780488%8.780488%8.8%18207.848101%7.848101%7.8%31217.105943%7.105943%7.1%55226.635071%6.635071%6.6%14235.811404%5.811404%5.8%53243.759398%3.759398%3.8%10251.896334%1.896334%1.9%15260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%028
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Illinois

There are 1,710 county subdivisions in Illinois. This section compares the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk 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 Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in Illinois, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Cicero TownshipCiceroJoliet TownshipJolietThornton TownshipThorntonWaukegan TownshipWaukeganRockford TownshipRockfordAurora TownshipAuroraBloom TownshipBloomChicagoPeoria City TownshipPeoria CityJackson CountyJacksonBerwyn TownshipBerwynElk TownshipCarbondale and Marion Metro AreaCarbondale010200Tract 010200Proviso TownshipProvisoCapital TownshipCapitalElgin TownshipElginBremen TownshipBremenEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestRich TownshipBloomington City TownshipBloomington CityWorth TownshipWorthAvon TownshipLockport TownshipLockportDundee TownshipDundeeLyons TownshipLyonsAddison TownshipAddisonLeyden TownshipLeydenDu Page TownshipDu PageNiles 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%8,341919.388919%19.388919%19.4%4,58818.842911%18.842911%18.8%3,3971018.192918%18.192918%18.2%14917.610275%17.610275%17.6%8,87116.359164%16.359164%16.4%26616.209059%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%3,1622210.093741%10.093741%10.1%3,3382310.001461%10.001461%10.0%2,739248.987369%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 Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk 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 Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoJackson CountyJacksonWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulElk TownshipKansas CityCarbondale and Marion Metro AreaCarbondaleColumbusBlue Township010200Tract 010200Proviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaIllinoisSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington 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%206,645207k1519.388919%19.388919%19.4%4,58819.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1718.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1818.192918%18.192918%18.2%14918.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9121917.610275%17.610275%17.6%8,87117.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.359164%16.359164%16.4%26616.209059%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%5,337359.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k378.792892%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 Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk 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 Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoJackson CountyJacksonTampaBostonElk TownshipCarbondale and Marion Metro AreaCarbondaleColumbusSouthwest DallasSW Dallas010200Tract 010200Fort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixIllinoisTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong 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 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%44,79644.8k1319.388919%19.388919%19.4%4,58819.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.192918%18.192918%18.2%14917.610275%17.610275%17.6%8,87117.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.359164%16.359164%16.4%26615.901493%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%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%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:
Jackson
Metro Area:
Carbondale Area
Villages:
Dowell, Elkville
ZIP Codes:
62832, 62924, 62927, 62932
Unified School Districts:
Du Quoin 300, Elverado 196
Congressional District:
IL-12
State Senate District:
IL-58
State House District:
IL-115
Neighboring Precincts:
Blairsville, Du Quoin No. 4, Du Quoin No. 12
Neighboring Townships:
De Soto, Six Mile, Somerset, Tyrone, Vergennes
Nearby Precincts:
Du Quoin No. 1, Du Quoin No. 2, Du Quoin No. 3, Du Quoin No. 5, Du Quoin No. 6, Du Quoin No. 7, Du Quoin No. 8, Du Quoin No. 9, Du Quoin No. 10, Du Quoin No. 11