Food Stamps in the Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Elkhart County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Elkhart County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$75,136.000000$49,692.000000$75,136.000000$75.1k957$75,380.000000$53,149.000000$75,380.000000$75.4k944
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 Elkhart County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Elkhart County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.461538%64.034296%38.461538%38.5%1.202%1.20%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%34.476534%0.000%0%38.461538%21.356047%38.461538%38.5%1.225%1.23%15.384615%48.386733%15.384615%15.4%1.036%1.04%61.538462%17.960289%61.538462%61.5%2.996%3.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%54.760830%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 Elkhart County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Elkhart County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.538136%33.771264%43.538136%43.5%98.798%98.8%0.847458%5.590884%0.847458%0.8%100.000%100%42.690678%24.447206%42.690678%42.7%98.775%98.8%20.233051%26.012783%20.233051%20.2%98.964%99.0%27.436441%38.127441%27.436441%27.4%97.004%97.0%0.529661%7.279125%0.529661%0.5%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 Elkhart County and the Benton Township
Benton Township
Elkhart County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3100.000000%16.760125%100.000000%100.0%87,361.538462%7,362%1.358412%12.515885%1.358412%1.4%13100.000000%100%0.527983%10.224959%0.527983%0.5%538.867679%39%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.201999%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 Elkhart Area

There are 16 county subdivisions in the Elkhart Area. This section compares the Benton Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Elkhart Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Elkhart Area, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Concord TownshipConcordCleveland TownshipClevelandYork TownshipEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaElkhart CountyElkhartOsolo TownshipOsoloIndianaElkhart TownshipElkhartLocke TownshipLockeBaugo TownshipBaugoWashington TownshipWashingtonOlive TownshipOliveUnion TownshipUnionJefferson TownshipJeffersonMiddlebury TownshipMiddleburyClinton TownshipClinton000900Tract 000900Harrison TownshipHarrisonBenton TownshipBentonFairfield Community SchoolsFairfieldJackson TownshipJackson20.346144%20.346144%20.3%3,997116.870351%16.870351%16.9%635214.637681%14.637681%14.6%202314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.382690%12.382690%12.4%1,425412.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k10.796591%10.796591%10.8%1,457510.476190%10.476190%10.5%13267.877907%7.877907%7.9%27177.839460%7.839460%7.8%20986.512425%6.512425%6.5%7695.887600%5.887600%5.9%132105.084746%5.084746%5.1%159114.346060%4.346060%4.3%107121.713396%1.713396%1.7%22131.561803%1.561803%1.6%351.391863%1.391863%1.4%13141.358412%1.358412%1.4%13151.312969%1.312969%1.3%490.938967%0.938967%0.9%1416
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Indiana

There are 1,012 county subdivisions in Indiana. This section compares the Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,697.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in Indiana, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Calumet TownshipCalumetCenter TownshipCtrPortage TownshipPortageWayne TownshipWayneAnderson TownshipAndersonHarrison TownshipHarrisonWayne TownshipWayneWayne TownshipWayneAdams TownshipAdamsConcord TownshipConcordCenter TownshipCtrWarren TownshipWarrenNorth TownshipNCenter TownshipCtrFairfield TownshipFairfieldKnight TownshipKnightPike TownshipDecatur TownshipDecaturWea TownshipEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceNew Albany TownshipNew AlbanyPerry TownshipPerryHobart TownshipHobartUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestJeffersonville TownshipJeffersonvilleElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaElkhart CountyElkhartIndianaPortage TownshipPortageElkhart TownshipElkhartColumbus TownshipColumbusFranklin TownshipFranklinBloomington TownshipBloomingtonPenn TownshipPleasant TownshipPleasantWashington TownshipWashingtonRoss TownshipSt. Joseph TownshipSt. JosephWashington TownshipWashingtonPerry TownshipPerryClay TownshipCenter TownshipCtrOhio TownshipCenter TownshipCtrNoblesville TownshipNoblesvilleWashington TownshipWashingtonWashington TownshipWashingtonWabash TownshipWabashWhite River TownshipWhite RivSt. John TownshipSt. JohnDelaware TownshipDelawareFall Creek TownshipFall CrkAboite TownshipAboiteClay Township000900Tract 000900Benton TownshipBentonFairfield Community SchoolsFairfield30.004226%30.004226%30.0%12,07112.1k127.635196%27.635196%27.6%16,78716.8k224.304209%24.304209%24.3%7,772323.730723%23.730723%23.7%10,11010.1k422.205194%22.205194%22.2%5,216522.173607%22.173607%22.2%4,409621.773313%21.773313%21.8%11,16111.2k720.955202%20.955202%21.0%3,396820.429075%20.429075%20.4%2,552920.346144%20.346144%20.3%3,9971020.127323%20.127323%20.1%5,4381120.038303%20.038303%20.0%7,9521218.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1318.403681%18.403681%18.4%3,6801415.828092%15.828092%15.8%3,6241515.501030%15.501030%15.5%4,5171614.967010%14.967010%15.0%4,6731714.895661%14.895661%14.9%1,7061814.307764%14.307764%14.3%1,8541914.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342013.607420%13.607420%13.6%2,7142113.577130%13.577130%13.6%5,9702213.212843%13.212843%13.2%1,9302313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.517604%12.517604%12.5%3,0222412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,1642510.796591%10.796591%10.8%1,4572610.626137%10.626137%10.6%2,0452710.487490%10.487490%10.5%2,0332810.314503%10.314503%10.3%1,3842910.173920%10.173920%10.2%2,7263010.168460%10.168460%10.2%2,173319.746778%9.746778%9.7%1,505329.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,749338.950794%8.950794%9.0%2,654348.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166357.814908%7.814908%7.8%1,775367.686500%7.686500%7.7%1,018377.255464%7.255464%7.3%1,215386.898192%6.898192%6.9%1,015396.841490%6.841490%6.8%1,054406.609684%6.609684%6.6%1,361415.625635%5.625635%5.6%941425.444083%5.444083%5.4%719433.907351%3.907351%3.9%776443.774534%3.774534%3.8%600453.284408%3.284408%3.3%819462.914215%2.914215%2.9%426472.530236%2.530236%2.5%477482.370705%2.370705%2.4%336492.260284%2.260284%2.3%772501.561803%1.561803%1.6%351.358412%1.358412%1.4%131.312969%1.312969%1.3%49
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 Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton 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 Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Benton 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 RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaElkhart CountyElkhartOmahaSioux FallsIndianaWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland Park000900Tract 000900Benton TownshipBentonFairfield Community SchoolsFairfield42.327373%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%7,1542913.206978%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%3,403,3563.40M12.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k12.044887%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%2,699501.561803%1.561803%1.6%351.358412%1.358412%1.4%131.312969%1.312969%1.3%49
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 Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Benton 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 Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Benton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaElkhart CountyElkhartIndianaSeattleLong 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 JosePlano000900Tract 000900Benton TownshipBentonFairfield Community SchoolsFairfield42.327373%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%153,787154k2813.071915%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%39,89339.9k3112.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.909058%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%7,721501.561803%1.561803%1.6%351.358412%1.358412%1.4%131.312969%1.312969%1.3%49
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Indiana
County:
Elkhart
Metro Area:
Elkhart Area
Town:
Millersburg
ZIP Codes:
46526, 46528, 46543, 46567, 46767
Unified School District:
Fairfield
Congressional District:
IN-2
State Senate District:
IN-12
State House District:
IN-82
Neighboring Townships:
Clinton, Eden, Elkhart, Jackson, Perry, Sparta, Turkey Creek, Van Buren
Nearby Townships:
Clearspring, Elkhart, Harrison, Jefferson, Middlebury, Plain, Tippecanoe, Union, Washington, York