Food Stamps in the Prairie Township, LaPorte 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 LaPorte County and the Prairie Township
Prairie Township
LaPorte County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$49,500.000000$48,165.000000$49,500.000000$49.5k84$60,375.000000$54,296.000000$60,375.000000$60.4k75
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 LaPorte County and the Prairie Township
Prairie Township
LaPorte County
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty2100.000000%56.937110%100.000000%100.0%34.615%34.6%100.000000%33.989438%100.000000%100.0%56.250%56.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.770683%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%42.710834%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.259882%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%54.744759%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 LaPorte County and the Prairie Township
Prairie Township
LaPorte County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.666667%24.938184%22.666667%22.7%65.385%65.4%9.333333%4.947966%9.333333%9.3%43.750%43.8%13.333333%17.118170%13.333333%13.3%100.000%100%17.333333%25.285982%17.333333%17.3%100.000%100%48.000000%43.814363%48.000000%48.0%100.000%100%9.333333%7.673288%9.333333%9.3%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 LaPorte County and the Prairie Township
Prairie Township
LaPorte County
0%5%10%Count%All RacesWhite110.714286%14.515005%10.714286%10.7%9100.000000%100%10.714286%11.674785%10.714286%10.7%9100.000000%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 Michigan City Area

There are 21 county subdivisions in the Michigan City Area. This section compares the Prairie Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Michigan City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Prairie Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Prairie Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Michigan City Area, and entities that contain the Prairie Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Union TownshipUnionHudson TownshipHudsonMichigan TownshipMichiganPleasant TownshipPleasantCoolspring TownshipCoolspringJohnson TownshipJohnsonMichigan City and La Porte Metro AreaMichigan CityLaPorte CountyLaPorteEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIndianaSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldCenter TownshipCtrPrairie TownshipPrairieKankakee TownshipKankakeeNew Durham TownshipNew DurhamCass TownshipTri-Township Consolidated School CorporationTri-TownshipScipio TownshipScipioWashington TownshipWashingtonWills TownshipWills042900Tract 042900Dewey TownshipDeweyGalena TownshipGalenaNoble TownshipNobleClinton TownshipClintonHanna TownshipHannaLincoln TownshipLincoln26.957494%26.957494%27.0%241126.157697%26.157697%26.2%209221.459840%21.459840%21.5%2,255318.081435%18.081435%18.1%262417.352548%17.352548%17.4%1,168516.666667%16.666667%16.7%21614.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,24914.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,24914.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.656088%11.656088%11.7%202711.115460%11.115460%11.1%1,136810.714286%10.714286%10.7%9910.384395%10.384395%10.4%181109.974587%9.974587%10.0%157118.044383%8.044383%8.0%58127.598039%7.598039%7.6%937.578166%7.578166%7.6%143136.824926%6.824926%6.8%23146.629055%6.629055%6.6%47156.571243%6.571243%6.6%1016.205251%6.205251%6.2%26165.810811%5.810811%5.8%43173.867403%3.867403%3.9%21183.453237%3.453237%3.5%24192.339181%2.339181%2.3%8201.879699%1.879699%1.9%1521
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Indiana

There are 1,012 county subdivisions in Indiana. This section compares the Prairie Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Prairie 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 Prairie Township, selected other county subdivisions in Indiana, and entities that contain the Prairie Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Calumet TownshipCalumetCenter TownshipCtrPortage TownshipPortageWayne TownshipWayneAnderson TownshipAndersonHarrison TownshipHarrisonWayne TownshipWayneWayne TownshipWayneAdams TownshipAdamsConcord TownshipConcordCenter TownshipCtrWarren TownshipWarrenNorth TownshipNCenter TownshipCtrFairfield TownshipFairfieldKnight TownshipKnightPike TownshipDecatur TownshipDecaturMichigan City and La Porte Metro AreaMichigan CityLaPorte CountyLaPorteWea TownshipEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceNew Albany TownshipNew AlbanyPerry TownshipPerryHobart TownshipHobartUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestJeffersonville TownshipJeffersonvilleIndianaPortage TownshipPortageElkhart TownshipElkhartPrairie TownshipPrairieColumbus TownshipColumbusFranklin TownshipFranklinBloomington TownshipBloomingtonPenn TownshipPleasant TownshipPleasantWashington TownshipWashingtonRoss TownshipSt. Joseph TownshipSt. JosephWashington TownshipWashingtonPerry TownshipPerryClay TownshipTri-Township Consolidated School CorporationTri-TownshipCenter TownshipCtrOhio TownshipCenter TownshipCtrNoblesville TownshipNoblesville042900Tract 042900Washington TownshipWashingtonWashington TownshipWashingtonWabash TownshipWabashWhite River TownshipWhite RivSt. John TownshipSt. JohnDelaware TownshipDelawareFall Creek TownshipFall CrkAboite TownshipAboiteClay Township30.004226%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%1,7061814.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,24914.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,24914.307764%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%3,0222412.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,1642510.796591%10.796591%10.8%1,4572610.714286%10.714286%10.7%910.626137%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%1,018377.598039%7.598039%7.6%937.255464%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%1,361416.571243%6.571243%6.6%1015.625635%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%77250
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 Prairie Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Prairie 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 Prairie Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Prairie Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalMichigan City and La Porte Metro AreaMichigan CityLaPorte CountyLaPorteSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsIndianaWorth TownshipWorthPrairie TownshipPrairieFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleTri-Township Consolidated School CorporationTri-TownshipSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMilton042900Tract 042900Ann 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%7,6972514.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,24914.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,24914.489011%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%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%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%6,8483410.714286%10.714286%10.7%910.392569%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%3,234407.598039%7.598039%7.6%936.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336416.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940426.571243%6.571243%6.6%1016.357941%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 Prairie Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Prairie 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 Prairie Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Prairie Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonMichigan City and La Porte Metro AreaMichigan CityLaPorte CountyLaPorteHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteIndianaSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodPrairie TownshipPrairieDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyTri-Township Consolidated School CorporationTri-TownshipSan Diego042900Tract 042900Northeast 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%51,79251.8k2214.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,24914.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,24914.236256%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%39,89339.9k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.714286%10.714286%10.7%910.333295%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%47,77847.8k427.598039%7.598039%7.6%937.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.571243%6.571243%6.6%1016.406793%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:
Indiana
County:
LaPorte
Metro Area:
Michigan City Area
ZIP Codes:
46340, 46348, 46390
Unified School District:
Tri-Township
Congressional District:
IN-2
State Senate District:
IN-8
State House District:
IN-20
Neighboring Townships:
Cass, Davis, Dewey, Hanna, Jackson, Railroad
Nearby Townships:
California, Center, Clinton, Morgan, Noble, Pleasant, Union, Washington, Washington, Wayne