Food Stamps in the Chester Township, Wells 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 Wells County and the Chester Township
Chester Township
Wells County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$75,417.000000$51,568.000000$75,417.000000$75.4k327$78,750.000000$55,694.000000$78,750.000000$78.8k302
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 Wells County and the Chester Township
Chester Township
Wells County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty268.000000%59.557344%68.000000%68.0%16.832%16.8%36.000000%40.140845%36.000000%36.0%37.500%37.5%32.000000%18.611670%32.000000%32.0%10.390%10.4%32.000000%41.247485%32.000000%32.0%9.195%9.20%32.000000%14.788732%32.000000%32.0%5.405%5.41%68.000000%62.173038%68.000000%68.0%68.000%68.0%
% 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 Wells County and the Chester Township
Chester Township
Wells County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.814570%28.411633%27.814570%27.8%83.168%83.2%4.966887%4.799675%4.966887%5.0%62.500%62.5%22.847682%21.079927%22.847682%22.8%89.610%89.6%26.158940%24.354281%26.158940%26.2%90.805%90.8%46.357616%42.312386%46.357616%46.4%94.595%94.6%2.649007%6.558877%2.649007%2.6%32.000%32.0%
% 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 Wells County and the Chester Township
Chester Township
Wells County
0%2%4%6%8%Count%All RacesWhite17.645260%9.179904%7.645260%7.6%25100.000000%100%7.645260%9.199124%7.645260%7.6%25100.000000%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 Fort Wayne Area

There are 38 county subdivisions in the Fort Wayne Area. This section compares the Chester Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Fort Wayne Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Chester Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Chester Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Fort Wayne Area, and entities that contain the Chester Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Wayne TownshipWayneRichland TownshipRichlandAdams TownshipAdamsColumbia TownshipColumbiaEast North CentralLancaster TownshipLancasterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHarrison TownshipHarrisonFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaWashington TownshipWashingtonWells CountyWellsSt. Joseph TownshipSt. JosephMarion TownshipMarionCleveland TownshipClevelandChester TownshipChesterNottingham TownshipNottinghamPleasant TownshipPleasantLake TownshipMonroe TownshipMonroeSmith TownshipSmithLafayette TownshipLafayetteUnion TownshipUnionRockcreek TownshipRockcreekSouthern Wells Community SchoolsS Wells040700Tract 040700Etna-Troy TownshipEtna-TroyJefferson TownshipJeffersonSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldJackson TownshipJacksonLiberty TownshipLibertyMilan TownshipMilanMaumee TownshipMaumeeUnion TownshipUnionAboite TownshipAboiteCedar Creek TownshipCedar CrkJefferson TownshipJeffersonMadison TownshipMadisonThorncreek TownshipThorncreekPerry TownshipPerryWashington TownshipWashingtonJefferson TownshipJeffersonEel River TownshipEel RivScipio TownshipScipioJackson TownshipJackson23.730723%23.730723%23.7%10,11010.1k122.185430%22.185430%22.2%134220.429075%20.429075%20.4%2,552314.466352%14.466352%14.5%675414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.330696%13.330696%13.3%337513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.703783%12.703783%12.7%413612.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k9.746778%9.746778%9.7%1,50579.179904%9.179904%9.2%9948.950794%8.950794%9.0%2,65488.750000%8.750000%8.8%14098.628659%8.628659%8.6%112107.645260%7.645260%7.6%25117.294833%7.294833%7.3%24127.137434%7.137434%7.1%94137.080504%7.080504%7.1%73146.722689%6.722689%6.7%48156.672803%6.672803%6.7%145165.917667%5.917667%5.9%69175.432099%5.432099%5.4%44185.384615%5.384615%5.4%35195.333333%5.333333%5.3%764.874552%4.874552%4.9%684.123711%4.123711%4.1%24204.112754%4.112754%4.1%89213.921569%3.921569%3.9%54223.873239%3.873239%3.9%11233.298969%3.298969%3.3%16243.159851%3.159851%3.2%34252.636917%2.636917%2.6%26262.615694%2.615694%2.6%26272.370705%2.370705%2.4%336282.365098%2.365098%2.4%103292.305825%2.305825%2.3%19302.276423%2.276423%2.3%14312.138057%2.138057%2.1%35321.942398%1.942398%1.9%203331.699029%1.699029%1.7%7341.270208%1.270208%1.3%11350.767460%0.767460%0.8%10360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%038
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 38 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Indiana

There are 1,012 county subdivisions in Indiana. This section compares the Chester Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Chester 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 Chester Township, selected other county subdivisions in Indiana, and entities that contain the Chester 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 TownshipJeffersonvilleFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaPortage TownshipPortageElkhart TownshipElkhartColumbus TownshipColumbusFranklin TownshipFranklinBloomington TownshipBloomingtonPenn TownshipPleasant TownshipPleasantWashington TownshipWashingtonRoss TownshipWells CountyWellsSt. Joseph TownshipSt. JosephWashington TownshipWashingtonPerry TownshipPerryClay TownshipChester TownshipChesterCenter TownshipCtrOhio TownshipCenter TownshipCtrNoblesville TownshipNoblesvilleWashington TownshipWashingtonWashington TownshipWashingtonSouthern Wells Community SchoolsS Wells040700Tract 040700Wabash 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%1,7061814.307764%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%3,0222412.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%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%1,749339.179904%9.179904%9.2%9948.950794%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%1,018377.645260%7.645260%7.6%257.255464%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%719435.333333%5.333333%5.3%764.874552%4.874552%4.9%683.907351%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 Chester Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Chester 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 Chester Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Chester 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 StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWells CountyWellsWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleChester TownshipChesterSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipSouthern Wells Community SchoolsS WellsOlathe040700Tract 040700Lisle 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%7,1542913.206978%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%7,0603312.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%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%10,20410.2k379.179904%9.179904%9.2%9948.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234407.645260%7.645260%7.6%256.843638%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%2,555465.333333%5.333333%5.3%765.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.874552%4.874552%4.9%684.186097%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 Chester Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Chester 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 Chester Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Chester 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, CharlotteFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Wells CountyWellsOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyChester TownshipChesterSan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Southern Wells Community SchoolsS WellsSan FranciscoSan Jose040700Tract 040700Plano42.327373%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%39,89339.9k3112.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%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%46,82446.8k379.179904%9.179904%9.2%9948.572006%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%47,77847.8k427.645260%7.645260%7.6%257.450825%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%12,81612.8k475.333333%5.333333%5.3%765.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k494.874552%4.874552%4.9%683.859381%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:
Wells
Metro Area:
Fort Wayne Area
Town:
Poneto
ZIP Codes:
46759, 46781, 46792, 47359
Unified School District:
Southern Wells
Congressional District:
IN-3
State Senate District:
IN-19
State House District:
IN-31
Neighboring Townships:
Harrison, Harrison, Jackson, Liberty, Nottingham, Salamonie, Washington
Nearby Townships:
Hartford, Jackson, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lancaster, Penn, Rock Creek, Rockcreek, Van Buren