Food Stamps in the Canton Township, Benton County, Iowa (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Benton County and the Canton Township
Canton Township
Benton County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$85,750.000000$61,222.000000$85,750.000000$85.8k295$97,778.000000$66,928.000000$97,778.000000$97.8k242
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 Benton County and the Canton Township
Canton Township
Benton County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty290.566038%50.346420%90.566038%90.6%40.678%40.7%22.641509%23.903002%22.641509%22.6%100.000%100%41.509434%19.861432%41.509434%41.5%23.913%23.9%58.490566%48.383372%58.490566%58.5%36.471%36.5%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.475751%0.000%0%26.415094%50.577367%26.415094%26.4%58.333%58.3%
% 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 Benton County and the Canton Township
Canton Township
Benton County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.925620%29.464959%28.925620%28.9%59.322%59.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.251157%0.000%0%28.925620%24.103779%28.925620%28.9%76.087%76.1%22.314050%21.584670%22.314050%22.3%63.529%63.5%47.520661%40.004306%47.520661%47.5%100.000%100%4.132231%4.456884%4.132231%4.1%41.667%41.7%
% 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 Benton County and the Canton Township
Canton Township
Benton County
0%5%10%15%Count%All RacesWhite117.966102%8.527819%17.966102%18.0%53100.000000%100%17.966102%8.269707%17.966102%18.0%53100.000000%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 Cedar Rapids Area

There are 59 county subdivisions in the Cedar Rapids Area. This section compares the Canton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Cedar Rapids Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Canton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 366.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Canton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Cedar Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Canton Township
0%5%10%15%Count#Cass TownshipBelle PlaineCanton TownshipCantonRome TownshipShellsburgUnion TownshipUnionMadison TownshipMadisonCedar RapidsMonroe TownshipMonroeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFairview TownshipFairviewMidwest960400Tract 960400Oxford TownshipOxfordIowaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsMaine TownshipMaineMarion TownshipMarionWest North CentralEldorado TownshipEldoradoLeroy TownshipLeroySpring Grove TownshipSpg GrvVintonLovell TownshipLovellBenton CountyBentonFayette TownshipFayettePolk TownshipBrown TownshipBrownWashington TownshipWashingtonBenton TownshipBentonBoulder TownshipBoulderWyoming TownshipWyomingJackson TownshipJacksonJackson TownshipJacksonFranklin TownshipFranklinWayne TownshipWayneGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldScotch Grove TownshipScotch GrvOtter Creek TownshipOtter CrkFlorence TownshipFlorenceCedar TownshipCedarPutnam TownshipPutnamJackson TownshipJacksonLinn TownshipTaylor TownshipTaylorKane TownshipRichland TownshipRichlandBertram TownshipBertramBuffalo TownshipBuffaloGrant TownshipGrantFremont TownshipFremontFairfax TownshipFairfaxClinton TownshipClintonCollege TownshipCollegeSt. Clair TownshipSt. ClairHarrison TownshipHarrisonWashington TownshipWashington19.391635%19.391635%19.4%51118.529131%18.529131%18.5%194217.966102%17.966102%18.0%53316.015625%16.015625%16.0%82415.962441%15.962441%16.0%68514.621410%14.621410%14.6%56613.692946%13.692946%13.7%33713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,336813.116613%13.116613%13.1%694913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.962963%12.962963%13.0%3571012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.911392%12.911392%12.9%15312.711864%12.711864%12.7%451111.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.957179%10.957179%11.0%871210.812993%10.812993%10.8%1,7411310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.091743%10.091743%10.1%55149.631148%9.631148%9.6%47159.248555%9.248555%9.2%32169.000900%9.000900%9.0%200178.924378%8.924378%8.9%190188.527819%8.527819%8.5%8668.247423%8.247423%8.2%40198.220859%8.220859%8.2%67208.043217%8.043217%8.0%67217.743547%7.743547%7.7%93227.430341%7.430341%7.4%24237.352941%7.352941%7.4%15246.571429%6.571429%6.6%23256.430868%6.430868%6.4%40266.296296%6.296296%6.3%17276.088407%6.088407%6.1%146285.381166%5.381166%5.4%12295.166052%5.166052%5.2%14305.027933%5.027933%5.0%9314.968944%4.968944%5.0%24324.887715%4.887715%4.9%37334.838710%4.838710%4.8%9344.663677%4.663677%4.7%52354.430380%4.430380%4.4%7364.126984%4.126984%4.1%13373.785489%3.785489%3.8%12383.504043%3.504043%3.5%13393.424658%3.424658%3.4%10403.098107%3.098107%3.1%36412.727273%2.727273%2.7%6422.460850%2.460850%2.5%11431.607348%1.607348%1.6%14440.269724%0.269724%0.3%4450.000000%0.000000%0.0%0460.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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 Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the Canton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Canton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Canton Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Canton Township
0%10%20%Count#Lee TownshipKeokukBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldBurlingtonTaylor TownshipTaylorCenter TownshipCtrOskaloosaDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFort DodgeClintonWaterlooKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleCanton TownshipCantonKane TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonStorm LakeNewton TownshipNewtonGrinnellSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesCedar RapidsMonroe TownshipMonroeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwest960400Tract 960400Bloomington TownshipBloomingtonCarrollDubuqueLewis TownshipLewisClay TownshipSpencerIowaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsMarion TownshipMarionWest North CentralIowa CityBenton CountyBentonTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterPenn TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieFour Mile TownshipFour MileAmerica TownshipAmericaWaverlyCedar FallsCrocker TownshipCrockerPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyDecorah TownshipDecorahFranklin TownshipFranklinWalnut TownshipWalnutBoone TownshipBooneJefferson TownshipJefferson28.997382%28.997382%29.0%6,866124.853596%24.853596%24.9%1,061223.228087%23.228087%23.2%2,825321.611551%21.611551%21.6%2,320421.417999%21.417999%21.4%1,447521.340896%21.340896%21.3%2,295620.315380%20.315380%20.3%992719.633002%19.633002%19.6%8,324818.662726%18.662726%18.7%1,831918.624358%18.624358%18.6%2,0661018.331818%18.331818%18.3%5,2441118.297272%18.297272%18.3%7781217.966102%17.966102%18.0%5317.782349%17.782349%17.8%3,8041317.714414%17.714414%17.7%7891417.645382%17.645382%17.6%6191517.580016%17.580016%17.6%1,1261617.024362%17.024362%17.0%5871716.519250%16.519250%16.5%5,1361816.144890%16.144890%16.1%6241915.751170%15.751170%15.8%9092015.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862114.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,8452214.138687%14.138687%14.1%8382313.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362413.116613%13.116613%13.1%6942513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.911392%12.911392%12.9%15312.906280%12.906280%12.9%1,2272612.719298%12.719298%12.7%5512712.607069%12.607069%12.6%3,0322812.467892%12.467892%12.5%6312912.388988%12.388988%12.4%8373011.749295%11.749295%11.7%5833111.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.812993%10.812993%10.8%1,7413210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k8.711237%8.711237%8.7%2,576338.527819%8.527819%8.5%8668.088059%8.088059%8.1%338347.994292%7.994292%8.0%2,297357.810930%7.810930%7.8%1,788367.362082%7.362082%7.4%758377.080468%7.080468%7.1%1,143387.071148%7.071148%7.1%324396.833289%6.833289%6.8%257406.305258%6.305258%6.3%271416.288210%6.288210%6.3%216426.148756%6.148756%6.1%892435.679356%5.679356%5.7%1,101444.722566%4.722566%4.7%686454.395312%4.395312%4.4%165464.280630%4.280630%4.3%421473.894870%3.894870%3.9%369483.643045%3.643045%3.6%347490.772975%0.772975%0.8%2750
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 Canton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Canton 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 Canton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Canton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityCanton TownshipCantonColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwest960400Tract 960400OmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthIowaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsWest North CentralFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonBenton CountyBentonMaine 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%9,9121917.966102%17.966102%18.0%5317.573826%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%10,43610.4k2613.946939%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%3,403,3563.40M12.911392%12.911392%12.9%15312.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483411.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%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%5,166388.527819%8.527819%8.5%8668.399881%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 Canton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Canton 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 Canton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Canton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonCanton TownshipCantonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwest960400Tract 960400Township 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleIowaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBenton CountyBentonNorthwest 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%49,53949.5k1517.966102%17.966102%18.0%5317.573826%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%164,852165k2313.924220%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%3,403,3563.40M12.911392%12.911392%12.9%15312.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.333295%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%27,90827.9k398.527819%8.527819%8.5%8668.134682%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:
Iowa
County:
Benton
Metro Area:
Cedar Rapids Area
ZIP Codes:
52315, 52324, 52332, 52349
Unified School Districts:
Benton, Vinton-Shellsburg
Congressional District:
IA-1
State Senate District:
IA-38
State House District:
IA-75
Neighboring Cities:
Shellsburg
Neighboring Townships:
Benton, Clinton, Eden, Eldorado, Fayette, Fremont, Taylor
Nearby Townships:
Big Grove, Fairfax, Florence, Harrison, Monroe, Polk, St. Clair, Union, Washington