Food Stamps in the Polk Township, Bremer 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 Bremer County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Bremer County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$71,164.000000$64,264.000000$71,164.000000$71.2k403$23,500.000000$17,230.000000$23,500.000000$23.5k22$72,112.000000$67,387.000000$72,112.000000$72.1k381
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 Bremer County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Bremer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.545455%65.111940%54.545455%54.5%17.143%17.1%22.727273%27.798507%22.727273%22.7%55.556%55.6%31.818182%20.895522%31.818182%31.8%12.500%12.5%36.363636%36.753731%36.363636%36.4%12.121%12.1%13.636364%12.313433%13.636364%13.6%1.875%1.88%13.636364%49.626866%13.636364%13.6%33.333%33.3%
% 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 Bremer County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Bremer County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.223097%25.241285%15.223097%15.2%82.857%82.9%1.049869%1.737254%1.049869%1.0%44.444%44.4%12.860892%21.641876%12.860892%12.9%87.500%87.5%15.223097%18.496650%15.223097%15.2%87.879%87.9%41.207349%44.827978%41.207349%41.2%98.125%98.1%1.574803%5.109572%1.574803%1.6%66.667%66.7%
% 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 Bremer County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Bremer County
0%5%10%15%20%Count%White1All RacesMixed25.472637%5.598435%5.472637%5.5%22100.248756%100%5.459057%5.736915%5.459057%5.5%22100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.580645%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Polk Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.902%4.913%4.922%4.932%4.942%4.952%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Waterloo Area

There are 50 county subdivisions in the Waterloo Area. This section compares the Polk Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Waterloo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Waterloo Area, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%5%10%15%Count#German TownshipGermanWaterlooEvansdaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWashington TownshipWashingtonEagle TownshipEagleSpring Creek TownshipSpg CrkIowaEast Waterloo TownshipE WaterlooWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaFrederika TownshipFrederikaWest North CentralSumnerPalermo TownshipPalermoFremont TownshipFremontCedar Falls TownshipCedar FallsClay TownshipLester TownshipLesterDayton TownshipDaytonBig Creek TownshipBig CrkBarclay TownshipBarclayBlack Hawk TownshipBlack HawkWaverlyCedar FallsBennington TownshipBenningtonCedar TownshipCedarBremer CountyBremerPolk TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonShiloh TownshipShilohJefferson TownshipJefferson004500Tract 004500Fox TownshipBlack Hawk TownshipBlack HawkPoyner TownshipPoynerColfax TownshipColfaxMaxfield TownshipMaxfieldOrange TownshipOrangeFranklin TownshipFranklinMount Vernon TownshipMt VernonGrant TownshipGrantJackson TownshipJacksonWashington TownshipWashingtonBeaver TownshipBeaverUnion TownshipUnionWarren TownshipWarrenLafayette TownshipLafayetteFairfield TownshipFairfieldDouglas TownshipDouglasSumner No. 2 TownshipSumner No. 2Pleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyLincoln TownshipLincolnFelix TownshipFelixLe Roy TownshipLe RoyLincoln TownshipLincolnMelrose TownshipMelrose18.823529%18.823529%18.8%16118.331818%18.331818%18.3%5,244214.458438%14.458438%14.5%287313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.605042%12.605042%12.6%30412.578616%12.578616%12.6%20511.851852%11.851852%11.9%16611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.627907%11.627907%11.6%65711.460805%11.460805%11.5%7,68011.111111%11.111111%11.1%20810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.764310%9.764310%9.8%8799.656301%9.656301%9.7%118108.104197%8.104197%8.1%56117.894737%7.894737%7.9%12127.874016%7.874016%7.9%50137.692308%7.692308%7.7%44147.534247%7.534247%7.5%11157.351555%7.351555%7.4%78166.586826%6.586826%6.6%11176.574761%6.574761%6.6%62186.288210%6.288210%6.3%216196.148756%6.148756%6.1%892205.945946%5.945946%5.9%11215.945122%5.945122%5.9%39225.736915%5.736915%5.7%5365.459057%5.459057%5.5%22235.279503%5.279503%5.3%17245.102041%5.102041%5.1%25254.957397%4.957397%5.0%64264.902868%4.902868%4.9%534.366812%4.366812%4.4%10274.209542%4.209542%4.2%45284.134367%4.134367%4.1%48293.825137%3.825137%3.8%7303.802281%3.802281%3.8%20313.797468%3.797468%3.8%6323.252033%3.252033%3.3%4332.179837%2.179837%2.2%8341.646707%1.646707%1.6%11351.081081%1.081081%1.1%6360.980392%0.980392%1.0%1370.595238%0.595238%0.6%1380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 9,112.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%Count#Lee TownshipKeokukBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldBurlingtonTaylor TownshipTaylorCenter TownshipCtrOskaloosaDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFort DodgeClintonWaterlooKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleKane TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonStorm LakeNewton TownshipNewtonGrinnellSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesCedar RapidsMonroe TownshipMonroeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBloomington TownshipBloomingtonCarrollDubuqueLewis TownshipLewisClay TownshipSpencerIowaWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaMarion TownshipMarionWest North CentralIowa CityTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterPenn TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieFour Mile TownshipFour MileAmerica TownshipAmericaWaverlyCedar FallsBremer CountyBremerCrocker TownshipCrockerPolk Township004500Tract 004500Pleasant 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%7781217.782349%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%3,403,3563.40M12.906280%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%145,394145k11.460805%11.460805%11.5%7,68010.812993%10.812993%10.8%1,7413210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k8.711237%8.711237%8.7%2,576338.088059%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%892435.736915%5.736915%5.7%5365.679356%5.679356%5.7%1,101445.459057%5.459057%5.5%224.902868%4.902868%4.9%534.722566%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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthIowaWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaWest North CentralFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineBremer CountyBremerPolk TownshipYork TownshipOlathe004500Tract 004500Lisle 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%10,43610.4k2613.946939%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%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%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%145,394145k11.460805%11.460805%11.5%7,68010.556917%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%5,166388.399881%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%2,595455.736915%5.736915%5.7%5365.459057%5.459057%5.5%225.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.902868%4.902868%4.9%534.186097%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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleIowaWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos 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…Bremer CountyBremerPolk TownshipSan FranciscoSan Jose004500Tract 004500Plano42.327373%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%164,852165k2313.924220%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%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.460805%11.460805%11.5%7,68010.963747%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%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%12,81612.8k475.736915%5.736915%5.7%5365.459057%5.459057%5.5%225.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k494.902868%4.902868%4.9%533.859381%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:
Bremer
Metro Area:
Waterloo Area
City:
Plainfield
ZIP Codes:
50666, 50677
Unified School Districts:
Nashua-Plainfield, Waverly-Shell Rock
Congressional District:
IA-1
State Senate District:
IA-32
State House District:
IA-63
Neighboring Townships:
Bradford, Butler, Douglas, Fremont, Lafayette, Richland, Riverton, Warren
Nearby Townships:
Chickasaw, Dayton, Dayton, Dresden, Frederika, Fremont, Le Roy, Pleasant Grove, Washington