Food Stamps in the Allen Township, Polk 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 Polk County and the Allen Township
Allen Township
Polk County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$90,489.000000$61,684.000000$90,489.000000$90.5k919$90,743.000000$68,057.000000$90,743.000000$90.7k905
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 Polk County and the Allen Township
Allen Township
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty2100.000000%56.671635%100.000000%100.0%3.104%3.10%100.000000%19.987449%100.000000%100.0%3.423%3.42%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.006432%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.406966%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%44.465799%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 Polk County and the Allen Township
Allen Township
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.287293%30.619380%48.287293%48.3%96.896%96.9%43.646409%22.900329%43.646409%43.6%96.577%96.6%16.022099%18.731049%16.022099%16.0%100.000%100%23.977901%32.441316%23.977901%24.0%100.000%100%1.878453%5.913451%1.878453%1.9%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 Polk County and the Allen Township
Allen Township
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Asian1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Black119.718310%22.143212%19.718310%19.7%141,294.366197%1,294%1.523395%14.281873%1.523395%1.5%14100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.063925%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.946994%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.269531%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.079340%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 Neighborhood in the Allen Township

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within the Allen Township (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Allen Township, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen Township.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Allen Township, selected neighborhoods in the Allen Township, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%5%10%Count#Polk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesIowa010802Tract 010802Bloomfield-Allen NeighborhoodBloomfield-AllenWest North CentralAllen TownshipAllen14.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.576636%10.576636%10.6%35410.576636%10.576636%10.6%271110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k1.523395%1.523395%1.5%14
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

There are 89 county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area. This section compares the Allen Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 749.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Allen Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%10%20%Count#Lee TownshipBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesSpring Valley TownshipSpg VlyStuart TownshipStuartIndianolaValley TownshipVlyRichland TownshipRichlandWintersetPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesClay TownshipWhite Breast TownshipWhite BreastIowaDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesDelaware TownshipDelawareBeaver TownshipBeaverSugar Grove TownshipSugar GrvUnion TownshipUnionBelmont TownshipBelmont010802Tract 010802West North CentralSaylor TownshipSaylorAllen TownshipAllenElkhart TownshipElkhartOtter TownshipOtterJefferson TownshipJeffersonAdel TownshipWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterSouth TownshipSVan Meter TownshipVan MeterVirginia TownshipVirginiaGrant TownshipGrantFour Mile TownshipFour MileMadison TownshipMadisonFranklin TownshipFranklinDouglas TownshipDouglasCrocker TownshipCrockerCass TownshipOhio TownshipCamp TownshipScott TownshipScottGreenfield TownshipGreenfieldLinn TownshipJackson TownshipJacksonMadison TownshipMadisonWalnut TownshipWalnutLincoln TownshipLincolnBoone TownshipBooneCrawford TownshipCrawfordAdams TownshipAdamsLincoln TownshipLincolnAllen TownshipAllenJefferson TownshipJefferson28.997382%28.997382%29.0%6,866123.228087%23.228087%23.2%2,825219.633002%19.633002%19.6%8,324319.089431%19.089431%19.1%587416.812227%16.812227%16.8%77515.751170%15.751170%15.8%909615.681234%15.681234%15.7%122714.861996%14.861996%14.9%70814.642032%14.642032%14.6%317914.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.388988%12.388988%12.4%8371011.988304%11.988304%12.0%411111.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.550633%11.550633%11.6%731211.218404%11.218404%11.2%3951311.156602%11.156602%11.2%1091411.075949%11.075949%11.1%351510.798122%10.798122%10.8%921610.789474%10.789474%10.8%411710.576636%10.576636%10.6%35410.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.551107%10.551107%10.6%2241810.463122%10.463122%10.5%1831910.158730%10.158730%10.2%64209.879518%9.879518%9.9%41219.745127%9.745127%9.7%65229.646426%9.646426%9.6%251237.994292%7.994292%8.0%2,297247.810930%7.810930%7.8%1,788257.667210%7.667210%7.7%47267.511737%7.511737%7.5%96277.322654%7.322654%7.3%32287.217695%7.217695%7.2%62296.833289%6.833289%6.8%257306.827309%6.827309%6.8%34316.443618%6.443618%6.4%104325.829596%5.829596%5.8%156335.679356%5.679356%5.7%1,101345.673759%5.673759%5.7%56355.449591%5.449591%5.4%20365.440415%5.440415%5.4%42375.387205%5.387205%5.4%16384.995837%4.995837%5.0%120394.493671%4.493671%4.5%142404.081633%4.081633%4.1%16413.990964%3.990964%4.0%53423.894870%3.894870%3.9%369433.724928%3.724928%3.7%13443.643045%3.643045%3.6%347453.324100%3.324100%3.3%12462.115385%2.115385%2.1%11472.106568%2.106568%2.1%17481.523395%1.523395%1.5%14490.772975%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 Iowa

There are 1,662 county subdivisions in Iowa. This section compares the Allen Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen 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 Allen Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%10%20%Count#Lee TownshipKeokukBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldBurlingtonTaylor TownshipTaylorCenter TownshipCtrOskaloosaDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesFort DodgeClintonWaterlooKnoxville TownshipKnoxvilleKane TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonStorm LakeNewton TownshipNewtonGrinnellSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityPolk CountyPolkDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesCedar RapidsMonroe TownshipMonroeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBloomington TownshipBloomingtonCarrollDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDubuqueLewis TownshipLewisClay TownshipSpencerIowaMarion TownshipMarion010802Tract 010802West North CentralIowa CityTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterPenn TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieFour Mile TownshipFour MileAmerica TownshipAmericaWaverlyCedar FallsCrocker TownshipCrockerPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyDecorah TownshipDecorahFranklin TownshipFranklinWalnut TownshipWalnutBoone TownshipBooneAllen TownshipAllenJefferson 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%1,8452214.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k14.138687%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%5512712.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.607069%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%145,394145k10.812993%10.812993%10.8%1,7413210.576636%10.576636%10.6%35410.556917%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%892435.679356%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%347491.523395%1.523395%1.5%140.772975%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 Allen Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen 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 Allen Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldPolk CountyPolkLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthIowa010802Tract 010802West North CentralFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland ParkAllen TownshipAllen42.327373%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%10,43610.4k2614.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.946939%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%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.344705%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%145,394145k10.576636%10.576636%10.6%35410.556917%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%2,595455.353588%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%2,699501.523395%1.523395%1.5%14
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 Allen Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Allen 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 Allen Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Allen Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonPolk CountyPolkHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesSeattleIowaLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-Lakewood010802Tract 010802West 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…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoAllen TownshipAllen42.327373%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%51,79251.8k2214.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k14.236256%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%39,89339.9k3112.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.576636%10.576636%10.6%35410.556917%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%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721501.523395%1.523395%1.5%14
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:
Polk
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Cities:
Carlisle, Des Moines
ZIP Codes:
50047, 50320
Unified School Districts:
Carlisle, Des Moines Independent
Neighborhood:
Bloomfield-Allen
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-15, IA-17
State House Districts:
IA-30, IA-33
Neighboring Townships:
Allen, Bloomfield, Camp, Four Mile, Greenfield, Lee, Richland
Nearby Townships:
Beaver, Clay, Delaware, Des Moines, Lincoln, Linn, Palmyra, Saylor, Union