Food Stamps in the Elkhart 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 Elkhart Township
Elkhart Township
Polk County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$62,308.000000$61,684.000000$62,308.000000$62.3k630$14,000.000000$25,506.000000$14,000.000000$14.0k64$73,684.000000$68,057.000000$73,684.000000$73.7k566
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 Elkhart Township
Elkhart Township
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.500000%56.671635%37.500000%37.5%11.009%11.0%25.000000%29.392846%25.000000%25.0%37.209%37.2%12.500000%19.987449%12.500000%12.5%4.571%4.57%50.000000%41.006432%50.000000%50.0%18.605%18.6%50.000000%19.406966%50.000000%50.0%16.410%16.4%54.687500%44.465799%54.687500%54.7%59.322%59.3%
% 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 Polk County and the Elkhart Township
Elkhart Township
Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.275618%30.619380%34.275618%34.3%88.991%89.0%4.770318%5.322041%4.770318%4.8%62.791%62.8%29.505300%22.900329%29.505300%29.5%95.429%95.4%24.734982%18.731049%24.734982%24.7%81.395%81.4%28.798587%32.441316%28.798587%28.8%83.590%83.6%4.240283%5.913451%4.240283%4.2%40.678%40.7%
% 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 Polk County and the Elkhart Township
Elkhart Township
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Mixed3Black3Other3100.000000%28.946994%100.000000%100.0%3984.375000%984%10.158730%14.281873%10.158730%10.2%64100.000000%100%9.902597%11.063925%9.902597%9.9%6197.478693%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.269531%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%41.079340%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%34.035088%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Des Moines Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elkhart Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain the Elkhart 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 TownshipBelmontWest 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 TownshipScott010101Tract 010101Greenfield 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%411710.556917%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%16385.324357%5.324357%5.3%874.995837%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 Elkhart Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkhart 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 Elkhart Township, selected other county subdivisions in Iowa, and entities that contain the Elkhart 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 TownshipMarionWest North CentralElkhart TownshipElkhartIowa CityTimber Creek TownshipTimber CrkWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterPenn TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonLake Prairie TownshipLk PrairieFour Mile TownshipFour MileAmerica TownshipAmericaWaverlyCedar FallsCrocker TownshipCrocker010101Tract 010101Pleasant 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%1,8452214.281873%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%1,7413210.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.158730%10.158730%10.2%648.711237%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%1,101445.324357%5.324357%5.3%874.722566%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 Elkhart Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkhart 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 Elkhart Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Elkhart 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 TownshipWorthIowaWest North CentralFargoElkhart TownshipElkhartLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork Township010101Tract 010101OlatheLisle 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%10,43610.4k2614.281873%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%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3373510.158730%10.158730%10.2%649.986905%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%2,555465.324357%5.324357%5.3%875.134959%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 Elkhart Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elkhart 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 Elkhart Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Elkhart 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-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos AngelesElkhart TownshipElkhartAnaheim-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…010101Tract 010101San 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%51,79251.8k2214.281873%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%21,74121.7k3310.556917%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%95,93595.9k3610.158730%10.158730%10.2%649.585555%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%12,81612.8k475.324357%5.324357%5.3%875.164561%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:
Polk
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
City:
Elkhart
ZIP Codes:
50021, 50035, 50046, 50073, 50124, 50161
Unified School Districts:
Collins-Maxwell, North Polk
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate District:
IA-15
State House District:
IA-30
Neighboring Townships:
Crocker, Douglas, Franklin, Indian Creek, Lincoln, Palestine, Union, Washington
Nearby Townships:
Clay, Clear Creek, Delaware, Garden, Grant, Madison, Saylor, Union, Washington
Nearby Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir