Food Stamps in Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Houghton County and Houghton
Houghton
Houghton County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$28,603.000000$39,080.000000$28,603.000000$28.6k2,483$13,068.000000$15,545.000000$13,068.000000$13.1k161$30,188.000000$44,288.000000$30,188.000000$30.2k2,322
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 Houghton County and Houghton
Houghton
Houghton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.403727%34.435576%35.403727%35.4%13.164%13.2%25.465839%12.029647%25.465839%25.5%53.247%53.2%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.590650%0.000%0%43.478261%47.491448%43.478261%43.5%17.241%17.2%18.012422%35.176739%18.012422%18.0%3.978%3.98%59.006211%56.670468%59.006211%59.0%10.579%10.6%
% 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 Houghton County and Houghton
Houghton
Houghton County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.192937%21.842739%16.192937%16.2%86.836%86.8%1.550388%3.527185%1.550388%1.6%46.753%46.8%13.996555%17.111149%13.996555%14.0%100.000%100%14.470284%20.165175%14.470284%14.5%82.759%82.8%30.146425%41.681005%30.146425%30.1%96.022%96.0%34.582257%15.872333%34.582257%34.6%89.421%89.4%
% 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 Houghton County and Houghton
Houghton
Houghton County
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Mixed1White2All RacesHispanic3Black1Asian134.375000%16.504854%34.375000%34.4%11530.143634%530%17.857143%20.224719%17.857143%17.9%10275.399290%275%7.031642%13.209347%7.031642%7.0%140108.444522%108%6.484092%13.111078%6.484092%6.5%161100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.931034%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.583113%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Houghton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.37%8.73%9.09%9.45%9.81%10.17%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Houghton Area

There are 23 county subdivisions in the Houghton Area. This section compares Houghton to all of the county subdivisions in the Houghton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houghton.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houghton, selected other county subdivisions in the Houghton Area, and entities that contain Houghton
0%10%20%30%Count#Elm River TownshipElm RivSchoolcraft TownshipSchoolcraftCalumet Charter TownshipCalumetAllouez TownshipAllouezHancockMichiganLaird TownshipLairdEast North CentralAdams TownshipAdamsHoughton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestTorch Lake TownshipTorch LkOsceola TownshipOsceolaPortage Charter TownshipPortageChassell TownshipChassellSherman TownshipShermanQuincy TownshipQuincyFranklin TownshipFranklinDuncan TownshipDuncanHoughtonHoughtonStanton TownshipStantonGrant TownshipGrantEagle Harbor TownshipEagle HbrHancock TownshipHancockHoughton TownshipHoughton32.608696%32.608696%32.6%30120.839161%20.839161%20.8%149219.148936%19.148936%19.1%495318.055556%18.055556%18.1%117417.802198%17.802198%17.8%324515.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.882353%15.882353%15.9%27614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.968958%13.968958%14.0%126713.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,75413.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.642225%12.642225%12.6%100810.967742%10.967742%11.0%68910.629252%10.629252%10.6%125109.362280%9.362280%9.4%69119.090909%9.090909%9.1%5128.910891%8.910891%8.9%9138.281573%8.281573%8.3%40147.619048%7.619048%7.6%8156.484092%6.484092%6.5%1616.484092%6.484092%6.5%161164.328018%4.328018%4.3%19172.830189%2.830189%2.8%3182.564103%2.564103%2.6%4192.515723%2.515723%2.5%4201.724138%1.724138%1.7%121
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Michigan

There are 1,578 county subdivisions in Michigan. This section compares Houghton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houghton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 36,008.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houghton, selected other county subdivisions in Michigan, and entities that contain Houghton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintSaginawDetroitMuskegonPontiacLansingLincoln ParkDearbornKalamazooGrand RapidsRosevilleBattle CreekTaylorWarrenYpsilanti Charter TownshipYpsilantiDearborn HeightsDearborn HtsRedford Charter TownshipRedfordWyomingWestlandMichiganSouthfieldClinton Charter TownshipClintonKentwoodEast North CentralMidlandSterling HeightsSterling HtsHoughton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHolland Charter TownshipHollandWaterford Charter TownshipWaterfordPortageSt. Clair ShoresSt. Clair ShrsSaginaw Charter TownshipSaginawPittsfield Charter TownshipPittsfieldGrand Blanc Charter TownshipGrand BlancChesterfield TownshipChesterfieldOrion Charter TownshipOrionShelby Charter TownshipShelbyCommerce Charter TownshipCommerceMeridian Charter TownshipMeridianHoughtonHoughtonAnn ArborCanton Charter TownshipCantonEast LansingFarmington HillsFarmington HlsTroyLivoniaIndependence Charter TownshipIndependenceRoyal OakNoviWest Bloomfield Charter TownshipW BloomfieldRochester HillsRochester HlsGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownMacomb TownshipMacombBloomfield Charter TownshipBloomfield44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.647589%42.647589%42.6%8,286242.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k337.029775%37.029775%37.0%5,099436.529602%36.529602%36.5%8,484525.072189%25.072189%25.1%11,63511.6k624.437434%24.437434%24.4%3,486723.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,424823.251742%23.251742%23.3%6,640922.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1021.427120%21.427120%21.4%4,2191121.148711%21.148711%21.1%4,3561221.129066%21.129066%21.1%5,0341319.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1418.293658%18.293658%18.3%4,1191517.734949%17.734949%17.7%3,6441617.430528%17.430528%17.4%3,1301717.217572%17.217572%17.2%4,8131816.795367%16.795367%16.8%5,7421915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.129559%15.129559%15.1%4,9282015.105378%15.105378%15.1%6,5582114.625595%14.625595%14.6%2,9202214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.986054%13.986054%14.0%2,4272313.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5712413.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,75413.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.485015%11.485015%11.5%1,5292511.168685%11.168685%11.2%3,3842610.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,1122710.218213%10.218213%10.2%2,730289.538531%9.538531%9.5%1,697298.972888%8.972888%9.0%1,251308.692345%8.692345%8.7%1,257318.473373%8.473373%8.5%1,432327.191214%7.191214%7.2%956336.815609%6.815609%6.8%2,047346.594955%6.594955%6.6%1,030356.577324%6.577324%6.6%1,173366.484092%6.484092%6.5%1616.484092%6.484092%6.5%1616.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004376.279692%6.279692%6.3%1,996386.263532%6.263532%6.3%810395.923516%5.923516%5.9%2,057405.715749%5.715749%5.7%1,786415.631794%5.631794%5.6%2,093425.433561%5.433561%5.4%725435.317956%5.317956%5.3%1,517445.305748%5.305748%5.3%1,213455.020767%5.020767%5.0%1,233464.341344%4.341344%4.3%1,223473.859509%3.859509%3.9%678483.589654%3.589654%3.6%1,027491.675944%1.675944%1.7%28050
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 Houghton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houghton. 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 Houghton, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Houghton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisMichiganKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsHoughton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonHoughtonHoughtonAnn 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%9,9121917.573826%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%27,07527.1k2315.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.558229%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%6,5713013.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,75413.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.049135%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%6,8483410.392569%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%2,940426.484092%6.484092%6.5%1616.484092%6.484092%6.5%1616.357941%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 Houghton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houghton. 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 Houghton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Houghton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMichiganFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixHoughton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoHoughtonHoughtonNortheast 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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.901493%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%153,787154k2813.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,75413.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.071915%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%52,40752.4k3210.963747%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%46,82446.8k378.572006%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%60,92860.9k436.484092%6.484092%6.5%1616.484092%6.484092%6.5%1616.406793%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:
Michigan
County:
Houghton
Metro Area:
Houghton Area
City:
Houghton
ZIP Codes:
49905, 49931
Unified School Districts:
Adams Township, Houghton-Portage Township
Elementary School District:
Stanton Township
Congressional District:
MI-1
State Senate District:
MI-38
State House District:
MI-110
Neighboring Charter Townships:
Portage
Neighboring Townships:
Adams, Franklin, Stanton
Nearby Charter Townships:
Calumet
Nearby Townships:
Chassell, Hancock, Osceola, Quincy, Schoolcraft, Sherman, Torch Lake