Food Stamps in the Portage Charter Township, Houghton County, Michigan (Charter Township)

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 the Portage Charter Township
Portage Charter Township
Houghton County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$49,943.000000$39,080.000000$49,943.000000$49.9k1,176$57,554.000000$44,288.000000$57,554.000000$57.6k1,051
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 the Portage Charter Township
Portage Charter Township
Houghton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.800000%34.435576%36.800000%36.8%17.692%17.7%8.800000%12.029647%8.800000%8.8%64.706%64.7%24.000000%16.590650%24.000000%24.0%12.987%13.0%47.200000%47.491448%47.200000%47.2%21.852%21.9%38.400000%35.176739%38.400000%38.4%9.057%9.06%42.400000%56.670468%42.400000%42.4%38.971%39.0%
% 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 Houghton County and the Portage Charter Township
Portage Charter Township
Houghton County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.361560%21.842739%20.361560%20.4%82.308%82.3%0.570885%3.527185%0.570885%0.6%35.294%35.3%19.124643%17.111149%19.124643%19.1%87.013%87.0%20.076118%20.165175%20.076118%20.1%78.148%78.1%45.861085%41.681005%45.861085%45.9%90.943%90.9%7.897241%15.872333%7.897241%7.9%61.029%61.0%
% 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 the Portage Charter Township
Portage Charter Township
Houghton County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite2Black155.555556%20.224719%55.555556%55.6%5522.666667%523%19.354839%1.583113%19.354839%19.4%6182.090323%182%10.629252%13.111078%10.629252%10.6%125100.000000%100%10.115350%13.209347%10.115350%10.1%11495.165217%95%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%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 the Portage Charter Township

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 the Portage Charter Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Houghton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portage Charter Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Portage Charter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Houghton Area, and entities that contain the Portage Charter Township
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 TownshipDuncanHoughtonStanton 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%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 the Portage Charter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portage Charter Township. 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 the Portage Charter Township, selected other county subdivisions in Michigan, and entities that contain the Portage Charter Township
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 TownshipWaterfordPortagePortage Charter TownshipPortageSt. Clair ShoresSt. Clair ShrsSaginaw Charter TownshipSaginawPittsfield Charter TownshipPittsfieldGrand Blanc Charter TownshipGrand BlancChesterfield TownshipChesterfieldOrion Charter TownshipOrionShelby Charter TownshipShelbyCommerce Charter TownshipCommerceMeridian Charter TownshipMeridianAnn 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%2,1122710.629252%10.629252%10.6%12510.218213%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%1,173366.357941%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 the Portage Charter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portage Charter 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 Portage Charter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Portage Charter Township
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 TownshipWorthPortage Charter TownshipPortageFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine 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%9,9121917.573826%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%6,8483410.629252%10.629252%10.6%12510.392569%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%2,69950
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 Portage Charter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Portage Charter 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 Portage Charter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Portage Charter Township
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-LakewoodPortage Charter TownshipPortageDenverAustinLos 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 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%21,74121.7k3310.629252%10.629252%10.6%12510.333295%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%7,72150
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
ZIP Codes:
49905, 49916, 49921, 49931, 49955, 49958, 49963, 49965
Unified School Districts:
Adams Township, Baraga, Chassell Township, Houghton-Portage Township
Congressional District:
MI-1
State Senate District:
MI-38
State House District:
MI-110
Neighboring Cities:
Hancock, Houghton
Neighboring Townships:
Adams, Baraga, Chassell, Elm River, Franklin, Laird, Osceola, Torch Lake
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Dollar Bay
Nearby Charter Townships:
Calumet
Nearby Townships:
Arvon, Bohemia, Greenland, Hancock, L'Anse, Quincy, Schoolcraft, Stanton