Food Stamps in Portage, Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County and Portage
Portage
Kalamazoo County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$57,526.000000$49,693.000000$57,526.000000$57.5k19,47819.5k$20,015.000000$19,021.000000$20,015.000000$20.0k2,112$64,169.000000$56,807.000000$64,169.000000$64.2k17,36617.4k
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 Kalamazoo County and Portage
Portage
Kalamazoo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.225379%46.704256%52.225379%52.2%18.519%18.5%32.859848%29.876493%32.859848%32.9%51.907%51.9%11.410985%11.001477%11.410985%11.4%5.913%5.91%45.928030%48.576990%45.928030%45.9%20.982%21.0%16.998106%21.311585%16.998106%17.0%5.067%5.07%45.833333%52.429856%45.833333%45.8%50.052%50.1%
% 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 Kalamazoo County and Portage
Portage
Kalamazoo County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.945411%24.963376%27.945411%27.9%81.481%81.5%3.702637%3.878142%3.702637%3.7%48.093%48.1%22.083381%18.385992%22.083381%22.1%94.087%94.1%21.035356%21.156752%21.035356%21.0%79.018%79.0%38.730853%35.852626%38.730853%38.7%94.933%94.9%5.562594%9.956051%5.562594%5.6%49.948%49.9%
% 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 Kalamazoo County and Portage
Portage
Kalamazoo County
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian136.158798%37.544027%36.158798%36.2%337333.475887%333%32.180851%34.057377%32.180851%32.2%121296.789118%297%15.000000%24.757282%15.000000%15.0%18138.338068%138%10.843002%14.664974%10.843002%10.8%2,112100.000000%100%9.299649%11.289688%9.299649%9.3%1,61685.766365%86%5.263158%19.567355%5.263158%5.3%1448.539673%49%1.474201%2.987342%1.474201%1.5%613.595879%14%
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 Portage

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.5%5.8%10.0%14.2%18.5%22.8%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Portage

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

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected neighborhoods in Portage, and entities that contain Portage
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooKalamazoo CountyKalamazooEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestMilwood NeighborhoodMilwoodPortagePortage15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.423310%15.423310%15.4%20,08320.1k14.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.368921%12.368921%12.4%393110.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,11210.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,112
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 Kalamazoo Area

There are 42 county subdivisions in the Kalamazoo Area. This section compares Portage to all of the county subdivisions in the Kalamazoo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other county subdivisions in the Kalamazoo Area, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%Count#BangorGalesburgCovert TownshipCovertParchmentDecatur TownshipDecaturHartfordHartford TownshipHartfordGeneva TownshipGenevaKalamazooPaw Paw TownshipPaw PawGoblesColumbia TownshipColumbiaArlington TownshipArlingtonWaverly TownshipWaverlySouth Haven Charter TownshipS HvnKalamazoo Charter TownshipKalamazooLawrence TownshipLawrencePavilion TownshipPavilionMichiganKeeler TownshipKeelerKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooBangor TownshipBangorSouth HavenKalamazoo CountyKalamazooBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleCharleston TownshipCharlestonEast North CentralHamilton TownshipHamiltonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestOshtemo Charter TownshipOshtemoComstock Charter TownshipComstockSchoolcraft TownshipSchoolcraftPortagePortageAntwerp TownshipAntwerpPorter TownshipPorterPine Grove TownshipPne GrvCooper Charter TownshipCooperRoss TownshipBrady TownshipBradyAlmena TownshipAlmenaWakeshma TownshipWakeshmaRichland TownshipRichlandPrairie Ronde TownshipPrairie RondeTexas Charter TownshipTexasClimax TownshipClimaxAlamo TownshipAlamo35.380507%35.380507%35.4%265134.200743%34.200743%34.2%276233.849130%33.849130%33.8%350331.325301%31.325301%31.3%260431.291513%31.291513%31.3%424531.143552%31.143552%31.1%256627.314390%27.314390%27.3%298723.393124%23.393124%23.4%313823.251742%23.251742%23.3%6,640922.727273%22.727273%22.7%6501021.381579%21.381579%21.4%651119.226394%19.226394%19.2%1691218.407311%18.407311%18.4%1411317.659138%17.659138%17.7%1721417.606080%17.606080%17.6%2781517.281639%17.281639%17.3%1,5691617.199017%17.199017%17.2%2101716.206897%16.206897%16.2%3761815.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.679012%15.679012%15.7%1271915.423310%15.423310%15.4%20,08320.1k15.364917%15.364917%15.4%1202014.832310%14.832310%14.8%3142114.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k14.485294%14.485294%14.5%1972214.190981%14.190981%14.2%1072314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.745020%13.745020%13.7%692413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.487719%12.487719%12.5%1,2712511.519225%11.519225%11.5%7372611.208725%11.208725%11.2%3702710.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,11210.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,1122810.579577%10.579577%10.6%460299.470468%9.470468%9.5%93309.196515%9.196515%9.2%95318.948718%8.948718%8.9%349327.990074%7.990074%8.0%161337.590966%7.590966%7.6%121346.926659%6.926659%6.9%119356.796117%6.796117%6.8%35366.154864%6.154864%6.2%186375.658057%5.658057%5.7%46383.685152%3.685152%3.7%206393.163265%3.163265%3.2%31403.086420%3.086420%3.1%4541
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 41 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Michigan

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other county subdivisions in Michigan, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintSaginawDetroitMuskegonPontiacLansingLincoln ParkDearbornKalamazooGrand RapidsRosevilleBattle CreekTaylorWarrenYpsilanti Charter TownshipYpsilantiDearborn HeightsDearborn HtsRedford Charter TownshipRedfordWyomingWestlandMichiganKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooSouthfieldClinton Charter TownshipClintonKalamazoo CountyKalamazooKentwoodEast North CentralMidlandSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHolland Charter TownshipHollandWaterford Charter TownshipWaterfordPortagePortageSt. 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%614,603615k15.423310%15.423310%15.4%20,08320.1k15.129559%15.129559%15.1%4,9282015.105378%15.105378%15.1%6,5582114.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k14.625595%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%6,5712413.049135%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%2,11210.843002%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%1,173366.357941%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 Portage to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisMichiganKaw TownshipKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooCapital TownshipCapitalKalamazoo CountyKalamazooSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthPortagePortageFargoLincolnMadisonWashington 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%12,41512.4k2415.423310%15.423310%15.4%20,08320.1k15.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k14.489011%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%6,5713013.049135%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%6,8483410.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,11210.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,11210.392569%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 Portage to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMichiganFort WorthAlbuquerqueKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooAtlantaWashingtonTucsonKalamazoo CountyKalamazooHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodPortagePortageDenverAustinLos 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%39,68639.7k1915.423310%15.423310%15.4%20,08320.1k15.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k14.236256%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%153,787154k2813.071915%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%21,74121.7k3310.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,11210.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,11210.333295%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:
Kalamazoo
Metro Area:
Kalamazoo Area
City:
Portage
ZIP Codes:
49002, 49024, 49087
Unified School Districts:
Comstock, Kalamazoo, Portage, Schoolcraft, Vicksburg
Neighborhood:
Milwood
Congressional District:
MI-6
State Senate District:
MI-20
State House Districts:
MI-60, MI-61
Neighboring Charter Townships:
Comstock, Oshtemo, Texas
Neighboring Townships:
Brady, Pavilion, Prairie Ronde, Schoolcraft
Nearby Charter Townships:
Cooper, Kalamazoo
Nearby Townships:
Antwerp, Climax, Flowerfield, Mendon, Park, Porter