Food Stamps in the Wakeshma Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (Township)

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 the Wakeshma Township
Wakeshma Township
Kalamazoo County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$51,875.000000$49,693.000000$51,875.000000$51.9k515$53,462.000000$56,807.000000$53,462.000000$53.5k480
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 the Wakeshma Township
Wakeshma Township
Kalamazoo County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty280.000000%46.704256%80.000000%80.0%17.500%17.5%48.571429%29.876493%48.571429%48.6%44.737%44.7%8.571429%11.001477%8.571429%8.6%2.941%2.94%28.571429%48.576990%28.571429%28.6%6.623%6.62%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.311585%0.000%0%51.428571%52.429856%51.428571%51.4%41.860%41.9%
% 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 the Wakeshma Township
Wakeshma Township
Kalamazoo County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.500000%24.963376%27.500000%27.5%82.500%82.5%4.375000%3.878142%4.375000%4.4%55.263%55.3%20.625000%18.385992%20.625000%20.6%97.059%97.1%29.375000%21.156752%29.375000%29.4%93.377%93.4%44.375000%35.852626%44.375000%44.4%100.000%100%5.208333%9.956051%5.208333%5.2%58.140%58.1%
% 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 the Wakeshma Township
Wakeshma Township
Kalamazoo County
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed37.113821%11.289688%7.113821%7.1%35104.674797%105%6.796117%14.664974%6.796117%6.8%35100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%19.567355%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%34.057377%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Kalamazoo Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Wakeshma Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Kalamazoo Area, and entities that contain the Wakeshma Township
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 TownshipSchoolcraftPortageAntwerp TownshipAntwerpPorter TownshipPorterPine Grove TownshipPne GrvCooper Charter TownshipCooperRoss TownshipBrady TownshipBradyAlmena TownshipAlmenaWakeshma TownshipWakeshmaRichland TownshipRichlandPrairie Ronde TownshipPrairie Ronde003400Tract 003400Texas 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%2,1122810.579577%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%46384.414716%4.414716%4.4%663.685152%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 the Wakeshma Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Wakeshma Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 36,008.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Wakeshma Township, selected other county subdivisions in Michigan, and entities that contain the Wakeshma Township
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 TownshipWaterfordPortageSt. Clair ShoresSt. Clair ShrsSaginaw Charter TownshipSaginawPittsfield Charter TownshipPittsfieldGrand Blanc Charter TownshipGrand BlancChesterfield TownshipChesterfieldOrion Charter TownshipOrionShelby Charter TownshipShelbyWakeshma TownshipWakeshmaCommerce Charter TownshipCommerceMeridian Charter TownshipMeridianAnn ArborCanton Charter TownshipCantonEast LansingFarmington HillsFarmington HlsTroyLivoniaIndependence Charter TownshipIndependenceRoyal OakNoviWest Bloomfield Charter TownshipW Bloomfield003400Tract 003400Rochester 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%2,1122710.218213%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%2,047346.796117%6.796117%6.8%356.594955%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%1,233464.414716%4.414716%4.4%664.341344%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 Wakeshma Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Wakeshma 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 Wakeshma Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Wakeshma Township
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 TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgWakeshma TownshipWakeshmaMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlathe003400Tract 003400Lisle 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%6,8483410.392569%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%3,336416.796117%6.796117%6.8%356.790936%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%2,359474.414716%4.414716%4.4%664.186097%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 Wakeshma Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Wakeshma 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 Wakeshma Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Wakeshma Township
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-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 DiegoWakeshma TownshipWakeshmaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan Jose003400Tract 003400Plano42.327373%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%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%60,92860.9k436.796117%6.796117%6.8%356.406793%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%29,11429.1k494.414716%4.414716%4.4%663.859381%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
ZIP Codes:
49052, 49088, 49097
Unified School Districts:
Athens, Climax-Scotts, Colon, Mendon, Vicksburg
Congressional District:
MI-6
State Senate District:
MI-20
State House District:
MI-63
Neighboring Townships:
Athens, Brady, Climax, Leonidas, Mendon, Pavilion, Sherwood
Nearby Charter Townships:
Comstock
Nearby Townships:
Burlington, Charleston, Colon, Leroy, Nottawa, Park, Schoolcraft, Union