Food Stamps in the Alpine Township, Kent 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 Kent County and the Alpine Township
Alpine Township
Kent County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$45,234.000000$54,673.000000$45,234.000000$45.2k5,374$23,534.000000$20,501.000000$23,534.000000$23.5k968$50,350.000000$61,356.000000$50,350.000000$50.4k4,406
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 Kent County and the Alpine Township
Alpine Township
Kent County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.822314%51.052569%53.822314%53.8%30.557%30.6%36.673554%29.711142%36.673554%36.7%55.818%55.8%9.194215%15.017044%9.194215%9.2%11.930%11.9%32.438017%45.302314%32.438017%32.4%23.698%23.7%7.851240%22.118892%7.851240%7.9%5.156%5.16%50.103306%48.190898%50.103306%50.1%57.807%57.8%
% 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 Kent County and the Alpine Township
Alpine Township
Kent County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.872447%30.639195%26.872447%26.9%69.443%69.4%6.377667%5.136033%6.377667%6.4%44.182%44.2%14.911484%23.091762%14.911484%14.9%88.070%88.1%22.945983%20.507339%22.945983%22.9%76.302%76.3%31.729460%33.586075%31.729460%31.7%94.844%94.8%8.034498%7.629967%8.034498%8.0%42.193%42.2%
% 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 Kent County and the Alpine Township
Alpine Township
Kent County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Asian1All RacesWhite2Mixed1Hispanic338.321995%42.943799%38.321995%38.3%169212.750417%213%34.302326%34.549558%34.302326%34.3%59190.434605%190%30.769231%12.066832%30.769231%30.8%8170.820089%171%18.012654%14.256725%18.012654%18.0%968100.000000%100%16.072235%9.247511%16.072235%16.1%71289.227469%89%9.876543%30.539637%9.876543%9.9%854.831140%55%5.357143%30.501248%5.357143%5.4%1229.740998%30%
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 Alpine Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 94 county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares the Alpine Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Alpine Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,073.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Alpine Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Alpine Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#GreenvilleHastingsGrand RapidsTyrone TownshipTyroneReynolds TownshipReynoldsAlpine TownshipAlpineWyomingHollandMichiganLowell Charter TownshipLowellCoopersvilleSpencer TownshipSpencerKentwoodKent CountyKentEast North CentralSparta TownshipSpartaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestNelson TownshipNelsonGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsGaines Charter TownshipGainesHolland Charter TownshipHollandRockfordGrandvilleGrand HavenHudsonvilleSpring Lake TownshipSpg LkSolon TownshipSolonAllendale Charter TownshipAllendaleWalkerZeelandTallmadge Charter TownshipTallmadgePlainfield Charter TownshipPlainfieldCrockery TownshipCrockeryThornapple TownshipThornappleGrand Haven Charter TownshipGrand HvnByron TownshipByronOlive TownshipOliveAlgoma TownshipAlgomaVergennes TownshipVergennesPort Sheldon TownshipPort SheldonPark TownshipOakfield TownshipOakfieldZeeland Charter TownshipZeelandBlendon TownshipBlendonJamestown Charter TownshipJamestownYankee Springs TownshipYankee SpgsCourtland TownshipCourtlandCaledonia TownshipCaledoniaGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownRobinson TownshipRobinsonCannon TownshipCannonGrand Rapids Charter TownshipGrand RapidsEast Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsCascade Charter TownshipCascadeAda Township24.947337%24.947337%24.9%829124.292298%24.292298%24.3%738222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k320.347395%20.347395%20.3%328418.584549%18.584549%18.6%344518.012654%18.012654%18.0%968617.217572%17.217572%17.2%4,813716.118200%16.118200%16.1%1,440815.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.578512%15.578512%15.6%377914.959652%14.959652%15.0%2411014.653587%14.653587%14.7%2391114.625595%14.625595%14.6%2,9201214.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.491604%13.491604%13.5%4661313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.768427%12.768427%12.8%2201412.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k12.330764%12.330764%12.3%1,1841511.485015%11.485015%11.5%1,5291611.398509%11.398509%11.4%2601710.470016%10.470016%10.5%646189.359806%9.359806%9.4%462199.215845%9.215845%9.2%228208.990086%8.990086%9.0%535218.943089%8.943089%8.9%209228.852140%8.852140%8.9%546238.767725%8.767725%8.8%878248.336842%8.336842%8.3%198258.260870%8.260870%8.3%228268.192980%8.192980%8.2%1,041278.115183%8.115183%8.1%124287.280670%7.280670%7.3%200297.137895%7.137895%7.1%411307.055901%7.055901%7.1%568316.737367%6.737367%6.7%108326.624519%6.624519%6.6%241336.224628%6.224628%6.2%92345.977286%5.977286%6.0%100355.650710%5.650710%5.7%386365.515930%5.515930%5.5%116375.102623%5.102623%5.1%179384.863524%4.863524%4.9%98394.609786%4.609786%4.6%114404.447190%4.447190%4.4%72414.005935%4.005935%4.0%108423.938053%3.938053%3.9%178433.859509%3.859509%3.9%678442.803309%2.803309%2.8%61452.256262%2.256262%2.3%109461.957998%1.957998%2.0%124471.682386%1.682386%1.7%66481.030466%1.030466%1.0%69490.303096%0.303096%0.3%1450
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 Michigan

There are 1,578 county subdivisions in Michigan. This section compares the Alpine Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Alpine 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 Alpine Township, selected other county subdivisions in Michigan, and entities that contain the Alpine Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintSaginawDetroitMuskegonPontiacLansingLincoln ParkDearbornKalamazooGrand RapidsRosevilleBattle CreekTaylorWarrenYpsilanti Charter TownshipYpsilantiAlpine TownshipAlpineDearborn HeightsDearborn HtsRedford Charter TownshipRedfordWyomingWestlandMichiganSouthfieldClinton Charter TownshipClintonKentwoodKent CountyKentEast North CentralMidlandSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsHolland Charter TownshipHollandWaterford Charter TownshipWaterfordPortageSt. 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%4,1191518.012654%18.012654%18.0%96817.734949%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%2,9202214.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k14.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k11.485015%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%1,173366.357941%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 Alpine Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Alpine 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 Alpine Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Alpine Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityAlpine TownshipAlpineColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisMichiganKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldKent CountyKentEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington 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%9,9121918.012654%18.012654%18.0%96817.573826%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%10,43610.4k2614.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k14.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k12.344705%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%2,940426.357941%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 Alpine Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Alpine 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 Alpine Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Alpine Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonAlpine TownshipAlpineColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMichiganFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonKent CountyKentHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsSeattleLong 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 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%49,53949.5k1518.012654%18.012654%18.0%96817.573826%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%51,79251.8k2214.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k14.236256%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%39,89339.9k3112.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k11.909058%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%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:
Kent
Metro Area:
Grand Rapids Area
Unincorporated Place:
Comstock Park
ZIP Codes:
49321, 49345, 49403, 49544
Unified School Districts:
Comstock Park, Kenowa Hills, Sparta
Congressional District:
MI-3
State Senate District:
MI-28
State House District:
MI-74
Neighboring Charter Townships:
Plainfield, Tallmadge
Neighboring Townships:
Algoma, Chester, Sparta, Wright
Nearby Charter Townships:
Grand Rapids, Polkton
Nearby Townships:
Cannon, Casnovia, Tyrone