Food Stamps in the Polkton Charter Township, Ottawa 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 Ottawa County and the Polkton Charter Township
Polkton Charter Township
Ottawa County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$64,063.000000$61,367.000000$64,063.000000$64.1k905$66,343.000000$64,685.000000$66,343.000000$66.3k839
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 Ottawa County and the Polkton Charter Township
Polkton Charter Township
Ottawa County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty269.696970%58.440424%69.696970%69.7%13.855%13.9%39.393939%27.485964%39.393939%39.4%46.429%46.4%30.303030%21.933874%30.303030%30.3%7.874%7.87%16.666667%44.092327%16.666667%16.7%6.962%6.96%7.575758%22.994386%7.575758%7.6%1.370%1.37%48.484848%42.944479%48.484848%48.5%60.377%60.4%
% 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 Ottawa County and the Polkton Charter Township
Polkton Charter Township
Ottawa County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.088200%33.457490%34.088200%34.1%86.145%86.1%3.575685%4.186368%3.575685%3.6%53.571%53.6%27.890346%27.105451%27.890346%27.9%92.126%92.1%17.520858%20.728879%17.520858%17.5%93.038%93.0%42.908224%35.843965%42.908224%42.9%98.630%98.6%2.502980%5.949460%2.502980%2.5%39.623%39.6%
% 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 Ottawa County and the Polkton Charter Township
Polkton Charter Township
Ottawa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Other1100.000000%34.332425%100.000000%100.0%41,371.212121%1,371%7.292818%8.204776%7.292818%7.3%66100.000000%100%7.077626%6.901667%7.077626%7.1%6297.049260%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.855317%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.578627%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Grand Rapids Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polkton Charter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain the Polkton Charter Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#GreenvilleHastingsGrand RapidsTyrone TownshipTyroneReynolds TownshipReynoldsAlpine TownshipAlpineWyomingHollandMichiganLowell Charter TownshipLowellCoopersvilleSpencer TownshipSpencerKentwoodEast North CentralSparta TownshipSpartaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestNelson TownshipNelsonGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsGaines Charter TownshipGainesHolland Charter TownshipHollandRockfordGrandvilleGrand HavenHudsonvilleSpring Lake TownshipSpg LkSolon TownshipSolonAllendale Charter TownshipAllendaleWalkerCoopersville Public School DistrictCoopersvilleZeelandTallmadge Charter TownshipTallmadgeOttawa CountyOttawaPlainfield Charter TownshipPlainfieldCrockery TownshipCrockery023200Tract 023200Polkton Charter TownshipPolktonThornapple 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%2,9201214.002539%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%878248.726965%8.726965%8.7%4128.336842%8.336842%8.3%198258.260870%8.260870%8.3%228268.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,0158.192980%8.192980%8.2%1,041278.115183%8.115183%8.1%124287.292818%7.292818%7.3%667.292818%7.292818%7.3%667.280670%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 Polkton Charter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polkton Charter 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 Polkton Charter Township, selected other county subdivisions in Michigan, and entities that contain the Polkton Charter Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintSaginawDetroitMuskegonPontiacLansingLincoln ParkDearbornKalamazooGrand RapidsRosevilleBattle CreekTaylorWarrenYpsilanti Charter TownshipYpsilantiDearborn HeightsDearborn HtsRedford Charter TownshipRedfordWyomingWestlandMichiganSouthfieldClinton Charter TownshipClintonKentwoodEast 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 TownshipPittsfieldCoopersville Public School DistrictCoopersvilleGrand Blanc Charter TownshipGrand BlancChesterfield TownshipChesterfieldOttawa CountyOttawa023200Tract 023200Polkton Charter TownshipPolktonOrion 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%6,5712413.049135%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%1,251308.726965%8.726965%8.7%4128.692345%8.692345%8.7%1,257318.473373%8.473373%8.5%1,432328.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,0157.292818%7.292818%7.3%667.292818%7.292818%7.3%667.191214%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 Polkton Charter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polkton Charter 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 Polkton Charter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Polkton 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 HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonCoopersville Public School DistrictCoopersvilleMaine TownshipMaineOttawa CountyOttawaBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdale023200Tract 023200Polkton Charter TownshipPolktonSchaumburg 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%6,5713013.049135%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%5,166388.726965%8.726965%8.7%4128.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,0158.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234407.292818%7.292818%7.3%667.292818%7.292818%7.3%666.843638%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 Polkton Charter Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polkton Charter 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 Polkton Charter Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Polkton Charter Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMichiganFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonEast 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…Coopersville Public School DistrictCoopersvilleOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityOttawa CountyOttawaNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego023200Tract 023200Polkton Charter TownshipPolktonNortheast 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%153,787154k2813.071915%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%46,82446.8k378.726965%8.726965%8.7%4128.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,0158.134682%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%60,92860.9k437.292818%7.292818%7.3%667.292818%7.292818%7.3%666.406793%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:
Ottawa
Metro Area:
Grand Rapids Area
ZIP Codes:
49404, 49448
Unified School District:
Coopersville
Congressional District:
MI-2
State Senate District:
MI-30
State House District:
MI-88
Neighboring Charter Townships:
Allendale, Tallmadge
Neighboring Cities:
Coopersville
Neighboring Townships:
Chester, Crockery, Ravenna, Robinson, Sullivan, Wright
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Allendale
Nearby Charter Townships:
Fruitport, Georgetown, Grand Haven
Nearby Townships:
Alpine, Blendon, Moorland, Spring Lake