Food Stamps in the Western Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Otter Tail County and the Western Township
Western Township
Otter Tail County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$37,917.000000$53,351.000000$37,917.000000$37.9k44$21,250.000000$15,308.000000$21,250.000000$21.3k4$38,750.000000$56,438.000000$38,750.000000$38.8k40
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 Otter Tail County and the Western Township
Western Township
Otter Tail County
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty2100.000000%39.140401%100.000000%100.0%18.182%18.2%25.000000%23.667622%25.000000%25.0%100.000%100%75.000000%12.607450%75.000000%75.0%14.286%14.3%50.000000%50.601719%50.000000%50.0%11.111%11.1%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.805158%0.000%0%100.000000%56.676218%100.000000%100.0%66.667%66.7%
% 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 Otter Tail County and the Western Township
Western Township
Otter Tail County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.000000%23.923122%45.000000%45.0%81.818%81.8%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.047216%0.000%0%45.000000%18.755908%45.000000%45.0%85.714%85.7%40.000000%24.562272%40.000000%40.0%88.889%88.9%37.500000%47.738218%37.500000%37.5%100.000%100%5.000000%7.755323%5.000000%5.0%33.333%33.3%
% 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 Otter Tail County and the Western Township
Western Township
Otter Tail County
0%2%4%6%8%Count%All RacesWhite19.090909%7.282364%9.090909%9.1%4100.000000%100%9.090909%6.602667%9.090909%9.1%4100.000000%100%
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 Fergus Falls Area

There are 84 county subdivisions in the Fergus Falls Area. This section compares the Western Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Fergus Falls Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Western Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 383.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Western Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Fergus Falls Area, and entities that contain the Western Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Oak Valley TownshipOak VlyNew York MillsPelican RapidsHenningUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestOttertailFergus FallsWest North CentralBattle LakeParkers PrairieWestern TownshipWUnderwoodMinnesotaHobart TownshipHobartPerhamBuse TownshipFergus Falls Metro AreaFergus FallsOtter Tail CountyOtter TailCompton TownshipComptonDead Lake TownshipDead LkTordenskjold TownshipTordenskjoldHomestead TownshipHomesteadMaplewood TownshipMaplewoodNewton TownshipNewtonAmor TownshipOtter Tail TownshipOtter TailLida Township961700Tract 961700Scambler TownshipScamblerEdna TownshipDane Prairie TownshipDane PrairieBluffton TownshipBlufftonGirard TownshipGirardGorman TownshipGormanDora TownshipRush Lake TownshipRush LkStar Lake TownshipStar LkCandor TownshipCandorOtto TownshipFriberg TownshipFribergMaine TownshipMaineErhards Grove TownshipErhards GrvCorliss TownshipCorlissPine Lake TownshipPne LkLeaf Lake TownshipLeaf LkParkers Prairie TownshipParkers PrairieElizabeth TownshipElizabethSverdrup TownshipSverdrupAurdal TownshipAurdalPerham TownshipPerhamEverts TownshipEvertsTumuli TownshipTumuliClitherall TownshipClitherallFergus Falls TownshipFergus FallsDunn TownshipPelican TownshipPelicanSt. Olaf TownshipSt. Olaf20.625000%20.625000%20.6%33115.488215%15.488215%15.5%92215.308370%15.308370%15.3%139313.541667%13.541667%13.5%52413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.707317%11.707317%11.7%24510.958439%10.958439%11.0%646610.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.432570%10.432570%10.4%4179.343434%9.343434%9.3%3789.090909%9.090909%9.1%49.090909%9.090909%9.1%1598.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.598726%8.598726%8.6%27108.515130%8.515130%8.5%121117.602339%7.602339%7.6%13127.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,7457.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,7456.934307%6.934307%6.9%19135.681818%5.681818%5.7%10145.429864%5.429864%5.4%12155.263158%5.263158%5.3%8165.194805%5.194805%5.2%8174.966887%4.966887%5.0%15184.932735%4.932735%4.9%11194.858300%4.858300%4.9%12204.687500%4.687500%4.7%15214.647303%4.647303%4.6%564.464286%4.464286%4.5%10224.225352%4.225352%4.2%15234.026846%4.026846%4.0%12243.932584%3.932584%3.9%7253.715170%3.715170%3.7%12263.488372%3.488372%3.5%6273.374233%3.374233%3.4%11282.791878%2.791878%2.8%11292.631579%2.631579%2.6%5302.620087%2.620087%2.6%6312.617801%2.617801%2.6%5322.492212%2.492212%2.5%8332.255639%2.255639%2.3%6342.209945%2.209945%2.2%4352.072539%2.072539%2.1%4361.960784%1.960784%2.0%5371.886792%1.886792%1.9%4381.818182%1.818182%1.8%3391.492537%1.492537%1.5%5401.476015%1.476015%1.5%4411.379310%1.379310%1.4%8421.183432%1.183432%1.2%4431.126761%1.126761%1.1%4441.075269%1.075269%1.1%2450.840336%0.840336%0.8%2460.781250%0.781250%0.8%3470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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 Minnesota

There are 2,761 county subdivisions in Minnesota. This section compares the Western Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Minnesota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Western Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,226.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Western Township, selected other county subdivisions in Minnesota, and entities that contain the Western Township
0%5%10%15%Count#Brooklyn CenterBrooklyn CtrSt. PaulMinneapolisFridleyBrooklyn ParkAustinSt. CloudDuluthFaribaultUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralCoon RapidsMankatoOwatonnaMaplewoodRichfieldWestern TownshipWRochesterMoorheadMinnesotaNew BrightonRosevilleOakdaleWinonaBurnsvilleCrystalFergus Falls Metro AreaFergus FallsOtter Tail CountyOtter TailHastingsBloomingtonInver Grove HeightsInver Grv HtsSt. Louis ParkSt. Louis PkBlaineChaskaShakopeeElk RiverFarmingtonEaganChamplinApple ValleyCottage Grove961700Tract 961700SavageWhite Bear LakeWhite Bear LkPrior LakeMinnetonkaAndoverMaple GroveShoreviewEden PrairiePlymouthRosemountLakevilleRamseyWoodburyEdinaChanhassen19.393391%19.393391%19.4%2,142118.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k315.746032%15.746032%15.7%1,736413.861571%13.861571%13.9%3,721513.810010%13.810010%13.8%1,352613.704954%13.704954%13.7%2,761713.680764%13.680764%13.7%4,888813.538682%13.538682%13.5%1,134913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.124943%10.124943%10.1%2,4231010.050187%10.050187%10.1%1,582119.225380%9.225380%9.2%948129.199498%9.199498%9.2%1,394139.148307%9.148307%9.1%1,362149.090909%9.090909%9.1%49.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985158.958414%8.958414%9.0%1,383168.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.529705%8.529705%8.5%771178.486811%8.486811%8.5%1,258188.257939%8.257939%8.3%931197.789943%7.789943%7.8%804207.505591%7.505591%7.5%1,846217.409365%7.409365%7.4%701227.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,7457.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,7457.237061%7.237061%7.2%653237.047193%7.047193%7.0%2,552246.981105%6.981105%7.0%968256.027361%6.027361%6.0%1,357265.695335%5.695335%5.7%1,288275.439555%5.439555%5.4%508285.322781%5.322781%5.3%686295.067527%5.067527%5.1%424304.866338%4.866338%4.9%375314.808760%4.808760%4.8%1,256324.717416%4.717416%4.7%409334.674881%4.674881%4.7%903344.672662%4.672662%4.7%556354.647303%4.647303%4.6%564.354369%4.354369%4.4%434364.263798%4.263798%4.3%428374.201034%4.201034%4.2%382384.082978%4.082978%4.1%929394.045402%4.045402%4.0%417403.959307%3.959307%4.0%1,008413.869155%3.869155%3.9%427423.661744%3.661744%3.7%905433.499771%3.499771%3.5%1,071443.394029%3.394029%3.4%274453.306070%3.306070%3.3%671463.066479%3.066479%3.1%262472.590290%2.590290%2.6%629481.810082%1.810082%1.8%386491.586207%1.586207%1.6%13850
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 Western Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Western 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 Western Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Western Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthWest North CentralFargoLincolnMadisonWestern TownshipWMinnesotaWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleFergus Falls Metro AreaFergus FallsOtter Tail CountyOtter TailSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlathe961700Tract 961700Lisle 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%27,07527.1k2315.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2613.946939%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%6,8483410.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,337359.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k379.090909%9.090909%9.1%48.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234407.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,7457.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,7456.843638%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%2,359474.647303%4.647303%4.6%564.186097%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 Western Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Western 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 Western Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Western Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Western TownshipWMinnesotaOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoFergus Falls Metro AreaFergus FallsOtter Tail CountyOtter TailNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan Jose961700Tract 961700Plano42.327373%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%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%164,852165k2313.924220%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%21,74121.7k3310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.333295%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%46,82446.8k379.090909%9.090909%9.1%48.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k8.572006%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%60,92860.9k437.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,7457.282364%7.282364%7.3%1,7456.406793%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%29,11429.1k494.647303%4.647303%4.6%563.859381%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:
Minnesota
County:
Otter Tail
Metro Area:
Fergus Falls Area
ZIP Codes:
56522, 56537
Unified School Districts:
Campbell-Tintah, Fergus Falls, West Central Area
Congressional District:
MN-7
State Senate District:
MN-8
State House District:
MN-8A
Neighboring Townships:
Aastad, Bradford, Buse, Champion, Foxhome, Lawrence, Orwell, Stony Brook
Nearby Townships:
Carlisle, North Ottawa, Pomme de Terre, Tumuli