Food Stamps in the South Benton Township, Polk County, Missouri (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Polk County and the South Benton Township
South Benton Township
Polk County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,659.000000$42,483.000000$44,659.000000$44.7k383$31,750.000000$21,538.000000$31,750.000000$31.8k53$51,563.000000$47,161.000000$51,563.000000$51.6k330
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 Polk County and the South Benton Township
South Benton Township
Polk County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.603774%56.913340%56.603774%56.6%19.737%19.7%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.736125%0.000%0%56.603774%27.312561%56.603774%56.6%21.127%21.1%86.792453%54.479065%86.792453%86.8%36.508%36.5%73.584906%24.391431%73.584906%73.6%24.375%24.4%49.056604%49.464460%49.056604%49.1%74.286%74.3%
% 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 Polk County and the South Benton Township
South Benton Township
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty236.969697%23.822630%36.969697%37.0%80.263%80.3%3.030303%2.945973%3.030303%3.0%100.000%100%33.939394%18.674822%33.939394%33.9%78.873%78.9%24.242424%29.724771%24.242424%24.2%63.492%63.5%36.666667%42.507645%36.666667%36.7%75.625%75.6%2.727273%9.194699%2.727273%2.7%25.714%25.7%
% 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 Polk County and the South Benton Township
South Benton Township
Polk County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesMixed214.133333%17.001764%14.133333%14.1%53102.133333%102%13.838120%17.312879%13.838120%13.8%53100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.450292%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 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Springfield Area

There are 114 county subdivisions in the Springfield Area. This section compares the South Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the South Benton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,361.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the South Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the South Benton Township
0%10%20%30%Count#North Benton TownshipN BentonNorthwest Marion TownshipNW MarionNortheast Marion TownshipNE MarionGarden Grove TownshipGdn GrvMarshfield TownshipMarshfieldGrant TownshipGrantJackson TownshipJacksonWest Finley TownshipW FinleyWest Republic TownshipW RepublicPolk CountyPolkUnion Chapel TownshipUnion ChapelSoutheast Marion TownshipSE MarionNorth Campbell No. 3A TownshipN Campbell No. 3ASpringfield TownshipSpringfield960300Tract 960300Republic North TownshipRepublic NMooney TownshipMooneySouth Benton TownshipS BentonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast Polk TownshipE PolkMissouriMidwestBenton TownshipBentonHazelwood TownshipHazelwoodSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSparta TownshipSpartaWest North CentralEast Finley TownshipE FinleyWilson A TownshipWilson ALincoln TownshipLincolnNorth Galloway TownshipN GallowayRosedale TownshipRosedaleSouthwest Marion TownshipSW MarionJackson No. 2 TownshipJackson No. 2Northview TownshipNorthviewRobberson No. 2 TownshipRobberson No. 2Center No. 1 TownshipCtr No. 1Riverside TownshipRiversideEast Republic TownshipE RepublicCampbell No. 2C TownshipCampbell No. 2CJackson No. 1 TownshipJackson No. 1Campbell No. 2B TownshipCampbell No. 2BMurray TownshipMurrayDiggins TownshipDigginsWashington TownshipWashingtonEast Ozark TownshipE OzarkCampbell No. 2A TownshipCampbell No. 2ABattlefield A TownshipBattlefield ACassidy TownshipCassidyCherokee TownshipCherokeeFranklin No. 2 TownshipFranklin No. 2Battlefield B TownshipBattlefield BNorth Campbell No. 2 TownshipN Campbell No. 2South Galloway TownshipS GallowayCampbell No. 1 TownshipCampbell No. 1Wilson CW TownshipWilson CWWilson C TownshipWilson CClay C TownshipClay C30.752048%30.752048%30.8%413124.871607%24.871607%24.9%339221.930745%21.930745%21.9%418321.370310%21.370310%21.4%262420.408883%20.408883%20.4%579520.104167%20.104167%20.1%193618.375635%18.375635%18.4%181717.947248%17.947248%17.9%313817.591340%17.591340%17.6%260917.312879%17.312879%17.3%2,05416.771429%16.771429%16.8%5871015.666902%15.666902%15.7%2221115.250965%15.250965%15.3%1581214.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k1314.440322%14.440322%14.4%46714.351524%14.351524%14.4%4051414.165968%14.165968%14.2%1691513.838120%13.838120%13.8%5313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.033954%13.033954%13.0%1191612.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.797927%12.797927%12.8%2471712.201258%12.201258%12.2%971812.085158%12.085158%12.1%21,79821.8k11.210317%11.210317%11.2%1131910.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.455655%10.455655%10.5%2572010.378913%10.378913%10.4%2522110.122075%10.122075%10.1%199229.632353%9.632353%9.6%131238.626974%8.626974%8.6%284248.220938%8.220938%8.2%128258.009858%8.009858%8.0%130267.938218%7.938218%7.9%221277.319699%7.319699%7.3%68287.254740%7.254740%7.3%88297.096028%7.096028%7.1%184306.969697%6.969697%7.0%115316.728778%6.728778%6.7%65326.622517%6.622517%6.6%80336.515837%6.515837%6.5%72346.463735%6.463735%6.5%172356.193078%6.193078%6.2%34366.147541%6.147541%6.1%75375.835544%5.835544%5.8%66385.287058%5.287058%5.3%163395.087719%5.087719%5.1%116404.901269%4.901269%4.9%139414.471545%4.471545%4.5%88424.248088%4.248088%4.2%50433.647416%3.647416%3.6%60442.570481%2.570481%2.6%31452.171137%2.171137%2.2%17461.722575%1.722575%1.7%19471.154313%1.154313%1.2%19480.732601%0.732601%0.7%10490.000000%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 Missouri

There are 1,395 county subdivisions in Missouri. This section compares the South Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Missouri and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the South Benton Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 30,106.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the South Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in Missouri, and entities that contain the South Benton Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Norwood TownshipNorwoodSt. Ferdinand TownshipSt. FerdinandNormandy TownshipNormandySt. LouisSt. Francois TownshipSt. FrancoisWashington TownshipWashingtonWashington TownshipWashingtonUniversity TownshipUnivBrooking TownshipBrookingFerguson TownshipFergusonBlue TownshipAirport TownshipAirportPolk CountyPolkMidland TownshipMidlandSpanish Lake TownshipSpanish LkKaw TownshipJoplin TownshipJoplinSpringfield TownshipSpringfield960300Tract 960300South Benton TownshipS BentonRock TownshipCape Girardeau TownshipCape GirardeauUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestColumbia TownshipColumbiaLemay TownshipLemaySpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldFlorissant TownshipFlorissantJefferson TownshipJeffersonWest North CentralLewis and Clark TownshipLewis and ClarkGallatin TownshipGallatinCullen TownshipCullenMissouri TownshipMissouriHadley TownshipHadleySni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-BarNorthwest TownshipNWChouteau TownshipChouteauCreve Coeur TownshipCreve CoeurGravois TownshipGravoisLiberty TownshipLibertyConcord TownshipConcordPrairie TownshipPrairieWentzville TownshipWentzvilleMaryland Heights TownshipMaryland HtsTesson Ferry TownshipTesson FerryMeramec TownshipMeramecQueeny TownshipQueenyBoone TownshipBooneOakville TownshipOakvilleWildhorse TownshipWildhorseClayton TownshipClaytonChesterfield TownshipChesterfieldLafayette TownshipLafayetteBonhomme TownshipBonhommeJefferson TownshipJeffersonMissouri River TownshipMissouri Riv31.363671%31.363671%31.4%4,087129.603710%29.603710%29.6%3,511228.937113%28.937113%28.9%3,787323.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k419.877515%19.877515%19.9%2,272518.523808%18.523808%18.5%5,318618.406714%18.406714%18.4%5,439718.397274%18.397274%18.4%2,484818.259844%18.259844%18.3%5,574918.182495%18.182495%18.2%2,4411017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k1117.360700%17.360700%17.4%2,6391217.312879%17.312879%17.3%2,05416.157698%16.157698%16.2%2,2911315.792562%15.792562%15.8%2,1531415.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k1515.139061%15.139061%15.1%2,6891614.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k1714.440322%14.440322%14.4%46713.838120%13.838120%13.8%5313.793103%13.793103%13.8%1,6281813.371491%13.371491%13.4%2,1961913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.811189%12.811189%12.8%3,2062012.467341%12.467341%12.5%1,8612112.085158%12.085158%12.1%21,79821.8k11.603195%11.603195%11.6%1,6272211.493337%11.493337%11.5%2,5962310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.237939%10.237939%10.2%1,4072410.109069%10.109069%10.1%3,003259.977515%9.977515%10.0%1,065268.699712%8.699712%8.7%2,236278.215618%8.215618%8.2%1,233287.253644%7.253644%7.3%2,170297.112069%7.112069%7.1%891306.975331%6.975331%7.0%1,377315.856024%5.856024%5.9%942325.813953%5.813953%5.8%890335.732096%5.732096%5.7%1,223345.145249%5.145249%5.1%836355.030610%5.030610%5.0%1,890364.858669%4.858669%4.9%746374.306429%4.306429%4.3%692384.209146%4.209146%4.2%706393.543760%3.543760%3.5%462403.531208%3.531208%3.5%555413.487332%3.487332%3.5%585423.263514%3.263514%3.3%483433.164097%3.164097%3.2%435442.850479%2.850479%2.9%440452.237791%2.237791%2.2%329462.182207%2.182207%2.2%286472.173191%2.173191%2.2%327482.032240%2.032240%2.0%295490.847654%0.847654%0.8%11050
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 South Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the South Benton 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 South Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the South Benton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipPolk CountyPolkProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfield960300Tract 960300Lawrence TownshipLawrenceSouth Benton TownshipS BentonCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWorth TownshipWorthWest North CentralFargoLincolnMadisonWashington 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%11,32411.3k2117.312879%17.312879%17.3%2,05416.209059%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%10,43610.4k2614.440322%14.440322%14.4%46713.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.838120%13.838120%13.8%5313.590974%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%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.955792%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%7,0603312.085158%12.085158%12.1%21,79821.8k12.044887%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%10,20410.2k378.792892%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 South Benton Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the South Benton 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 South Benton Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the South Benton Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusPolk CountyPolkSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucson960300Tract 960300HoustonQueensSouth Benton TownshipS BentonLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos 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%58,55358.6k1617.312879%17.312879%17.3%2,05417.250632%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%51,79251.8k2214.440322%14.440322%14.4%46714.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.838120%13.838120%13.8%5313.780346%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%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.085158%12.085158%12.1%21,79821.8k11.909058%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%46,82446.8k378.572006%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:
Missouri
County:
Polk
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Village:
Halfway
ZIP Codes:
65613, 65663
Unified School Districts:
Bolivar R-I, Halfway R-III, Pleasant Hope R-VI
Congressional District:
MO-7
State Senate District:
MO-28
State House District:
MO-128
Neighboring Townships:
East Looney, Jackson, Mooney, North Benton, North Benton, Northeast Marion, South Benton, Southeast Marion
Nearby Townships:
Franklin No. 1, McKinley, North Green, Northwest Marion, Robberson No. 1B, Sheridan, South Green, Southwest Marion, West Looney, Wishart