Food Stamps in the Polk Township, Ray 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 Ray County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Ray County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$59,054.000000$53,459.000000$59,054.000000$59.1k1,568$63,227.000000$57,563.000000$63,227.000000$63.2k1,467
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 Ray County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Ray County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.524752%54.333333%47.524752%47.5%8.680%8.68%35.643564%24.000000%35.643564%35.6%30.252%30.3%7.920792%22.111111%7.920792%7.9%2.051%2.05%34.653465%48.000000%34.653465%34.7%8.600%8.60%54.455446%30.000000%54.455446%54.5%9.928%9.93%26.732673%50.555556%26.732673%26.7%17.089%17.1%
% 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 Ray County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Ray County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.423995%27.541828%34.423995%34.4%91.320%91.3%5.657805%4.337194%5.657805%5.7%69.748%69.7%26.039536%20.592021%26.039536%26.0%97.949%97.9%25.357873%30.939511%25.357873%25.4%91.400%91.4%34.014997%43.101673%34.014997%34.0%90.072%90.1%8.929789%8.481338%8.929789%8.9%82.911%82.9%
% 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 Ray County and the Polk Township
Polk Township
Ray County
0%20%40%60%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black3Asian3Other36.649111%9.507722%6.649111%6.6%101103.225806%103%6.441327%10.380623%6.441327%6.4%101100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.680672%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%74.647887%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.666667%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.263158%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 Kansas City Area

There are 181 county subdivisions in the Kansas City Area. This section compares the Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Kansas City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,087.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Kansas City Area, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Clay TownshipWashington TownshipWashingtonBrooking TownshipBrookingKansas CityBlue TownshipFishing River TownshipFishing RivKaw TownshipRichmond TownshipRichmondGrand River TownshipGrand RivLexington TownshipLexingtonMount Pleasant TownshipMt PleasantPaolaPawnee TownshipPawneeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestShoal TownshipShoalPleasant Hill TownshipPleasant HlFort Osage TownshipFort OsageDe SotoLeavenworthPettis TownshipPettisWest Peculiar TownshipW PeculiarWest North CentralRay CountyRaySni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-BarGallatin TownshipGallatinKansas City Metro AreaKansas City080000Tract 080000Bonner SpringsBonner SpgsFishing River TownshipFishing RivRaymore TownshipRaymoreFox TownshipSni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-BarLansingChouteau TownshipChouteauPolk TownshipMerriamWashington TownshipWashingtonLiberty TownshipLibertyPlatte TownshipPlatteShawneeOlathePrairie TownshipPrairieKearney TownshipKearneyGardnerMissionTonganoxie TownshipTonganoxieVan Buren TownshipVan BurenRoeland ParkMay TownshipOverland ParkCarroll TownshipCarrollSioux TownshipSiouxLenexaPrairie VillagePrairie VlgLeawoodFairmount TownshipFairmount23.153602%23.153602%23.2%511118.523808%18.523808%18.5%5,318218.259844%18.259844%18.3%5,574318.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,912417.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k516.266605%16.266605%16.3%698615.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k715.554249%15.554249%15.6%529815.553641%15.553641%15.6%722915.198689%15.198689%15.2%3711013.623726%13.623726%13.6%1,0291113.246628%13.246628%13.2%2751213.083333%13.083333%13.1%4711313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.129380%12.129380%12.1%2701411.960035%11.960035%12.0%4071511.882778%11.882778%11.9%2961611.440108%11.440108%11.4%2551711.437068%11.437068%11.4%1,4231811.211664%11.211664%11.2%2231910.975195%10.975195%11.0%3232010.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.380623%10.380623%10.4%90010.117563%10.117563%10.1%2842110.109069%10.109069%10.1%3,003229.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.066968%9.066968%9.1%2418.245166%8.245166%8.2%226237.873621%7.873621%7.9%157247.756734%7.756734%7.8%815257.254902%7.254902%7.3%370267.253644%7.253644%7.3%2,170277.066052%7.066052%7.1%230286.975331%6.975331%7.0%1,377296.441327%6.441327%6.4%1016.379678%6.379678%6.4%329306.122449%6.122449%6.1%111315.732096%5.732096%5.7%1,223325.544180%5.544180%5.5%352335.507331%5.507331%5.5%1,326345.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359355.030610%5.030610%5.0%1,890364.812730%4.812730%4.8%248374.747605%4.747605%4.7%332384.615385%4.615385%4.6%225394.533451%4.533451%4.5%103403.942896%3.942896%3.9%116413.713355%3.713355%3.7%114423.607289%3.607289%3.6%388433.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699443.316046%3.316046%3.3%211453.243724%3.243724%3.2%146462.945668%2.945668%2.9%598471.490529%1.490529%1.5%144480.912689%0.912689%0.9%113490.441176%0.441176%0.4%1550
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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Missouri and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk 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 Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in Missouri, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Norwood TownshipNorwoodSt. Ferdinand TownshipSt. FerdinandNormandy TownshipNormandySt. LouisSt. Francois TownshipSt. FrancoisWashington TownshipWashingtonWashington TownshipWashingtonUniversity TownshipUnivBrooking TownshipBrookingFerguson TownshipFergusonBlue TownshipAirport TownshipAirportMidland TownshipMidlandSpanish Lake TownshipSpanish LkKaw TownshipJoplin TownshipJoplinSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldRock TownshipCape Girardeau TownshipCape GirardeauUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestColumbia TownshipColumbiaLemay TownshipLemayFlorissant TownshipFlorissantJefferson TownshipJeffersonWest North CentralRay CountyRayLewis and Clark TownshipLewis and ClarkGallatin TownshipGallatinCullen TownshipCullenKansas City Metro AreaKansas City080000Tract 080000Missouri TownshipMissouriHadley TownshipHadleySni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-BarNorthwest TownshipNWChouteau TownshipChouteauPolk TownshipCreve 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%2,6391216.157698%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%10,43610.4k1713.793103%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%1,8612111.603195%11.603195%11.6%1,6272211.493337%11.493337%11.5%2,5962310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.380623%10.380623%10.4%90010.237939%10.237939%10.2%1,4072410.109069%10.109069%10.1%3,003259.977515%9.977515%10.0%1,065269.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.066968%9.066968%9.1%2418.699712%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%1,377316.441327%6.441327%6.4%1015.856024%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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk 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 Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Polk 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 StatesMissouriWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthWest North CentralFargoRay CountyRayLincolnKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMadison080000Tract 080000Washington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonPolk TownshipAnn 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%27,07527.1k2315.558229%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%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%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%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483410.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3373510.380623%10.380623%10.4%9009.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k379.066968%9.066968%9.1%2418.792892%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%2,940426.441327%6.441327%6.4%1016.357941%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 Polk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Polk 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 Polk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Polk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralRay CountyRayDenverAustinLos AngelesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…080000Tract 080000OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoPolk TownshipNortheast 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%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%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%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.380623%10.380623%10.4%90010.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k9.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k379.066968%9.066968%9.1%2418.572006%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%60,92860.9k436.441327%6.441327%6.4%1016.406793%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:
Ray
Metro Area:
Kansas City Area
City:
Lawson
Village:
Elmira
ZIP Codes:
64062, 64671
Unified School Districts:
Lawson R-XIV, Polo R-VII
Congressional District:
MO-5
State Senate District:
MO-21
State House Districts:
MO-8, MO-39
Neighboring Townships:
Fishing River, Jackson, Knoxville, Lathrop, Richmond, Rockford, Washington
Nearby Townships:
Clinton, Fishing River, Grant, Grape Grove, Kearney, Kingston, Lincoln, Mirabile, New York, Shoal