Food Stamps in the Ferguson Township, St. Louis 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 St. Louis County and the Ferguson Township
Ferguson Township
St. Louis County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,350.000000$61,103.000000$43,350.000000$43.4k13,42513.4k$26,793.000000$23,432.000000$26,793.000000$26.8k2,441$46,811.000000$66,080.000000$46,811.000000$46.8k10,98411.0k
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 St. Louis County and the Ferguson Township
Ferguson Township
St. Louis County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.960672%53.793194%55.960672%56.0%33.043%33.0%41.745186%34.981675%41.745186%41.7%41.339%41.3%9.545268%13.248691%9.545268%9.5%18.175%18.2%41.335518%42.706806%41.335518%41.3%26.935%26.9%31.667349%27.272251%31.667349%31.7%14.820%14.8%38.099140%43.311518%38.099140%38.1%51.325%51.3%
% 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 St. Louis County and the Ferguson Township
Ferguson Township
St. Louis County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.200291%27.436206%25.200291%25.2%66.957%67.0%13.164603%5.661924%13.164603%13.2%58.661%58.7%9.550255%19.491852%9.550255%9.6%81.825%81.8%24.918063%21.043365%24.918063%24.9%73.065%73.1%40.449745%40.441136%40.449745%40.4%85.180%85.2%8.029862%6.132880%8.029862%8.0%48.675%48.7%
% 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 St. Louis County and the Ferguson Township
Ferguson Township
St. Louis County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian130.526316%16.013072%30.526316%30.5%29167.888484%168%27.699531%16.360632%27.699531%27.7%59152.341744%152%23.321476%25.236843%23.321476%23.3%2,098128.263342%128%19.444444%8.327259%19.444444%19.4%21106.940462%107%18.182495%9.509206%18.182495%18.2%2,441100.000000%100%5.898664%4.604653%5.898664%5.9%23432.441444%32%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.123634%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Ferguson Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
9.0%13.9%18.7%23.6%28.4%33.3%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the St. Louis Area

There are 238 county subdivisions in the St. Louis Area. This section compares the Ferguson Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the St. Louis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ferguson Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,170.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Ferguson Township, selected other county subdivisions in the St. Louis Area, and entities that contain the Ferguson Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East St. Louis TownshipE St. LouisCentreville TownshipCentrevilleNorwood TownshipNorwoodSt. Ferdinand TownshipSt. FerdinandNormandy TownshipNormandyAlton TownshipAltonSt. LouisGranite City TownshipGranite CityUniversity TownshipUnivFerguson TownshipFergusonWood River TownshipWood RivAirport TownshipAirportMidland TownshipMidlandSpanish Lake TownshipSpanish LkBelleville TownshipBellevilleRock TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestLemay TownshipLemaySt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisFlorissant TownshipFlorissantCollinsville TownshipCollinsvilleWest North CentralLewis and Clark TownshipLewis and ClarkSt. Louis CountySt. LouisSt. Clair TownshipSt. ClairCaseyville TownshipCaseyvilleHadley TownshipHadleyImperial TownshipImperialO'Fallon TownshipO'FallonNorthwest TownshipNWFrontier TownshipFrontierEdwardsville TownshipEdwardsvilleO'Fallon TownshipO'FallonCreve Coeur TownshipCreve CoeurGravois TownshipGravoisWeldon Spring TownshipWeldon SpgLake St. Louis TownshipLk St. LouisConcord TownshipConcordWentzville TownshipWentzvilleMaryland Heights TownshipMaryland HtsTesson Ferry TownshipTesson FerryMeramec TownshipMeramecQueeny TownshipQueenyBoone TownshipBooneDardenne TownshipDardenneOakville TownshipOakvilleWildhorse TownshipWildhorseClayton TownshipClaytonCottleville TownshipCottlevilleChesterfield TownshipChesterfieldLafayette TownshipLafayetteBonhomme TownshipBonhommeJefferson TownshipJeffersonMissouri River TownshipMissouri Riv43.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,685136.587511%36.587511%36.6%3,328231.363671%31.363671%31.4%4,087329.603710%29.603710%29.6%3,511428.937113%28.937113%28.9%3,787524.655423%24.655423%24.7%2,880623.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k718.535469%18.535469%18.5%2,106818.397274%18.397274%18.4%2,484918.182495%18.182495%18.2%2,4411018.014087%18.014087%18.0%2,3531117.360700%17.360700%17.4%2,6391216.157698%16.157698%16.2%2,2911315.792562%15.792562%15.8%2,1531414.135540%14.135540%14.1%2,5281513.793103%13.793103%13.8%1,6281613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.467341%12.467341%12.5%1,8611712.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k11.603195%11.603195%11.6%1,6271811.311432%11.311432%11.3%1,6941910.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.237939%10.237939%10.2%1,407209.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k8.843159%8.843159%8.8%1,272218.677653%8.677653%8.7%1,090228.215618%8.215618%8.2%1,233237.787733%7.787733%7.8%678247.690940%7.690940%7.7%865257.112069%7.112069%7.1%891267.088989%7.088989%7.1%752276.336229%6.336229%6.3%868286.153034%6.153034%6.2%583295.856024%5.856024%5.9%942305.813953%5.813953%5.8%890315.525104%5.525104%5.5%504325.485388%5.485388%5.5%595335.145249%5.145249%5.1%836344.858669%4.858669%4.9%746354.306429%4.306429%4.3%692364.209146%4.209146%4.2%706373.543760%3.543760%3.5%462383.531208%3.531208%3.5%555393.487332%3.487332%3.5%585403.309432%3.309432%3.3%300413.263514%3.263514%3.3%483423.164097%3.164097%3.2%435432.850479%2.850479%2.9%440442.720537%2.720537%2.7%235452.237791%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 Missouri

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Ferguson Township, selected other county subdivisions in Missouri, and entities that contain the Ferguson 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 TownshipLemaySt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisFlorissant TownshipFlorissantJefferson TownshipJeffersonWest North CentralLewis and Clark TownshipLewis and ClarkGallatin TownshipGallatinCullen TownshipCullenSt. Louis CountySt. LouisMissouri 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%2,6391216.157698%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%1,8612112.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k11.603195%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%1,065269.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k8.699712%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 Ferguson Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Ferguson Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulFerguson TownshipFergusonKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisWorth TownshipWorthWest North CentralFargoLincolnMadisonSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWashington 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%21,04521.0k1818.182495%18.182495%18.2%2,44118.089572%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%7,0603312.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k12.044887%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%10,20410.2k379.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k8.792892%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 Ferguson Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Ferguson Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonFerguson TownshipFergusonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodWest North CentralDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…St. Louis CountySt. LouisOntarioSalt 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%49,53949.5k1518.182495%18.182495%18.2%2,44117.573826%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%39,89339.9k3112.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k11.909058%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%46,82446.8k379.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k8.572006%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:
St. Louis
Metro Area:
St. Louis Area
Cities:
Bellefontaine Neighbors, Black Jack, Calverton Park, Dellwood, Ferguson, Florissant, Hazelwood
ZIP Codes:
63031, 63033, 63042, 63135, 63136
Unified School Districts:
Ferguson-Florissant R-II, Hazelwood, Riverview Gardens
Congressional District:
MO-1
State Senate Districts:
MO-13, MO-14
State House Districts:
MO-67, MO-68, MO-73, MO-74, MO-75
Neighboring Townships:
Airport, Florissant, Norwood, Spanish Lake, St. Ferdinand
Nearby Townships:
Creve Coeur, Granite City, Hadley, Lewis and Clark, Midland, Normandy, Northwest, University, Venice