Food Stamps in the Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Lorain County and the Amherst Township
Amherst Township
Lorain County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$58,092.000000$53,459.000000$58,092.000000$58.1k2,873$60,574.000000$60,644.000000$60,574.000000$60.6k2,637
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 Lorain County and the Amherst Township
Amherst Township
Lorain County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.474576%52.620761%58.474576%58.5%17.829%17.8%43.220339%33.571126%43.220339%43.2%44.737%44.7%8.050847%14.352216%8.050847%8.1%4.167%4.17%62.711864%52.475667%62.711864%62.7%14.889%14.9%16.949153%27.670637%16.949153%16.9%3.067%3.07%52.118644%56.187655%52.118644%52.1%54.425%54.4%
% 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 Lorain County and the Amherst Township
Amherst Township
Lorain County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.118316%27.634860%24.118316%24.1%82.171%82.2%4.778157%5.630862%4.778157%4.8%55.263%55.3%16.571862%19.473028%16.571862%16.6%95.833%95.8%32.081911%25.922151%32.081911%32.1%85.111%85.1%47.933257%41.991530%47.933257%47.9%96.933%96.9%3.905954%6.373926%3.905954%3.9%45.575%45.6%
% 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 Lorain County and the Amherst Township
Amherst Township
Lorain County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian1Other1100.000000%38.381694%100.000000%100.0%261,217.372881%1,217%69.230769%37.144169%69.230769%69.2%9842.796610%843%8.214410%14.064400%8.214410%8.2%236100.000000%100%7.243243%10.307118%7.243243%7.2%20188.177279%88%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.774086%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.307692%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.781513%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Amherst Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.1%7.2%11.3%15.3%19.3%23.4%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Cleveland Area

There are 155 county subdivisions in the Cleveland Area. This section compares the Amherst Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Cleveland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amherst Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 11,697.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Amherst Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Cleveland Area, and entities that contain the Amherst Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East ClevelandE ClevelandClevelandLorainWarrensville HeightsWarrensville HtsMaple HeightsEuclidPainesvilleElyriaGarfield HeightsGarfield HtsCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandCleveland HeightsCleveland HtsOhioLorain CountyLorainEast North CentralParma HeightsLakewoodUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBedfordBrook ParkMadison TownshipMadisonParmaPainesville TownshipPainesvilleWilloughbyMedina City TownshipMedina CityBereaWillowickBrunswickShaker HeightsShaker HtsEastlakeWickliffeAmherst TownshipAmherstSouth EuclidWadsworthUniversity HeightsUniv HtsMayfield HeightsMayfield HtsFairview ParkAmherstNorth OlmstedMiddleburg HeightsMiddleburg HtsAvonMentorStrongsvilleNorth RoyaltonN RoyaltonSolonNorth RidgevilleN RidgevilleBay VillageConcord TownshipConcordAvon LakeWestlakeBroadview HeightsBroadview HtsRocky RiverSeven HillsLyndhurstBeachwoodBrecksvilleOlmsted TownshipOlmsted43.881651%43.881651%43.9%3,604135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k227.482100%27.482100%27.5%6,909324.582924%24.582924%24.6%1,503423.601623%23.601623%23.6%2,211523.382505%23.382505%23.4%5,215623.273171%23.273171%23.3%1,715721.015646%21.015646%21.0%4,755817.220414%17.220414%17.2%2,011915.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k15.096815%15.096815%15.1%2,8771014.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.064400%14.064400%14.1%16,54116.5k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.909483%13.909483%13.9%1,2571113.778868%13.778868%13.8%3,3711213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.184874%12.184874%12.2%6961311.614768%11.614768%11.6%8841411.349218%11.349218%11.3%8051511.173818%11.173818%11.2%3,7421610.633067%10.633067%10.6%865179.949879%9.949879%9.9%1,072189.797364%9.797364%9.8%996199.724924%9.724924%9.7%700209.563618%9.563618%9.6%572218.769322%8.769322%8.8%1,180228.686669%8.686669%8.7%967238.505188%8.505188%8.5%664248.293714%8.293714%8.3%471258.214410%8.214410%8.2%2368.167670%8.167670%8.2%719267.946716%7.946716%7.9%692277.922339%7.922339%7.9%355287.688223%7.688223%7.7%724297.139932%7.139932%7.1%523306.793828%6.793828%6.8%317316.376480%6.376480%6.4%835326.194172%6.194172%6.2%423335.552706%5.552706%5.6%433345.137652%5.137652%5.1%1,004355.063075%5.063075%5.1%891365.027014%5.027014%5.0%642374.379124%4.379124%4.4%365383.967671%3.967671%4.0%486393.887510%3.887510%3.9%235403.604732%3.604732%3.6%259413.399558%3.399558%3.4%308423.274047%3.274047%3.3%451433.224101%3.224101%3.2%244443.013945%3.013945%3.0%268452.516367%2.516367%2.5%123462.319922%2.319922%2.3%143472.227990%2.227990%2.2%103481.275319%1.275319%1.3%68491.214341%1.214341%1.2%6350
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 Ohio

There are 1,606 county subdivisions in Ohio. This section compares the Amherst Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Ohio and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amherst Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 36,945.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Amherst Township, selected other county subdivisions in Ohio, and entities that contain the Amherst Township
0%10%20%30%Count#YoungstownClevelandCantonDaytonSpringfieldWarrenLimaLorainMansfieldToledoLancaster City TownshipLancaster CityAkronMarion TownshipMarionMiddletownEuclidCincinnatiNewarkHamiltonElyriaColumbusBath TownshipCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandCleveland HeightsCleveland HtsOhioLorain CountyLorainEast North CentralLakewoodHuber HeightsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestFindlayColerain TownshipColerainMiami TownshipMiamiParmaCuyahoga FallsBoardman TownshipBoardmanKetteringAmherst TownshipAmherstUnion TownshipUnionPlain TownshipPlainJackson TownshipJacksonFairfieldMifflin TownshipMifflinSylvania TownshipSylvaniaViolet TownshipVioletMiami TownshipMiamiJackson TownshipJacksonMentorStrongsvilleGreen TownshipGrnAnderson TownshipAndersonLiberty TownshipLibertyWashington TownshipWashingtonWest Chester TownshipW ChesterBeavercreek TownshipBeavercreekDeerfield TownshipDeerfieldDublin38.923511%38.923511%38.9%10,49310.5k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k231.870866%31.870866%31.9%9,734330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k429.341342%29.341342%29.3%7,181529.282401%29.282401%29.3%5,113629.051313%29.051313%29.1%4,082727.482100%27.482100%27.5%6,909826.751987%26.751987%26.8%4,745926.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k1025.810056%25.810056%25.8%4,1581125.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k1225.202492%25.202492%25.2%4,0451324.979772%24.979772%25.0%4,6311423.382505%23.382505%23.4%5,2151523.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1622.450846%22.450846%22.5%4,4191721.656732%21.656732%21.7%5,2681821.015646%21.015646%21.0%4,7551917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2015.512499%15.512499%15.5%2,5382115.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k15.096815%15.096815%15.1%2,8772214.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.064400%14.064400%14.1%16,54116.5k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.778868%13.778868%13.8%3,3712313.565302%13.565302%13.6%1,9612413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.356688%12.356688%12.4%2,2312511.909136%11.909136%11.9%2,6582611.816570%11.816570%11.8%2,5332711.173818%11.173818%11.2%3,7422810.108286%10.108286%10.1%2,175299.811385%9.811385%9.8%1,727309.465766%9.465766%9.5%2,353318.214410%8.214410%8.2%2368.119001%8.119001%8.1%1,531327.817337%7.817337%7.8%1,717337.634998%7.634998%7.6%1,281346.692820%6.692820%6.7%1,126356.626166%6.626166%6.6%938366.188407%6.188407%6.2%1,168375.838281%5.838281%5.8%826385.396096%5.396096%5.4%799395.154394%5.154394%5.2%868405.137652%5.137652%5.1%1,004415.063075%5.063075%5.1%891424.957458%4.957458%5.0%1,142434.596188%4.596188%4.6%733444.101986%4.101986%4.1%473454.079790%4.079790%4.1%994463.804684%3.804684%3.8%861472.840640%2.840640%2.8%600481.660101%1.660101%1.7%236491.009951%1.009951%1.0%13650
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 Amherst Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amherst 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 Amherst Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Amherst Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandCapital TownshipCapitalOhioSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldLorain CountyLorainEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineAmherst TownshipAmherstBloomingdale 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%11,32411.3k2116.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8142215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k15.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2614.064400%14.064400%14.1%16,54116.5k14.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%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%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.214410%8.214410%8.2%2368.106279%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 Amherst Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amherst 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 Amherst Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Amherst Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandAtlantaWashingtonTucsonOhioHoustonLorain CountyLorainEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAmherst TownshipAmherstNorthwest 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%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k15.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.064400%14.064400%14.1%16,54116.5k14.002539%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%39,89339.9k3111.909058%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%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.214410%8.214410%8.2%2368.134682%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:
Ohio
County:
Lorain
Metro Area:
Cleveland Area
Village:
South Amherst
ZIP Codes:
44001, 44035, 44053
Unified School Districts:
Amherst, Elyria, Firelands, Oberlin
Congressional District:
OH-4
State Senate District:
OH-13
State House District:
OH-56
Neighboring Townships:
Brownhelm, Carlisle, Elyria, Henrietta, New Russia
Nearby Townships:
Camden, Florence, Pittsfield, Sheffield, Vermilion