Food Stamps in the Town of Mercer, Iron County, Wisconsin (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Iron County and the Town of Mercer
Town of Mercer
Iron County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,542.000000$41,270.000000$43,542.000000$43.5k782$25,000.000000$15,639.000000$25,000.000000$25.0k118$47,581.000000$46,673.000000$47,581.000000$47.6k664
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 Iron County and the Town of Mercer
Town of Mercer
Iron County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty214.406780%29.039813%14.406780%14.4%11.644%11.6%11.016949%16.627635%11.016949%11.0%37.143%37.1%3.389831%7.259953%3.389831%3.4%4.598%4.60%58.474576%50.819672%58.474576%58.5%33.014%33.0%45.762712%35.128806%45.762712%45.8%12.054%12.1%23.728814%43.559719%23.728814%23.7%25.455%25.5%
% 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 Iron County and the Town of Mercer
Town of Mercer
Iron County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.427711%21.606648%19.427711%19.4%88.356%88.4%3.313253%3.205382%3.313253%3.3%62.857%62.9%12.500000%13.494262%12.500000%12.5%95.402%95.4%21.084337%24.020578%21.084337%21.1%66.986%67.0%59.337349%51.919272%59.337349%59.3%87.946%87.9%12.349398%9.734863%12.349398%12.3%74.545%74.5%
% 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 Iron County and the Town of Mercer
Town of Mercer
Iron County
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Other215.240642%14.540995%15.240642%15.2%114101.001541%101%15.089514%14.454976%15.089514%15.1%118100.000000%100%13.333333%17.307692%13.333333%13.3%488.361582%88%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.666667%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Mercer

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
11.51%11.88%12.24%12.60%12.96%13.33%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wisconsin

There are 1,927 county subdivisions in Wisconsin. This section compares the Town of Mercer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Wisconsin and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Mercer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 16,289.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Mercer, selected other county subdivisions in Wisconsin, and entities that contain the Town of Mercer
0%10%20%30%Count#BeloitMilwaukeeRacineWisconsin RapidsKenoshaSuperiorCudahyGreen BayJanesvilleSheboyganSouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWausauWest AllisMenomonieBeaver DamMercer School DistrictMercerTown of MercerMercerFitchburgIron CountyIronStevens PointFond du LacEast North CentralOshkoshLa CrosseEau ClaireUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinManitowocAppletonWaukeshaAshwaubenonWest BendMarshfieldGreenfieldNeenahTown of Grand ChuteGrand ChuteSun PrairieMadisonHowardDe PereMount PleasantMt PleasantOnalaskaMiddletonTown of MenashaMenashaPleasant PrairieOak CreekFranklinOconomowocGermantownWauwatosaCaledoniaNew BerlinMenomonee FallsMuskegoBrookfieldMequon30.517809%30.517809%30.5%4,267130.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k228.010050%28.010050%28.0%8,361324.269529%24.269529%24.3%2,035421.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,942520.532120%20.532120%20.5%2,346619.916622%19.916622%19.9%1,481718.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,811817.932409%17.932409%17.9%4,680917.629046%17.629046%17.6%3,6271017.416647%17.416647%17.4%1,4941117.222023%17.222023%17.2%2,8841216.138965%16.138965%16.1%4,4551315.649397%15.649397%15.6%8821415.580262%15.580262%15.6%1,0231515.089514%15.089514%15.1%11815.089514%15.089514%15.1%11814.678982%14.678982%14.7%1,6211614.454976%14.454976%14.5%42714.337302%14.337302%14.3%1,4691714.225824%14.225824%14.2%2,5451814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.527801%13.527801%13.5%3,5571913.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,8052013.301385%13.301385%13.3%3,5252113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.626778%12.626778%12.6%1,8552211.689957%11.689957%11.7%2,7692311.471951%11.471951%11.5%3,3172411.444752%11.444752%11.4%8692511.216716%11.216716%11.2%1,4872611.135666%11.135666%11.1%9072710.454409%10.454409%10.5%1,7372810.419721%10.419721%10.4%1,1372910.397710%10.397710%10.4%1,0173010.108130%10.108130%10.1%1,262319.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k329.076433%9.076433%9.1%684338.832541%8.832541%8.8%836348.628198%8.628198%8.6%951358.581991%8.581991%8.6%650368.467460%8.467460%8.5%726377.138536%7.138536%7.1%590386.923477%6.923477%6.9%532396.838214%6.838214%6.8%962406.381254%6.381254%6.4%866416.350653%6.350653%6.4%418425.689611%5.689611%5.7%448435.595694%5.595694%5.6%1,154445.199591%5.199591%5.2%508454.776368%4.776368%4.8%802463.758534%3.758534%3.8%556472.844444%2.844444%2.8%256482.059105%2.059105%2.1%301491.748516%1.748516%1.7%16250
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 Town of Mercer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Mercer. 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 Town of Mercer, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Town of Mercer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalMercer School DistrictMercerTown of MercerMercerSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldIron CountyIronEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestWisconsinOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington 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%11,32411.3k2116.209059%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%7,6972515.089514%15.089514%15.1%11815.089514%15.089514%15.1%11814.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2614.454976%14.454976%14.5%42714.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.344705%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%4,239398.106279%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 Town of Mercer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Mercer. 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 Town of Mercer, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Mercer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueMercer School DistrictMercerTown of MercerMercerAtlantaWashingtonTucsonIron CountyIronHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteWisconsinSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos 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%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.089514%15.089514%15.1%11815.089514%15.089514%15.1%11815.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.454976%14.454976%14.5%42714.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.002539%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%39,89339.9k3112.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k11.909058%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%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:
Wisconsin
County:
Iron
Unincorporated Place:
Mercer
ZIP Codes:
54514, 54534, 54545, 54547, 54552
Unified School District:
Mercer
Congressional District:
WI-7
State Senate District:
WI-25
Assembly District:
WI-74
Neighboring Towns:
Agenda, Carey, Knight, Manitowish Waters, Oma, Sherman, Winchester
Nearby Towns:
Anderson, Eisenstein, Jacobs, Lac du Flambeau, Peeksville, Pence
Nearby Townships:
Bessemer, Erwin