Food Stamps in the Town of Lorain, Polk 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 Polk County and the Town of Lorain
Town of Lorain
Polk County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,000.000000$52,039.000000$40,000.000000$40.0k130$14,375.000000$24,917.000000$14,375.000000$14.4k17$41,964.000000$56,388.000000$41,964.000000$42.0k113
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 Town of Lorain
Town of Lorain
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.294118%53.310277%35.294118%35.3%20.690%20.7%11.764706%25.592885%11.764706%11.8%50.000%50.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.452569%0.000%0%70.588235%39.278656%70.588235%70.6%28.571%28.6%35.294118%27.025692%35.294118%35.3%9.375%9.38%47.058824%36.116601%47.058824%47.1%40.000%40.0%
% 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 Town of Lorain
Town of Lorain
Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.353982%25.705271%20.353982%20.4%79.310%79.3%1.769912%3.631527%1.769912%1.8%50.000%50.0%12.389381%18.726800%12.389381%12.4%100.000%100%26.548673%23.304875%26.548673%26.5%71.429%71.4%51.327434%43.708241%51.327434%51.3%90.625%90.6%10.619469%6.576342%10.619469%10.6%60.000%60.0%
% 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 Town of Lorain
Town of Lorain
Polk County
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Asian2Other213.709677%10.652026%13.709677%13.7%17104.838710%105%13.076923%11.128216%13.076923%13.1%17100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.500000%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.651163%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%34.977578%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 Wisconsin

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Lorain, selected other county subdivisions in Wisconsin, and entities that contain the Town of Lorain
0%10%20%30%Count#BeloitMilwaukeeRacineWisconsin RapidsKenoshaSuperiorCudahyGreen BayJanesvilleSheboyganSouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWausauWest AllisMenomonieBeaver DamFitchburgZIP Code 54837ZIP 54837Stevens PointFond du LacFrederic School DistrictFredericEast North CentralOshkosh960100Tract 960100La CrosseEau ClaireTown of LorainLorainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinManitowocAppletonWaukeshaAshwaubenonWest BendMarshfieldPolk CountyPolkGreenfieldNeenahTown 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%1,0231514.678982%14.678982%14.7%1,6211614.497423%14.497423%14.5%22514.337302%14.337302%14.3%1,4691714.225824%14.225824%14.2%2,5451814.133834%14.133834%14.1%22614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.527801%13.527801%13.5%3,5571913.515270%13.515270%13.5%20813.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,8052013.301385%13.301385%13.3%3,5252113.076923%13.076923%13.1%1713.049135%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%9072711.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,02410.454409%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 Lorain to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Lorain. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Lorain, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Town of Lorain
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalZIP Code 54837ZIP 54837Springfield TownshipSpringfieldFrederic School DistrictFredericEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopeka960100Tract 960100Sterling HeightsSterling HtsTown of LorainLorainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestWisconsinOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthPolk CountyPolkFargoLincolnMadisonWashington 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%7,6972514.497423%14.497423%14.5%22514.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2614.133834%14.133834%14.1%22614.002539%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%7,1542913.515270%13.515270%13.5%20813.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713013.076923%13.076923%13.1%1713.049135%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%6,8483411.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,02410.392569%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 Lorain to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Lorain. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Lorain, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Lorain
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonZIP Code 54837ZIP 54837HoustonFrederic School DistrictFredericEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramento960100Tract 960100PhoenixTown of LorainLorainTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteWisconsinSeattlePolk CountyPolkLong 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%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.497423%14.497423%14.5%22514.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.133834%14.133834%14.1%22614.002539%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%55,27855.3k2713.515270%13.515270%13.5%20813.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.076923%13.076923%13.1%1713.071915%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%52,40752.4k3211.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,02410.963747%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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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Wisconsin
County:
Polk
ZIP Code:
54837
Unified School District:
Frederic
Congressional District:
WI-7
State Senate District:
WI-10
Assembly District:
WI-28
Neighboring Towns:
Bone Lake, Clam Falls, Dewey, La Follette, Maple Plain, McKinley, Roosevelt, Siren
Nearby Towns:
Barronett, Crystal Lake, Georgetown, Johnstown, Luck, Meenon, Sand Lake, West Sweden