Food Stamps in the Town of Polk, Washington 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 Washington County and the Town of Polk
Town of Polk
Washington County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$92,865.000000$70,325.000000$92,865.000000$92.9k1,457$14,712.000000$28,094.000000$14,712.000000$14.7k37$94,167.000000$73,451.000000$94,167.000000$94.2k1,420
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 Washington County and the Town of Polk
Town of Polk
Washington County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty267.567568%55.357143%67.567568%67.6%5.365%5.36%35.135135%26.247166%35.135135%35.1%28.889%28.9%32.432432%20.549887%32.432432%32.4%2.978%2.98%64.864865%42.460317%64.864865%64.9%6.266%6.27%64.864865%25.028345%64.864865%64.9%4.110%4.11%70.270270%35.487528%70.270270%70.3%46.429%46.4%
% 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 Washington County and the Town of Polk
Town of Polk
Washington County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.056338%30.008659%31.056338%31.1%94.635%94.6%2.253521%3.524034%2.253521%2.3%71.111%71.1%27.535211%24.207092%27.535211%27.5%97.022%97.0%25.281690%19.776878%25.281690%25.3%93.734%93.7%39.436620%37.660847%39.436620%39.4%95.890%95.9%2.112676%3.969069%2.112676%2.1%53.571%53.6%
% 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 Washington County and the Town of Polk
Town of Polk
Washington County
0%5%10%15%20%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Asian32.665706%6.339793%2.665706%2.7%37104.971182%105%2.539465%6.633200%2.539465%2.5%37100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.946108%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.603563%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%20.000000%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Polk

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.9%4.1%6.2%8.3%10.4%12.6%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Milwaukee Area

There are 96 county subdivisions in the Milwaukee Area. This section compares the Town of Polk to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Milwaukee Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Polk. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,783.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Polk, selected other county subdivisions in the Milwaukee Area, and entities that contain the Town of Polk
0%10%20%30%Count#MilwaukeeCudahySouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWest AllisMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeEast North CentralSt. FrancisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinWaukeshaWest BendGreenfieldJacksonShorewoodHartfordPewaukeeBrown DeerHartlandOak CreekGlendaleHales CornersGraftonWashington CountyWashingtonPort WashingtonFranklinOconomowocSlingerGreendaleMukwonagoGermantownCedarburgWauwatosaSussexNew BerlinMenomonee FallsFox PointDelafieldTown of BrookfieldBrookfieldTown of WaukeshaWaukeshaMuskegoTown of LisbonLisbonWhitefish BayTown of MertonMertonTown of PolkTown of OconomowocOconomowocTown of VernonVernonPewaukeeTown of MukwonagoMukwonagoBrookfieldSummitMequonElm GroveRichfieldTown of CedarburgCedarburgTown of GeneseeGeneseeTown of DelafieldDelafield30.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k119.916622%19.916622%19.9%1,481217.416647%17.416647%17.4%1,494316.138965%16.138965%16.1%4,455415.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.192835%13.192835%13.2%626513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k11.471951%11.471951%11.5%3,317611.216716%11.216716%11.2%1,487710.454409%10.454409%10.5%1,73789.961686%9.961686%10.0%28699.875328%9.875328%9.9%602109.075254%9.075254%9.1%527118.597046%8.597046%8.6%326128.529412%8.529412%8.5%464137.458564%7.458564%7.5%270146.838214%6.838214%6.8%962156.833511%6.833511%6.8%385166.767830%6.767830%6.8%223176.652893%6.652893%6.7%322186.633200%6.633200%6.6%3,5286.581161%6.581161%6.6%313196.381254%6.381254%6.4%866206.350653%6.350653%6.4%418216.259169%6.259169%6.3%128226.144781%6.144781%6.1%365235.983471%5.983471%6.0%181245.689611%5.689611%5.7%448255.668983%5.668983%5.7%261265.595694%5.595694%5.6%1,154275.423814%5.423814%5.4%215284.776368%4.776368%4.8%802293.758534%3.758534%3.8%556303.542039%3.542039%3.5%99313.266667%3.266667%3.3%98323.108808%3.108808%3.1%84332.996704%2.996704%3.0%100342.844444%2.844444%2.8%256352.650663%2.650663%2.7%106362.616114%2.616114%2.6%138372.544613%2.544613%2.5%77382.539465%2.539465%2.5%372.529009%2.529009%2.5%85392.371274%2.371274%2.4%70402.356353%2.356353%2.4%130412.074689%2.074689%2.1%60422.059105%2.059105%2.1%301431.958525%1.958525%2.0%34441.748516%1.748516%1.7%162451.657941%1.657941%1.7%38461.479964%1.479964%1.5%65471.450725%1.450725%1.5%29480.406955%0.406955%0.4%11490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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 Wisconsin

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Polk, selected other county subdivisions in Wisconsin, and entities that contain the Town of Polk
0%10%20%30%Count#BeloitMilwaukeeRacineWisconsin RapidsKenoshaSuperiorCudahyGreen BayJanesvilleSheboyganSouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWausauWest AllisMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeMenomonieBeaver DamFitchburgStevens PointFond du LacEast North CentralOshkoshLa CrosseEau ClaireUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinManitowocAppletonWaukeshaAshwaubenonWest BendMarshfieldGreenfieldNeenahTown of Grand ChuteGrand ChuteSun PrairieMadisonHowardDe PereMount PleasantMt PleasantOnalaskaMiddletonTown of MenashaMenashaPleasant PrairieOak CreekWashington CountyWashingtonFranklinOconomowocGermantownWauwatosaCaledoniaNew BerlinMenomonee FallsMuskegoTown of PolkBrookfieldMequon30.517809%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%4,4551315.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k15.649397%15.649397%15.6%8821415.580262%15.580262%15.6%1,0231514.678982%14.678982%14.7%1,6211614.337302%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%962406.633200%6.633200%6.6%3,5286.381254%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%256482.539465%2.539465%2.5%372.059105%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 Polk to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Polk. 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 Town of Polk, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Town of Polk
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestWisconsinOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonWashington CountyWashingtonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland ParkTown of Polk42.327373%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%27,07527.1k2315.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k15.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2614.002539%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%2,940426.633200%6.633200%6.6%3,5286.357941%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%2,699502.539465%2.539465%2.5%37
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 Polk to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Polk. 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 Town of Polk, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Polk
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonEast 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 DiegoWashington CountyWashingtonNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoTown of Polk42.327373%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%47,09147.1k1815.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k15.784743%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%164,852165k2314.002539%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%60,92860.9k436.633200%6.633200%6.6%3,5286.406793%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%7,721502.539465%2.539465%2.5%37
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
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County:
Washington
Metro Area:
Milwaukee Area
ZIP Codes:
53027, 53037, 53076, 53086, 53095
Unified School Districts:
Germantown, Slinger, West Bend
Congressional District:
WI-5
State Senate District:
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Hartford
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Addison, Erin, Germantown, Hartford, Jackson, West Bend
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