Food Stamps in Wells County, Indiana (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Indiana and Wells County
Wells County
Indiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,568.000000$50,433.000000$51,568.000000$51.6k10,82810.8k$17,839.000000$18,504.000000$17,839.000000$17.8k994$55,694.000000$55,493.000000$55,694.000000$55.7k9,834
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 Indiana and Wells County
Wells County
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty259.557344%55.511189%59.557344%59.6%17.484%17.5%40.140845%30.717688%40.140845%40.1%45.809%45.8%18.611670%17.691329%18.611670%18.6%8.193%8.19%41.247485%46.667319%41.247485%41.2%14.617%14.6%14.788732%22.904026%14.788732%14.8%3.412%3.41%62.173038%54.401057%62.173038%62.2%48.931%48.9%
% 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 Indiana and Wells County
Wells County
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.411633%28.681078%28.411633%28.4%82.516%82.5%4.799675%5.172275%4.799675%4.8%54.191%54.2%21.079927%20.710936%21.079927%21.1%91.807%91.8%24.354281%24.264573%24.354281%24.4%85.383%85.4%42.312386%37.757420%42.312386%42.3%96.588%96.6%6.558877%8.345309%6.558877%6.6%51.069%51.1%
% 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 Indiana and Wells County
Wells County
Indiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Other1White2All RacesHispanic3Mixed1Black1Asian114.942529%22.754617%14.942529%14.9%26162.774347%163%9.199124%9.796237%9.199124%9.2%966100.209370%100%9.179904%12.194152%9.179904%9.2%994100.000000%100%2.083333%16.592765%2.083333%2.1%222.694500%23%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.717240%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%30.479010%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.414037%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 County Subdivision in Wells County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.2%5.3%7.3%9.3%11.3%13.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wells County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.1%7.1%10.1%13.0%16.0%19.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Wells County

There are 7 places that are fully or partially contained within Wells County (5 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Wells County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wells County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wells County, selected places in Wells County, and entities that contain Wells County
0%5%10%15%Count#BlufftonEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestPonetoMarkleFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaUniondaleVera CruzWells CountyWellsZanesvilleOssian16.613653%16.613653%16.6%679114.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%8212.266112%12.266112%12.3%59312.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k10.000000%10.000000%10.0%1249.756098%9.756098%9.8%459.179904%9.179904%9.2%9947.391304%7.391304%7.4%1765.682657%5.682657%5.7%777
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wells County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Wells County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Wells County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wells County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wells County, selected county subdivisions in Wells County, and entities that contain Wells County
0%5%10%Count#East North CentralLancaster TownshipLancasterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHarrison TownshipHarrisonFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaWells CountyWellsChester TownshipChesterNottingham TownshipNottinghamUnion TownshipUnionRockcreek TownshipRockcreekJefferson TownshipJeffersonJackson TownshipJacksonLiberty TownshipLiberty14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.330696%13.330696%13.3%337113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.703783%12.703783%12.7%413212.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k9.179904%9.179904%9.2%9947.645260%7.645260%7.6%2537.294833%7.294833%7.3%2445.432099%5.432099%5.4%4455.384615%5.384615%5.4%3564.112754%4.112754%4.1%8973.873239%3.873239%3.9%1183.298969%3.298969%3.3%169
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Fort Wayne Area

There are 3 counties in the Fort Wayne Area. This section compares Wells County to all of the counties in the Fort Wayne Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wells County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wells County, selected other counties in the Fort Wayne Area, and entities that contain Wells County
0%5%10%Count#East North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestAllen CountyAllenFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaWells CountyWellsWhitley CountyWhitley14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.753476%12.753476%12.8%18,04418.0k112.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k9.179904%9.179904%9.2%99428.834643%8.834643%8.8%1,1693
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Indiana

There are 92 counties in Indiana. This section compares Wells County to the 50 most populous counties in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wells County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 32,692.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wells County, selected other counties in Indiana, and entities that contain Wells County
0%5%10%15%Count#Marion CountyMarionWayne CountyWayneGrant CountyGrantLake CountyLakeMadison CountyMadisonMiami CountyMiamiVigo CountyVigoDelaware CountyDelawareHoward CountyHowardLaPorte CountyLaPorteEast North CentralKnox CountyKnoxSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephVanderburgh CountyVanderburghHenry CountyHenryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbyMidwestAllen CountyAllenElkhart CountyElkhartFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaCass CountyCassLawrence CountyLawrenceMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMorgan CountyMorganClinton CountyClintonJackson CountyJacksonAdams CountyAdamsHuntington CountyHuntingtonJasper CountyJasperTippecanoe CountyTippecanoeDeKalb CountyDeKalbClark CountyClarkFloyd CountyFloydBartholomew CountyBartholomewNoble CountyNobleMarshall CountyMarshallWells CountyWellsPutnam CountyPutnamDearborn CountyDearbornGibson CountyGibsonWhitley CountyWhitleyHarrison CountyHarrisonMonroe CountyMonroeKosciusko CountyKosciuskoSteuben CountySteubenPorter CountyPorterJohnson CountyJohnsonWarrick CountyWarrickHancock CountyHancockBoone CountyBooneLaGrange CountyLaGrangeHendricks CountyHendricksDubois CountyDuboisHamilton CountyHamilton17.041524%17.041524%17.0%62,28262.3k116.816682%16.816682%16.8%4,484216.704160%16.704160%16.7%4,381315.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k415.709259%15.709259%15.7%8,081515.699427%15.699427%15.7%2,083615.670012%15.670012%15.7%6,386715.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,088814.634855%14.634855%14.6%5,036914.515005%14.515005%14.5%6,2491014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.299215%13.299215%13.3%1,9491113.185473%13.185473%13.2%13,29913.3k1213.136329%13.136329%13.1%9,7621313.103871%13.103871%13.1%2,3491413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.929690%12.929690%12.9%2,2381512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.753476%12.753476%12.8%18,04418.0k1612.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,8641712.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.901486%11.901486%11.9%1,7301811.787691%11.787691%11.8%2,1721911.668462%11.668462%11.7%1,7332011.451959%11.451959%11.5%2,9382111.309372%11.309372%11.3%1,3312210.728340%10.728340%10.7%1,7722310.546493%10.546493%10.5%1,2932410.418387%10.418387%10.4%1,5142510.106691%10.106691%10.1%1,2222610.096521%10.096521%10.1%6,8832710.085691%10.085691%10.1%1,6362810.084970%10.084970%10.1%4,3442910.026176%10.026176%10.0%2,911309.735140%9.735140%9.7%3,025319.704103%9.704103%9.7%1,748329.331305%9.331305%9.3%1,595339.179904%9.179904%9.2%9949.157537%9.157537%9.2%1,187349.056280%9.056280%9.1%1,688359.017072%9.017072%9.0%1,199368.834643%8.834643%8.8%1,169378.723492%8.723492%8.7%1,267388.557795%8.557795%8.6%4,645398.471308%8.471308%8.5%2,548408.430600%8.430600%8.4%1,134418.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,048428.070672%8.070672%8.1%4,335437.183340%7.183340%7.2%1,673446.769115%6.769115%6.8%1,806456.744355%6.744355%6.7%1,580466.396624%6.396624%6.4%758474.848952%4.848952%4.8%2,703484.561339%4.561339%4.6%744493.980510%3.980510%4.0%4,43650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Wells County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wells County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wells County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wells County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneIndianaTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandWells CountyWellsLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2412.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.179904%9.179904%9.2%9949.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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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Cities:
Bluffton
Towns:
Markle, Ossian, Poneto, Uniondale, Vera Cruz, Zanesville
Townships:
Chester, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Lancaster, Liberty, Nottingham, Rockcreek, Union
ZIP Codes:
46714, 46731, 46740, 46759, 46766, 46770, 46777, 46781, 46783, 46791, 46792, 46798, 46799, 46952, 47359
Unified School Districts:
Bluffton-Harrison, Northern Wells, Southern Wells
Congressional District:
IN-3
State Senate District:
IN-19
State House Districts:
IN-31, IN-50, IN-79
Neighboring Counties:
Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay
Nearby Counties:
DeKalb, Delaware, Mercer, Miami, Noble, Paulding, Randolph, Van Wert, Wabash, Whitley