Food Stamps in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Iowa and Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,788.000000$54,570.000000$47,788.000000$47.8k19,25019.3k$16,459.000000$21,770.000000$16,459.000000$16.5k2,436$52,649.000000$60,029.000000$52,649.000000$52.6k16,81416.8k
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 Iowa and Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.323481%52.664484%42.323481%42.3%21.421%21.4%22.290640%27.399342%22.290640%22.3%44.913%44.9%14.490969%18.068146%14.490969%14.5%11.547%11.5%47.783251%41.493459%47.783251%47.8%22.891%22.9%34.277504%21.472000%34.277504%34.3%10.432%10.4%52.873563%46.279764%52.873563%52.9%51.376%51.4%
% 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 Iowa and Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.493160%27.203082%22.493160%22.5%78.579%78.6%3.960985%3.844895%3.960985%4.0%55.087%55.1%16.081837%20.782741%16.081837%16.1%88.453%88.5%23.319853%20.544599%23.319853%23.3%77.109%77.1%42.637088%38.954584%42.637088%42.6%89.568%89.6%7.249911%7.518635%7.249911%7.2%48.624%48.6%
% 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 Iowa and Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian144.680851%25.608343%44.680851%44.7%84353.081438%353%30.817610%28.453373%30.817610%30.8%49243.529965%244%26.130653%40.665888%26.130653%26.1%52206.492231%206%13.494810%23.321834%13.494810%13.5%78106.640019%107%12.654545%11.700403%12.654545%12.7%2,436100.000000%100%12.089013%10.121313%12.089013%12.1%2,17395.530990%96%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.029893%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cerro Gordo County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%22%28%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Cerro Gordo County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5.1%8.5%11.9%15.2%18.5%21.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in Cerro Gordo County

There are 13 places that are fully or partially contained within Cerro Gordo County (12 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Cerro Gordo County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cerro Gordo County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cerro Gordo County, selected places in Cerro Gordo County, and entities that contain Cerro Gordo County
0%20%40%60%Count#BurchinalSwaledaleMason CityRock FallsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMason City Metro AreaMason CityIowaClear LakeWest North CentralNora SpringsPlymouthRockwellThorntonMeserveyDoughertyVenturaPortland66.666667%66.666667%66.7%8118.421053%18.421053%18.4%14214.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,845314.754098%14.754098%14.8%9413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,43612.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.645267%11.645267%11.6%390510.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k6.576981%6.576981%6.6%4466.250000%6.250000%6.3%1075.726872%5.726872%5.7%2685.581395%5.581395%5.6%1294.597701%4.597701%4.6%4103.703704%3.703704%3.7%1110.898204%0.898204%0.9%3120.000000%0.000000%0.0%013
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cerro Gordo County

There are 18 county subdivisions in Cerro Gordo County. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Cerro Gordo County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cerro Gordo County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cerro Gordo County, selected county subdivisions in Cerro Gordo County, and entities that contain Cerro Gordo County
0%10%20%Count#Union TownshipUnionMason CityLime Creek TownshipLime CrkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMason City Metro AreaMason CityIowaClear LakeWest North CentralMount Vernon TownshipMt VernonPleasant Valley TownshipPleasant VlyGrimes TownshipGrimesFalls TownshipFallsBath TownshipClear Lake TownshipClear LkGeneseo TownshipGeneseoLincoln TownshipLincolnDougherty TownshipDoughertyGrant TownshipGrantMason TownshipMasonLake TownshipPortland TownshipPortlandOwen Township27.272727%27.272727%27.3%12114.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,845213.302752%13.302752%13.3%29313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,43612.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.645267%11.645267%11.6%390410.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.256410%10.256410%10.3%859.032258%9.032258%9.0%1467.627119%7.627119%7.6%2777.242991%7.242991%7.2%3186.306306%6.306306%6.3%795.236271%5.236271%5.2%41104.634581%4.634581%4.6%26114.273504%4.273504%4.3%5121.428571%1.428571%1.4%1130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Mason City Area

There are 2 counties in the Mason City Area. This section compares Cerro Gordo County to all of the counties in the Mason City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cerro Gordo County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cerro Gordo County, selected other counties in the Mason City Area, and entities that contain Cerro Gordo County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMason City Metro AreaMason CityWorth CountyWorthIowaWest North Central13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,436112.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80611.768448%11.768448%11.8%370211.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Cerro Gordo County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cerro Gordo County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cerro Gordo County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Cerro Gordo County
0%5%10%15%Count#Wapello CountyWapelloDes Moines CountyDes MoinesLee CountyLeeWebster CountyWebsterMahaska CountyMahaskaClinton CountyClintonPage CountyPageWoodbury CountyWoodburyPolk CountyPolkPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieFloyd CountyFloydMarshall CountyMarshallJasper CountyJasperBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJefferson CountyJeffersonMidwestFayette CountyFayetteCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMason City Metro AreaMason CityCrawford CountyCrawfordJackson CountyJacksonBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaLinn CountyLinnMarion CountyMarionIowaScott CountyScottClayton CountyClaytonPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekMuscatine CountyMuscatineHenry CountyHenryWest North CentralBoone CountyBooneJones CountyJonesClay CountyClayCarroll CountyCarrollDubuque CountyDubuqueWarren CountyWarrenTama CountyTamaBuchanan CountyBuchananWashington CountyWashingtonBenton CountyBentonDelaware CountyDelawareMadison CountyMadisonJohnson CountyJohnsonHardin CountyHardinStory CountyStoryDickinson CountyDickinsonCedar CountyCedarPlymouth CountyPlymouthDallas CountyDallasIowa CountyIowaBremer CountyBremerWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekSioux CountySioux19.344126%19.344126%19.3%2,796117.642115%17.642115%17.6%2,939216.503702%16.503702%16.5%2,363315.478007%15.478007%15.5%2,333415.440276%15.440276%15.4%1,387515.112475%15.112475%15.1%3,003614.887289%14.887289%14.9%951714.736869%14.736869%14.7%5,679814.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k913.890403%13.890403%13.9%5,0951013.757074%13.757074%13.8%9481113.359053%13.359053%13.4%2,0431213.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,9431313.051842%13.051842%13.1%6,8531413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.036543%13.036543%13.0%8991512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.876515%12.876515%12.9%1,0731612.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,4361712.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80612.426128%12.426128%12.4%7991812.329417%12.329417%12.3%1,0391912.086887%12.086887%12.1%9072011.859419%11.859419%11.9%10,43710.4k2111.853217%11.853217%11.9%1,5442211.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.573882%11.573882%11.6%7,8172311.532406%11.532406%11.5%8792410.984386%10.984386%11.0%8092510.866382%10.866382%10.9%1,7812610.710067%10.710067%10.7%8162710.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.454172%10.454172%10.5%1,1442810.346919%10.346919%10.3%853299.971158%9.971158%10.0%726309.708625%9.708625%9.7%833319.656370%9.656370%9.7%3,670329.390598%9.390598%9.4%1,712339.162459%9.162459%9.2%617349.143827%9.143827%9.1%754359.021354%9.021354%9.0%790368.527819%8.527819%8.5%866378.442313%8.442313%8.4%581388.322684%8.322684%8.3%521398.169004%8.169004%8.2%4,619407.838714%7.838714%7.8%556417.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,821427.692308%7.692308%7.7%616437.171996%7.171996%7.2%545447.014388%7.014388%7.0%702456.580963%6.580963%6.6%1,976466.549639%6.549639%6.5%444475.736915%5.736915%5.7%536485.703839%5.703839%5.7%468495.619765%5.619765%5.6%67150
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 Cerro Gordo County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cerro Gordo 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 CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMason City Metro AreaMason CitySacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantIowaMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversideWest North CentralPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos 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%129,745130k1613.924220%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%3,403,3563.40M12.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,43612.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80612.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.369716%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%46,05246.1k359.025198%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

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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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Principal City:
Mason City
Cities:
Clear Lake, Dougherty, Mason City, Meservey, Nora Springs, Plymouth, Rock Falls, Rockwell, Swaledale, Thornton, Ventura
Townships:
Bath, Clear Lake, Dougherty, Falls, Geneseo, Grant, Grimes, Lake, Lime Creek, Lincoln, Mason, Mount Vernon, Owen, Pleasant Valley, Portland, Union
Unincorporated Places:
Burchinal, Portland
ZIP Codes:
50401, 50428, 50433, 50434, 50444, 50449, 50457, 50458, 50464, 50467, 50468, 50469, 50475, 50477, 50479, 50482
Unified School Districts:
Central Springs, Clear Lake, Forest City, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, Mason City, Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock, West Fork
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate Districts:
IA-26, IA-27
State House Districts:
IA-52, IA-53, IA-54
Neighboring Counties:
Butler, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth, Wright
Nearby Counties:
Faribault, Freeborn, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Mower