Food Stamps in Polk 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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$61,684.000000$54,570.000000$61,684.000000$61.7k178,520179k$25,506.000000$21,770.000000$25,506.000000$25.5k25,49625.5k$68,057.000000$60,029.000000$68,057.000000$68.1k153,024153k
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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.671635%52.664484%56.671635%56.7%23.569%23.6%29.392846%27.399342%29.392846%29.4%47.922%47.9%19.987449%18.068146%19.987449%20.0%12.696%12.7%41.006432%41.493459%41.006432%41.0%26.727%26.7%19.406966%21.472000%19.406966%19.4%9.064%9.06%44.465799%46.279764%44.465799%44.5%55.612%55.6%
% 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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.619380%27.203082%30.619380%30.6%76.431%76.4%5.322041%3.844895%5.322041%5.3%52.078%52.1%22.900329%20.782741%22.900329%22.9%87.304%87.3%18.731049%20.544599%18.731049%18.7%73.273%73.3%32.441316%38.954584%32.441316%32.4%90.936%90.9%5.913451%7.518635%5.913451%5.9%44.388%44.4%
% 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 Polk County
Polk County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite341.079340%40.665888%41.079340%41.1%4,080287.632715%288%34.035088%28.453373%34.035088%34.0%776238.309690%238%28.946994%23.321834%28.946994%28.9%2,037202.683458%203%26.269531%25.608343%26.269531%26.3%538183.936175%184%22.143212%12.029893%22.143212%22.1%1,339155.044168%155%14.281873%11.700403%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k100.000000%100%11.063925%10.121313%11.063925%11.1%16,72616.7k77.468308%77%
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 Polk County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%17%23%29%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Polk County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%19%29%38%48%
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Food Stamps by Place in Polk County

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (11 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Des MoinesElkhartMitchellvillePolk CountyPolkAltoonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesIowaWest North CentralCarlisleWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsRunnellsSheldahlPleasant HillWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesAnkenyUrbandaleJohnstonCliveNorwalkPolk CityGrimesAllemanBondurantGrangerSaylorville22.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k117.142857%17.142857%17.1%60216.946309%16.946309%16.9%101314.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.528366%13.528366%13.5%837413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.512983%10.512983%10.5%166510.215827%10.215827%10.2%21369.677419%9.677419%9.7%1877.619048%7.619048%7.6%886.872370%6.872370%6.9%24596.371781%6.371781%6.4%1,707106.198430%6.198430%6.2%1,232116.029905%6.029905%6.0%988125.095294%5.095294%5.1%393134.745032%4.745032%4.7%308144.395901%4.395901%4.4%163153.931751%3.931751%3.9%53163.884814%3.884814%3.9%143173.488372%3.488372%3.5%6182.750611%2.750611%2.8%45191.964286%1.964286%2.0%11200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%Count#Lee TownshipBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldDes Moines TownshipDes MoinesPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesClay TownshipIowaDelaware TownshipDelawareBeaver TownshipBeaverWest North CentralSaylor TownshipSaylorElkhart TownshipElkhartWalnut TownshipWalnutWebster TownshipWebsterFour Mile TownshipFour MileFranklin TownshipFranklinDouglas TownshipDouglasCrocker TownshipCrockerCamp TownshipMadison TownshipMadisonLincoln TownshipLincolnAllen TownshipAllenJefferson TownshipJeffersonUnion TownshipUnionWashington TownshipWashingtonSaylorville Reservoir28.997382%28.997382%29.0%6,866123.228087%23.228087%23.2%2,825219.633002%19.633002%19.6%8,324314.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.388988%12.388988%12.4%837411.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.218404%11.218404%11.2%395511.156602%11.156602%11.2%109610.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.551107%10.551107%10.6%224710.158730%10.158730%10.2%6487.994292%7.994292%8.0%2,29797.810930%7.810930%7.8%1,788106.833289%6.833289%6.8%257116.443618%6.443618%6.4%104125.829596%5.829596%5.8%156135.679356%5.679356%5.7%1,101145.440415%5.440415%5.4%42153.990964%3.990964%4.0%53163.724928%3.724928%3.7%13171.523395%1.523395%1.5%14180.772975%0.772975%0.8%27190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 22 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Des Moines Area

There are 5 counties in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Polk County to all of the counties in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%Count#Polk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesIowaWest North CentralGuthrie CountyGuthrieWarren CountyWarrenMadison CountyMadisonDallas CountyDallas14.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.732739%9.732739%9.7%43729.390598%9.390598%9.4%1,71238.322684%8.322684%8.3%52146.580963%6.580963%6.6%1,9765
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyFayetteDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoCrawford 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%1,0731612.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,4361712.426128%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 Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyDallasPolk CountyPolkQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesSacramento 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%129,745130k1614.281873%14.281873%14.3%25,49625.5k13.924220%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%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.347180%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 Cities:
Des Moines, West Des Moines
Cities:
Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, Sheldahl, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights
Townships:
Allen, Beaver, Bloomfield, Camp, Clay, Crocker, Delaware, Des Moines, Douglas, Elkhart, Four Mile, Franklin, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Saylor, Union, Walnut, Washington, Webster
Unincorporated Places:
Saylorville
Unorganized Territories:
Saylorville Reservoir
ZIP Codes:
50007, 50009, 50021, 50023, 50032, 50035, 50046, 50047, 50061, 50073, 50109, 50111, 50124, 50131, 50156, 50161, 50169, 50226, 50237, 50243, 50244, 50265, 50266, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50323, 50324, 50325, 50327
Unified School Districts:
Ankeny, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, Collins-Maxwell, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines Independent, Johnston, Madrid, North Polk, PCM, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Woodward-Granger
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-10, IA-15, IA-16, IA-17, IA-18, IA-19, IA-20, IA-21, IA-22
State House Districts:
IA-19, IA-30, IA-31, IA-32, IA-33, IA-34, IA-35, IA-36, IA-37, IA-38, IA-39, IA-40, IA-41, IA-42, IA-43
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Clarke, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Lucas, Marshall, Monroe, Union, Webster