Food Stamps in Houghton County, Michigan (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Michigan and Houghton County
Houghton County
Michigan
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,080.000000$50,803.000000$39,080.000000$39.1k13,37813.4k$15,545.000000$18,521.000000$15,545.000000$15.5k1,754$44,288.000000$58,270.000000$44,288.000000$44.3k11,62411.6k
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 Michigan and Houghton County
Houghton County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.435576%47.120499%34.435576%34.4%19.217%19.2%12.029647%26.306250%12.029647%12.0%33.977%34.0%16.590650%14.869273%16.590650%16.6%12.763%12.8%47.491448%48.695499%47.491448%47.5%26.220%26.2%35.176739%27.608066%35.176739%35.2%11.296%11.3%56.670468%51.960046%56.670468%56.7%35.012%35.0%
% 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 Michigan and Houghton County
Houghton County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.842739%26.471329%21.842739%21.8%80.783%80.8%3.527185%4.548044%3.527185%3.5%66.023%66.0%17.111149%19.535639%17.111149%17.1%87.237%87.2%20.165175%23.691174%20.165175%20.2%73.780%73.8%41.681005%40.450356%41.681005%41.7%88.704%88.7%15.872333%8.034066%15.872333%15.9%64.988%65.0%
% 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 Michigan and Houghton County
Houghton County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%Count%Hispanic1Mixed2Other2White3All RacesAsian2Black237.931034%23.539016%37.931034%37.9%33289.305233%289%20.224719%29.909456%20.224719%20.2%36154.256723%154%16.504854%25.536834%16.504854%16.5%17125.884801%126%13.209347%11.820516%13.209347%13.2%1,662100.749510%101%13.111078%15.920732%13.111078%13.1%1,754100.000000%100%1.583113%7.233319%1.583113%1.6%612.074625%12%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.781040%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Houghton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2%9%15%21%27%33%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Houghton County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
7.6%11.2%14.7%18.1%21.6%25.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in Houghton County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houghton County, selected places in Houghton County, and entities that contain Houghton County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CalumetLake LindenCopper CityLauriumSouth RangeHancockMichiganEast North CentralHoughton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHubbellDollar BayHoughton41.896024%41.896024%41.9%137126.748971%26.748971%26.7%130225.510204%25.510204%25.5%25320.457433%20.457433%20.5%161419.795222%19.795222%19.8%58517.802198%17.802198%17.8%324615.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,75413.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.747851%11.747851%11.7%4177.333333%7.333333%7.3%2286.484092%6.484092%6.5%1619
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Houghton County

There are 17 county subdivisions in Houghton County. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Houghton County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houghton County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houghton County, selected county subdivisions in Houghton County, and entities that contain Houghton County
0%10%20%30%Count#Elm River TownshipElm RivSchoolcraft TownshipSchoolcraftCalumet Charter TownshipCalumetHancockMichiganLaird TownshipLairdEast North CentralAdams TownshipAdamsHoughton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestTorch Lake TownshipTorch LkOsceola TownshipOsceolaPortage Charter TownshipPortageChassell TownshipChassellQuincy TownshipQuincyFranklin TownshipFranklinDuncan TownshipDuncanHoughtonStanton TownshipStantonHancock TownshipHancock32.608696%32.608696%32.6%30120.839161%20.839161%20.8%149219.148936%19.148936%19.1%495317.802198%17.802198%17.8%324415.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.882353%15.882353%15.9%27514.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.968958%13.968958%14.0%126613.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,75413.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.642225%12.642225%12.6%100710.967742%10.967742%11.0%68810.629252%10.629252%10.6%12599.362280%9.362280%9.4%69108.910891%8.910891%8.9%9118.281573%8.281573%8.3%40127.619048%7.619048%7.6%8136.484092%6.484092%6.5%161144.328018%4.328018%4.3%19152.515723%2.515723%2.5%416
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Houghton Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houghton County, selected other counties in the Houghton Area, and entities that contain Houghton County
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganEast North CentralHoughton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestKeweenaw CountyKeweenaw15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,754113.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.707722%12.707722%12.7%1302
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Michigan

There are 83 counties in Michigan. This section compares Houghton County to the 50 most populous counties in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houghton County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 28,755.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houghton County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Houghton County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Wayne CountyWayneClare CountyClareGenesee CountyGeneseeMuskegon CountyMuskegonNewaygo CountyNewaygoSaginaw CountySaginawAlpena CountyAlpenaVan Buren CountyVan BurenWexford CountyWexfordTuscola CountyTuscolaGratiot CountyGratiotSt. Clair CountySt. ClairIonia CountyIoniaJackson CountyJacksonMontcalm CountyMontcalmMason CountyMasonBay CountyBayCalhoun CountyCalhounMecosta CountyMecostaDelta CountyDeltaMichiganBerrien CountyBerrienShiawassee CountyShiawasseeIsabella CountyIsabellaSanilac CountySanilacIngham CountyInghamChippewa CountyChippewaKalamazoo CountyKalamazooSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephHillsdale CountyHillsdaleKent CountyKentEast North CentralLenawee CountyLenaweeBranch CountyBranchMacomb CountyMacombHoughton CountyHoughtonCass CountyCassHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLapeer CountyLapeerMidwestMidland CountyMidlandMarquette CountyMarquetteHuron CountyHuronBarry CountyBarryMonroe CountyMonroeEaton CountyEatonGrand Traverse CountyGrand TraverseAllegan CountyAlleganEmmet CountyEmmetWashtenaw CountyWashtenawOakland CountyOaklandOttawa CountyOttawaClinton CountyClintonLivingston CountyLivingston25.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k123.316303%23.316303%23.3%3,012222.443517%22.443517%22.4%37,31137.3k321.844286%21.844286%21.8%14,18014.2k420.582799%20.582799%20.6%3,786520.372652%20.372652%20.4%15,87615.9k619.329124%19.329124%19.3%2,449718.114803%18.114803%18.1%5,185818.026975%18.026975%18.0%2,339917.386644%17.386644%17.4%3,7311017.267849%17.267849%17.3%2,5421117.120984%17.120984%17.1%11,04811.0k1216.879738%16.879738%16.9%3,7631316.729438%16.729438%16.7%10,17210.2k1416.715097%16.715097%16.7%3,8541516.481801%16.481801%16.5%2,0061616.447820%16.447820%16.4%7,1901716.172842%16.172842%16.2%8,5861816.099948%16.099948%16.1%2,5001916.078655%16.078655%16.1%2,5432015.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.898655%15.898655%15.9%9,9022115.702329%15.702329%15.7%4,3152215.615895%15.615895%15.6%3,8592315.603341%15.603341%15.6%2,6342415.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k2515.239123%15.239123%15.2%2,1192614.664974%14.664974%14.7%14,89814.9k2714.415036%14.415036%14.4%3,3442814.413502%14.413502%14.4%2,5622914.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k3014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.789096%13.789096%13.8%5,2203113.450800%13.450800%13.5%2,1683213.404821%13.404821%13.4%45,42845.4k3313.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,7543413.108762%13.108762%13.1%2,6543513.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.010959%13.010959%13.0%4,2623612.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.729212%12.729212%12.7%4,2973712.596509%12.596509%12.6%3,3123812.337054%12.337054%12.3%1,7133911.982676%11.982676%12.0%2,7394011.918108%11.918108%11.9%6,9744111.489933%11.489933%11.5%5,0454211.011538%11.011538%11.0%3,9324310.585077%10.585077%10.6%4,4564410.562783%10.562783%10.6%1,494459.539056%9.539056%9.5%13,22813.2k469.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k478.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,015487.455306%7.455306%7.5%2,156496.159425%6.159425%6.2%4,29750
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 Houghton County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houghton 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 Houghton County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Houghton County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoMichiganCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisHoughton CountyHoughtonHoughton Metro AreaHoughton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm 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%98,55998.6k1115.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.785102%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%203,096203k2113.111078%13.111078%13.1%1,75413.082425%13.082425%13.1%1,88413.049135%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%65,10865.1k2411.874805%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%46,05246.1k359.025198%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:
Houghton
Charter Townships:
Calumet, Portage
Cities:
Hancock, Houghton
Townships:
Adams, Chassell, Duncan, Elm River, Franklin, Hancock, Laird, Osceola, Quincy, Schoolcraft, Stanton, Torch Lake
Unincorporated Places:
Dollar Bay, Hubbell
Villages:
Calumet, Copper City, Lake Linden, Laurium, South Range
ZIP Codes:
49805, 49905, 49913, 49916, 49917, 49921, 49922, 49930, 49931, 49934, 49942, 49945, 49952, 49955, 49958, 49961, 49963, 49965, 49967
Unified School Districts:
Adams Township, Baraga, Calumet, Chassell Township, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City, Ewen-Trout Creek, Hancock, Houghton-Portage Township, L'Anse, Lake Linden-Hubbell
Elementary School Districts:
Elm River Township, Stanton Township
Congressional District:
MI-1
State Senate District:
MI-38
State House District:
MI-110
Neighboring Counties:
Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Ontonagon