Food Stamps in Kent 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 Kent County
Kent County
Michigan
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,673.000000$50,803.000000$54,673.000000$54.7k234,570235k$20,501.000000$18,521.000000$20,501.000000$20.5k33,44233.4k$61,356.000000$58,270.000000$61,356.000000$61.4k201,128201k
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 Kent County
Kent County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.052569%47.120499%51.052569%51.1%21.695%21.7%29.711142%26.306250%29.711142%29.7%49.028%49.0%15.017044%14.869273%15.017044%15.0%9.758%9.76%45.302314%48.695499%45.302314%45.3%26.864%26.9%22.118892%27.608066%22.118892%22.1%9.870%9.87%48.190898%51.960046%48.190898%48.2%51.224%51.2%
% 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 Kent County
Kent County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.639195%26.471329%30.639195%30.6%78.305%78.3%5.136033%4.548044%5.136033%5.1%50.972%51.0%23.091762%19.535639%23.091762%23.1%90.242%90.2%20.507339%23.691174%20.507339%20.5%73.136%73.1%33.586075%40.450356%33.586075%33.6%90.130%90.1%7.629967%8.034066%7.629967%7.6%48.776%48.8%
% 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 Kent County
Kent County
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White342.943799%37.781040%42.943799%42.9%9,345301.217835%301%34.549558%25.536834%34.549558%34.5%1,837242.338671%242%30.539637%29.909456%30.539637%30.5%1,279214.212148%214%30.501248%23.539016%30.501248%30.5%2,933213.942878%214%14.256725%15.920732%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k100.000000%100%12.066832%7.233319%12.066832%12.1%58584.639576%85%9.247511%11.820516%9.247511%9.2%17,46317.5k64.864203%65%
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 Kent County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%20%27%34%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Kent County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%13%27%40%54%68%
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Food Stamps by Place in Kent County

There are 19 places that are fully or partially contained within Kent County (18 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Kent County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected places in Kent County, and entities that contain Kent County
0%10%20%30%Count#Kent CityCedar SpringsSand LakeComstock ParkGrand RapidsWyomingCutlervilleMichiganCasnoviaKentwoodKent CountyKentSpartaEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsLowellRockfordNorthviewGrandvilleCaledoniaWalkerByron CenterEast Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsForest Hills33.582090%33.582090%33.6%135133.534743%33.534743%33.5%444232.653061%32.653061%32.7%64323.983170%23.983170%24.0%1,026422.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k517.217572%17.217572%17.2%4,813616.462168%16.462168%16.5%966715.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.328467%15.328467%15.3%21814.625595%14.625595%14.6%2,920914.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k14.193168%14.193168%14.2%2411014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k11.621434%11.621434%11.6%1671111.398509%11.398509%11.4%2601210.595818%10.595818%10.6%6741310.470016%10.470016%10.5%646149.791332%9.791332%9.8%61158.767725%8.767725%8.8%878165.874558%5.874558%5.9%133171.682386%1.682386%1.7%66180.697380%0.697380%0.7%6619
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Kent County

There are 30 county subdivisions in Kent County. This section compares all 30 of those to each other, Kent County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected county subdivisions in Kent County, and entities that contain Kent County
0%10%20%30%Count#Cedar SpringsGrand RapidsTyrone TownshipTyroneAlpine TownshipAlpineWyomingMichiganLowell Charter TownshipLowellSpencer TownshipSpencerKentwoodKent CountyKentEast North CentralSparta TownshipSpartaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestNelson TownshipNelsonGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsGaines Charter TownshipGainesLowellRockfordGrandvilleSolon TownshipSolonWalkerPlainfield Charter TownshipPlainfieldByron TownshipByronAlgoma TownshipAlgomaVergennes TownshipVergennesOakfield TownshipOakfieldBowne TownshipBowneCourtland TownshipCourtlandCaledonia TownshipCaledoniaCannon TownshipCannonGrand Rapids Charter TownshipGrand RapidsGrattan TownshipGrattanEast Grand RapidsE Grand RapidsCascade Charter TownshipCascadeAda Township33.534743%33.534743%33.5%444122.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k220.347395%20.347395%20.3%328318.012654%18.012654%18.0%968417.217572%17.217572%17.2%4,813515.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.578512%15.578512%15.6%377614.653587%14.653587%14.7%239714.625595%14.625595%14.6%2,920814.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.491604%13.491604%13.5%466913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.768427%12.768427%12.8%2201012.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k12.330764%12.330764%12.3%1,1841111.621434%11.621434%11.6%1671211.398509%11.398509%11.4%2601310.470016%10.470016%10.5%646148.943089%8.943089%8.9%209158.767725%8.767725%8.8%878168.192980%8.192980%8.2%1,041177.055901%7.055901%7.1%568186.624519%6.624519%6.6%241196.224628%6.224628%6.2%92205.515930%5.515930%5.5%116214.533092%4.533092%4.5%50224.005935%4.005935%4.0%108233.938053%3.938053%3.9%178242.256262%2.256262%2.3%109251.957998%1.957998%2.0%124261.856764%1.856764%1.9%28271.682386%1.682386%1.7%66281.030466%1.030466%1.0%69290.303096%0.303096%0.3%1430
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 30 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Grand Rapids Area

There are 4 counties in the Grand Rapids Area. This section compares Kent County to all of the counties in the Grand Rapids Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Kent County, selected other counties in the Grand Rapids Area, and entities that contain Kent County
0%5%10%15%Count#Montcalm CountyMontcalmMichiganKent CountyKentEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsBarry CountyBarryOttawa CountyOttawa16.715097%16.715097%16.7%3,854115.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k14.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k11.982676%11.982676%12.0%2,73938.204776%8.204776%8.2%8,0154
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Michigan

There are 83 counties in Michigan. This section compares Kent County to the 50 most populous counties in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent 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 Kent County, selected other counties in Michigan, and entities that contain Kent 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 CountyCassUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLapeer CountyLapeerMidwestMidland CountyMidlandGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsMarquette 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%2,6543513.049135%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%4,2973712.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k12.596509%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 Kent County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Kent 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 Kent County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Kent 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 CountyDallasKent CountyKentEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsSacramento 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%129,745130k1614.256725%14.256725%14.3%33,44233.4k14.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%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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Principal Cities:
Grand Rapids, Wyoming
Charter Townships:
Cascade, Gaines, Grand Rapids, Lowell, Plainfield
Cities:
Cedar Springs, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kentwood, Lowell, Rockford, Walker, Wyoming
Townships:
Ada, Algoma, Alpine, Bowne, Byron, Caledonia, Cannon, Courtland, Grattan, Nelson, Oakfield, Solon, Sparta, Spencer, Tyrone, Vergennes
Unincorporated Places:
Byron Center, Comstock Park, Cutlerville, Forest Hills, Northview
Villages:
Caledonia, Casnovia, Kent City, Sand Lake, Sparta
ZIP Codes:
48809, 48815, 48838, 49301, 49302, 49306, 49315, 49316, 49318, 49319, 49321, 49325, 49326, 49327, 49330, 49331, 49333, 49341, 49343, 49345, 49347, 49348, 49403, 49418, 49503, 49504, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49508, 49509, 49512, 49519, 49525, 49534, 49544, 49546, 49548
Unified School Districts:
Belding, Byron Center, Caledonia, Cedar Springs, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Godfrey-Lee, Godwin Heights, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Grant, Greenville, Kelloggsville, Kenowa Hills, Kent City, Kentwood, Lakeview, Lakewood, Lowell, Northview, Rockford, Sparta, Thornapple Kellogg, Tri County, Wayland Union, Wyoming
Congressional Districts:
MI-2, MI-3
State Senate Districts:
MI-26, MI-28, MI-29
State House Districts:
MI-72, MI-73, MI-74, MI-75, MI-76, MI-77, MI-86
Neighboring Counties:
Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa
Nearby Counties:
Calhoun, Eaton, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Mecosta