Food Stamps in Polk County, Wisconsin (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Wisconsin and Polk County
Polk County
Wisconsin
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,039.000000$54,610.000000$52,039.000000$52.0k18,18818.2k$24,917.000000$20,374.000000$24,917.000000$24.9k2,024$56,388.000000$60,963.000000$56,388.000000$56.4k16,16416.2k
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 Wisconsin and Polk County
Polk County
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.310277%49.472218%53.310277%53.3%20.615%20.6%25.592885%27.248861%25.592885%25.6%46.878%46.9%16.452569%15.097623%16.452569%16.5%9.911%9.91%39.278656%43.251544%39.278656%39.3%17.427%17.4%27.025692%24.660687%27.025692%27.0%7.186%7.19%36.116601%46.496210%36.116601%36.1%40.747%40.7%
% 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 Wisconsin and Polk County
Polk County
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.705271%26.305190%25.705271%25.7%79.385%79.4%3.631527%3.904314%3.631527%3.6%53.122%53.1%18.726800%19.811174%18.726800%18.7%90.089%90.1%23.304875%20.403270%23.304875%23.3%82.573%82.6%43.708241%38.031176%43.708241%43.7%92.814%92.8%6.576342%7.099056%6.576342%6.6%59.253%59.3%
% 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 Wisconsin and Polk County
Polk County
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian137.500000%29.248546%37.500000%37.5%33336.981225%337%34.977578%31.144243%34.977578%35.0%78314.314327%314%25.000000%44.531342%25.000000%25.0%14224.654150%225%13.636364%29.088639%13.636364%13.6%15122.538627%123%11.128216%12.712153%11.128216%11.1%2,024100.000000%100%10.652026%9.456061%10.652026%10.7%1,88295.720876%96%4.651163%17.163008%4.651163%4.7%241.796121%42%
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 (%):
3%11%19%26%34%42%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Polk County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
6.0%7.8%9.5%11.2%12.9%14.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in Polk County

There are 13 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County (12 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 13 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%10%20%30%40%Count#CenturiaClaytonMilltownTurtle LakeLuckBalsam LakeFredericAmeryEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLewisMidwestWisconsinSt. Croix FallsPolk CountyPolkOsceolaClear LakeDresser41.057935%41.057935%41.1%163127.853881%27.853881%27.9%61222.718447%22.718447%22.7%117318.085106%18.085106%18.1%85417.206478%17.206478%17.2%85516.426513%16.426513%16.4%57614.508929%14.508929%14.5%65714.076923%14.076923%14.1%183814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.962963%12.962963%13.0%7912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.171373%12.171373%12.2%1251011.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,02411.028037%11.028037%11.0%118118.830022%8.830022%8.8%40126.649616%6.649616%6.6%2613
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 36 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 36 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%30%40%Count#CenturiaTurtle LakeClaytonMilltownTown of West SwedenW SwedenLuckTown of SterlingSterlingBalsam LakeFredericAmeryEast North CentralTown of LincolnLincolnTown of Apple RiverApple RivTown of LorainLorainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinSt. Croix FallsTown of JohnstownJohnstownPolk CountyPolkOsceolaTown of Balsam LakeBalsam LkTown of Black BrookBlack BrkTown of McKinleyMcKinleyTown of EurekaEurekaTown of Clam FallsClam FallsClear LakeTown of LuckTown of Bone LakeBone LkTown of LaketownLaketownTown of Clear LakeClear LkTown of ClaytonClaytonDresserTown of BeaverBeaverTown of MilltownMilltownTown of AldenTown of GarfieldGarfieldTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of St. Croix FallsSt. Croix FallsTown of OsceolaOsceola41.057935%41.057935%41.1%163131.818182%31.818182%31.8%7227.853881%27.853881%27.9%61322.718447%22.718447%22.7%117421.130952%21.130952%21.1%71517.206478%17.206478%17.2%85616.613419%16.613419%16.6%52716.426513%16.426513%16.4%57814.508929%14.508929%14.5%65914.076923%14.076923%14.1%1831014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.416009%13.416009%13.4%1191113.318777%13.318777%13.3%611213.076923%13.076923%13.1%171313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.171373%12.171373%12.2%1251411.386139%11.386139%11.4%231511.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,02411.028037%11.028037%11.0%1181610.481100%10.481100%10.5%611710.090090%10.090090%10.1%561810.000000%10.000000%10.0%13199.953344%9.953344%10.0%64209.523810%9.523810%9.5%22218.830022%8.830022%8.8%40228.333333%8.333333%8.3%32237.581227%7.581227%7.6%21247.222222%7.222222%7.2%26256.802721%6.802721%6.8%20266.794055%6.794055%6.8%32276.649616%6.649616%6.6%26286.529210%6.529210%6.5%19296.457926%6.457926%6.5%33306.192237%6.192237%6.2%67315.963303%5.963303%6.0%39325.846774%5.846774%5.8%29335.206738%5.206738%5.2%34344.980080%4.980080%5.0%25353.857008%3.857008%3.9%4136
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 36 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Wisconsin

There are 72 counties in Wisconsin. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Wisconsin and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 20,566.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Polk County, selected other counties in Wisconsin, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Milwaukee CountyMilwaukeeRock CountyRockKenosha CountyKenoshaDouglas CountyDouglasJuneau CountyJuneauRacine CountyRacineVilas CountyVilasBarron CountyBarronEast North CentralMarinette CountyMarinetteWood CountyWoodDunn CountyDunnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWaushara CountyWausharaWisconsinSauk CountySaukJackson CountyJacksonBrown CountyBrownEau Claire CountyEau ClaireMonroe CountyMonroeChippewa CountyChippewaWalworth CountyWalworthShawano CountyShawanoLincoln CountyLincolnPolk CountyPolkSheboygan CountySheboyganDodge CountyDodgeIowa CountyIowaMarathon CountyMarathonPortage CountyPortageColumbia CountyColumbiaWaupaca CountyWaupacaGrant CountyGrantJefferson CountyJeffersonWinnebago CountyWinnebagoGreen CountyGreenLa Crosse CountyLa CrosseFond du Lac CountyFond du LacManitowoc CountyManitowocVernon CountyVernonTrempealeau CountyTrempealeauDoor CountyDoorDane CountyDaneOconto CountyOcontoOutagamie CountyOutagamieOneida CountyOneidaClark CountyClarkPierce CountyPierceWashington CountyWashingtonSt. Croix CountySt. CroixCalumet CountyCalumetWaukesha CountyWaukeshaOzaukee CountyOzaukee22.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k117.964999%17.964999%18.0%11,48711.5k216.242817%16.242817%16.2%10,23210.2k315.853922%15.853922%15.9%2,939415.453999%15.453999%15.5%1,542515.355089%15.355089%15.4%11,56111.6k614.603681%14.603681%14.6%1,555714.239891%14.239891%14.2%2,708814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.699674%13.699674%13.7%2,518913.323297%13.323297%13.3%4,2481013.110368%13.110368%13.1%2,1561113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.770541%12.770541%12.8%1,2451212.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.525205%12.525205%12.5%3,1681312.360526%12.360526%12.4%9971412.166300%12.166300%12.2%12,39612.4k1512.081488%12.081488%12.1%4,8571612.081064%12.081064%12.1%2,1521711.736676%11.736676%11.7%2,9311811.607076%11.607076%11.6%4,6391911.357733%11.357733%11.4%1,9242011.326319%11.326319%11.3%1,4212111.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,0242210.911520%10.911520%10.9%5,1452310.857347%10.857347%10.9%3,6512410.751135%10.751135%10.8%1,0422510.643853%10.643853%10.6%5,7482610.627065%10.627065%10.6%2,9592710.582562%10.582562%10.6%2,4362810.554829%10.554829%10.6%2,2602910.447993%10.447993%10.4%2,0223010.368906%10.368906%10.4%3,3563110.358687%10.358687%10.4%7,1653210.330355%10.330355%10.3%1,5263310.234263%10.234263%10.2%4,7753410.027054%10.027054%10.0%4,114359.964402%9.964402%10.0%3,387369.769484%9.769484%9.8%1,157379.687500%9.687500%9.7%1,147389.567688%9.567688%9.6%1,246399.073197%9.073197%9.1%19,37319.4k409.002591%9.002591%9.0%1,390418.628536%8.628536%8.6%6,143428.626796%8.626796%8.6%1,291438.364750%8.364750%8.4%1,065447.237931%7.237931%7.2%1,093456.633200%6.633200%6.6%3,528466.083326%6.083326%6.1%1,996475.239132%5.239132%5.2%987485.206835%5.206835%5.2%8,111494.985185%4.985185%5.0%1,73350
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#10

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 CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestWisconsinSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgPolk CountyPolkRiverside 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%98,55998.6k1115.785102%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%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.347180%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%44,19144.2k2711.128216%11.128216%11.1%2,02410.700905%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

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:
Amery, St. Croix Falls
Towns:
Alden, Apple River, Balsam Lake, Beaver, Black Brook, Bone Lake, Clam Falls, Clayton, Clear Lake, Eureka, Farmington, Garfield, Georgetown, Johnstown, Laketown, Lincoln, Lorain, Luck, McKinley, Milltown, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Sterling, West Sweden
Unincorporated Places:
Lewis
Villages:
Balsam Lake, Centuria, Clayton, Clear Lake, Dresser, Frederic, Luck, Milltown, Osceola, Turtle Lake
ZIP Codes:
54001, 54004, 54005, 54006, 54007, 54009, 54017, 54020, 54024, 54026, 54810, 54824, 54826, 54829, 54837, 54840, 54853, 54858, 54872, 54889
Unified School Districts:
Amery, Clayton, Clear Lake, Frederic, Luck, Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Turtle Lake, Unity
Congressional District:
WI-7
State Senate Districts:
WI-10, WI-25
Assembly Districts:
WI-28, WI-75
Neighboring Counties:
Barron, Burnett, Chisago, Dunn, St. Croix, Washington
Nearby Counties:
Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Pierce, Pine, Ramsey, Washburn