Food Stamps in the Spencer Area, Iowa (Metro Area)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Iowa and the Spencer Area
Spencer Area
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,888.000000$54,570.000000$48,888.000000$48.9k7,281$20,342.000000$21,770.000000$20,342.000000$20.3k726$52,192.000000$60,029.000000$52,192.000000$52.2k6,555
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 the Spencer Area
Spencer Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty266.804408%52.664484%66.804408%66.8%23.095%23.1%40.220386%27.399342%40.220386%40.2%65.033%65.0%19.834711%18.068146%19.834711%19.8%10.762%10.8%47.520661%41.493459%47.520661%47.5%18.148%18.1%17.355372%21.472000%17.355372%17.4%4.156%4.16%49.586777%46.279764%49.586777%49.6%36.474%36.5%
% 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 the Spencer Area
Spencer Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.637681%27.203082%24.637681%24.6%76.905%76.9%2.395118%3.844895%2.395118%2.4%34.967%35.0%18.215103%20.782741%18.215103%18.2%89.238%89.2%23.737605%20.544599%23.737605%23.7%81.852%81.9%44.332571%38.954584%44.332571%44.3%95.844%95.8%9.565217%7.518635%9.565217%9.6%63.526%63.5%
% 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 the Spencer Area
Spencer Area
Iowa
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Other133.636364%25.608343%33.636364%33.6%37337.336589%337%30.588235%23.321834%30.588235%30.6%26306.767137%307%9.971158%11.700403%9.971158%10.0%726100.000000%100%9.425878%10.121313%9.425878%9.4%66094.531433%95%3.571429%28.453373%3.571429%3.6%335.817591%36%
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 the Spencer Area

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.7%15.7%19.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Spencer Area

There are 10 places in the Spencer Area. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, the Spencer Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Spencer Area.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Spencer Area, selected places in the Spencer Area, and entities that contain the Spencer Area
0%5%10%15%Count#DickensGillett GrovePetersonEverlyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFostoriaMidwestSpencerIowaWest North CentralSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaRoyalGreenvilleWebbRossie19.230769%19.230769%19.2%15118.181818%18.181818%18.2%4214.792899%14.792899%14.8%25313.178295%13.178295%13.2%34413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.987013%12.987013%13.0%10512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.749295%11.749295%11.7%583611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.971158%9.971158%10.0%7265.729167%5.729167%5.7%1174.545455%4.545455%4.5%283.947368%3.947368%3.9%393.571429%3.571429%3.6%110
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Spencer Area

There is 1 county in the Spencer Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Spencer Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Spencer Area.

Most Food Stamps by County#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Spencer Area, selected counties in the Spencer Area, and entities that contain the Spencer Area
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIowaWest North CentralSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaClay CountyClay13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.971158%9.971158%10.0%7269.971158%9.971158%10.0%7261
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Spencer Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Spencer Area, selected county subdivisions in the Spencer Area, and entities that contain the Spencer Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Lake TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestLone Tree TownshipLone TreeSpencerIowaWest North CentralPeterson TownshipPetersonFreeman TownshipFreemanSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaGillett Grove TownshipGillett GrvSummit TownshipSummitGarfield TownshipGarfieldClay TownshipLincoln TownshipLincolnSioux TownshipSiouxRiverton TownshipRivertonMeadow TownshipMdwDouglas TownshipDouglasWaterford TownshipWaterfordLogan TownshipLoganHerdland TownshipHerdland19.565217%19.565217%19.6%18113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.732919%12.732919%12.7%41211.749295%11.749295%11.7%583311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.330579%10.330579%10.3%25410.067114%10.067114%10.1%1559.971158%9.971158%10.0%7267.692308%7.692308%7.7%1666.493506%6.493506%6.5%1075.504587%5.504587%5.5%684.680851%4.680851%4.7%1190.884956%0.884956%0.9%1100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Iowa

There are 26 metro areas in Iowa. This section compares the Spencer Area to all of the metro areas in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Spencer Area.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Spencer Area, selected other metro areas in Iowa, and entities that contain the Spencer Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Ottumwa Metro AreaOttumwa AreaBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonFort Dodge Metro AreaFort DodgeOskaloosa Metro AreaOskaloosaClinton Metro AreaClinton AreaFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonMarshalltown Metro AreaMarshalltownNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFairfield Metro AreaFairfieldMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesMason City Metro AreaMason CityDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportStorm Lake Metro AreaStorm LakeSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityPella Metro AreaPella AreaIowaWaterloo and Cedar Falls Metro AreaWaterloo AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsMuscatine Metro AreaMuscatineWest North CentralBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaCarroll Metro AreaCarroll AreaDubuque Metro AreaDubuque AreaIowa City Metro AreaIowa CityAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaSpirit Lake Metro AreaSpirit Lake18.038905%18.038905%18.0%3,190116.446000%16.446000%16.4%3,242215.478007%15.478007%15.5%2,333315.440276%15.440276%15.4%1,387415.112475%15.112475%15.1%3,003513.878060%13.878060%13.9%3,453613.359053%13.359053%13.4%2,043713.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,943813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.036543%13.036543%13.0%899912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k1012.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,8061112.162425%12.162425%12.2%18,77118.8k1212.086887%12.086887%12.1%9071312.068240%12.068240%12.1%7,7461411.853217%11.853217%11.9%1,5441511.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.460805%11.460805%11.5%7,6801611.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k1710.866382%10.866382%10.9%1,7811810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.454172%10.454172%10.5%1,144199.971158%9.971158%10.0%726209.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k219.708625%9.708625%9.7%833229.656370%9.656370%9.7%3,670238.283308%8.283308%8.3%5,409247.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,821257.692308%7.692308%7.7%61626
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Spencer Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Spencer Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Spencer Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Spencer Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Flint Metro AreaFlint AreaSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiIowaGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaAnn Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaRochester Metro AreaRochester22.443517%22.443517%22.4%37,31137.3k120.372652%20.372652%20.4%15,87615.9k217.633367%17.633367%17.6%25,22725.2k317.111489%17.111489%17.1%41,87941.9k416.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k516.920581%16.920581%16.9%38,80638.8k616.906800%16.906800%16.9%22,43622.4k715.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k815.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k915.423310%15.423310%15.4%20,08320.1k1015.355089%15.355089%15.4%11,56111.6k1114.530907%14.530907%14.5%23,53623.5k1214.288153%14.288153%14.3%46,87446.9k1314.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k1413.593944%13.593944%13.6%103,990104k1513.172649%13.172649%13.2%15,95316.0k1613.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k1713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k1813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.705859%12.705859%12.7%48,05048.1k1912.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k2012.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2112.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k2212.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,8642312.355572%12.355572%12.4%15,63415.6k2412.296896%12.296896%12.3%92,20292.2k2512.206496%12.206496%12.2%20,20720.2k2612.162425%12.162425%12.2%18,77118.8k2712.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2812.085158%12.085158%12.1%21,79821.8k2912.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3011.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.531078%11.531078%11.5%14,47614.5k3111.502822%11.502822%11.5%17,46617.5k3211.463306%11.463306%11.5%13,39913.4k3311.424275%11.424275%11.4%12,15612.2k3410.857080%10.857080%10.9%26,46526.5k3510.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,689369.971158%9.971158%10.0%7269.938233%9.938233%9.9%7,884379.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k389.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k399.539056%9.539056%9.5%13,22813.2k409.517713%9.517713%9.5%6,988419.339775%9.339775%9.3%24,37724.4k429.268482%9.268482%9.3%8,598439.128836%9.128836%9.1%11,46611.5k449.031211%9.031211%9.0%8,623458.763782%8.763782%8.8%8,227468.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k478.521182%8.521182%8.5%15,85415.9k487.919318%7.919318%7.9%7,130497.617605%7.617605%7.6%6,38550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Spencer Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Spencer Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Spencer Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Spencer Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Memphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasMidwestNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaIowaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaWest North CentralSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoSpencer Metro AreaSpencer AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose Area18.495514%18.495514%18.5%91,65691.7k117.644871%17.644871%17.6%364,395364k216.937876%16.937876%16.9%283,215283k316.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k415.972534%15.972534%16.0%143,196143k515.846826%15.846826%15.8%99,28199.3k615.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k715.429468%15.429468%15.4%130,961131k815.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k914.963720%14.963720%15.0%122,168122k1014.296990%14.296990%14.3%166,108166k1113.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k1213.778907%13.778907%13.8%73,19773.2k1313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k1413.593944%13.593944%13.6%103,990104k1513.313134%13.313134%13.3%104,662105k1613.141477%13.141477%13.1%174,077174k1713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k1813.097788%13.097788%13.1%61,33061.3k1913.082272%13.082272%13.1%260,956261k2013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2112.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.674247%12.674247%12.7%85,82185.8k2212.657742%12.657742%12.7%62,93162.9k2312.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k2412.513863%12.513863%12.5%62,62462.6k2512.382069%12.382069%12.4%122,843123k2612.335852%12.335852%12.3%128,376128k2712.296896%12.296896%12.3%92,20292.2k2812.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2912.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k3012.047749%12.047749%12.0%100,058100k3111.807787%11.807787%11.8%262,585263k3211.740899%11.740899%11.7%187,460187k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k3410.935666%10.935666%10.9%268,051268k3510.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k3610.787089%10.787089%10.8%192,490192k3710.573575%10.573575%10.6%50,29350.3k3810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.187070%10.187070%10.2%81,91881.9k399.971158%9.971158%10.0%7269.876350%9.876350%9.9%79,65879.7k408.610793%8.610793%8.6%115,655116k418.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k428.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k438.352105%8.352105%8.4%31,33131.3k448.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k457.627257%7.627257%7.6%80,73280.7k467.584161%7.584161%7.6%163,512164k477.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k485.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k495.280068%5.280068%5.3%34,00234.0k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Iowa
County:
Clay
Principal City:
Spencer
Cities:
Dickens, Everly, Fostoria, Gillett Grove, Greenville, Peterson, Rossie, Royal, Spencer, Webb
Townships:
Clay, Douglas, Freeman, Garfield, Gillett Grove, Herdland, Lake, Lincoln, Logan, Lone Tree, Meadow, Peterson, Riverton, Sioux, Summit, Waterford
ZIP Codes:
50515, 50585, 51033, 51047, 51058, 51301, 51333, 51338, 51341, 51343, 51346, 51357, 51358, 51364, 51366
Unified School Districts:
Clay Central-Everly, Graettinger-Terril, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Laurens-Marathon, Okoboji, Ruthven-Ayrshire, Sioux Central, South O'Brien, Spencer
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate District:
IA-1
State House District:
IA-2
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Spirit Lake Area, Storm Lake Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Fairmont Area, Worthington Area