Food Stamps in East Chicago, Indiana (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Indiana and East Chicago
East Chicago
Indiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$27,264.000000$50,433.000000$27,264.000000$27.3k10,21510.2k$16,294.000000$18,504.000000$16,294.000000$16.3k3,975$39,050.000000$55,493.000000$39,050.000000$39.1k6,240
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 Indiana and East Chicago
East Chicago
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty260.000000%55.511189%60.000000%60.0%60.610%60.6%40.704403%30.717688%40.704403%40.7%76.105%76.1%13.182390%17.691329%13.182390%13.2%38.276%38.3%44.352201%46.667319%44.352201%44.4%43.834%43.8%22.968553%22.904026%22.968553%23.0%25.340%25.3%59.748428%54.401057%59.748428%59.7%73.302%73.3%
% 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 Indiana and East Chicago
East Chicago
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.839744%28.681078%24.839744%24.8%39.390%39.4%8.141026%5.172275%8.141026%8.1%23.895%23.9%13.541667%20.710936%13.541667%13.5%61.724%61.7%36.201923%24.264573%36.201923%36.2%56.166%56.2%43.108974%37.757420%43.108974%43.1%74.660%74.7%13.862179%8.345309%13.862179%13.9%26.698%26.7%
% 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 Indiana and East Chicago
East Chicago
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1All RacesOther1Mixed1Hispanic2White353.025665%30.479010%53.025665%53.0%2,252136.265955%136%38.913363%12.194152%38.913363%38.9%3,975100.000000%100%35.469651%22.754617%35.469651%35.5%1,04691.150310%91%25.252525%22.717240%25.252525%25.3%7564.894225%65%23.335298%16.592765%23.335298%23.3%39659.967312%60%20.097561%9.796237%20.097561%20.1%20651.646940%52%
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 Tract in East Chicago

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
25%36%48%59%70%81%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Chicago Area

There are 388 places in the Chicago Area. This section compares East Chicago to all of the places in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Chicago.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Chicago, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain East Chicago
0%20%40%60%Count#Ford HeightsRiverdaleHarveyCity of East Chicago School DistrictCity of E ChicagoEast ChicagoShelbyPhoenixDixmoorMaywoodRobbinsGarySauk VillageNew ChicagoMarkhamDoltonStone ParkCiceroUniversity ParkUniv PkZionChicago HeightsChicago HtsFairmontBellwoodCalumet CityPosenSummitBlue IslandBurnhamLake VillageGoodlandPark CityHodgkinsChicagoHazel CrestNorth TownshipNJolietLake CountyLakeAuroraWheelerEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGlendale HeightsGlendale HtsIndianaHickory HillsChannel LakeRiver GrovePalatineBataviaCrystal LawnsNapervilleScherervilleLindenhurstDune AcresTrout ValleyLily LakeGolfChemungWilmot61.840745%61.840745%61.8%598141.112673%41.112673%41.1%2,047239.962594%39.962594%40.0%3,846338.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,97538.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,975438.764045%38.764045%38.8%69536.995828%36.995828%37.0%266635.707925%35.707925%35.7%401734.350623%34.350623%34.4%2,510834.257655%34.257655%34.3%593933.635635%33.635635%33.6%10,49610.5k1032.866316%32.866316%32.9%1,1261130.563380%30.563380%30.6%2171230.143541%30.143541%30.1%1,3861328.924419%28.924419%28.9%2,1891428.070175%28.070175%28.1%3681527.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,9931626.793893%26.793893%26.8%7021726.371767%26.371767%26.4%2,1821825.930123%25.930123%25.9%2,7461925.367647%25.367647%25.4%2072024.864063%24.864063%24.9%1,5092124.310024%24.310024%24.3%3,4002224.242424%24.242424%24.2%4482324.074074%24.074074%24.1%7542423.671670%23.671670%23.7%1,9872522.937771%22.937771%22.9%3172622.692308%22.692308%22.7%592722.511848%22.511848%22.5%952822.275087%22.275087%22.3%5152921.925926%21.925926%21.9%1483019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k4418.803761%18.803761%18.8%9405618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k16.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6397215.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5028215.079365%15.079365%15.1%198314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.829385%12.829385%12.8%1,44611112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.233389%11.233389%11.2%5411399.287926%9.287926%9.3%601668.053204%8.053204%8.1%3331946.895255%6.895255%6.9%1,8342225.778790%5.778790%5.8%5582494.435484%4.435484%4.4%332773.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,7903003.338563%3.338563%3.3%3833052.196509%2.196509%2.2%1123321.052632%1.052632%1.1%13600.000000%0.000000%0.0%03840.000000%0.000000%0.0%03850.000000%0.000000%0.0%03860.000000%0.000000%0.0%03870.000000%0.000000%0.0%0388
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 388 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Indiana

There are 679 places in Indiana. This section compares East Chicago to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Chicago. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 17,634.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Chicago, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain East Chicago
0%10%20%30%Count#City of East Chicago School DistrictCity of E ChicagoEast ChicagoGaryMarionMichigan CityElkhartAndersonRichmondSouth BendShelbyvilleNew CastleHammondTerre HauteMuncieNorth TownshipNEvansvilleKokomoVincennesIndianapolisLogansportNew AlbanyLafayetteLake CountyLakeFort WayneLa PorteEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLawrenceGoshenMidwestMishawakaPortageSeymourIndianaClarksvilleJeffersonvilleMerrillvilleGreenfieldColumbusBloomingtonFranklinGreenwoodValparaisoHobartPlainfieldNoblesvilleHighlandWestfieldCrown PointMunsterScherervilleBrownsburgFishersGrangerWest LafayetteW LafayetteCarmelZionsville38.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,97538.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,975133.635635%33.635635%33.6%10,49610.5k224.957494%24.957494%25.0%2,789324.137660%24.137660%24.1%3,072423.585005%23.585005%23.6%4,492523.154162%23.154162%23.2%5,419622.450381%22.450381%22.5%3,269721.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,290821.409715%21.409715%21.4%1,622920.218958%20.218958%20.2%1,4591020.141058%20.141058%20.1%5,7401119.884470%19.884470%19.9%4,4751219.223126%19.223126%19.2%5,3201318.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k17.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0691417.680849%17.680849%17.7%4,4631517.518555%17.518555%17.5%1,2511617.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1717.032551%17.032551%17.0%1,1251816.820775%16.820775%16.8%2,5651916.540990%16.540990%16.5%5,1332015.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k2115.189738%15.189738%15.2%1,4212214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.046807%13.046807%13.0%2,3862312.961915%12.961915%13.0%1,6032412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.754830%12.754830%12.8%2,6342512.749115%12.749115%12.7%1,8362612.491730%12.491730%12.5%9442712.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.478835%11.478835%11.5%1,0442811.288323%11.288323%11.3%2,0032911.033819%11.033819%11.0%1,4913010.372693%10.372693%10.4%860319.981890%9.981890%10.0%1,874329.675383%9.675383%9.7%2,912339.432696%9.432696%9.4%843349.087445%9.087445%9.1%1,908358.374544%8.374544%8.4%1,033367.861362%7.861362%7.9%905377.776705%7.776705%7.8%886386.762709%6.762709%6.8%1,474396.614457%6.614457%6.6%625405.932059%5.932059%5.9%695414.317197%4.317197%4.3%478423.529547%3.529547%3.5%307433.338563%3.338563%3.3%383443.335963%3.335963%3.3%296452.557345%2.557345%2.6%786462.309950%2.309950%2.3%244472.186290%2.186290%2.2%288481.856134%1.856134%1.9%602491.494024%1.494024%1.5%13550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares East Chicago to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Chicago. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Chicago, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain East Chicago
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitCity of East Chicago School DistrictCity of E ChicagoEast ChicagoClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisLake CountyLakeElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaIndianaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k238.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,97538.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,97535.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k18.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2516.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113214.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4012.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k10.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985466.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,79050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares East Chicago to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Chicago. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Chicago, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain East Chicago
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitCity of East Chicago School DistrictCity of E ChicagoEast ChicagoClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonNorth TownshipNColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleLake CountyLakeFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaIndianaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k138.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,97538.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,97535.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k17.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k15.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3712.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Indiana
County:
Lake
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Township:
North
ZIP Codes:
46312, 46320
Unified School District:
City of East Chicago
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate District:
IN-2
State House District:
IN-2
Neighboring Cities:
Gary, Hammond, Whiting
Nearby Cities:
Calumet City
Nearby Towns:
Griffith, Highland, Munster
Nearby Villages:
Burnham, Dolton, Lansing, Phoenix, Riverdale, South Holland