Food Stamps in Gaston, Indiana (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Indiana and Gaston
Gaston
Indiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,875.000000$50,433.000000$33,875.000000$33.9k343$18,375.000000$18,504.000000$18,375.000000$18.4k71$40,192.000000$55,493.000000$40,192.000000$40.2k272
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 Gaston
Gaston
Indiana
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty277.464789%55.511189%77.464789%77.5%50.000%50.0%14.084507%30.717688%14.084507%14.1%40.000%40.0%57.746479%17.691329%57.746479%57.7%53.947%53.9%33.802817%46.667319%33.802817%33.8%20.339%20.3%9.859155%22.904026%9.859155%9.9%5.932%5.93%38.028169%54.401057%38.028169%38.0%49.091%49.1%
% 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 Gaston
Gaston
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.220588%28.681078%20.220588%20.2%50.000%50.0%5.514706%5.172275%5.514706%5.5%60.000%60.0%12.867647%20.710936%12.867647%12.9%46.053%46.1%34.558824%24.264573%34.558824%34.6%79.661%79.7%40.808824%37.757420%40.808824%40.8%94.068%94.1%10.294118%8.345309%10.294118%10.3%50.909%50.9%
% 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 Gaston
Gaston
Indiana
0%5%10%15%20%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Other321.646341%9.796237%21.646341%21.6%71104.573171%105%20.699708%12.194152%20.699708%20.7%71100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.592765%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.717240%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.754617%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Muncie Area

There are 8 places in the Muncie Area. This section compares Gaston to all of the places in the Muncie Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gaston, selected other places in the Muncie Area, and entities that contain Gaston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#GastonMuncieEatonChesterfieldMuncie Metro AreaMuncie AreaDelaware CountyDelawareSelmaEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIndianaAlbanyDalevilleWes-Del Community SchoolsWes-Del002500Tract 002500ZIP Code 47342ZIP 47342Washington TownshipWashingtonYorktown20.699708%20.699708%20.7%71119.223126%19.223126%19.2%5,320218.313953%18.313953%18.3%126318.173346%18.173346%18.2%195415.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,08815.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,08814.696486%14.696486%14.7%46514.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.486486%11.486486%11.5%102610.932476%10.932476%10.9%6879.304426%9.304426%9.3%2069.304426%9.304426%9.3%2069.060119%9.060119%9.1%1078.879023%8.879023%8.9%808.074108%8.074108%8.1%3538
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Indiana

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gaston, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain Gaston
0%10%20%30%Count#East ChicagoGaryMarionMichigan CityElkhartAndersonRichmondSouth BendShelbyvilleGastonNew CastleHammondTerre HauteMuncieEvansvilleKokomoVincennesIndianapolisLogansportNew AlbanyLafayetteFort WayneMuncie Metro AreaMuncie AreaDelaware CountyDelawareLa PorteEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLawrenceGoshenMidwestMishawakaPortageSeymourIndianaClarksvilleJeffersonvilleMerrillvilleGreenfieldColumbusBloomingtonFranklinWes-Del Community SchoolsWes-Del002500Tract 002500GreenwoodZIP Code 47342ZIP 47342Washington TownshipWashingtonValparaisoHobartPlainfieldNoblesvilleHighlandWestfieldCrown PointMunsterScherervilleBrownsburgFishersGrangerWest LafayetteW LafayetteCarmelZionsville38.913363%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%1,622920.699708%20.699708%20.7%7120.218958%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%5,3201317.722583%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%5,1332015.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k2115.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,08815.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,08815.189738%15.189738%15.2%1,4212214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%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%843349.304426%9.304426%9.3%2069.304426%9.304426%9.3%2069.087445%9.087445%9.1%1,908359.060119%9.060119%9.1%1078.879023%8.879023%8.9%808.374544%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 Gaston to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gaston, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Gaston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaGastonChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneMuncie Metro AreaMuncie AreaDelaware CountyDelawareAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaIndianaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonWes-Del Community SchoolsWes-Del002500Tract 002500ZIP Code 47342ZIP 47342RochesterWashington TownshipWashingtonAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%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%7,9421620.699708%20.699708%20.7%7119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%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%27,07527.1k2715.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,08815.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,08815.367696%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%6,5713813.049135%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%10,20410.2k459.304426%9.304426%9.3%2069.304426%9.304426%9.3%2069.060119%9.060119%9.1%1079.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985468.879023%8.879023%8.9%806.357941%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 Gaston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gaston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gaston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoGastonNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthMuncie Metro AreaMuncie AreaDelaware CountyDelawareAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaIndianaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleWes-Del Community SchoolsWes-Del002500Tract 002500RaleighAustinZIP Code 47342ZIP 47342Washington TownshipWashingtonSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%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%48,37948.4k920.699708%20.699708%20.7%7120.381006%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,08815.373937%15.373937%15.4%7,08815.230887%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%17,94217.9k3413.049135%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%29,13629.1k449.304426%9.304426%9.3%2069.304426%9.304426%9.3%2069.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k469.060119%9.060119%9.1%1078.879023%8.879023%8.9%807.031769%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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  • 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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State:
Indiana
County:
Delaware
Metro Area:
Muncie Area
Township:
Washington
ZIP Code:
47342
Unified School District:
Wes-Del
Congressional District:
IN-6
State Senate District:
IN-26
State House District:
IN-32
Nearby Cities:
Alexandria, Muncie
Nearby Towns:
Eaton, Fairmount, Fowlerton, Matthews, Shamrock Lakes, Summitville, Upland, Yorktown