Food Stamps in Merrillville, 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 Merrillville
Merrillville
Indiana
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,428.000000$50,433.000000$52,428.000000$52.4k13,51313.5k$15,559.000000$18,504.000000$15,559.000000$15.6k1,491$56,385.000000$55,493.000000$56,385.000000$56.4k12,02212.0k
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 Merrillville
Merrillville
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.728370%55.511189%54.728370%54.7%20.128%20.1%35.345406%30.717688%35.345406%35.3%39.594%39.6%11.334675%17.691329%11.334675%11.3%7.288%7.29%56.002683%46.667319%56.002683%56.0%22.196%22.2%24.279007%22.904026%24.279007%24.3%6.797%6.80%57.209926%54.401057%57.209926%57.2%56.118%56.1%
% 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 Merrillville
Merrillville
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.933954%28.681078%26.933954%26.9%79.872%79.9%6.687739%5.172275%6.687739%6.7%60.406%60.4%17.883880%20.710936%17.883880%17.9%92.712%92.7%24.347030%24.264573%24.347030%24.3%77.804%77.8%41.290967%37.757420%41.290967%41.3%93.203%93.2%5.548162%8.345309%5.548162%5.5%43.882%43.9%
% 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 Merrillville
Merrillville
Indiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian126.855124%22.717240%26.855124%26.9%76243.389193%243%16.513761%22.754617%16.513761%16.5%108149.664962%150%13.296722%30.479010%13.296722%13.3%799120.508785%121%11.033819%12.194152%11.033819%11.0%1,491100.000000%100%8.117767%9.796237%8.117767%8.1%47773.571689%74%5.263158%16.592765%5.263158%5.3%3147.700237%48%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.414037%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Merrillville

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.1%6.1%9.2%12.2%15.2%18.3%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Chicago Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merrillville, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Merrillville
0%20%40%60%Count#Ford HeightsRiverdaleHarveyEast ChicagoShelbyPhoenixDixmoorMaywoodRobbinsGarySauk VillageNew ChicagoMarkhamDoltonStone ParkCiceroUniversity ParkUniv PkZionChicago HeightsChicago HtsFairmontBellwoodCalumet CityPosenSummitBlue IslandBurnhamLake VillageGoodlandPark CityHodgkinsChicagoHazel CrestJolietLake CountyLakeAuroraWheelerEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGlendale HeightsGlendale HtsIndianaHickory HillsMerrillvilleRoss TownshipMerrillville Community SchoolMerrillvilleChannel 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%3,975438.764045%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%9405616.121135%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%54113911.033819%11.033819%11.0%1,4911429.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.287926%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 Merrillville to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville. 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 Merrillville, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain Merrillville
0%10%20%30%Count#East ChicagoGaryMarionMichigan CityElkhartAndersonRichmondSouth BendShelbyvilleNew CastleHammondTerre HauteMuncieEvansvilleKokomoVincennesIndianapolisLogansportNew AlbanyLafayetteLake CountyLakeFort WayneLa PorteEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLawrenceGoshenMidwestMishawakaPortageSeymourIndianaClarksvilleJeffersonvilleMerrillvilleGreenfieldColumbusBloomingtonFranklinRoss TownshipMerrillville Community SchoolMerrillvilleGreenwoodValparaisoHobartPlainfieldNoblesvilleHighlandWestfieldCrown 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%1,622920.218958%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%5,1332015.815141%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%843349.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.087445%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 Merrillville to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville. 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 Merrillville, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Merrillville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisLake CountyLakeElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaIndianaMerrillvilleSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRoss TownshipMerrillville Community SchoolMerrillvilleRochesterAnn 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%7,9421619.820560%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%27,07527.1k2715.815141%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%306,540307k11.033819%11.033819%11.0%1,49110.705207%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%10,20410.2k459.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.008704%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 Merrillville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville. 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 Merrillville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Merrillville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleLake CountyLakeFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaIndianaLong BeachOaklandMesaMerrillvilleColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRoss TownshipMerrillville Community SchoolMerrillvilleRaleighAustinSan 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%48,37948.4k920.381006%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%39,29539.3k2415.815141%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%19,10019.1k4011.033819%11.033819%11.0%1,49111.033109%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%29,13629.1k449.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,7499.299252%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:
Ross
ZIP Codes:
46307, 46342, 46410
Unified School District:
Merrillville
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate Districts:
IN-2, IN-3
State House Districts:
IN-14, IN-19
Neighboring Cities:
Crown Point, Gary, Hobart
Neighboring Towns:
Griffith, Schererville, Winfield
Nearby Cities:
Lake Station
Nearby Towns:
Cedar Lake, Dyer, Highland, New Chicago, St. John
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Lakes of the Four Seasons, Salt Creek Commons, Shorewood Forest, Wheeler