Food Stamps in Portage, 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 Portage
Portage
Indiana
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$54,069.000000$50,433.000000$54,069.000000$54.1k14,40114.4k$17,127.000000$18,504.000000$17,127.000000$17.1k1,836$59,649.000000$55,493.000000$59,649.000000$59.6k12,56512.6k
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 Portage
Portage
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.065359%55.511189%55.065359%55.1%20.628%20.6%28.159041%30.717688%28.159041%28.2%39.739%39.7%17.374728%17.691329%17.374728%17.4%10.637%10.6%43.191721%46.667319%43.191721%43.2%20.391%20.4%31.808279%22.904026%31.808279%31.8%10.906%10.9%54.684096%54.401057%54.684096%54.7%46.807%46.8%
% 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 Portage
Portage
Indiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.959013%28.681078%30.959013%31.0%79.372%79.4%6.239554%5.172275%6.239554%6.2%60.261%60.3%21.329089%20.710936%21.329089%21.3%89.363%89.4%24.639873%24.264573%24.639873%24.6%79.609%79.6%37.970553%37.757420%37.970553%38.0%89.094%89.1%9.080780%8.345309%9.080780%9.1%53.193%53.2%
% 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 Portage
Portage
Indiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Asian1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Black1Other121.138211%7.414037%21.138211%21.1%26165.801406%166%14.776211%16.592765%14.776211%14.8%241115.899898%116%14.124294%22.717240%14.124294%14.1%25110.786468%111%12.749115%12.194152%12.749115%12.7%1,836100.000000%100%12.621627%9.796237%12.621627%12.6%1,37599.000024%99%11.821086%30.479010%11.821086%11.8%14892.720841%93%6.481481%22.754617%6.481481%6.5%2150.838679%51%
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 Portage

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.8%8.6%10.5%12.3%14.1%16.0%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Portage

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within Portage (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Portage, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected neighborhoods in Portage, and entities that contain Portage
0%5%10%15%Count#Marquette Park/Miller NeighborhoodMarquette Pk/MillerEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestPortageIndianaPorter CountyPorter16.212799%16.212799%16.2%435114.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.749115%12.749115%12.7%1,83612.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k8.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,048
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Chicago Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Portage
0%20%40%60%Count#Ford HeightsRiverdaleHarveyEast ChicagoShelbyPhoenixDixmoorMaywoodRobbinsGarySauk VillageNew ChicagoMarkhamDoltonStone ParkCiceroUniversity ParkUniv PkZionChicago HeightsChicago HtsFairmontBellwoodCalumet CityPosenSummitBlue IslandBurnhamLake VillageGoodlandPark CityHodgkinsChicagoHazel CrestJolietAuroraWheelerEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGlendale HeightsGlendale HtsPortageIndianaHickory HillsChannel LakePorter CountyPorterRiver 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%7,6397215.367696%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%1,44611112.749115%12.749115%12.7%1,83611412.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.233389%11.233389%11.2%5411399.287926%9.287926%9.3%601668.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,0488.053204%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 Portage to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 17,634.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%Count#East ChicagoGaryMarionMichigan CityElkhartAndersonRichmondSouth BendShelbyvilleNew CastleHammondTerre HauteMuncieEvansvilleKokomoVincennesIndianapolisLogansportNew AlbanyLafayetteFort WayneLa PorteEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLawrenceGoshenMidwestMishawakaPortageSeymourIndianaClarksvilleJeffersonvilleMerrillvilleGreenfieldColumbusBloomingtonFranklinGreenwoodValparaisoPorter CountyPorterHobartPlainfieldNoblesvilleHighlandWestfieldCrown 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%5,1332015.384393%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%1,033368.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,0487.861362%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 Portage to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestPortageOmahaIndianaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterPorter CountyPorterAnn 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%27,07527.1k2715.789177%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%3,403,3563.40M12.749115%12.749115%12.7%1,83612.344705%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%3,985468.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,0486.357941%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 Portage to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Portage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlottePortageOmahaIndianaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinPorter CountyPorterSan 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%39,29539.3k2415.408373%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%39,89339.9k3612.749115%12.749115%12.7%1,83612.344705%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%33,16533.2k468.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,0487.031769%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:
Porter
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Townships:
Portage, Westchester
ZIP Codes:
46304, 46342, 46368, 46385
Unified School Districts:
Duneland, Portage Township
Neighborhood:
Marquette Park/Miller
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate District:
IN-4
State House District:
IN-10
Neighboring Cities:
Gary, Hobart, Lake Station
Neighboring Towns:
Burns Harbor, Chesterton, Ogden Dunes
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
South Haven
Nearby Cities:
Valparaiso
Nearby Towns:
Beverly Shores, Dune Acres, Merrillville, New Chicago, Porter
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Aberdeen, Salt Creek Commons, Shorewood Forest, Wheeler