Food Stamps in Wakarusa, 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 Wakarusa
Wakarusa
Indiana
$0k$20k$40kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$56,071.000000$50,433.000000$56,071.000000$56.1k656$58,068.000000$55,493.000000$58,068.000000$58.1k622
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 Wakarusa
Wakarusa
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty270.588235%55.511189%70.588235%70.6%9.339%9.34%70.588235%30.717688%70.588235%70.6%51.064%51.1%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.691329%0.000%0%58.823529%46.667319%58.823529%58.8%10.582%10.6%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.904026%0.000%0%55.882353%54.401057%55.882353%55.9%65.517%65.5%
% 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 Indiana and Wakarusa
Wakarusa
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.459807%28.681078%37.459807%37.5%90.661%90.7%3.697749%5.172275%3.697749%3.7%48.936%48.9%31.028939%20.710936%31.028939%31.0%100.000%100%27.170418%24.264573%27.170418%27.2%89.418%89.4%45.016077%37.757420%45.016077%45.0%100.000%100%1.607717%8.345309%1.607717%1.6%34.483%34.5%
% 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 Indiana and Wakarusa
Wakarusa
Indiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black3Asian35.422648%9.796237%5.422648%5.4%34104.625199%105%5.182927%12.194152%5.182927%5.2%34100.000000%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%30.479010%00.000000%0%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
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Elkhart Area

There are 10 places in the Elkhart Area. This section compares Wakarusa to all of the places in the Elkhart Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakarusa.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wakarusa, selected other places in the Elkhart Area, and entities that contain Wakarusa
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ElkhartEast North CentralSimonton LakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGoshenMidwestElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaElkhart CountyElkhartIndianaNappaneeMiddleburyMillersburgBristolWa-Nee Community SchoolsWa-NeeZIP Code 46573ZIP 46573DunlapWakarusa001300Tract 001300New Paris23.585005%23.585005%23.6%4,492114.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.465784%13.465784%13.5%244213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.961915%12.961915%13.0%1,603312.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k12.080537%12.080537%12.1%30649.099019%9.099019%9.1%10257.541899%7.541899%7.5%2767.025411%7.025411%7.0%4776.480073%6.480073%6.5%4265.731523%5.731523%5.7%765.619530%5.619530%5.6%12285.182927%5.182927%5.2%3494.186265%4.186265%4.2%892.666667%2.666667%2.7%1410
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Indiana

There are 679 places in Indiana. This section compares Wakarusa to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakarusa. 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 Wakarusa, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain Wakarusa
0%10%20%30%Count#East ChicagoGaryMarionMichigan CityElkhartAndersonRichmondSouth BendShelbyvilleNew CastleHammondTerre HauteMuncieEvansvilleKokomoVincennesIndianapolisLogansportNew AlbanyLafayetteFort WayneLa PorteEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLawrenceGoshenMidwestMishawakaPortageElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaElkhart CountyElkhartSeymourIndianaClarksvilleJeffersonvilleMerrillvilleGreenfieldColumbusBloomingtonFranklinGreenwoodValparaisoHobartPlainfieldNoblesvilleHighlandWa-Nee Community SchoolsWa-NeeWestfieldZIP Code 46573ZIP 46573WakarusaCrown Point001300Tract 001300MunsterScherervilleBrownsburgFishersGrangerWest 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%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%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%1,8362612.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.491730%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%625406.480073%6.480073%6.5%4265.932059%5.932059%5.9%695415.731523%5.731523%5.7%765.182927%5.182927%5.2%344.317197%4.317197%4.3%478424.186265%4.186265%4.2%893.529547%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 Wakarusa to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakarusa. 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 Wakarusa, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Wakarusa
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaElkhart CountyElkhartOmahaIndianaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterWa-Nee Community SchoolsWa-NeeAnn ArborZIP Code 46573ZIP 46573WakarusaOlathe001300Tract 001300Overland 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%6,5713813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.344705%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%3,985466.480073%6.480073%6.5%4266.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.731523%5.731523%5.7%765.182927%5.182927%5.2%345.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359484.186265%4.186265%4.2%893.544646%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 Wakarusa to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wakarusa. 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 Wakarusa, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wakarusa
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaElkhart CountyElkhartOmahaIndianaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchWa-Nee Community SchoolsWa-NeeSan DiegoZIP Code 46573ZIP 46573WakarusaSan Francisco001300Tract 00130042.327373%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%17,94217.9k3413.049135%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%39,89339.9k3612.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.515885%12.515885%12.5%8,86412.344705%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%11,55711.6k486.480073%6.480073%6.5%4266.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.731523%5.731523%5.7%765.182927%5.182927%5.2%345.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k504.186265%4.186265%4.2%89
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:
Elkhart
Metro Area:
Elkhart Area
Townships:
Harrison, Olive
ZIP Codes:
46526, 46573
Unified School District:
Wa-Nee
Congressional District:
IN-2
State Senate Districts:
IN-9, IN-12
State House District:
IN-21
Nearby Cities:
Elkhart, Goshen, Mishawaka, Nappanee
Nearby Towns:
Bremen, Lakeville, Milford, Osceola
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Dunlap, New Paris