Food Stamps in Ames, Iowa (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,278.000000$54,570.000000$41,278.000000$41.3k24,64324.6k$22,054.000000$21,770.000000$22,054.000000$22.1k1,557$42,839.000000$60,029.000000$42,839.000000$42.8k23,08623.1k
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 Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.949261%52.664484%46.949261%46.9%15.805%15.8%20.745022%27.399342%20.745022%20.7%40.938%40.9%21.901092%18.068146%21.901092%21.9%9.584%9.58%27.488760%41.493459%27.488760%27.5%15.210%15.2%12.074502%21.472000%12.074502%12.1%3.571%3.57%40.077071%46.279764%40.077071%40.1%8.664%8.66%
% 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 Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.867366%27.203082%16.867366%16.9%84.195%84.2%2.018539%3.844895%2.018539%2.0%59.062%59.1%13.934852%20.782741%13.934852%13.9%90.416%90.4%10.335268%20.544599%10.335268%10.3%84.790%84.8%21.991683%38.954584%21.991683%22.0%96.429%96.4%28.493459%7.518635%28.493459%28.5%91.336%91.3%
% 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 Iowa and Ames
Ames
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian1Mixed120.738137%40.665888%20.738137%20.7%118328.227304%328%17.727273%28.453373%17.727273%17.7%39280.573656%281%10.502283%23.321834%10.502283%10.5%46166.222070%166%6.318224%11.700403%6.318224%6.3%1,557100.000000%100%5.984160%10.121313%5.984160%6.0%1,22494.712681%95%4.539669%12.029893%4.539669%4.5%10771.850395%72%3.801653%25.608343%3.801653%3.8%2360.169642%60%
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 Neighborhood in Ames

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.0%4.4%5.9%7.3%8.7%10.2%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Ames

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Ames

There are 18 neighborhoods in Ames. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Ames, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ames, selected neighborhoods in Ames, and entities that contain Ames
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIowaWest North CentralOak-Riverside NeighborhoodOak-RiversideKate Mitchell NeighborhoodKate MitchellAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStoryOak-Wood-Forest NeighborhoodOak-Wood-ForestWestside NeighborhoodWestsideEdwards NeighborhoodEdwardsSomerset Village NeighborhoodSomerset VlgNorthridge NeighborhoodNorthridgeBloomington Heights NeighborhoodBloomington HtsStone Brooke NeighborhoodStone BrookeAmesCollege Creek/Old Ames NeighborhoodCollege Crk/Old A…North Old Town NeighborhoodN Old TownHistoric Old Town NeighborhoodHist Old TownSunrise Addition NeighborhoodSunrise AddnBrookside NeighborhoodBrooksideAllenview NeighborhoodAllenviewTop-O-Hollow NeighborhoodTop-O-HollowSouth Campus Area NeighborhoodS Campus AreaMeeker North NeighborhoodMeeker North13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.113303%10.113303%10.1%4118.434319%8.434319%8.4%6527.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.498341%7.498341%7.5%937.498341%7.498341%7.5%222347.498341%7.498341%7.5%141557.296137%7.296137%7.3%5067.296137%7.296137%7.3%343577.296137%7.296137%7.3%3387.296137%7.296137%7.3%2396.318224%6.318224%6.3%1,5576.099787%6.099787%6.1%1011105.865604%5.865604%5.9%11115.865604%5.865604%5.9%1516125.865604%5.865604%5.9%7135.865604%5.865604%5.9%10145.662021%5.662021%5.7%78155.461573%5.461573%5.5%7163.265502%3.265502%3.3%57173.008850%3.008850%3.0%7818
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Ames Area

There are 15 places in the Ames Area. This section compares Ames to all of the places in the Ames Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the Ames Area, and entities that contain Ames
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#McCallsburgColoNevadaCambridgeStory CityGilbertUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIowaCollinsZearingMaxwellWest North CentralAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStorySheldahlKelleyRolandHuxleyAmesSlater25.384615%25.384615%25.4%33118.654434%18.654434%18.7%61215.950920%15.950920%16.0%442315.460526%15.460526%15.5%47413.760855%13.760855%13.8%206513.333333%13.333333%13.3%52613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.695906%11.695906%11.7%20711.353712%11.353712%11.4%26811.145511%11.145511%11.1%36910.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k7.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.619048%7.619048%7.6%8106.870229%6.870229%6.9%9116.860707%6.860707%6.9%33126.813020%6.813020%6.8%90136.318224%6.318224%6.3%1,557144.014599%4.014599%4.0%2215
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Ames to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,876.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Ames
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KeokukDes MoinesOttumwaBurlingtonOskaloosaPerryNewtonFort DodgeClintonWaterlooCouncil BluffsStorm LakeFort MadisonGrinnellMarshalltownSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityBooneMuscatineDenisonCrestonCedar RapidsAltoonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCarrollDubuqueSpencerIowaMarionWest North CentralMount PleasantMt PleasantCoralvilleNorth LibertyIowa CityAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStoryPellaPleasant HillWaukeeLe MarsWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesAmesWaverlyAnkenyCedar FallsUrbandaleJohnstonDecorahBettendorfCliveNorwalkGrimes24.853596%24.853596%24.9%1,061122.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k222.545200%22.545200%22.5%2,257321.611551%21.611551%21.6%2,320420.315380%20.315380%20.3%992520.021224%20.021224%20.0%566618.709677%18.709677%18.7%1,189718.662726%18.662726%18.7%1,831818.624358%18.624358%18.6%2,066918.331818%18.331818%18.3%5,2441017.772225%17.772225%17.8%4,4101117.645382%17.645382%17.6%6191217.219555%17.219555%17.2%7891317.024362%17.024362%17.0%5871416.973435%16.973435%17.0%1,7061516.519250%16.519250%16.5%5,1361616.144890%16.144890%16.1%6241715.751170%15.751170%15.8%9091815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3861914.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,8452014.631522%14.631522%14.6%8162114.149834%14.149834%14.1%1,3242213.902531%13.902531%13.9%3682313.838891%13.838891%13.8%4692413.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362513.528366%13.528366%13.5%8372613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.719298%12.719298%12.7%5512712.607069%12.607069%12.6%3,0322811.749295%11.749295%11.7%5832911.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.686820%11.686820%11.7%1,7303010.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.300000%10.300000%10.3%309319.200355%9.200355%9.2%726329.003510%9.003510%9.0%590338.711237%8.711237%8.7%2,576347.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.152283%7.152283%7.2%271356.872370%6.872370%6.9%245366.741751%6.741751%6.7%425376.520693%6.520693%6.5%271386.371781%6.371781%6.4%1,707396.318224%6.318224%6.3%1,557406.288210%6.288210%6.3%216416.198430%6.198430%6.2%1,232426.148756%6.148756%6.1%892436.029905%6.029905%6.0%988445.095294%5.095294%5.1%393454.789600%4.789600%4.8%140464.786398%4.786398%4.8%670474.745032%4.745032%4.7%308484.395901%4.395901%4.4%163493.884814%3.884814%3.9%14350
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 Ames to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Ames
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaIowaSioux FallsWest North CentralFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStoryAnn ArborAmesOlatheOverland 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%10,43610.4k3413.670269%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%21,58221.6k4011.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%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%3,985467.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8216.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004476.318224%6.318224%6.3%1,5575.134959%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 Ames to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ames. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ames, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ames
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachIowaOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinAmes Metro AreaAmes AreaStory CountyStorySan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoAmesSan 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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%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%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.333295%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%33,16533.2k467.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.719461%7.719461%7.7%2,8217.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k496.318224%6.318224%6.3%1,5575.164561%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:
Iowa
County:
Story
Metro Area:
Ames Area
Townships:
Franklin, Grant, Milford, Washington
ZIP Codes:
50010, 50011, 50012, 50014
Unified School Districts:
Ames, Gilbert, Nevada, United
Neighborhoods:
Allenview, Bloomington Heights, Brookside, College Creek/Old Ames, Edwards, Historic Old Town, Kate Mitchell, Meeker North, North Old Town, Northridge, Oak-Riverside, Oak-Wood-Forest, Somerset Village, South Campus Area, Stone Brooke, Sunrise Addition, Top-O-Hollow, Westside
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate Districts:
IA-23, IA-24
State House Districts:
IA-45, IA-46, IA-48
Nearby Cities:
Cambridge, Gilbert, Huxley, Kelley, Luther, Nevada, Roland, Sheldahl, Slater, Story City