Food Stamps in Colfax, 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 Colfax
Colfax
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,821.000000$54,570.000000$44,821.000000$44.8k828$41,806.000000$21,770.000000$41,806.000000$41.8k145$45,804.000000$60,029.000000$45,804.000000$45.8k683
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 Colfax
Colfax
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty271.034483%52.664484%71.034483%71.0%35.764%35.8%28.275862%27.399342%28.275862%28.3%56.164%56.2%42.758621%18.068146%42.758621%42.8%33.333%33.3%26.896552%41.493459%26.896552%26.9%19.307%19.3%15.172414%21.472000%15.172414%15.2%7.432%7.43%11.724138%46.279764%11.724138%11.7%18.085%18.1%
% 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 Iowa and Colfax
Colfax
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.086384%27.203082%27.086384%27.1%64.236%64.2%4.685212%3.844895%4.685212%4.7%43.836%43.8%18.155198%20.782741%18.155198%18.2%66.667%66.7%23.865300%20.544599%23.865300%23.9%80.693%80.7%40.117130%38.954584%40.117130%40.1%92.568%92.6%11.273792%7.518635%11.273792%11.3%81.915%81.9%
% 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 Iowa and Colfax
Colfax
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1Mixed2All RacesWhite3Other2100.000000%23.321834%100.000000%100.0%5571.034483%571%51.612903%25.608343%51.612903%51.6%16294.727475%295%17.512077%11.700403%17.512077%17.5%145100.000000%100%16.083009%10.121313%16.083009%16.1%12491.839528%92%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.453373%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Colfax

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
5.4%7.2%9.0%10.8%12.6%14.5%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Newton Area

There are 14 places in the Newton Area. This section compares Colfax to all of the places in the Newton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colfax.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Colfax, selected other places in the Newton Area, and entities that contain Colfax
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KelloggNewtonColfaxMitchellvilleValeriaZIP Code 50054ZIP 50054Colfax-Mingo Community School DistrictColfax-MingoNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaJasper CountyJasperPrairie CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestReasnorIowaMingoWest North CentralMonroeLynnvilleBaxterLambs GroveOakland AcresSully20.064725%20.064725%20.1%62118.709677%18.709677%18.7%1,189217.512077%17.512077%17.5%145316.946309%16.946309%16.9%101416.666667%16.666667%16.7%3514.285714%14.285714%14.3%17313.704631%13.704631%13.7%21913.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,94313.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,94313.123360%13.123360%13.1%100613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%8711.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.290323%11.290323%11.3%14810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k8.500000%8.500000%8.5%6897.731959%7.731959%7.7%15105.752212%5.752212%5.8%26112.469136%2.469136%2.5%2122.040816%2.040816%2.0%1130.869565%0.869565%0.9%314
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Iowa

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Colfax, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Colfax
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KeokukDes MoinesOttumwaBurlingtonOskaloosaPerryNewtonFort DodgeClintonWaterlooCouncil BluffsStorm LakeColfaxFort MadisonGrinnellMarshalltownSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityBooneZIP Code 50054ZIP 50054MuscatineDenisonCrestonColfax-Mingo Community School DistrictColfax-MingoCedar RapidsAltoonaNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaJasper CountyJasperUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCarrollDubuqueSpencerIowaMarionWest North CentralMount PleasantMt PleasantCoralvilleNorth LibertyIowa CityPellaPleasant 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%6191217.512077%17.512077%17.5%14517.219555%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%8162114.285714%14.285714%14.3%17314.149834%14.149834%14.1%1,3242213.902531%13.902531%13.9%3682313.838891%13.838891%13.8%4692413.704631%13.704631%13.7%21913.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362513.528366%13.528366%13.5%8372613.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,94313.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,94313.049135%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%2,576347.152283%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 Colfax to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colfax. 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 Colfax, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Colfax
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColfaxColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldZIP Code 50054ZIP 50054Colfax-Mingo Community School DistrictColfax-MingoIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaJasper CountyJasperSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaIowaSioux FallsWest North CentralFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn 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%9,0692317.512077%17.512077%17.5%14517.388647%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%10,43610.4k3414.285714%14.285714%14.3%17313.704631%13.704631%13.7%21913.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,94313.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,94313.206978%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%3,985466.357941%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 Colfax to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Colfax. 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 Colfax, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Colfax
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColfaxColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasZIP Code 50054ZIP 50054SacramentoColfax-Mingo Community School DistrictColfax-MingoArlingtonNewton Metro AreaNewton AreaJasper CountyJasperUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachIowaOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%49,53949.5k1417.512077%17.512077%17.5%14517.388647%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%31,96532.0k3214.285714%14.285714%14.3%17313.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.704631%13.704631%13.7%21913.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,94313.268233%13.268233%13.3%1,94313.049135%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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:
Iowa
County:
Jasper
Metro Area:
Newton Area
Townships:
Mound Prairie, Poweshiek, Sherman, Washington
ZIP Code:
50054
Unified School District:
Colfax-Mingo
Congressional District:
IA-2
State Senate District:
IA-15
State House District:
IA-29
Nearby Cities:
Altoona, Baxter, Bondurant, Lambs Grove, Mingo, Mitchellville, Newton, Prairie City, Reasnor, Valeria