Food Stamps in Council Bluffs, 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 Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,097.000000$54,570.000000$47,097.000000$47.1k24,81424.8k$23,261.000000$21,770.000000$23,261.000000$23.3k4,410$51,976.000000$60,029.000000$51,976.000000$52.0k20,40420.4k
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 Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.208617%52.664484%48.208617%48.2%28.487%28.5%30.476190%27.399342%30.476190%30.5%49.667%49.7%13.038549%18.068146%13.038549%13.0%15.248%15.2%49.251701%41.493459%49.251701%49.3%28.579%28.6%26.439909%21.472000%26.439909%26.4%12.943%12.9%45.102041%46.279764%45.102041%45.1%56.362%56.4%
% 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 Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Iowa
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.156636%27.203082%26.156636%26.2%71.513%71.5%6.675162%3.844895%6.675162%6.7%50.333%50.3%15.663595%20.782741%15.663595%15.7%84.752%84.8%26.602627%20.544599%26.602627%26.6%71.421%71.4%38.438541%38.954584%38.438541%38.4%87.057%87.1%7.547540%7.518635%7.547540%7.5%43.638%43.6%
% 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 Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Other1All RacesWhite3Asian149.709302%40.665888%49.709302%49.7%171279.702183%280%24.015748%25.608343%24.015748%24.0%61135.130787%135%20.603385%23.321834%20.603385%20.6%280115.930247%116%19.047619%28.453373%19.047619%19.0%72107.176331%107%17.772225%11.700403%17.772225%17.8%4,410100.000000%100%17.094093%10.121313%17.094093%17.1%3,82696.184316%96%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.029893%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Council Bluffs

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2%9%16%23%30%37%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Council Bluffs

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%26%34%43%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Council Bluffs

There are 9 neighborhoods in Council Bluffs. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Council Bluffs, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Council Bluffs.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Council Bluffs, selected neighborhoods in Council Bluffs, and entities that contain Council Bluffs
0%10%20%30%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownOld Town NeighborhoodOld TownTwin City NeighborhoodTwin CityWest End NeighborhoodWest EndOakland-Fairview NeighborhoodOakland-FairviewCasino Row NeighborhoodCasino RowCouncil BluffsHuntington Avenue NeighborhoodHuntington AvePottawattamie CountyPottawattamieUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndIowaWest North CentralOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaManawa NeighborhoodManawa36.471783%36.471783%36.5%541542132.604045%32.604045%32.6%2930229.874009%29.874009%29.9%539320.658599%20.658599%20.7%1,7191,720419.370629%19.370629%19.4%4950518.425853%18.425853%18.4%5455617.772225%17.772225%17.8%4,41014.957167%14.957167%15.0%296297713.890403%13.890403%13.9%5,09513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.240968%12.240968%12.2%195196811.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k2.695688%2.695688%2.7%209
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Omaha Area

There are 94 places in the Omaha Area. This section compares Council Bluffs to all of the places in the Omaha Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Council Bluffs.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Council Bluffs, selected other places in the Omaha Area, and entities that contain Council Bluffs
0%20%40%60%Count#River SiouxKing LakeCalifornia JunctionCalifornia JctHastingsRichfieldLittle SiouxNehawkaWoodbineTaborMemphisCouncil BluffsPisgahPacific JunctionPacific JctWestonMorse BluffAlvoMacedoniaShelbyLa PlatteHermanSilver CityMalvernValleyOaklandPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieMagnoliaMissouri ValleyMissouri VlyCarter LakeBlairMondaminModaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestOmahaIowaHancockWest North CentralOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaPlattsmouthBellevueDunlapCrescentTreynorPapillionMurdockAvocaWashingtonBentleyWannVeniceLovelandFontanelle60.606061%60.606061%60.6%20138.383838%38.383838%38.4%38234.782609%34.782609%34.8%8328.813559%28.813559%28.8%17426.315789%26.315789%26.3%10526.153846%26.153846%26.2%17620.000000%20.000000%20.0%18718.604651%18.604651%18.6%128818.604651%18.604651%18.6%80918.421053%18.421053%18.4%71017.772225%17.772225%17.8%4,4101117.600000%17.600000%17.6%221216.949153%16.949153%16.9%301316.814159%16.814159%16.8%191416.666667%16.666667%16.7%111516.666667%16.666667%16.7%81615.740741%15.740741%15.7%171715.384615%15.384615%15.4%461815.384615%15.384615%15.4%121915.315315%15.315315%15.3%172015.053763%15.053763%15.1%142114.402174%14.402174%14.4%532214.369159%14.369159%14.4%1232314.260563%14.260563%14.3%812413.890403%13.890403%13.9%5,09513.846154%13.846154%13.8%92513.735343%13.735343%13.7%1642613.713510%13.713510%13.7%2022713.343328%13.343328%13.3%4452813.245033%13.245033%13.2%202913.223140%13.223140%13.2%163013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3411.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.843373%10.843373%10.8%94010.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k9.493162%9.493162%9.5%236479.491204%9.491204%9.5%1,899488.297872%8.297872%8.3%39547.070707%7.070707%7.1%14605.177112%5.177112%5.2%19674.356678%4.356678%4.4%321724.166667%4.166667%4.2%5742.247191%2.247191%2.2%2800.000000%0.000000%0.0%0870.000000%0.000000%0.0%0900.000000%0.000000%0.0%0910.000000%0.000000%0.0%0920.000000%0.000000%0.0%0930.000000%0.000000%0.0%094
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 94 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Council Bluffs to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Council Bluffs. 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 Council Bluffs, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Council Bluffs
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KeokukDes MoinesOttumwaBurlingtonOskaloosaPerryNewtonFort DodgeClintonWaterlooCouncil BluffsStorm LakeFort MadisonGrinnellMarshalltownSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityBooneMuscatineDenisonPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieCrestonCedar RapidsAltoonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCarrollDubuqueSpencerIowaMarionWest North CentralMount PleasantMt PleasantOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaCoralvilleNorth 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%6191217.219555%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%3682313.890403%13.890403%13.9%5,09513.838891%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%309319.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k9.200355%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 Council Bluffs to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Council Bluffs. 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 Council Bluffs, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Council Bluffs
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaCouncil BluffsEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaIowaSioux FallsWest North CentralFargoColumbiaLincolnOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaMadisonRochesterAnn 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%8,4202217.772225%17.772225%17.8%4,41017.722583%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%10,43610.4k3413.890403%13.890403%13.9%5,09513.670269%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%10,90610.9k449.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k9.645615%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 Council Bluffs to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Council Bluffs. 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 Council Bluffs, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Council Bluffs
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonCouncil BluffsColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachIowaOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralDenverLos AngelesOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%49,53949.5k1417.772225%17.772225%17.8%4,41017.388647%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%25,00925.0k3313.890403%13.890403%13.9%5,09513.305549%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%133,527134k439.797916%9.797916%9.8%34,07034.1k9.579263%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:
Pottawattamie
Metro Area:
Omaha Area
Townships:
Garner, Kane, Lake, Lewis
ZIP Codes:
51501, 51503
Unified School Districts:
Council Bluffs, Lewis Central, Treynor, Underwood
Neighborhoods:
Casino Row, Downtown, Huntington Avenue, Manawa, Oakland-Fairview, Old Town, South End, Twin City, West End
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate Districts:
IA-8, IA-11
State House Districts:
IA-15, IA-16, IA-22
Neighboring Cities:
Bellevue, Carter Lake, Omaha
Neighboring Precincts:
Highland II
Nearby Cities:
Crescent, La Vista, McClelland, Papillion, Ralston, Treynor
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
La Platte, Mineola, Offutt AFB, Weston