Food Stamps in Thornton, 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 Thornton
Thornton
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,625.000000$54,570.000000$40,625.000000$40.6k215$22,500.000000$21,770.000000$22,500.000000$22.5k12$43,750.000000$60,029.000000$43,750.000000$43.8k203
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 Thornton
Thornton
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.000000%52.664484%50.000000%50.0%9.091%9.09%16.666667%27.399342%16.666667%16.7%8.333%8.33%33.333333%18.068146%33.333333%33.3%10.811%10.8%25.000000%41.493459%25.000000%25.0%5.455%5.45%8.333333%21.472000%8.333333%8.3%1.429%1.43%41.666667%46.279764%41.666667%41.7%12.500%12.5%
% 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 Iowa and Thornton
Thornton
Iowa
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty229.556650%27.203082%29.556650%29.6%90.909%90.9%10.837438%3.844895%10.837438%10.8%91.667%91.7%16.256158%20.782741%16.256158%16.3%89.189%89.2%25.615764%20.544599%25.615764%25.6%94.545%94.5%33.990148%38.954584%33.990148%34.0%98.571%98.6%17.241379%7.518635%17.241379%17.2%87.500%87.5%
% 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 Iowa and Thornton
Thornton
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Black3Other35.825243%10.121313%5.825243%5.8%12104.368932%104%5.581395%11.700403%5.581395%5.6%12100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.321834%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.665888%00.000000%0%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
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Mason City Area

There are 21 places in the Mason City Area. This section compares Thornton to all of the places in the Mason City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thornton.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Thornton, selected other places in the Mason City Area, and entities that contain Thornton
0%20%40%60%Count#BurchinalBolanManlySwaledaleKensettGraftonMason CityRock FallsNorthwoodUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMason City Metro AreaMason CityIowaClear LakeWest North CentralJoiceNora SpringsPlymouth951000Tract 951000West Fork Community School DistrictWest ForkFertileRockwellThorntonMeserveyZIP Code 50479ZIP 50479DoughertyHanlontownVenturaPortland66.666667%66.666667%66.7%8143.750000%43.750000%43.8%7222.801303%22.801303%22.8%140318.421053%18.421053%18.4%14417.307692%17.307692%17.3%27515.662651%15.662651%15.7%26614.840734%14.840734%14.8%1,845714.754098%14.754098%14.8%9814.149822%14.149822%14.1%119913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,43612.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k11.645267%11.645267%11.6%3901010.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k8.823529%8.823529%8.8%9116.576981%6.576981%6.6%44126.250000%6.250000%6.3%10136.108202%6.108202%6.1%706.045340%6.045340%6.0%1205.806452%5.806452%5.8%9145.726872%5.726872%5.7%26155.581395%5.581395%5.6%12164.597701%4.597701%4.6%4174.363636%4.363636%4.4%123.703704%3.703704%3.7%1183.370787%3.370787%3.4%3190.898204%0.898204%0.9%3200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Iowa

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Thornton, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Thornton
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KeokukDes MoinesOttumwaBurlingtonOskaloosaPerryNewtonFort DodgeClintonWaterlooCouncil BluffsStorm LakeFort MadisonGrinnellMarshalltownSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityBooneMuscatineDenisonCrestonCedar RapidsAltoonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCarrollCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoDubuqueMason City Metro AreaMason CitySpencerIowaMarionWest North CentralMount PleasantMt PleasantCoralvilleNorth LibertyIowa CityPellaPleasant HillWaukeeLe MarsWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesAmesWaverlyAnkenyCedar Falls951000Tract 951000West Fork Community School DistrictWest ForkUrbandaleThorntonJohnstonDecorahBettendorfCliveNorwalkZIP Code 50479ZIP 50479Grimes24.853596%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%5512712.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,43612.607069%12.607069%12.6%3,0322812.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80611.749295%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%892436.108202%6.108202%6.1%706.045340%6.045340%6.0%1206.029905%6.029905%6.0%988445.581395%5.581395%5.6%125.095294%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%163494.363636%4.363636%4.4%123.884814%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 Thornton to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thornton. 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 Thornton, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Thornton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMason City Metro AreaMason CityOmahaIowaSioux FallsWest North CentralFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn Arbor951000Tract 951000West Fork Community School DistrictWest ForkThorntonOlatheZIP Code 50479ZIP 50479Overland 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%3,403,3563.40M12.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,43612.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80612.344705%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%3,004476.108202%6.108202%6.1%706.045340%6.045340%6.0%1205.581395%5.581395%5.6%125.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359484.363636%4.363636%4.4%123.544646%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 Thornton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thornton. 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 Thornton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Thornton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoMason City Metro AreaMason CityOmahaLong BeachIowaOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan Diego951000Tract 951000West Fork Community School DistrictWest ForkThorntonSan FranciscoZIP Code 50479ZIP 5047942.327373%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%39,89339.9k3612.654545%12.654545%12.7%2,43612.530142%12.530142%12.5%2,80612.344705%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%31,31031.3k496.108202%6.108202%6.1%706.045340%6.045340%6.0%1205.581395%5.581395%5.6%125.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k504.363636%4.363636%4.4%12
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:
Iowa
County:
Cerro Gordo
Metro Area:
Mason City Area
Townships:
Grimes, Pleasant Valley
ZIP Code:
50479
Unified School District:
West Fork
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate District:
IA-27
State House District:
IA-54
Nearby Cities:
Alexander, Goodell, Klemme, Latimer, Meservey, Rockwell, Sheffield, Swaledale
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Burchinal, Chapin