Food Stamps in Van Meter, 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 Van Meter
Van Meter
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$80,000.000000$54,570.000000$80,000.000000$80.0k444$45,000.000000$21,770.000000$45,000.000000$45.0k32$81,786.000000$60,029.000000$81,786.000000$81.8k412
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 Van Meter
Van Meter
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty290.625000%52.664484%90.625000%90.6%13.303%13.3%56.250000%27.399342%56.250000%56.3%40.000%40.0%12.500000%18.068146%12.500000%12.5%2.878%2.88%25.000000%41.493459%25.000000%25.0%8.247%8.25%9.375000%21.472000%9.375000%9.4%2.752%2.75%15.625000%46.279764%15.625000%15.6%38.462%38.5%
% 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 Van Meter
Van Meter
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.873786%27.203082%45.873786%45.9%86.697%86.7%6.553398%3.844895%6.553398%6.6%60.000%60.0%32.766990%20.782741%32.766990%32.8%97.122%97.1%21.601942%20.544599%21.601942%21.6%91.753%91.8%25.728155%38.954584%25.728155%25.7%97.248%97.2%1.941748%7.518635%1.941748%1.9%61.538%61.5%
% 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 Van Meter
Van Meter
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Asian27.305936%10.121313%7.305936%7.3%32101.369863%101%7.207207%11.700403%7.207207%7.2%32100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.608343%00.000000%0%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
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Des Moines Area

There are 66 places in the Des Moines Area. This section compares Van Meter to all of the places in the Des Moines Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Van Meter.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Van Meter, selected other places in the Des Moines Area, and entities that contain Van Meter
0%10%20%30%Count#SandyvilleSpring HillAckworthJamaicaDes MoinesRedfieldCaseyLaconaHartfordMartensdaleAdairBagleyPerryGuthrie CenterGuthrie CtrMacksburgBayardElkhartMitchellvilleStuartIndianolaPattersonMenloWintersetMinburnAltoonaWoodwardUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestNew VirginiaDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesTruroAdelCoon RapidsIowaWest North CentralSt. CharlesRunnells050902Tract 050902BoutonVan Meter TownshipVan MeterVan MeterDallas CountyDallasWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesAnkenyUrbandaleVan Meter Community School DistrictVan MeterCliveGrimesBondurantGrangerSaylorvilleLake PanoramaDiamondhead LakeDiamondhead LkBevington34.615385%34.615385%34.6%9131.818182%31.818182%31.8%7230.434783%30.434783%30.4%7322.680412%22.680412%22.7%22422.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k521.543408%21.543408%21.5%67621.176471%21.176471%21.2%36721.134021%21.134021%21.1%41821.000000%21.000000%21.0%63920.930233%20.930233%20.9%361020.800000%20.800000%20.8%781120.437956%20.437956%20.4%281220.021224%20.021224%20.0%5661318.023256%18.023256%18.0%1241417.741935%17.741935%17.7%111517.647059%17.647059%17.6%331617.142857%17.142857%17.1%601716.946309%16.946309%16.9%1011816.765579%16.765579%16.8%1131915.751170%15.751170%15.8%9092015.584416%15.584416%15.6%122115.243902%15.243902%15.2%252214.642032%14.642032%14.6%3172313.548387%13.548387%13.5%212413.528366%13.528366%13.5%8372513.360324%13.360324%13.4%662613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.918660%12.918660%12.9%272712.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.578616%12.578616%12.6%202812.553321%12.553321%12.6%2062912.302285%12.302285%12.3%703011.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.489510%10.489510%10.5%30339.677419%9.677419%9.7%18387.869081%7.869081%7.9%1137.547170%7.547170%7.5%4427.511737%7.511737%7.5%967.207207%7.207207%7.2%32446.580963%6.580963%6.6%1,9766.371781%6.371781%6.4%1,707476.198430%6.198430%6.2%1,232486.029905%6.029905%6.0%988495.407801%5.407801%5.4%614.745032%4.745032%4.7%308523.884814%3.884814%3.9%143562.750611%2.750611%2.8%45611.964286%1.964286%2.0%11620.000000%0.000000%0.0%0630.000000%0.000000%0.0%0640.000000%0.000000%0.0%0650.000000%0.000000%0.0%066
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 66 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Iowa

There are 1,008 places in Iowa. This section compares Van Meter to the 50 most populous places in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Van Meter. 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 Van Meter, selected other places in Iowa, and entities that contain Van Meter
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KeokukDes MoinesOttumwaBurlingtonOskaloosaPerryNewtonFort DodgeClintonWaterlooCouncil BluffsStorm LakeFort MadisonGrinnellMarshalltownSioux CityFairfieldIndianolaDavenportMason CityBooneMuscatineDenisonCrestonCedar RapidsAltoonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestCarrollDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesDubuqueSpencerIowaMarionWest North CentralMount PleasantMt PleasantCoralvilleNorth LibertyIowa City050902Tract 050902Van Meter TownshipVan MeterVan MeterPellaPleasant HillWaukeeDallas CountyDallasLe MarsWest Des MoinesW Des MoinesAmesWaverlyAnkenyCedar FallsUrbandaleVan Meter Community School DistrictVan MeterJohnstonDecorahBettendorfCliveNorwalkGrimes24.853596%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%5512712.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.607069%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%2,576347.869081%7.869081%7.9%1137.511737%7.511737%7.5%967.207207%7.207207%7.2%327.152283%7.152283%7.2%271356.872370%6.872370%6.9%245366.741751%6.741751%6.7%425376.580963%6.580963%6.6%1,9766.520693%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%988445.407801%5.407801%5.4%615.095294%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 Van Meter to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Van Meter. 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 Van Meter, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Van Meter
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOmahaIowaSioux FallsWest North CentralFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochester050902Tract 050902Van Meter TownshipVan MeterVan MeterDallas CountyDallasAnn ArborVan Meter Community School DistrictVan MeterOlatheOverland 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%3,403,3563.40M12.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.344705%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%3,985467.869081%7.869081%7.9%1137.511737%7.511737%7.5%967.207207%7.207207%7.2%326.580963%6.580963%6.6%1,9766.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.407801%5.407801%5.4%615.134959%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 Van Meter to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Van Meter. 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 Van Meter, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Van Meter
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesOmahaLong BeachIowaOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustin050902Tract 050902Van Meter TownshipVan MeterVan MeterSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchDallas CountyDallasSan DiegoVan Meter Community School DistrictVan MeterSan 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%39,89339.9k3612.689926%12.689926%12.7%30,14230.1k12.344705%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%33,16533.2k467.869081%7.869081%7.9%1137.511737%7.511737%7.5%967.207207%7.207207%7.2%327.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.580963%6.580963%6.6%1,9766.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.407801%5.407801%5.4%615.164561%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:
Dallas
Metro Area:
Des Moines Area
Township:
Van Meter
ZIP Codes:
50003, 50038, 50261
Unified School District:
Van Meter
Congressional District:
IA-3
State Senate District:
IA-10
State House District:
IA-19
Neighboring Townships:
Jefferson
Nearby Cities:
Adel, Clive, Cumming, Dallas Center, De Soto, Earlham, Patterson, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines