Food Stamps in Americus, Kansas (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Kansas and Americus
Americus
Kansas
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,250.000000$53,571.000000$44,250.000000$44.3k377$28,000.000000$18,778.000000$28,000.000000$28.0k32$50,250.000000$57,770.000000$50,250.000000$50.3k345
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 Kansas and Americus
Americus
Kansas
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.750000%54.050675%18.750000%18.8%6.593%6.59%9.375000%28.045635%9.375000%9.4%25.000%25.0%9.375000%19.521006%9.375000%9.4%4.615%4.62%75.000000%48.426980%75.000000%75.0%20.168%20.2%15.625000%23.164153%15.625000%15.6%3.650%3.65%53.125000%54.071347%53.125000%53.1%65.385%65.4%
% 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 Kansas and Americus
Americus
Kansas
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.637681%30.114467%24.637681%24.6%93.407%93.4%2.608696%5.069853%2.608696%2.6%75.000%75.0%17.971014%22.282430%17.971014%18.0%95.385%95.4%27.536232%22.884242%27.536232%27.5%79.832%79.8%38.260870%36.551214%38.260870%38.3%96.350%96.4%2.608696%8.602246%2.608696%2.6%34.615%34.6%
% 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 Kansas and Americus
Americus
Kansas
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3100.000000%15.562939%100.000000%100.0%21,178.125000%1,178%8.488064%9.104026%8.488064%8.5%32100.000000%100%8.174387%7.225376%8.174387%8.2%3096.304496%96%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.103586%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Emporia Area

There are 9 places in the Emporia Area. This section compares Americus to all of the places in the Emporia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Americus.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Americus, selected other places in the Emporia Area, and entities that contain Americus
0%10%20%Count#AllenReadingEmporiaNeosho RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHartfordEmporia Metro AreaEmporia AreaLyon CountyLyonAdmireWest North CentralKansasAmericusBushongNorth Lyon County Unified School District 251N Lyon Co 251ZIP Code 66835ZIP 66835Americus TownshipAmericusOlpe000700Tract 00070028.125000%28.125000%28.1%27121.176471%21.176471%21.2%18213.513789%13.513789%13.5%1,328313.095238%13.095238%13.1%11413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%23511.439309%11.439309%11.4%1,52211.439309%11.439309%11.4%1,52211.111111%11.111111%11.1%5610.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k9.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.488064%8.488064%8.5%3278.333333%8.333333%8.3%187.064018%7.064018%7.1%966.177606%6.177606%6.2%325.536332%5.536332%5.5%325.508475%5.508475%5.5%1394.799216%4.799216%4.8%49
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Kansas

There are 671 places in Kansas. This section compares Americus to the 50 most populous places in Kansas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Americus. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 6,598.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Americus, selected other places in Kansas, and entities that contain Americus
0%5%10%15%Count#IndependenceArkansas CityCoffeyvilleAtchisonKansas CityFort ScottChanuteWellingtonEl DoradoHutchinsonParsonsGreat BendPittsburgOttawaWinfieldTopekaEmporiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugustaWichitaMidwestAbileneGarden CitySalinaDodge CityJunction CityEmporia Metro AreaEmporia AreaLyon CountyLyonLeavenworthLiberalNewtonWest North CentralHaysvilleKansasAmericusBonner SpringsBonner SpgsFort RileyPark CityHaysMcPhersonPrattLansingNorth Lyon County Unified School District 251N Lyon Co 251LawrenceMerriamZIP Code 66835ZIP 66835Americus TownshipAmericusShawneeOlatheManhattan000700Tract 000700GardnerMissionRoeland ParkDerbyOverland ParkLenexaAndoverBel AirePrairie VillagePrairie VlgLeawood19.524439%19.524439%19.5%739119.509572%19.509572%19.5%907219.074262%19.074262%19.1%750318.773946%18.773946%18.8%686418.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,912517.635844%17.635844%17.6%555617.339149%17.339149%17.3%636717.087621%17.087621%17.1%548816.228551%16.228551%16.2%889915.763308%15.763308%15.8%2,6001015.139733%15.139733%15.1%6231114.492528%14.492528%14.5%9311214.196891%14.196891%14.2%1,0961313.986296%13.986296%14.0%6941413.632346%13.632346%13.6%6171513.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1541613.513789%13.513789%13.5%1,3281713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.021563%13.021563%13.0%4651812.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k1912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867133%12.867133%12.9%3682012.830271%12.830271%12.8%1,1802112.209692%12.209692%12.2%2,3712212.130111%12.130111%12.1%1,0742311.593235%11.593235%11.6%1,0422411.439309%11.439309%11.4%1,52211.439309%11.439309%11.4%1,52211.437068%11.437068%11.4%1,4232511.410913%11.410913%11.4%7572610.844616%10.844616%10.8%8412710.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.009790%10.009790%10.0%409289.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.488064%8.488064%8.5%328.245166%8.245166%8.2%226298.203800%8.203800%8.2%95308.109177%8.109177%8.1%205317.856643%7.856643%7.9%673327.619388%7.619388%7.6%426337.148148%7.148148%7.1%193347.066052%7.066052%7.1%230357.064018%7.064018%7.1%966.887805%6.887805%6.9%2,444366.379678%6.379678%6.4%329376.177606%6.177606%6.2%325.536332%5.536332%5.5%325.507331%5.507331%5.5%1,326385.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359395.019286%5.019286%5.0%1,041404.799216%4.799216%4.8%494.747605%4.747605%4.7%332414.615385%4.615385%4.6%225423.713355%3.713355%3.7%114433.668297%3.668297%3.7%330443.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699452.945668%2.945668%2.9%598462.813653%2.813653%2.8%122472.746845%2.746845%2.7%74481.490529%1.490529%1.5%144490.912689%0.912689%0.9%11350
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 Americus to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Americus. 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 Americus, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Americus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaEmporia Metro AreaEmporia AreaLyon CountyLyonSioux FallsWest North CentralFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonKansasRochesterAmericusNorth Lyon County Unified School District 251N Lyon Co 251Ann ArborZIP Code 66835ZIP 66835Americus TownshipAmericusOlathe000700Tract 000700Overland 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%21,58221.6k4011.439309%11.439309%11.4%1,52211.439309%11.439309%11.4%1,52210.705207%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%10,20410.2k459.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k9.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985468.488064%8.488064%8.5%327.064018%7.064018%7.1%966.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004476.177606%6.177606%6.2%325.536332%5.536332%5.5%325.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359484.799216%4.799216%4.8%493.544646%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 Americus to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Americus. 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 Americus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Americus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandEmporia Metro AreaEmporia AreaLyon CountyLyonMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinKansasAmericusNorth Lyon County Unified School District 251N Lyon Co 251San JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoZIP Code 66835ZIP 66835Americus TownshipAmericusSan Francisco000700Tract 00070042.327373%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%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.439309%11.439309%11.4%1,52211.439309%11.439309%11.4%1,52211.059321%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%33,16533.2k469.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.488064%8.488064%8.5%327.064018%7.064018%7.1%967.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k496.177606%6.177606%6.2%325.536332%5.536332%5.5%325.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k504.799216%4.799216%4.8%49
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:
Kansas
County:
Lyon
Metro Area:
Emporia Area
Township:
Americus
ZIP Code:
66835
Unified School District:
North Lyon County 251
Congressional District:
KS-1
State Senate District:
KS-17
State House District:
KS-60
Nearby Cities:
Admire, Allen, Bushong, Council Grove, Dunlap, Emporia, Neosho Rapids, Olpe, Reading, Strong City