Food Stamps in Topeka, 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 Topeka
Topeka
Kansas
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,740.000000$53,571.000000$43,740.000000$43.7k52,72452.7k$15,201.000000$18,778.000000$15,201.000000$15.2k7,154$49,915.000000$57,770.000000$49,915.000000$49.9k45,57045.6k
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 Topeka
Topeka
Kansas
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.344143%54.050675%47.344143%47.3%22.323%22.3%26.628460%28.045635%26.628460%26.6%42.447%42.4%13.838412%19.521006%13.838412%13.8%11.424%11.4%51.313950%48.426980%51.313950%51.3%23.759%23.8%21.987699%23.164153%21.987699%22.0%7.982%7.98%62.300811%54.071347%62.300811%62.3%50.459%50.5%
% 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 Kansas and Topeka
Topeka
Kansas
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.863507%30.114467%25.863507%25.9%77.677%77.7%5.668203%5.069853%5.668203%5.7%57.553%57.6%16.844415%22.282430%16.844415%16.8%88.576%88.6%25.850340%22.884242%25.850340%25.9%76.241%76.2%39.791530%36.551214%39.791530%39.8%92.018%92.0%9.602809%8.602246%9.602809%9.6%49.541%49.5%
% 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 Kansas and Topeka
Topeka
Kansas
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian128.384436%24.288260%28.384436%28.4%1,583209.189406%209%23.822715%19.243105%23.822715%23.8%344175.570144%176%23.223881%15.562939%23.223881%23.2%389171.156819%171%18.415351%15.103586%18.415351%18.4%595135.718616%136%13.568773%9.104026%13.568773%13.6%7,154100.000000%100%10.573928%7.225376%10.573928%10.6%4,24377.928399%78%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.133897%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 Topeka

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Topeka

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Topeka

There are 25 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Topeka (24 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Topeka, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Topeka, selected neighborhoods in Topeka, and entities that contain Topeka
0%10%20%30%Count#Chesney Park NeighborhoodChesney ParkCentral Park NeighborhoodCentral ParkHistoric Holiday Park NeighborhoodHist Holiday PkTennessee Town NeighborhoodTennessee TownMonroe NeighborhoodMonroeDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWard Meade NeighborhoodWard MeadeEast End NeighborhoodEast EndOldtown NeighborhoodOldtownHighland Crest NeighborhoodHighland CrstCentral Highland Park NeighborhoodCntrl Highland PkOakland NeighborhoodOaklandQuinton Heights NeighborhoodQuinton HtsJefferson Square NeighborhoodJefferson SqTopekaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestElmhurst NeighborhoodElmhurstNorton NeighborhoodNortonRandolph NeighborhoodRandolphShawnee CountyShawneeWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaPotwin NeighborhoodPotwinGreater Aubrundale NeighborhoodGreater AubrundaleKenwood NeighborhoodKenwoodLikins Foster NeighborhoodLikins FosterCollege Hill NeighborhoodCollege HillMcAlister Parkway NeighborhoodMcAlister PkwyKansasEllenwand NeighborhoodEllenwandWestboro NeighborhoodWestboro39.235526%39.235526%39.2%238239138.846607%38.846607%38.8%434435235.765007%35.765007%35.8%169170334.290867%34.290867%34.3%103104433.704293%33.704293%33.7%158159533.704293%33.704293%33.7%151632.427254%32.427254%32.4%323324730.212766%30.212766%30.2%7879829.486615%29.486615%29.5%306925.149678%25.149678%25.1%4941022.990783%22.990783%23.0%4871116.011484%16.011484%16.0%3603611215.369650%15.369650%15.4%52531315.369650%15.369650%15.4%51521413.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.499215%12.499215%12.5%38391512.376977%12.376977%12.4%39401611.425926%11.425926%11.4%48491711.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,68910.008340%10.008340%10.0%671810.008340%10.008340%10.0%731910.008340%10.008340%10.0%36209.875905%9.875905%9.9%5253219.740715%9.740715%9.7%5152229.290030%9.290030%9.3%3031239.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.679374%8.679374%8.7%12246.499261%6.499261%6.5%3425
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Topeka Area

There are 43 places in the Topeka Area. This section compares Topeka to all of the places in the Topeka Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Topeka, selected other places in the Topeka Area, and entities that contain Topeka
0%10%20%30%Count#WakarusaQuenemoMcLouthMelvernWhitingMeridenCarbondaleBurlingameWamegoOskaloosaDenisonLyndonTopekaScrantonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEskridgeHarveyvilleWinchesterMidwestWillardHoltonOsage CityValley FallsMcFarlandNetawakaShawnee CountyShawneeWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaMayettaKansasSoldierAlta VistaSilver LakeAuburnOlivetOverbrookRossvilleAlmaNortonvilleSt. MarysPerryPaxicoDeliaCirclevilleHoytMaple HillOzawkieVassarGrantville33.125000%33.125000%33.1%53131.884058%31.884058%31.9%44228.205128%28.205128%28.2%121325.988701%25.988701%26.0%46417.204301%17.204301%17.2%16517.058824%17.058824%17.1%58616.696589%16.696589%16.7%93716.533333%16.533333%16.5%62815.704388%15.704388%15.7%272915.514334%15.514334%15.5%921014.516129%14.516129%14.5%91113.775510%13.775510%13.8%541213.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1541313.357401%13.357401%13.4%371413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.000000%13.000000%13.0%261512.987013%12.987013%13.0%101612.927757%12.927757%12.9%341712.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.820513%12.820513%12.8%51812.508687%12.508687%12.5%1801912.277731%12.277731%12.3%1452012.227074%12.227074%12.2%562112.056738%12.056738%12.1%172211.290323%11.290323%11.3%72311.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,6899.523810%9.523810%9.5%12249.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.000000%8.000000%8.0%4257.627119%7.627119%7.6%18266.996587%6.996587%7.0%41276.679035%6.679035%6.7%36286.451613%6.451613%6.5%2296.377551%6.377551%6.4%25306.233766%6.233766%6.2%24315.729167%5.729167%5.7%22324.787234%4.787234%4.8%9334.449649%4.449649%4.4%38343.875969%3.875969%3.9%15353.846154%3.846154%3.8%4363.773585%3.773585%3.8%2372.985075%2.985075%3.0%2382.966102%2.966102%3.0%7391.376147%1.376147%1.4%3400.722022%0.722022%0.7%2410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 43 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Kansas

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Topeka, selected other places in Kansas, and entities that contain Topeka
0%5%10%15%Count#IndependenceArkansas CityCoffeyvilleAtchisonKansas CityFort ScottChanuteWellingtonEl DoradoHutchinsonParsonsGreat BendPittsburgOttawaWinfieldTopekaEmporiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAugustaWichitaMidwestAbileneGarden CitySalinaDodge CityJunction CityLeavenworthLiberalShawnee CountyShawneeNewtonWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaHaysvilleKansasBonner SpringsBonner SpgsFort RileyPark CityHaysMcPhersonPrattLansingLawrenceMerriamShawneeOlatheManhattanGardnerMissionRoeland 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%1,0422411.437068%11.437068%11.4%1,4232511.410913%11.410913%11.4%7572611.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.844616%10.844616%10.8%8412710.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,68910.009790%10.009790%10.0%409289.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k8.245166%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%230356.887805%6.887805%6.9%2,444366.379678%6.379678%6.4%329375.507331%5.507331%5.5%1,326385.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359395.019286%5.019286%5.0%1,041404.747605%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 Topeka to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka. 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 Topeka, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Topeka
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaShawnee CountyShawneeSioux FallsWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonKansasRochesterAnn 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%9,0692317.388647%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%21,58221.6k4011.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96510.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,68910.392569%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%3,985466.357941%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 Topeka to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Topeka. 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 Topeka, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Topeka
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoTopekaArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandShawnee CountyShawneeMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinKansasSan 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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%25,00925.0k3313.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,15413.305549%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%18,46018.5k3911.215940%11.215940%11.2%7,96511.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.422314%10.422314%10.4%9,68910.333295%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%101,588102k7.031769%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:
Kansas
County:
Shawnee
Metro Area:
Topeka Area
ZIP Codes:
66409, 66546, 66603, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66608, 66609, 66610, 66611, 66612, 66614, 66615, 66616, 66617, 66618, 66619, 66621, 66622
Unified School Districts:
Auburn-Washburn 437, Seaman 345, Shawnee Heights 450, Topeka 501
Neighborhoods:
Central Highland Park, Central Park, Chesney Park, College Hill, Downtown, East End, Ellenwand, Elmhurst, Greater Aubrundale, Highland Crest, Historic Holiday Park, Jefferson Square, Kenwood, Likins Foster, McAlister Parkway, Monroe, Norton, Oakland, Oldtown, Potwin, Quinton Heights, Randolph, Tennessee Town, Ward Meade, Westboro
Congressional District:
KS-2
State Senate Districts:
KS-18, KS-19, KS-20
State House Districts:
KS-50, KS-52, KS-53, KS-54, KS-55, KS-56, KS-57, KS-58
Neighboring Townships:
Menoken, Mission, Monmouth, Soldier, Tecumseh, Topeka
Nearby Cities:
Auburn, Carbondale, Hoyt, Lecompton, Meriden, Rossville, Silver Lake, Willard
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Grantville, Wakarusa