Food Stamps in Portage Township Schools, Indiana (Unified School District)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Indiana and Portage Township Schools
Portage Township
Indiana
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,905.000000$50,433.000000$56,905.000000$56.9k18,06418.1k$17,254.000000$18,504.000000$17,254.000000$17.3k2,164$61,480.000000$55,493.000000$61,480.000000$61.5k15,90015.9k
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 Indiana and Portage Township Schools
Portage Township
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.839187%55.511189%56.839187%56.8%19.561%19.6%26.524954%30.717688%26.524954%26.5%36.818%36.8%19.223660%17.691329%19.223660%19.2%10.596%10.6%45.794824%46.667319%45.794824%45.8%20.776%20.8%31.469501%22.904026%31.469501%31.5%10.104%10.1%54.944547%54.401057%54.944547%54.9%47.751%47.8%
% 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 Indiana and Portage Township Schools
Portage Township
Indiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.811321%28.681078%31.811321%31.8%80.439%80.4%6.194969%5.172275%6.194969%6.2%63.182%63.2%22.075472%20.710936%22.075472%22.1%89.404%89.4%23.767296%24.264573%23.767296%23.8%79.224%79.2%38.106918%37.757420%38.106918%38.1%89.896%89.9%8.182390%8.345309%8.182390%8.2%52.249%52.2%
% 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 Indiana and Portage Township Schools
Portage Township
Indiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Asian1Black1White2All RacesMixed1Hispanic3Other120.312500%7.414037%20.312500%20.3%26169.558688%170%12.490869%30.479010%12.490869%12.5%171104.267589%104%12.215203%9.796237%12.215203%12.2%1,721101.966466%102%11.979628%12.194152%11.979628%12.0%2,164100.000000%100%11.261261%22.717240%11.261261%11.3%2594.003430%94%10.899471%16.592765%10.899471%10.9%20690.983384%91%4.098361%22.754617%4.098361%4.1%1534.211085%34%
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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Portage Township Schools

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.5%3.7%6.7%9.8%12.9%16.0%
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Food Stamps by Place in Portage Township Schools

There are 4 places that are fully or partially contained within Portage Township Schools (1 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Portage Township Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage Township Schools.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage Township Schools, selected places in Portage Township Schools, and entities that contain Portage Township Schools
0%5%10%Count#South HavenEast North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestPortageIndianaPortage TownshipPortagePortage Township SchoolsPortage TwpChestertonPorter CountyPorterOgden Dunes14.162628%14.162628%14.2%263114.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.749115%12.749115%12.7%1,836212.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,16411.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,1648.168317%8.168317%8.2%42938.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,0480.580271%0.580271%0.6%34
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Portage Township Schools

There is 1 county subdivision that are fully or partially contained within Portage Township Schools (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Portage Township Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage Township Schools.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage Township Schools, selected county subdivisions in Portage Township Schools, and entities that contain Portage Township Schools
0%5%10%Count#East North CentralChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIndianaPortage TownshipPortagePortage Township SchoolsPortage TwpPorter CountyPorter14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,16411.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,1648.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,048
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Indiana

There are 289 unified school districts in Indiana. This section compares Portage Township Schools to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portage Township Schools. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 34,778.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portage Township Schools, selected other unified school districts in Indiana, and entities that contain Portage Township Schools
0%10%20%30%Count#Gary Community School CorporationGaryIndianapolis Public SchoolsIndianapolisMarion Community SchoolsMarionRichmond Community School CorporationRichmondHammond School CityHammondMuncie Community SchoolsMuncieAnderson Community School CorporationAndersonMichigan City Area SchoolsMichigan CityKokomo-Center Township Consolidated School CorporationKokomo-Ctr TwpWayne Township Metropolitan School DistrictWayne TwpElkhart Community SchoolsElkhartWarren Township Metropolitan School DistrictWarren TwpSouth Bend Community School CorporationSouth BendFort Wayne Community SchoolsFort WayneLafayette School CorporationLafayetteVigo County School CorporationVigoEast North CentralPike Township Metropolitan School DistrictPike TownshipEvansville-Vanderburgh School CorporationEvansville-Vanderb…Chicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPerry Township Metropolitan School DistrictPerry TwpMidwestEast Allen County SchoolsE Allen CoIndianaPortage TownshipPortagePortage Township SchoolsPortage TwpGreater Clark County SchoolsGreater Clark CoLa Porte Community School CorporationLa PorteGoshen Community SchoolsGoshenHuntington County Community School CorporationHuntington CoLawrence Township Metropolitan School DistrictLawrence TwpNew Albany-Floyd County Consolidated SchoolsNew Albany-Floyd …Bartholomew County School CorporationBartholomewMerrillville Community SchoolMerrillvilleClark-Pleasant Community School CorporationClark-PleasantFranklin Township Community School CorporationFranklin TwpMonroe County Community School CorporationMonroe CountyTippecanoe School CorporationTippecanoePorter CountyPorterWashington Township Metropolitan School DistrictWashington TwpWarsaw Community SchoolsWarsawDuneland School CorporationDunelandValparaiso Community SchoolsValparaisoWarrick County School CorporationWarrickNoblesville SchoolsNoblesvilleCrown Point Community School CorporationCrown PointAvon Community School CorporationAvonWestfield-Washington SchoolsWestfield-Washing…Penn-Harris-Madison School CorporationPenn-Harris-MadisonCenter Grove Community School CorporationCenter GroveLake Central School CorporationLakeHamilton Southeastern SchoolsHamilton SEBrownsburg Community School CorporationBrownsburgSouthwest Allen County Metropolitan School DistrictSW Allen CoCarmel Clay SchoolsCarmel ClayNorthwest Allen County SchoolsNW Allen Co33.447239%33.447239%33.4%9,788125.728940%25.728940%25.7%31,20231.2k222.330584%22.330584%22.3%3,114320.502494%20.502494%20.5%3,411420.260093%20.260093%20.3%5,811520.127323%20.127323%20.1%5,438620.039061%20.039061%20.0%5,951718.421053%18.421053%18.4%3,668818.403681%18.403681%18.4%3,680918.228915%18.228915%18.2%5,6651017.817768%17.817768%17.8%5,0101116.551001%16.551001%16.6%4,1021216.473740%16.473740%16.5%9,7771316.147729%16.147729%16.1%14,37614.4k1415.738271%15.738271%15.7%4,0121515.670012%15.670012%15.7%6,3861614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.254841%13.254841%13.3%3,9291713.136329%13.136329%13.1%9,7621813.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.932171%12.932171%12.9%5,0011912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.235420%12.235420%12.2%2,9772012.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k11.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,16411.979628%11.979628%12.0%2,1642111.671169%11.671169%11.7%3,4132211.667415%11.667415%11.7%1,8202310.796591%10.796591%10.8%1,4572410.418387%10.418387%10.4%1,5142510.170557%10.170557%10.2%4,0432610.026176%10.026176%10.0%2,911279.815338%9.815338%9.8%2,849289.414868%9.414868%9.4%1,749299.369731%9.369731%9.4%1,167308.834074%8.834074%8.8%1,651318.546628%8.546628%8.5%4,027328.153764%8.153764%8.2%2,592338.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,0488.083764%8.083764%8.1%3,177348.083736%8.083736%8.1%1,255357.492949%7.492949%7.5%983367.255464%7.255464%7.3%1,215377.183340%7.183340%7.2%1,673386.609684%6.609684%6.6%1,361395.818275%5.818275%5.8%908405.625635%5.625635%5.6%941415.444083%5.444083%5.4%719425.285618%5.285618%5.3%1,251433.869220%3.869220%3.9%600443.284408%3.284408%3.3%819453.123882%3.123882%3.1%1,135462.887347%2.887347%2.9%437472.640329%2.640329%2.6%405482.260284%2.260284%2.3%772492.236996%2.236996%2.2%28650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of unified school district out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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:
Indiana
County:
Porter
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Cities:
Portage
Towns:
Chesterton, Ogden Dunes
Townships:
Portage
Unincorporated Places:
South Haven
ZIP Codes:
46304, 46342, 46368, 46385
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate District:
IN-4
State House District:
IN-10
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Duneland, Gary, Hobart, Lake Station, River Forest, Union Township, Valparaiso
Nearby Unified School Districts:
City of East Chicago, Crown Point, Griffith, Hammond, Highland, Lake, Lake Ridge, Merrillville, New Durham Township, Porter Township