East 16th Street Church of God

The community around East 16th Street Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Poverty Rate: 31.5% (20.3–42.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
• Diabetes: 18.5%
• Obesity: 43.4%
• Social Isolation: 34.8%
• Depression: 30.6%
• Food Insecurity: 24.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.1%
• Child Poverty: 28.3% (13.2–43.4%)
• Housing Insecurity: 17.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.5% (6.1–16.9%)
• Unemployment: 7.9% (2.6–13.2%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near East 16th Street Church of God

• Prayer House of Deliverance — 0.3 mi away
• New Hope Church — 0.4 mi away
• Industry United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• East 18th St Wesleyan Church — 0.5 mi away
• New Horizon Church of the Nazarene — 0.5 mi away
• Meeker Avenue Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Fellowship Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Glad Tidings Church | Muncie — 0.8 mi away
• Riverview Church of the Nazarene — 0.8 mi away
• Old Town Hill Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away