Food Stamps in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Mercer County and Trenton
Trenton
Mercer County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,412.000000$73,966.000000$34,412.000000$34.4k27,54927.5k$14,813.000000$18,878.000000$14,813.000000$14.8k7,465$43,397.000000$81,050.000000$43,397.000000$43.4k20,08420.1k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Mercer County and Trenton
Trenton
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.430676%47.281602%49.430676%49.4%35.237%35.2%31.935700%29.271166%31.935700%31.9%47.537%47.5%14.266577%14.686080%14.266577%14.3%24.321%24.3%37.213664%42.425518%37.213664%37.2%34.090%34.1%23.563295%33.942097%23.563295%23.6%19.964%20.0%59.102478%50.589126%59.102478%59.1%56.673%56.7%

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 Mercer County and Trenton
Trenton
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.768174%32.438032%33.768174%33.8%64.763%64.8%13.099980%6.138845%13.099980%13.1%52.463%52.5%16.500697%24.365100%16.500697%16.5%75.679%75.7%26.742681%19.793314%26.742681%26.7%65.910%65.9%35.112527%38.811978%35.112527%35.1%80.036%80.0%16.794463%7.286443%16.794463%16.8%43.327%43.3%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Mercer County and Trenton
Trenton
Mercer County
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2Black1All RacesOther1White3Asian136.666667%13.933795%36.666667%36.7%132135.315472%135%32.471264%21.377003%32.471264%32.5%1,808119.832667%120%29.919924%21.804396%29.919924%29.9%4,409110.417145%110%27.097172%9.130939%27.097172%27.1%7,465100.000000%100%18.807339%15.488215%18.807339%18.8%32869.407019%69%15.463272%3.344403%15.463272%15.5%74157.065999%57%13.467049%3.828470%13.467049%13.5%4749.699092%50%

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Trenton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
12%19%26%32%39%46%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Trenton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
12%19%26%34%41%48%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Trenton

There are 25 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Trenton (16 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Trenton, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Trenton, selected neighborhoods in Trenton, and entities that contain Trenton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#North Trenton NeighborhoodNorth TrentonPennington-Prospect NeighborhoodPennington-ProspectWest End NeighborhoodWest EndCentral West NeighborhoodCentral WestNorth 25 NeighborhoodNorth 25Ewing & Carroll NeighborhoodEwing & CarrollStuyvesant-Prospect NeighborhoodStuyvesant-ProspectSouth Trenton NeighborhoodSouth TrentonGreenwood & Hamilton NeighborhoodGreenwood & Ham…East Trenton NeighborhoodEast TrentonDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownTrentonTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonHanover Academy NeighborhoodHanover AcademyMill Hill NeighborhoodMill HillBattle Monument NeighborhoodBattle MonumentChambersburg NeighborhoodChambersburgBerkeley Sq. & Parkside NeighborhoodBerkeley Sq. & Pa…Glen Afton & Island NeighborhoodGln Afton & IsWilbur I NeighborhoodWilbur IChestnut Park NeighborhoodChestnut ParkTop Road NeighborhoodTop RoadWilbur II NeighborhoodWilbur IICadwalader & Hillcrest NeighborhoodCadwalader & Hillc…Hiltonia NeighborhoodHiltoniaFranklin Park NeighborhoodFranklin ParkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVilla Park NeighborhoodVilla ParkNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercer45.839866%45.839866%45.8%644144.084750%44.084750%44.1%752239.378238%39.378238%39.4%257337.208933%37.208933%37.2%186433.662389%33.662389%33.7%6364531.712259%31.712259%31.7%288289631.493216%31.493216%31.5%333730.465061%30.465061%30.5%600829.180031%29.180031%29.2%380927.922066%27.922066%27.9%2582591027.903883%27.903883%27.9%4391127.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.080395%27.080395%27.1%1561227.080395%27.080395%27.1%76771325.872411%25.872411%25.9%2111424.808665%24.808665%24.8%1,0861,0871524.604681%24.604681%24.6%2201624.604681%24.604681%24.6%1181722.027063%22.027063%22.0%2542551820.552995%20.552995%20.6%2242251918.811064%18.811064%18.8%1531542018.290581%18.290581%18.3%1831842116.549552%16.549552%16.5%1111122215.638963%15.638963%15.6%64652315.180395%15.180395%15.2%2272282413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.042683%12.042683%12.0%141142259.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Trenton Area

There are 12 county subdivisions in the Trenton Area. This section compares Trenton to all of the county subdivisions in the Trenton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Trenton, selected other county subdivisions in the Trenton Area, and entities that contain Trenton
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TrentonTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerHightstownHamilton TownshipHamiltonEast Windsor TownshipE WindsorEwing TownshipEwingHopewellRobbinsville TownshipRobbinsvilleLawrence TownshipLawrenceHopewell TownshipHopewellWest Windsor TownshipW WindsorPrincetonPennington27.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%15826.234009%6.234009%6.2%2,07135.778525%5.778525%5.8%55045.713408%5.713408%5.7%74454.269082%4.269082%4.3%3362.743292%2.743292%2.7%13772.625123%2.625123%2.6%32182.066501%2.066501%2.1%13391.445658%1.445658%1.4%139101.313547%1.313547%1.3%131110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares Trenton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Trenton, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain Trenton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicNewarkTrentonTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonUnion CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyVinelandIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenJersey CityBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrTown of KearnyKearnyCliftonHackensackNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerManchester TownshipManchesterToms River TownshipToms RivBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldHamilton TownshipHamiltonNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickGloucester TownshipGloucesterHobokenWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnion TownshipUnionBrick TownshipBrickHowell TownshipHowellCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlWashington TownshipWashingtonParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsWest Orange TownshipW OrangeSayrevilleOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgMiddletown TownshipMiddletownEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickEdison TownshipEdisonPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayWayne TownshipWayneJackson TownshipJacksonFranklin TownshipFranklinSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickEvesham TownshipEveshamBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterMonroe TownshipMonroe43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k427.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465526.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204623.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,596722.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,625821.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,067919.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661019.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071219.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241318.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281417.833828%17.833828%17.8%3,6061516.508039%16.508039%16.5%3,5731616.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k1713.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4821813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.887778%12.887778%12.9%1,8571912.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882010.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981219.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755229.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k7.023644%7.023644%7.0%1,616236.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394246.394457%6.394457%6.4%1,126256.234009%6.234009%6.2%2,071265.899868%5.899868%5.9%852275.897205%5.897205%5.9%1,378285.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405295.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845305.416891%5.416891%5.4%1,109315.332488%5.332488%5.3%1,599324.906995%4.906995%4.9%860334.885857%4.885857%4.9%1,282344.646785%4.646785%4.6%790354.068786%4.068786%4.1%795364.054962%4.054962%4.1%664374.005972%4.005972%4.0%644383.974252%3.974252%4.0%957393.957350%3.957350%4.0%939403.874164%3.874164%3.9%649413.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355423.722390%3.722390%3.7%605433.687040%3.687040%3.7%672443.664767%3.664767%3.7%746453.530530%3.530530%3.5%854463.373105%3.373105%3.4%523472.964960%2.964960%3.0%517482.864617%2.864617%2.9%438491.434381%1.434381%1.4%26150

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Trenton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Trenton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Trenton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTrentonTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandQuincyNew JerseyTown of IslipTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111359.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Trenton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Trenton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Trenton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeTrentonTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…New JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k327.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46526.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k379.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150

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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