Food Stamps in the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Tompkins County and the Town of Ithaca
Town of Ithaca
Tompkins County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,000.000000$54,133.000000$59,000.000000$59.0k6,884$17,557.000000$17,341.000000$17,557.000000$17.6k349$62,799.000000$59,629.000000$62,799.000000$62.8k6,535
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 Tompkins County and the Town of Ithaca
Town of Ithaca
Tompkins County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.002865%36.356119%51.002865%51.0%10.914%10.9%11.747851%20.341786%11.747851%11.7%15.953%16.0%19.484241%10.915105%19.484241%19.5%5.817%5.82%37.249284%41.675854%37.249284%37.2%11.586%11.6%22.922636%27.783903%22.922636%22.9%3.333%3.33%32.664756%48.621830%32.664756%32.7%12.737%12.7%
% 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 Tompkins County and the Town of Ithaca
Town of Ithaca
Tompkins County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.234124%22.355013%22.234124%22.2%89.086%89.1%3.305279%4.676539%3.305279%3.3%84.047%84.0%16.847743%15.481655%16.847743%16.8%94.183%94.2%15.179801%15.348864%15.179801%15.2%88.414%88.4%35.501148%33.321786%35.501148%35.5%96.667%96.7%11.951033%14.696458%11.951033%12.0%87.263%87.3%
% 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 Tompkins County and the Town of Ithaca
Town of Ithaca
Tompkins County
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian131.250000%33.536056%31.250000%31.3%80616.404011%616%23.076923%12.445095%23.076923%23.1%33455.190655%455%14.062500%9.324009%14.062500%14.1%18277.381805%277%10.447761%18.904110%10.447761%10.4%21206.081341%206%5.069727%9.480258%5.069727%5.1%349100.000000%100%4.087137%9.365462%4.087137%4.1%19780.618483%81%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.541797%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 the Town of Ithaca

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.7%4.6%7.5%10.3%13.2%16.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Ithaca

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in the Town of Ithaca

There are 6 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Ithaca (4 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 6 of those to each other, the Town of Ithaca, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ithaca.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Ithaca, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Ithaca, and entities that contain the Town of Ithaca
0%5%10%15%Count#Northwest Ithaca NeighborhoodNW IthacaNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsIthaca City School DistrictIthacaSouth Hill NeighborhoodSouth HillEast Ithaca NeighborhoodEast IthacaTown of IthacaIthacaCayuga Heights NeighborhoodCayuga HtsNortheast Ithaca NeighborhoodNE IthacaForest Home NeighborhoodForest Home16.079436%16.079436%16.1%93115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6288.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0367.578755%7.578755%7.6%858625.507343%5.507343%5.5%5935.069727%5.069727%5.1%3494.315726%4.315726%4.3%6542.219124%2.219124%2.2%222351.729340%1.729340%1.7%016
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Ithaca Area

There are 10 county subdivisions in the Ithaca Area. This section compares the Town of Ithaca to all of the county subdivisions in the Ithaca Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ithaca.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Ithaca, selected other county subdivisions in the Ithaca Area, and entities that contain the Town of Ithaca
0%5%10%15%Count#Town of GrotonGrotonNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of DrydenDrydenTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of NewfieldNewfieldIthacaTown of CarolineCarolineIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsTown of UlyssesUlyssesIthaca City School DistrictIthacaTown of DanbyTown of LansingLansingTown of IthacaIthaca15.971643%15.971643%16.0%383115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.068681%12.068681%12.1%731211.934426%11.934426%11.9%182310.815939%10.815939%10.8%228410.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01859.823484%9.823484%9.8%12869.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6288.737398%8.737398%8.7%18278.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0367.424442%7.424442%7.4%11386.321723%6.321723%6.3%31495.069727%5.069727%5.1%34910
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares the Town of Ithaca to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ithaca. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Ithaca, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Ithaca
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew RochelleTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceIthaca City School DistrictIthacaTown of BabylonBabylonTown of ClayTown of HamburgHamburgTown of RyeTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of HenriettaHenriettaWhite PlainsTown of LancasterLancasterTown of WebsterWebsterTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of ColonieColonieTown of IthacaIthacaTown of PerintonPerintonTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of OrangetownOrangetownTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k134.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k234.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k332.778566%32.778566%32.8%7,622430.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k529.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,882628.721439%28.721439%28.7%2,954725.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,899824.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,257923.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1022.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,5111121.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8241220.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9941319.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6911416.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k1515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.939369%13.939369%13.9%3,3751613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.632631%12.632631%12.6%4,9291912.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k2011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,844219.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183229.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.355950%9.355950%9.4%1,412239.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627249.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802259.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111268.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551278.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0368.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545287.918013%7.918013%7.9%1,862297.801508%7.801508%7.8%1,863307.413703%7.413703%7.4%1,134317.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569327.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k336.813287%6.813287%6.8%1,044346.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468356.534954%6.534954%6.5%1,118366.361556%6.361556%6.4%1,112376.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k385.330415%5.330415%5.3%755395.303082%5.303082%5.3%1,552405.286786%5.286786%5.3%1,684415.069727%5.069727%5.1%3494.842017%4.842017%4.8%921424.621410%4.621410%4.6%708434.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052444.442582%4.442582%4.4%795454.151939%4.151939%4.2%881463.675937%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Ithaca to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ithaca. 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 the Town of Ithaca, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Ithaca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandQuincyIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceIthaca City School DistrictIthacaCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of IthacaIthacaTown 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%11,41411.4k1526.525268%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%16,13316.1k2915.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.949843%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%4,232349.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0368.428167%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%1,845445.069727%5.069727%5.1%3494.454109%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Ithaca to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Ithaca. 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 the Town of Ithaca, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Ithaca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Ithaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsIthaca City School DistrictIthacaOntarioSalt 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 FranciscoTown of IthacaIthacaSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%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%39,68639.7k1915.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.004424%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%46,82446.8k379.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6288.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0368.572006%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%18,42718.4k485.069727%5.069727%5.1%3494.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
New York
County:
Tompkins
Metro Area:
Ithaca Area
Unincorporated Places:
East Ithaca, Forest Home, Northeast Ithaca, Northwest Ithaca, South Hill
Village:
Cayuga Heights
ZIP Codes:
14850, 14853, 14867
Unified School District:
Ithaca
Neighborhoods:
Cayuga Heights, East Ithaca, Forest Home, Northeast Ithaca, Northwest Ithaca, South Hill
Congressional District:
NY-23
State Senate District:
NY-58
Assembly District:
NY-125
Neighboring Towns:
Danby, Dryden, Enfield, Lansing, Newfield, Ulysses
Nearby Towns:
Caroline, Catharine, Cayuta, Covert, Genoa, Groton, Hector, Montour, Spencer, Van Etten