Food Stamps in El Paso County, Colorado (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Colorado and El Paso County
El Paso County
Colorado
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$60,219.000000$62,520.000000$60,219.000000$60.2k249,279249k$25,536.000000$22,553.000000$25,536.000000$25.5k24,51824.5k$64,621.000000$67,132.000000$64,621.000000$64.6k224,761225k
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 Colorado and El Paso County
El Paso County
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty259.042336%55.048562%59.042336%59.0%16.434%16.4%28.974631%26.332540%28.974631%29.0%36.683%36.7%22.424341%22.146385%22.424341%22.4%8.931%8.93%43.098948%41.842226%43.098948%43.1%17.433%17.4%22.310139%25.853456%22.310139%22.3%7.125%7.12%42.393344%47.625326%42.393344%42.4%38.495%38.5%
% 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 Colorado and El Paso County
El Paso County
Colorado
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.749454%29.762670%32.749454%32.7%83.566%83.6%5.455573%4.968078%5.455573%5.5%63.317%63.3%24.942939%22.128856%24.942939%24.9%91.069%91.1%22.267653%19.475330%22.267653%22.3%82.567%82.6%31.723475%33.678848%31.723475%31.7%92.875%92.9%7.388737%8.058572%7.388737%7.4%61.505%61.5%
% 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 Colorado and El Paso County
El Paso County
Colorado
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian125.818999%20.588235%25.818999%25.8%2,987262.506496%263%21.989133%22.051405%21.989133%22.0%3,197223.567542%224%19.664211%14.948203%19.664211%19.7%1,628199.929634%200%15.411356%17.986609%15.411356%15.4%2,926156.690079%157%9.835566%8.576702%9.835566%9.8%24,51824.5k100.000000%100%7.077481%5.716816%7.077481%7.1%13,47813.5k71.958042%72%5.520015%7.363647%5.520015%5.5%30256.123000%56%
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 County Subdivision in El Paso County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.4%3.7%5.8%8.0%10.2%12.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in El Paso County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%29%37%
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Food Stamps by Place in El Paso County

There are 20 places that are fully or partially contained within El Paso County (19 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 20 of those to each other, El Paso County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with El Paso County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of El Paso County, selected places in El Paso County, and entities that contain El Paso County
0%10%20%30%Count#Rock Creek ParkRock Crk PkStratmoorEllicottUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestColorado SpringsColorado SpgsCalhanFountainGreen Mountain FallsGrn Mtn FallsCimarron HillsCimarron HlsEl Paso CountyEl PasoColorado Springs Metro AreaColorado SpringsManitou SpringsManitou SpgsRamahColoradoMonumentSecurity-WidefieldPalmer LakeCascade-Chipita ParkCascade-Chipita PkGleneagleAir Force AcademyBlack ForestFort CarsonWoodmoorPeyton33.333333%33.333333%33.3%7123.513514%23.513514%23.5%522213.103448%13.103448%13.1%38313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k410.451977%10.451977%10.5%37510.450005%10.450005%10.5%973610.385757%10.385757%10.4%3579.933222%9.933222%9.9%59589.835566%9.835566%9.8%24,51824.5k9.771812%9.771812%9.8%25,31325.3k9.083569%9.083569%9.1%22598.888889%8.888889%8.9%4108.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.048290%8.048290%8.0%160117.757167%7.757167%7.8%920125.133080%5.133080%5.1%54134.081633%4.081633%4.1%26142.795786%2.795786%2.8%69152.656546%2.656546%2.7%14162.377507%2.377507%2.4%115171.215917%1.215917%1.2%33181.047120%1.047120%1.0%30190.000000%0.000000%0.0%020
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in El Paso County

There are 8 county subdivisions in El Paso County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, El Paso County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with El Paso County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of El Paso County, selected county subdivisions in El Paso County, and entities that contain El Paso County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsMountainWestEl Paso CountyEl PasoColorado Springs Metro AreaColorado SpringsPikes PeakColoradoSoutheastern El PasoSE El PasoFountainMonumentElsmereBlack Forest-PeytonBlack Frst-PeytonCheyenne MountainCheyenne Mtn13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.372567%12.372567%12.4%19,67319.7k111.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M9.835566%9.835566%9.8%24,51824.5k9.771812%9.771812%9.8%25,31325.3k9.584665%9.584665%9.6%15028.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.084359%8.084359%8.1%41437.553710%7.553710%7.6%1,87447.182851%7.182851%7.2%44955.769974%5.769974%5.8%1,34462.202573%2.202573%2.2%55371.477713%1.477713%1.5%618
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Colorado Springs Area

There are 2 counties in the Colorado Springs Area. This section compares El Paso County to all of the counties in the Colorado Springs Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with El Paso County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of El Paso County, selected other counties in the Colorado Springs Area, and entities that contain El Paso County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWestEl Paso CountyEl PasoColorado Springs Metro AreaColorado SpringsColoradoTeller CountyTeller13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M9.835566%9.835566%9.8%24,51824.5k19.771812%9.771812%9.8%25,31325.3k8.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.143823%8.143823%8.1%7952
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Colorado

There are 64 counties in Colorado. This section compares El Paso County to the 50 most populous counties in Colorado and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with El Paso County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 5,515.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of El Paso County, selected other counties in Colorado, and entities that contain El Paso County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Alamosa CountyAlamosaBent CountyBentConejos CountyConejosProwers CountyProwersCrowley CountyCrowleyPueblo CountyPuebloHuerfano CountyHuerfanoLas Animas CountyLas AnimasOtero CountyOteroSaguache CountySaguacheRio Grande CountyRio GrandeFremont CountyFremontMorgan CountyMorganMontrose CountyMontroseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelta CountyDeltaMoffat CountyMoffatLogan CountyLoganMesa CountyMesaMountainAdams CountyAdamsLincoln CountyLincolnWestDenver CountyDenverMontezuma CountyMontezumaKit Carson CountyKit CarsonEl Paso CountyEl PasoColorado Springs Metro AreaColorado SpringsWeld CountyWeldGilpin CountyGilpinColoradoGarfield CountyGarfieldTeller CountyTellerArapahoe CountyArapahoeLake CountyLakeYuma CountyYumaArchuleta CountyArchuletaGunnison CountyGunnisonLarimer CountyLarimerChaffee CountyChaffeeClear Creek CountyClear CreekLa Plata CountyLa PlataBoulder CountyBoulderJefferson CountyJeffersonRio Blanco CountyRio BlancoPark CountyParkSan Miguel CountySan MiguelElbert CountyElbertBroomfield CountyBroomfieldGrand CountyGrandSummit CountySummitEagle CountyEagleRoutt CountyRouttPitkin CountyPitkinDouglas CountyDouglas26.185671%26.185671%26.2%1,557125.639535%25.639535%25.6%441223.172414%23.172414%23.2%672321.400858%21.400858%21.4%1,048420.783646%20.783646%20.8%244518.707770%18.707770%18.7%11,76711.8k618.295019%18.295019%18.3%573717.980296%17.980296%18.0%1,095817.693650%17.693650%17.7%1,318917.272727%17.272727%17.3%4371016.630292%16.630292%16.6%7621114.319838%14.319838%14.3%2,3381214.285714%14.285714%14.3%1,4991313.287514%13.287514%13.3%2,2041413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.064521%12.064521%12.1%1,4511511.873351%11.873351%11.9%5851611.744925%11.744925%11.7%9431711.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,9791811.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.236047%11.236047%11.2%17,83717.8k1911.185087%11.185087%11.2%1682011.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k2110.131004%10.131004%10.1%1,044229.983193%9.983193%10.0%297239.835566%9.835566%9.8%24,51824.5k249.771812%9.771812%9.8%25,31325.3k9.664031%9.664031%9.7%9,337259.569378%9.569378%9.6%240268.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.415579%8.415579%8.4%1,748278.143823%8.143823%8.1%795287.643933%7.643933%7.6%17,72217.7k297.369433%7.369433%7.4%230307.308556%7.308556%7.3%293317.209216%7.209216%7.2%388326.872434%6.872434%6.9%452336.730308%6.730308%6.7%8,552346.540848%6.540848%6.5%506356.007708%6.007708%6.0%265365.308956%5.308956%5.3%1,147375.265669%5.265669%5.3%6,512385.195722%5.195722%5.2%11,70711.7k394.979592%4.979592%5.0%122404.595837%4.595837%4.6%340414.358502%4.358502%4.4%142424.084967%4.084967%4.1%350433.718319%3.718319%3.7%914443.697305%3.697305%3.7%214453.489809%3.489809%3.5%339463.043207%3.043207%3.0%536472.808096%2.808096%2.8%265482.512827%2.512827%2.5%191492.028645%2.028645%2.0%2,31350
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares El Paso County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with El Paso County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of El Paso County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain El Paso County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMountainWestRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluEl Paso CountyEl PasoColorado Springs Metro AreaColorado SpringsHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterColoradoSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2711.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.835566%9.835566%9.8%24,51824.5k9.771812%9.771812%9.8%25,31325.3k9.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • 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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Principal City:
Colorado Springs
Cities:
Colorado Springs, Fountain, Manitou Springs
Towns:
Calhan, Green Mountain Falls, Monument, Palmer Lake, Ramah
Unincorporated Places:
Air Force Academy, Black Forest, Cascade-Chipita Park, Cimarron Hills, Ellicott, Fort Carson, Gleneagle, Peyton, Rock Creek Park, Security-Widefield, Stratmoor, Woodmoor
ZIP Codes:
80106, 80132, 80133, 80808, 80809, 80817, 80819, 80829, 80831, 80832, 80833, 80840, 80864, 80902, 80903, 80904, 80905, 80906, 80907, 80908, 80909, 80910, 80911, 80913, 80914, 80915, 80916, 80917, 80918, 80919, 80920, 80921, 80922, 80923, 80924, 80925, 80926, 80927, 80928, 80929, 80930, 80938, 80939, 80951, 81008
Unified School Districts:
Academy 20, Big Sandy 100J, Calhan RJ-1, Cheyenne Mountain 12, Colorado Springs 11, Edison 54-JT, Ellicott 22, Falcon 49, Florence RE-2, Fountain 8, Hanover 28, Harrison 2, Lewis-Palmer 38, Manitou Springs 14, Miami-Yoder 60-JT, Peyton 23-JT, Widefield 3
Congressional District:
CO-5
State Senate Districts:
CO-2, CO-9, CO-10, CO-11, CO-12
State House Districts:
CO-14, CO-15, CO-16, CO-17, CO-18, CO-19, CO-20, CO-21
Neighboring Counties:
Crowley, Douglas, Elbert, Fremont, Lincoln, Pueblo, Teller
Nearby Counties:
Arapahoe