Food Stamps in Anchorage, Alaska (Municipality)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Anchorage
Anchorage
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$80,862.000000$74,444.000000$80,862.000000$80.9k104,969105k$27,352.000000$26,669.000000$27,352.000000$27.4k8,862$85,540.000000$80,483.000000$85,540.000000$85.5k96,10796.1k
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 Alaska and Anchorage
Anchorage
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.165425%57.807131%57.165425%57.2%13.806%13.8%27.476868%25.532565%27.476868%27.5%28.623%28.6%20.774092%21.985951%20.774092%20.8%7.596%7.60%46.693749%45.945636%46.693749%46.7%18.260%18.3%25.524712%26.120486%25.524712%25.5%7.917%7.92%31.245768%36.500725%31.245768%31.2%40.014%40.0%
% 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 Alaska and Anchorage
Anchorage
Alaska
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.910194%32.547614%32.910194%32.9%86.194%86.2%6.317958%5.738235%6.317958%6.3%71.377%71.4%23.303193%23.387237%23.303193%23.3%92.404%92.4%19.273310%21.188086%19.273310%19.3%81.740%81.7%27.375737%30.145375%27.375737%27.4%92.083%92.1%4.319144%5.352592%4.319144%4.3%59.986%60.0%
% 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 Alaska and Anchorage
Anchorage
Alaska
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Asian1Hispanic2All RacesWhite325.167527%31.504084%25.167527%25.2%2,291298.105412%298%17.127161%16.216216%17.127161%17.1%1,060202.868537%203%15.311563%14.458716%15.311563%15.3%919181.363060%181%13.713774%11.341475%13.713774%13.7%918162.437496%162%9.072978%9.543147%9.072978%9.1%368107.468005%107%8.442493%10.467760%8.442493%8.4%8,862100.000000%100%4.533425%5.984876%4.533425%4.5%3,30653.697705%54%
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 Anchorage

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%22%29%36%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Anchorage

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Anchorage

There are 38 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Anchorage (36 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 38 of those to each other, Anchorage, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected neighborhoods in Anchorage, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%10%20%30%Count#Mountain View NeighborhoodMountain ViewFairview NeighborhoodFairviewMidtown NeighborhoodMidtownDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownGovernment Hill NeighborhoodGovernment HlAirport Heights NeighborhoodAirport HtsRussian Jack Park NeighborhoodRussian Jack PkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast NeighborhoodNortheastCampbell Park NeighborhoodCampbell ParkWestPacificAlaskaUniversity Area NeighborhoodUniv AreaSpenard NeighborhoodSpenardAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageNorth Star NeighborhoodNorth StarEklutna Valley NeighborhoodEklutna VlyTurnagain NeighborhoodTurnagainSand Lake NeighborhoodSand LakeChugiak NeighborhoodChugiakBayshore-Klatt NeighborhoodBayshore-KlattTaku-Campbell NeighborhoodTaku-CampbellAbbott Loop NeighborhoodAbbott LoopScenic Foothills NeighborhoodScenic FoothillsBirchwood NeighborhoodBirchwoodSouth Addition NeighborhoodS AddnEagle River NeighborhoodEagle RiverTurnagain Arm NeighborhoodTurnagain ArmGirdwood NeighborhoodGirdwoodPortage Valley NeighborhoodPortage VlyRogers Park NeighborhoodRogers ParkTudor Area NeighborhoodTudor AreaSouth Fork NeighborhoodSouth ForkRabbit Creek NeighborhoodRabbit CreekMid-Hillside NeighborhoodMid-HillsideHuffman-O'Malley NeighborhoodHuffman-O'MalleyBasher NeighborhoodBasherHillside East NeighborhoodHillside EastGlen Alps NeighborhoodGlen AlpsBear Valley NeighborhoodBear ValleyOld Seward-Oceanview NeighborhoodOld Seward-Ocean…35.662276%35.662276%35.7%1,0121,013124.546512%24.546512%24.5%884885218.616700%18.616700%18.6%324318.154192%18.154192%18.2%132415.545755%15.545755%15.5%149150515.540972%15.540972%15.5%311312615.107736%15.107736%15.1%617618713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.728248%12.728248%12.7%1,1591,160811.903492%11.903492%11.9%399400911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.379336%10.379336%10.4%363364109.569583%9.569583%9.6%507118.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8627.741421%7.741421%7.7%129127.368967%7.368967%7.4%0137.079422%7.079422%7.1%284146.896866%6.896866%6.9%583584156.634021%6.634021%6.6%181182166.633747%6.633747%6.6%278176.057175%6.057175%6.1%303304186.028909%6.028909%6.0%504195.978590%5.978590%6.0%182183205.090909%5.090909%5.1%4445214.238715%4.238715%4.2%95223.823698%3.823698%3.8%277278233.700097%3.700097%3.7%45243.700097%3.700097%3.7%3233253.700097%3.700097%3.7%0263.447944%3.447944%3.4%4647273.321935%3.321935%3.3%2425282.474794%2.474794%2.5%1314291.941882%1.941882%1.9%42301.368594%1.368594%1.4%1920311.128511%1.128511%1.1%3738321.075878%1.075878%1.1%1331.075342%1.075342%1.1%78341.067631%1.067631%1.1%1351.066098%1.066098%1.1%2360.287936%0.287936%0.3%737
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 37 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Anchorage Area

There are 30 places in the Anchorage Area. This section compares Anchorage to all of the places in the Anchorage Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected other places in the Anchorage Area, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Sutton-AlpineHoustonWasillaPalmerBuffalo SoapstoneWillowUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMeadow LakesWestPacificAlaskaTalkeetnaLakesAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageBig LakeAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageKnik-FairviewGatewaySusitna NorthTanainaLazy MountainChickaloonButteTrapper CreekFarm LoopGlacier ViewFishhookKnik RiverPoint MacKenziePt MacKenzieSkwentnaChaseLake Louise21.865889%21.865889%21.9%75120.434783%20.434783%20.4%141219.057239%19.057239%19.1%566316.529326%16.529326%16.5%341414.046823%14.046823%14.0%42513.706294%13.706294%13.7%98613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.054465%12.054465%12.1%301711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k9.883721%9.883721%9.9%3489.134263%9.134263%9.1%24998.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.466454%8.466454%8.5%106108.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862117.919224%7.919224%7.9%400127.886266%7.886266%7.9%147137.832423%7.832423%7.8%43147.588471%7.588471%7.6%208157.297830%7.297830%7.3%37167.207207%7.207207%7.2%8176.271186%6.271186%6.3%74185.000000%5.000000%5.0%9194.664723%4.664723%4.7%16204.597701%4.597701%4.6%4214.393673%4.393673%4.4%75223.610108%3.610108%3.6%10233.191489%3.191489%3.2%3240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%027
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Alaska

There are 355 places in Alaska. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous places in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,838.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected other places in Alaska, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KotzebueHoustonWasillaBethelKetchikanPalmerWrangellKenaiWillowDillinghamHainesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBarrowKodiakNomeMeadow LakesFairbanksDeltanaWestPacificAlaskaPetersburgHomerSewardLakesAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageSoldotnaSitkaBig LakeAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageFarmers LoopNikiskiKalifornskyKnik-FairviewGatewayTanainaJuneauNorth PoleAnchor PointButteBadgerSteele CreekValdezFishhookRidgewaySterlingFritz CreekCollegeUnalaskaChena RidgeCordovaGoldstreamEielson AFBEster21.624473%21.624473%21.6%205120.434783%20.434783%20.4%141219.057239%19.057239%19.1%566318.837571%18.837571%18.8%363417.116844%17.116844%17.1%564516.529326%16.529326%16.5%341615.980861%15.980861%16.0%167713.841167%13.841167%13.8%427813.706294%13.706294%13.7%98913.446475%13.446475%13.4%1031013.276492%13.276492%13.3%1091113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.919708%12.919708%12.9%1771212.891628%12.891628%12.9%2511312.800621%12.800621%12.8%1651412.054465%12.054465%12.1%3011511.618787%11.618787%11.6%1,2741611.168831%11.168831%11.2%861711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.463122%10.463122%10.5%1221810.190786%10.190786%10.2%219199.307876%9.307876%9.3%78209.134263%9.134263%9.1%249218.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.844340%8.844340%8.8%150228.818493%8.818493%8.8%309238.466454%8.466454%8.5%106248.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862258.376661%8.376661%8.4%145268.248588%8.248588%8.2%146277.944732%7.944732%7.9%230287.919224%7.919224%7.9%400297.886266%7.886266%7.9%147307.588471%7.588471%7.6%208317.291152%7.291152%7.3%885327.115629%7.115629%7.1%56337.064555%7.064555%7.1%58346.271186%6.271186%6.3%74356.020642%6.020642%6.0%420365.709690%5.709690%5.7%142375.372617%5.372617%5.4%62384.393673%4.393673%4.4%75394.146919%4.146919%4.1%35403.998050%3.998050%4.0%82413.850932%3.850932%3.9%31423.847826%3.847826%3.8%177432.878465%2.878465%2.9%27442.864472%2.864472%2.9%67452.456499%2.456499%2.5%24460.755375%0.755375%0.8%13470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%049
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 49 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageGlendaleAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan DiegoSan FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchScottsdaleFremontIrvine29.012787%29.012787%29.0%16,63116.6k123.620964%23.620964%23.6%14,41814.4k223.461984%23.461984%23.5%20,46820.5k323.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k420.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k519.954646%19.954646%20.0%18,65518.7k619.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k719.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k819.046976%19.046976%19.0%15,50515.5k917.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k1016.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1116.115662%16.115662%16.1%11,47011.5k1215.999363%15.999363%16.0%11,05711.1k1315.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k1514.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921614.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k1714.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k1814.176125%14.176125%14.2%7,2071913.921069%13.921069%13.9%7,1502013.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.222590%12.222590%12.2%11,46111.5k2211.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k2311.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2411.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2511.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2611.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k2811.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k2910.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.337522%10.337522%10.3%9,1243010.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3110.318586%10.318586%10.3%13,16613.2k3210.103407%10.103407%10.1%7,621339.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k349.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k359.278164%9.278164%9.3%6,671369.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054378.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100388.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862397.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k406.903259%6.903259%6.9%5,927416.586006%6.586006%6.6%7,071426.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k435.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k444.806475%4.806475%4.8%3,456454.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798464.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425473.645219%3.645219%3.6%3,832483.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422492.278439%2.278439%2.3%2,04950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8627.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place 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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State:
Alaska
Municipality:
Anchorage
Metro Area:
Anchorage Area
Census Subarea:
Anchorage
ZIP Codes:
99501, 99502, 99503, 99504, 99505, 99506, 99507, 99508, 99513, 99515, 99516, 99517, 99518, 99540, 99567, 99577, 99587, 99645, 99686
Unified School District:
Anchorage
Neighborhoods:
Abbott Loop, Airport Heights, Basher, Bayshore-Klatt, Bear Valley, Birchwood, Campbell Park, Chugiak, Downtown, Eagle River, Eklutna Valley, Fairview, Fire Island, Girdwood, Glen Alps, Government Hill, Hillside East, Huffman-O'Malley, Mid-Hillside, Midtown, Mountain View, North Star, Northeast, Old Seward-Oceanview, Portage Valley, Rabbit Creek, Rogers Park, Russian Jack Park, Sand Lake, Scenic Foothills, South Addition, South Fork, Spenard, Taku-Campbell, Tudor Area, Turnagain, Turnagain Arm, University Area
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate Districts:
AK-F, AK-G, AK-H, AK-I, AK-J, AK-K, AK-L, AK-M, AK-N
State House Districts:
AK-12, AK-13, AK-14, AK-15, AK-16, AK-17, AK-18, AK-19, AK-20, AK-21, AK-22, AK-23, AK-24, AK-25, AK-26, AK-27, AK-28
Neighboring Cities:
Whittier
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Knik River
Nearby Cities:
Palmer, Wasilla
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Butte, Gateway, Hope, Knik-Fairview, Lakes, Meadow Lakes, Point MacKenzie, Sunrise