Food Stamps in Costa Mesa, California (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in California and Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa
California
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$70,438.000000$63,783.000000$70,438.000000$70.4k40,85540.9k$30,106.000000$25,599.000000$30,106.000000$30.1k2,012$73,894.000000$69,423.000000$73,894.000000$73.9k38,84338.8k
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 California and Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa
California
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty267.892644%69.793215%67.892644%67.9%11.204%11.2%31.610338%31.630768%31.610338%31.6%23.705%23.7%24.005964%29.347653%24.005964%24.0%5.872%5.87%29.970179%35.174430%29.970179%30.0%9.597%9.60%21.272366%23.800233%21.272366%21.3%3.787%3.79%47.614314%48.931992%47.614314%47.6%19.958%20.0%
% 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 California and Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa
California
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.871174%32.115797%27.871174%27.9%88.796%88.8%5.269933%5.819900%5.269933%5.3%76.295%76.3%19.931519%23.295122%19.931519%19.9%94.128%94.1%14.622969%22.127746%14.622969%14.6%90.403%90.4%27.994748%38.059233%27.994748%28.0%96.213%96.2%9.891100%10.655539%9.891100%9.9%80.042%80.0%
% 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 California and Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa
California
0%5%10%15%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1All RacesAsian1White3Mixed112.309017%17.576558%12.309017%12.3%572249.942779%250%11.115312%16.748193%11.115312%11.1%588225.703811%226%5.075446%17.300672%5.075446%5.1%37103.060308%103%4.924734%9.416316%4.924734%4.9%2,012100.000000%100%2.846975%4.930704%2.846975%2.8%10457.809725%58%2.730768%5.082865%2.730768%2.7%68955.450057%55%1.685824%11.800993%1.685824%1.7%2234.231774%34%
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 Tract in Costa Mesa

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.3%3.1%5.7%8.4%11.1%13.8%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Costa Mesa

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within Costa Mesa (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Costa Mesa, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Costa Mesa.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Costa Mesa, selected neighborhoods in Costa Mesa, and entities that contain Costa Mesa
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificCaliforniaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesOrange CountyOrangeCosta MesaBusiness District NeighborhoodBusiness Dist13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M8.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k6.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k4.924734%4.924734%4.9%2,0121.999060%1.999060%2.0%891
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Los Angeles Area

There are 181 places in the Los Angeles Area. This section compares Costa Mesa to all of the places in the Los Angeles Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Costa Mesa.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Costa Mesa, selected other places in the Los Angeles Area, and entities that contain Costa Mesa
0%10%20%Count#WillowbrookCudahyFlorence-GrahamWestmontHawaiian GardensHawaiian GdnsBell GardensEast Rancho DominguezE Rancho Doming…LynwoodLennoxHuntington ParkHuntington PkComptonSun VillageSouth El MonteS El MonteSouth San Jose HillsS San Jose HlsBellMaywoodSanta AnaParamountSouth GateEl MonteLittlerockStantonPalmdalePomonaMidway CityWalnut ParkInglewoodLake Los AngelesLk Los AngelesWest Rancho DominguezW Rancho Doming…CommerceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGarden GroveLong BeachAnaheimWestPacificLos AngelesCaliforniaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesDowneyOrange CountyOrangePlacentiaCosta MesaSan GabrielCastaicLaguna HillsRedondo BeachTopangaBradburyCoto de CazaRolling Hills EstatesRolling Hls EstsLas FloresLake HughesVernon29.362045%29.362045%29.4%1,459127.126689%27.126689%27.1%1,486226.824918%26.824918%26.8%3,910324.825311%24.825311%24.8%2,558423.362046%23.362046%23.4%895522.435163%22.435163%22.4%2,154622.266974%22.266974%22.3%774720.611885%20.611885%20.6%3,153820.411600%20.411600%20.4%1,091920.395718%20.395718%20.4%3,0101020.319615%20.319615%20.3%4,8191119.176360%19.176360%19.2%6101218.967136%18.967136%19.0%1,0101318.943714%18.943714%18.9%7641418.648071%18.648071%18.6%1,6581518.234664%18.234664%18.2%1,1921617.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k1716.772491%16.772491%16.8%2,3511816.756872%16.756872%16.8%3,9321916.337916%16.337916%16.3%4,9202015.801887%15.801887%15.8%672115.311809%15.311809%15.3%1,7312215.281995%15.281995%15.3%6,6442315.183044%15.183044%15.2%5,9102414.809041%14.809041%14.8%3802514.370933%14.370933%14.4%5302614.127939%14.127939%14.1%5,1682714.055370%14.055370%14.1%4622813.882619%13.882619%13.9%8612913.726035%13.726035%13.7%4943013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.972541%11.972541%12.0%5,7033911.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k4111.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k4211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k529.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M8.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k8.031712%8.031712%8.0%2,634656.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k6.070734%6.070734%6.1%999784.924734%4.924734%4.9%2,012914.341173%4.341173%4.3%5391033.522205%3.522205%3.5%2071162.642059%2.642059%2.6%2721291.939246%1.939246%1.9%5421421.416613%1.416613%1.4%441550.660066%0.660066%0.7%21680.207340%0.207340%0.2%101770.000000%0.000000%0.0%01780.000000%0.000000%0.0%01790.000000%0.000000%0.0%01800.000000%0.000000%0.0%0181
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 181 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in California

There are 1,522 places in California. This section compares Costa Mesa to the 50 most populous places in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Costa Mesa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 121,320.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Costa Mesa, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Costa Mesa
0%10%20%Count#San BernardinoVictorvilleFresnoStocktonVisaliaSanta AnaModestoPalmdalePomonaMoreno ValleyBakersfieldOxnardFontanaSacramentoOntarioEast Los AngelesE Los AngelesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHaywardGarden GroveLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideWestPacificEscondidoLos AngelesLancasterSalinasCaliforniaSanta RosaChula VistaGlendaleLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesCoronaConcordSan JoseFullertonRancho CucamongaOrange CountyOrangeSan DiegoElk GroveOrangeOceansideSan FranciscoPasadenaCosta MesaRosevilleSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchSimi ValleyFremontThousand OaksSanta ClaraTorranceSunnyvaleIrvine29.012787%29.012787%29.0%16,63116.6k124.785318%24.785318%24.8%7,995223.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k319.954646%19.954646%20.0%18,65518.7k418.412404%18.412404%18.4%7,731517.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k616.115662%16.115662%16.1%11,47011.5k715.281995%15.281995%15.3%6,644815.183044%15.183044%15.2%5,910914.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921014.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k1114.176125%14.176125%14.2%7,2071213.921069%13.921069%13.9%7,1501313.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k1413.473689%13.473689%13.5%6,4831513.348502%13.348502%13.3%4,2241613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.772112%12.772112%12.8%5,9611711.972541%11.972541%12.0%5,7031811.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k1911.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2011.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2111.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.852489%9.852489%9.9%4,455239.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k249.584250%9.584250%9.6%4,576259.579595%9.579595%9.6%3,876269.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.137663%9.137663%9.1%5,881279.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054288.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100298.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k8.180344%8.180344%8.2%4,037307.428234%7.428234%7.4%3,395317.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k326.946448%6.946448%6.9%3,130336.675830%6.675830%6.7%3,740346.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k6.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k355.937951%5.937951%5.9%3,003365.801581%5.801581%5.8%2,459375.774236%5.774236%5.8%3,550385.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k395.010572%5.010572%5.0%2,749404.924734%4.924734%4.9%2,0124.865060%4.865060%4.9%2,293414.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798424.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425433.949395%3.949395%3.9%1,667443.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422453.217579%3.217579%3.2%1,476463.045801%3.045801%3.0%1,334472.801466%2.801466%2.8%1,544482.771575%2.771575%2.8%1,539492.278439%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 West

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Costa Mesa, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Costa Mesa
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleCaliforniaSpring ValleyChula VistaGlendaleAnchorageLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan JoseChandlerHendersonOrange CountyOrangeSan DiegoSan FranciscoCosta MesaGilbertSanta 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%1,948,5371.95M10.337522%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%29,13629.1k359.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.278164%9.278164%9.3%6,671369.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054378.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100388.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862398.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k7.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k406.903259%6.903259%6.9%5,927416.586006%6.586006%6.6%7,071426.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k6.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k435.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k444.924734%4.924734%4.9%2,0124.806475%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 Costa Mesa to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Costa Mesa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Costa Mesa, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Costa Mesa
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificDenverLos AngelesSeattleCaliforniaRaleighAustinLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrange CountyOrangeSan DiegoSan FranciscoCosta Mesa42.327373%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%1,948,5371.95M10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.405979%8.405979%8.4%361,361361k7.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k6.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k504.924734%4.924734%4.9%2,012
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:
California
County:
Orange
Metro Area:
Los Angeles Area
ZIP Codes:
92614, 92626, 92627, 92646, 92660, 92663, 92704, 92707
Unified School Districts:
Newport-Mesa, Santa Ana
Elementary School District:
Huntington Beach City
Secondary School District:
Huntington Beach
Neighborhood:
Business District
Congressional District:
CA-48
State Senate District:
CA-37
Assembly District:
CA-74
Neighboring Cities:
Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Santa Ana
Nearby Cities:
Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Laguna Woods, Orange, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Westminster
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Midway City, North Tustin