Food Stamps in DeKalb, Illinois (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Illinois and DeKalb
DeKalb
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,647.000000$59,196.000000$38,647.000000$38.6k14,95715.0k$18,582.000000$20,920.000000$18,582.000000$18.6k2,558$48,272.000000$66,233.000000$48,272.000000$48.3k12,39912.4k
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 Illinois and DeKalb
DeKalb
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.020328%52.008572%56.020328%56.0%34.943%34.9%36.512901%28.081860%36.512901%36.5%66.430%66.4%12.548866%17.720368%12.548866%12.5%14.356%14.4%32.134480%39.650833%32.134480%32.1%28.954%29.0%8.639562%28.737175%8.639562%8.6%6.387%6.39%62.040657%49.089639%62.040657%62.0%35.615%35.6%
% 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 Illinois and DeKalb
DeKalb
Illinois
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.517864%28.711323%21.517864%21.5%65.057%65.1%3.806759%4.935946%3.806759%3.8%33.570%33.6%15.444794%21.518115%15.444794%15.4%85.644%85.6%16.267441%19.821405%16.267441%16.3%71.046%71.0%26.123074%37.052189%26.123074%26.1%93.613%93.6%23.138963%7.858366%23.138963%23.1%64.385%64.4%
% 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 Illinois and DeKalb
DeKalb
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian147.315789%33.468733%47.315789%47.3%899276.662339%277%41.501976%25.466348%41.501976%41.5%210242.668123%243%39.873418%22.071431%39.873418%39.9%63233.145703%233%38.133874%19.892671%38.133874%38.1%188222.974338%223%17.102360%13.263818%17.102360%17.1%2,558100.000000%100%10.301641%7.965181%10.301641%10.3%1,16860.235198%60%5.338078%8.450427%5.338078%5.3%3031.212524%31%
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 DeKalb

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
15.5%18.9%22.4%25.8%29.2%32.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in DeKalb

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5%11%16%22%27%33%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in DeKalb

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within DeKalb (2 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, DeKalb, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected neighborhoods in DeKalb, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%10%20%30%Count#Greek Rows NeighborhoodGreek RowsPleasent Street NeighborhoodPleasent StDeKalbNorth 5th Ward NeighborhoodN 5th WardEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwest32.591920%32.591920%32.6%363122.140364%22.140364%22.1%78217.102360%17.102360%17.1%2,55815.525277%15.525277%15.5%8586314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,83312.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Chicago Area

There are 388 places in the Chicago Area. This section compares DeKalb to all of the places in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%20%40%60%Count#Ford HeightsRiverdaleHarveyEast ChicagoShelbyPhoenixDixmoorMaywoodRobbinsGarySauk VillageNew ChicagoMarkhamDoltonStone ParkCiceroUniversity ParkUniv PkZionChicago HeightsChicago HtsFairmontBellwoodCalumet CityPosenSummitBlue IslandBurnhamLake VillageGoodlandPark CityHodgkinsChicagoHazel CrestDeKalbJolietAuroraWheelerEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestGlendale HeightsGlendale HtsHickory HillsChannel LakeRiver GrovePalatineBataviaCrystal LawnsNapervilleScherervilleLindenhurstDune AcresTrout ValleyLily LakeGolfChemungWilmot61.840745%61.840745%61.8%598141.112673%41.112673%41.1%2,047239.962594%39.962594%40.0%3,846338.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,975438.764045%38.764045%38.8%69536.995828%36.995828%37.0%266635.707925%35.707925%35.7%401734.350623%34.350623%34.4%2,510834.257655%34.257655%34.3%593933.635635%33.635635%33.6%10,49610.5k1032.866316%32.866316%32.9%1,1261130.563380%30.563380%30.6%2171230.143541%30.143541%30.1%1,3861328.924419%28.924419%28.9%2,1891428.070175%28.070175%28.1%3681527.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,9931626.793893%26.793893%26.8%7021726.371767%26.371767%26.4%2,1821825.930123%25.930123%25.9%2,7461925.367647%25.367647%25.4%2072024.864063%24.864063%24.9%1,5092124.310024%24.310024%24.3%3,4002224.242424%24.242424%24.2%4482324.074074%24.074074%24.1%7542423.671670%23.671670%23.7%1,9872522.937771%22.937771%22.9%3172622.692308%22.692308%22.7%592722.511848%22.511848%22.5%952822.275087%22.275087%22.3%5152921.925926%21.925926%21.9%1483019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k4418.803761%18.803761%18.8%9405617.102360%17.102360%17.1%2,5586416.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6397215.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5028215.079365%15.079365%15.1%198314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,83312.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.829385%12.829385%12.8%1,44611111.233389%11.233389%11.2%5411399.287926%9.287926%9.3%601668.053204%8.053204%8.1%3331946.895255%6.895255%6.9%1,8342225.778790%5.778790%5.8%5582494.435484%4.435484%4.4%332773.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,7903003.338563%3.338563%3.3%3833052.196509%2.196509%2.2%1123321.052632%1.052632%1.1%13600.000000%0.000000%0.0%03840.000000%0.000000%0.0%03850.000000%0.000000%0.0%03860.000000%0.000000%0.0%03870.000000%0.000000%0.0%0388
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 388 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares DeKalb to the 50 most populous places in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected other places in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CiceroRockfordWaukeganDecaturChicagoRock IslandBerwynPeoriaDeKalbCarpentersvilleQuincyJolietElginAuroraSpringfieldBellevilleEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestBloomingtonHanover ParkSkokieRomeovilleWheelingMolineBolingbrookCarol StreamOak LawnUrbanaDes PlainesChampaignStreamwoodOak ParkPalatineMount ProspectMt ProspectCrystal LakeNormalSchaumburgEvanstonHoffman EstatesHoffman EstsWheatonLombardTinley ParkPlainfieldBartlettOrland ParkArlington HeightsArlington HtsDowners GroveBuffalo GroveNapervilleElmhurstPark RidgeGlenview27.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,993124.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k221.561197%21.561197%21.6%6,259321.009345%21.009345%21.0%6,565419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k518.869633%18.869633%18.9%2,918618.842911%18.842911%18.8%3,397717.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,420817.102360%17.102360%17.1%2,558916.504585%16.504585%16.5%1,7821016.269131%16.269131%16.3%2,8171116.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6391215.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6021315.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5021415.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7111514.135540%14.135540%14.1%2,5281614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,83312.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.383989%12.383989%12.4%3,9231711.706102%11.706102%11.7%1,3161811.456354%11.456354%11.5%2,5921911.123376%11.123376%11.1%1,3102010.846110%10.846110%10.8%1,5282110.746993%10.746993%10.7%1,9482210.540418%10.540418%10.5%2,3212310.253786%10.253786%10.3%1,503249.910872%9.910872%9.9%2,135259.051641%9.051641%9.1%1,404268.332584%8.332584%8.3%1,854278.186767%8.186767%8.2%2,737287.998793%7.998793%8.0%1,060297.244964%7.244964%7.2%1,561306.895255%6.895255%6.9%1,834316.708792%6.708792%6.7%1,359326.687594%6.687594%6.7%980336.368232%6.368232%6.4%1,222346.098571%6.098571%6.1%1,840356.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,737365.786659%5.786659%5.8%1,028375.729899%5.729899%5.7%1,101385.382094%5.382094%5.4%936394.748630%4.748630%4.7%1,005404.671238%4.671238%4.7%579414.659498%4.659498%4.7%637424.333724%4.333724%4.3%962434.190563%4.190563%4.2%1,286443.723566%3.723566%3.7%736453.706984%3.706984%3.7%586463.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,790473.281487%3.281487%3.3%519482.782336%2.782336%2.8%390492.094519%2.094519%2.1%35550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares DeKalb to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisDeKalbJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaIllinoisSterling HeightsSterling HtsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestOmahaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2517.102360%17.102360%17.1%2,55816.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113214.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,83312.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4010.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985466.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,79050
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 DeKalb to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb. 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 DeKalb, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaDeKalbPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%32,70532.7k1717.102360%17.102360%17.1%2,55816.536703%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%31,96532.0k3214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,83312.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%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%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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:
Illinois
County:
DeKalb
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Townships:
Afton, Cortland, DeKalb
ZIP Codes:
60112, 60115, 60178
Unified School Districts:
DeKalb 428, Sycamore 427
Neighborhoods:
Greek Rows, North 5th Ward, Pleasent Street
Congressional Districts:
IL-14, IL-16
State Senate Districts:
IL-35, IL-45
State House Districts:
IL-70, IL-90
Neighboring Cities:
Sycamore
Neighboring Towns:
Cortland
Nearby Cities:
Genoa
Nearby Villages:
Burlington, Creston, Hinckley, Kingston, Kirkland, Malta, Maple Park, Virgil, Waterman