Food Stamps in East St. Louis, 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 East St. Louis
East St. Louis
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$19,946.000000$59,196.000000$19,946.000000$19.9k10,67110.7k$11,367.000000$20,920.000000$11,367.000000$11.4k4,685$27,623.000000$66,233.000000$27,623.000000$27.6k5,986
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 East St. Louis
East St. Louis
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.257204%52.008572%47.257204%47.3%67.831%67.8%38.826041%28.081860%38.826041%38.8%71.277%71.3%5.037353%17.720368%5.037353%5.0%44.867%44.9%30.821772%39.650833%30.821772%30.8%41.518%41.5%23.970117%28.737175%23.970117%24.0%26.399%26.4%69.839915%49.089639%69.839915%69.8%72.373%72.4%
% 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 East St. Louis
East St. Louis
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.540929%28.711323%17.540929%17.5%32.169%32.2%12.245239%4.935946%12.245239%12.2%28.723%28.7%4.844637%21.518115%4.844637%4.8%55.133%55.1%33.979285%19.821405%33.979285%34.0%58.482%58.5%52.305379%37.052189%52.305379%52.3%73.601%73.6%20.865352%7.858366%20.865352%20.9%27.627%27.6%
% 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 East St. Louis
East St. Louis
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1All RacesMixed1White2Asian1Other144.663528%33.468733%44.663528%44.7%4,553101.729883%102%43.904039%13.263818%43.904039%43.9%4,685100.000000%100%41.605839%22.071431%41.605839%41.6%5794.765403%95%28.517110%7.965181%28.517110%28.5%7564.953273%65%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.450427%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.466348%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in East St. Louis

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
18%26%35%43%52%60%
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Food Stamps by Place in the St. Louis Area

There are 305 places in the St. Louis Area. This section compares East St. Louis to all of the places in the St. Louis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East St. Louis.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East St. Louis, selected other places in the St. Louis Area, and entities that contain East St. Louis
0%50%100%Count#RentchlerTruxtonWashington ParkWashington PkBrooklynFountain N' LakesFountain N' LksFidelityAlortonWamacVeniceWellstonHillsdalePendletonEast St. Louis TownshipE St. LouisEast St. LouisE St. LouisCountry Club HillsCountry Club HlsCentrevillePine LawnFlordell HillsFlordell HlsCastle PointGlasgow VillageGlasgow VlgWilsonvilleSorentoOttervilleSouth RoxanaStandard CityOlympian VillageOlympian VlgCahokiaBeverly HillsBel-RidgeOak Grove VillageOak Grv VlgRoyal LakesMedoraSt. LouisVelda Village HillsVelda Vlg HlsPierronPevelySt. Clair CountySt. ClairMount OliveEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestNew HavenSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisMascoutahFairview HeightsFairview HtsSt. CharlesSt. JacobO'FallonSt. PetersAvistonColumbiaGlendaleFultsPeaceful VillagePeaceful VlgChampThree CreeksCave100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6160.526316%60.526316%60.5%23254.208494%54.208494%54.2%702354.205607%54.205607%54.2%174453.684211%53.684211%53.7%51551.923077%51.923077%51.9%27650.977654%50.977654%51.0%365748.983740%48.983740%49.0%241846.589447%46.589447%46.6%362945.731707%45.731707%45.7%3001045.356371%45.356371%45.4%2101144.444444%44.444444%44.4%41243.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,68543.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,6851343.595041%43.595041%43.6%2111442.102689%42.102689%42.1%8611541.527446%41.527446%41.5%5221640.559441%40.559441%40.6%1161738.602941%38.602941%38.6%4201838.437500%38.437500%38.4%6151938.039216%38.039216%38.0%972037.810945%37.810945%37.8%762137.500000%37.500000%37.5%182237.119438%37.119438%37.1%3172336.538462%36.538462%36.5%192435.622318%35.622318%35.6%832535.176358%35.176358%35.2%1,8452634.951456%34.951456%35.0%722734.113411%34.113411%34.1%3792832.926829%32.926829%32.9%542932.692308%32.692308%32.7%173028.070175%28.070175%28.1%484423.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k6323.484848%23.484848%23.5%936519.895288%19.895288%19.9%388716.808989%16.808989%16.8%37410816.427069%16.427069%16.4%16,86616.9k14.540816%14.540816%14.5%11413014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.236842%12.236842%12.2%9315212.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k10.272934%10.272934%10.3%2711737.878961%7.878961%7.9%5521957.581042%7.581042%7.6%2,0651985.600000%5.600000%5.6%282164.402869%4.402869%4.4%1,3322264.328018%4.328018%4.3%9502273.775883%3.775883%3.8%312382.400000%2.400000%2.4%992590.493716%0.493716%0.5%112810.000000%0.000000%0.0%02990.000000%0.000000%0.0%03000.000000%0.000000%0.0%03010.000000%0.000000%0.0%03020.000000%0.000000%0.0%0303
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 303 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Illinois

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East St. Louis, selected other places in Illinois, and entities that contain East St. Louis
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East St. Louis TownshipE St. LouisEast St. LouisE St. LouisCiceroRockfordWaukeganDecaturChicagoRock IslandBerwynPeoriaDeKalbCarpentersvilleSt. Clair CountySt. ClairQuincyJolietElginAuroraSpringfieldBellevilleEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBloomingtonSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisHanover ParkSkokieRomeovilleWheelingMolineBolingbrookCarol StreamOak LawnUrbanaDes PlainesChampaignStreamwoodOak ParkPalatineMount ProspectMt ProspectCrystal LakeNormalSchaumburgEvanstonHoffman EstatesHoffman EstsWheatonLombardTinley ParkPlainfieldBartlettOrland ParkArlington HeightsArlington HtsDowners GroveBuffalo GroveNapervilleElmhurstPark RidgeGlenview43.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,68543.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,68527.271900%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%1,7821016.427069%16.427069%16.4%16,86616.9k16.269131%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%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.383989%12.383989%12.4%3,9231712.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k11.706102%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 East St. Louis to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East St. Louis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East St. Louis, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain East St. Louis
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintEast St. Louis TownshipE St. LouisEast St. LouisE St. LouisDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisSt. Clair CountySt. ClairJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaIllinoisSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k143.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,68543.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,68542.327373%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%57,63457.6k2516.427069%16.427069%16.4%16,86616.9k16.121135%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%6,5713813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4012.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k10.705207%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 East St. Louis to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East St. Louis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East St. Louis, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain East St. Louis
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East St. Louis TownshipE St. LouisEast St. LouisE St. LouisDetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleSt. Clair CountySt. ClairDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco43.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,68543.904039%43.904039%43.9%4,68542.327373%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%53,09453.1k1916.427069%16.427069%16.4%16,86616.9k16.142911%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%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3712.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k11.829013%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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State:
Illinois
County:
St. Clair
Metro Area:
St. Louis Area
Township:
East St. Louis
ZIP Codes:
62201, 62203, 62204, 62205, 62207, 62223
Unified School Districts:
Cahokia 187, East St. Louis 189
Elementary School District:
Signal Hill 181
Secondary School District:
Belleville Township 201
Congressional District:
IL-12
State Senate District:
IL-57
State House Districts:
IL-113, IL-114
Neighboring Cities:
Belleville, Centreville, Fairview Heights, St. Louis
Neighboring Villages:
Alorton, Caseyville, Fairmont City, Sauget, Washington Park
Nearby Cities:
Collinsville, Granite City, Madison, Venice
Nearby Villages:
Brooklyn, Cahokia, Dupo, East Carondelet, Pontoon Beach, Swansea