Food Stamps in Lewiston, Maine (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and Lewiston
Lewiston
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,199.000000$50,826.000000$38,199.000000$38.2k15,77215.8k$14,519.000000$18,002.000000$14,519.000000$14.5k4,153$49,700.000000$58,727.000000$49,700.000000$49.7k11,61911.6k
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 Maine and Lewiston
Lewiston
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.478209%40.337466%38.478209%38.5%39.811%39.8%22.321214%19.292705%22.321214%22.3%60.867%60.9%9.583434%14.038768%9.583434%9.6%22.435%22.4%58.150734%54.399670%58.150734%58.2%45.199%45.2%26.920299%32.083831%26.920299%26.9%19.617%19.6%57.428365%48.446027%57.428365%57.4%74.230%74.2%
% 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 Maine and Lewiston
Lewiston
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.793528%23.397183%20.793528%20.8%60.189%60.2%5.129529%3.753196%5.129529%5.1%39.133%39.1%11.842671%17.104009%11.842671%11.8%77.565%77.6%25.200103%24.528711%25.200103%25.2%54.801%54.8%39.426801%43.561647%39.426801%39.4%80.383%80.4%7.126259%6.688841%7.126259%7.1%25.770%25.8%
% 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 Maine and Lewiston
Lewiston
Maine
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian1100.000000%42.660901%100.000000%100.0%27379.773658%380%55.617978%44.123049%55.617978%55.6%198211.222428%211%53.565217%32.448133%53.565217%53.6%308203.426585%203%46.560847%17.390306%46.560847%46.6%88176.825830%177%26.331473%16.259760%26.331473%26.3%4,153100.000000%100%24.306655%15.579560%24.306655%24.3%3,53292.310272%92%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.885017%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lewiston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the Lewiston Area

There are 5 places in the Lewiston Area. This section compares Lewiston to all of the places in the Lewiston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lewiston.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lewiston, selected other places in the Lewiston Area, and entities that contain Lewiston
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Livermore FallsZIP Code 04240ZIP 04240LewistonLewistonMechanic FallsAuburnLewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginMaineNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandLisbon Falls30.116959%30.116959%30.1%206126.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15326.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15326.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,153224.568966%24.568966%24.6%171320.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,045419.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84116.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k10.225080%10.225080%10.2%1595
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares Lewiston to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lewiston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lewiston, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Lewiston
0%10%20%30%Count#NorwayRumfordWatervilleFairfieldCalaisSkowheganLincolnFarmingtonHoultonBucksportZIP Code 04240ZIP 04240LewistonLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownMillinocketPittsfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookGardinerLewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginPortlandEllsworthWinthropMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchWinslowMadawaskaBrewerNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandTopshamOronoLisbon FallsSacoScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotKitteryCape NeddickYarmouthCamdenHampden34.685165%34.685165%34.7%325133.252280%33.252280%33.3%547232.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284332.867133%32.867133%32.9%423430.431655%30.431655%30.4%423530.347107%30.347107%30.3%918630.138099%30.138099%30.1%371729.059181%29.059181%29.1%383828.201295%28.201295%28.2%566926.472899%26.472899%26.5%3371026.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15326.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15326.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,1531125.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,1531224.829674%24.829674%24.8%9841324.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,4761424.395048%24.395048%24.4%8671524.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,0681624.253521%24.253521%24.3%8611723.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,0321823.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481921.960784%21.960784%22.0%4482021.441948%21.441948%21.4%2292121.252715%21.252715%21.3%5872220.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0452320.558831%20.558831%20.6%8022420.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5682520.224252%20.224252%20.2%4872619.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8432718.334810%18.334810%18.3%6212817.241379%17.241379%17.2%2052916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%7083015.631894%15.631894%15.6%4963115.512048%15.512048%15.5%2063215.330373%15.330373%15.3%5873313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998405%12.998405%13.0%8153412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2993511.218425%11.218425%11.2%3023610.422424%10.422424%10.4%2643710.225080%10.225080%10.2%159389.877956%9.877956%9.9%777398.199195%8.199195%8.2%163407.975922%7.975922%8.0%212417.566372%7.566372%7.6%171427.142857%7.142857%7.1%132436.946454%6.946454%6.9%96446.878307%6.878307%6.9%104456.112926%6.112926%6.1%131465.849359%5.849359%5.8%73475.309000%5.309000%5.3%128485.097365%5.097365%5.1%89492.749832%2.749832%2.7%4150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Lewiston to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lewiston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lewiston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lewiston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordZIP Code 04240ZIP 04240LewistonLewistonPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkLewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2226.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15326.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15326.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15325.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
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 Lewiston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lewiston. 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 Lewiston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lewiston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeZIP Code 04240ZIP 04240LewistonLewistonBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoLewiston and Auburn Metro AreaLewiston AreaAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleMaineDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandOmahaLong 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%70,25070.3k426.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15326.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15326.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,15325.907118%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%206,645207k1119.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.757749%19.757749%19.8%8,84119.541946%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%53,09453.1k1916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.142911%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%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.344705%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:
Maine
County:
Androscoggin
Metro Area:
Lewiston Area
ZIP Code:
04240
Unified School District:
Lewiston
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-21
State House Districts:
ME-58, ME-59, ME-60, ME-61
Neighboring Cities:
Auburn
Neighboring Towns:
Durham, Greene, Sabattus
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bowdoinham, Brunswick, Brunswick Station, Freeport, Gray, Lisbon Falls, Mechanic Falls, Oxford, Richmond, Topsham