Food Stamps in Portland, 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 Portland
Portland
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,259.000000$50,826.000000$48,259.000000$48.3k30,21130.2k$13,903.000000$18,002.000000$13,903.000000$13.9k5,843$58,184.000000$58,727.000000$58,184.000000$58.2k24,36824.4k
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 Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.136060%40.337466%35.136060%35.1%32.275%32.3%23.224371%19.292705%23.224371%23.2%62.999%63.0%10.268698%14.038768%10.268698%10.3%16.225%16.2%39.226425%54.399670%39.226425%39.2%34.685%34.7%25.089851%32.083831%25.089851%25.1%16.652%16.7%61.235667%48.446027%61.235667%61.2%60.881%60.9%
% 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 Portland
Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.678923%23.397183%17.678923%17.7%67.725%67.7%3.270683%3.753196%3.270683%3.3%37.001%37.0%12.713395%17.104009%12.713395%12.7%83.775%83.8%17.711753%24.528711%17.711753%17.7%65.315%65.3%30.113263%43.561647%30.113263%30.1%83.348%83.3%9.434504%6.688841%9.434504%9.4%39.119%39.1%
% 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 Portland
Portland
Maine
0%20%40%60%Count%Black1Other1Asian1Mixed1All RacesHispanic2White364.816870%44.123049%64.816870%64.8%1,168335.133059%335%50.704225%42.660901%50.704225%50.7%108262.164188%262%34.777778%18.885017%34.777778%34.8%313179.817122%180%22.748092%32.448133%22.748092%22.7%149117.618106%118%19.340638%16.259760%19.340638%19.3%5,843100.000000%100%16.812609%17.390306%16.812609%16.8%9686.928931%87%15.377829%15.579560%15.377829%15.4%4,00979.510455%80%
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 Portland

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
4%15%26%36%47%58%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Portland

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%15%26%36%47%58%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Portland

There are 24 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Portland (22 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Portland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected neighborhoods in Portland, and entities that contain Portland
0%20%40%Count#East Bayside-India Street NeighborhoodE Bayside-India StWest Bayside NeighborhoodWest BaysideParkside NeighborhoodParksideDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownEast Deering NeighborhoodEast DeeringValley Street NeighborhoodValley StreetNasons Corner NeighborhoodNasons CornerWest End NeighborhoodWest EndPortlandPortlandMaineRiverton NeighborhoodRivertonLibbytown NeighborhoodLibbytownStroudwater NeighborhoodStroudwaterEast End NeighborhoodEast EndNorth Deering NeighborhoodNorth DeeringNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaDeering Center NeighborhoodDeering CtrCumberland CountyCumberlandOakdale NeighborhoodOakdalePeaks Island NeighborhoodPeaks IslandGreat Diamond Island NeighborhoodGreat Diamond IsCliff Island NeighborhoodCliff IslandLittle Diamond Island NeighborhoodLittle Diamond IsCushing Island NeighborhoodCushing IsHouse Island NeighborhoodHouse IslandRosemont NeighborhoodRosemontOcean Avenue NeighborhoodOcean Avenue57.156960%57.156960%57.2%564142.094017%42.094017%42.1%422234.161549%34.161549%34.2%531329.421965%29.421965%29.4%426427.237354%27.237354%27.2%439440524.528302%24.528302%24.5%187624.277867%24.277867%24.3%355356723.047425%23.047425%23.0%858859819.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84316.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.042895%16.042895%16.0%337338915.369060%15.369060%15.4%1081015.369060%15.369060%15.4%391114.897015%14.897015%14.9%3523531213.394208%13.394208%13.4%5931313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.546841%11.546841%11.5%2071411.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k10.885167%10.885167%10.9%177178157.094595%7.094595%7.1%2829167.094595%7.094595%7.1%2177.094595%7.094595%7.1%2187.094595%7.094595%7.1%01197.094595%7.094595%7.1%0207.094595%7.094595%7.1%0215.582394%5.582394%5.6%103224.503991%4.503991%4.5%838423
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Portland Area

There are 43 places in the Portland Area. This section compares Portland to all of the places in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other places in the Portland Area, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%Count#North BerwickBiddefordGraySanfordBathWestbrookPortlandPortlandBowdoinhamCascoLittle FallsAlfredFreeportMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchBridgtonBrunswick StationNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandLake ArrowheadLk ArrowheadStandishSouth PortlandS PortlandRichmondPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberlandTopshamSacoBerwickScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotKitteryCape NeddickKittery PointYarmouthSteep FallsSouth WindhamWest KennebunkW KennebunkFalmouthCumberland CenterCumberland CtrFalmouth ForesideKennebunkportCousins IslandCousins IsNaplesLittlejohn IslandLittlejohn Is28.826152%28.826152%28.8%194124.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068224.018476%24.018476%24.0%104323.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032420.558831%20.558831%20.6%802520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,568619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843718.681319%18.681319%18.7%51817.256637%17.256637%17.3%39916.666667%16.666667%16.7%421016.617211%16.617211%16.6%561116.436252%16.436252%16.4%1071216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%7081315.542522%15.542522%15.5%1591413.333333%13.333333%13.3%301513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998405%12.998405%13.0%8151612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.639405%12.639405%12.6%1021712.328767%12.328767%12.3%361812.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991912.054795%12.054795%12.1%882011.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.218425%11.218425%11.2%302219.877956%9.877956%9.9%777229.280742%9.280742%9.3%80238.199195%8.199195%8.2%163247.975922%7.975922%8.0%212257.566372%7.566372%7.6%171267.142857%7.142857%7.1%132276.946454%6.946454%6.9%96286.878307%6.878307%6.9%104296.112926%6.112926%6.1%131305.849359%5.849359%5.8%73315.444646%5.444646%5.4%30325.309000%5.309000%5.3%128335.180180%5.180180%5.2%23344.089219%4.089219%4.1%11353.703704%3.703704%3.7%14361.664817%1.664817%1.7%15371.359003%1.359003%1.4%12380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 43 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Maine

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%Count#NorwayRumfordWatervilleFairfieldCalaisSkowheganLincolnFarmingtonHoultonBucksportLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownMillinocketPittsfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookGardinerPortlandPortlandEllsworthWinthropMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchWinslowMadawaskaBrewerNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberlandTopshamOronoLisbon 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%4,1531125.609611%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%4872619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%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%1,2993511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.218425%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 Portland to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethPortlandPortlandBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaWarwickDanburyCumberland CountyCumberlandQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%10,34110.3k2225.954060%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%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.103130%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%719,701720k11.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543911.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k10.627025%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 Portland to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. 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 Portland, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandPortlandPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleMaineDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandOmahaPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaLong BeachOaklandCumberland CountyCumberlandMesaColorado 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%40,58140.6k1219.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.219520%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%21,58221.6k3711.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.059321%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:
Maine
County:
Cumberland
Metro Area:
Portland Area
ZIP Codes:
04019, 04050, 04101, 04102, 04103, 04108, 04109
Unified School District:
Portland
Neighborhoods:
Cliff Island, Cushing Island, Deering Center, Downtown, East Bayside-India Street, East Deering, East End, Great Diamond Island, House Island, Jewell Island, Libbytown, Little Diamond Island, Nasons Corner, North Deering, Oakdale, Ocean Avenue, Parkside, Peaks Island, Riverton, Rosemont, Stroudwater, Valley Street, West Bayside, West End
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate Districts:
ME-25, ME-27, ME-28
State House Districts:
ME-36, ME-37, ME-38, ME-39, ME-40, ME-41, ME-42, ME-43
Neighboring Cities:
South Portland, Westbrook
Neighboring Towns:
Cape Elizabeth, Chebeague Island, Long Island
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Falmouth
Nearby Cities:
Saco
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cousins Island, Cumberland Center, Falmouth Foreside, Gorham, Littlejohn Island, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, South Windham, Yarmouth