Food Stamps in Newark, New Jersey (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Newark
Newark
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,025.000000$73,702.000000$33,025.000000$33.0k94,15894.2k$16,255.000000$20,687.000000$16,255.000000$16.3k27,54927.5k$42,133.000000$80,566.000000$42,133.000000$42.1k66,60966.6k
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 New Jersey and Newark
Newark
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.733420%52.253199%55.733420%55.7%43.095%43.1%38.542234%29.393053%38.542234%38.5%58.618%58.6%11.107481%17.375319%11.107481%11.1%23.403%23.4%46.284802%41.806913%46.284802%46.3%38.528%38.5%26.102581%35.110266%26.102581%26.1%25.573%25.6%58.630077%47.344982%58.630077%58.6%58.488%58.5%
% 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 New Jersey and Newark
Newark
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.437328%31.920209%30.437328%30.4%56.905%56.9%11.253734%5.690705%11.253734%11.3%41.382%41.4%15.035506%23.969262%15.035506%15.0%76.597%76.6%30.542419%20.413780%30.542419%30.5%61.472%61.5%31.420679%39.270715%31.420679%31.4%74.427%74.4%17.210887%6.812419%17.210887%17.2%41.512%41.5%
% 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 New Jersey and Newark
Newark
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Other1Hispanic2Black1All RacesAsian1White334.505495%18.876652%34.505495%34.5%785117.934166%118%33.735331%24.667789%33.735331%33.7%6,238115.301872%115%33.430693%19.519639%33.430693%33.4%4,006114.260671%114%31.270146%20.521619%31.270146%31.3%15,32815.3k106.876270%107%29.258268%9.347126%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k100.000000%100%12.201772%4.780709%12.201772%12.2%17941.703673%42%9.273160%4.530378%9.273160%9.3%1,01331.694152%32%
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 Newark

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%36%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Newark

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%13%24%35%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Newark

There are 5 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Newark (0 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Newark, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newark.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newark, selected neighborhoods in Newark, and entities that contain Newark
0%10%20%30%Count#Upper Clinton Hill NeighborhoodUpper Clinton HlNewark City School DistrictNewarkNewarkUpper Vailsburg NeighborhoodUpper VailsburgWeequahic NeighborhoodWeequahicGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodEssex CountyEssexNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyTuxedo Park NeighborhoodTuxedo Park35.072856%35.072856%35.1%1,9221,923129.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k29.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k28.821601%28.821601%28.8%1,480223.990888%23.990888%24.0%1,851319.583355%19.583355%19.6%349350415.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k0.526778%0.526778%0.5%015
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the New York Area

There are 818 places in the New York Area. This section compares Newark to all of the places in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newark.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newark, selected other places in the New York Area, and entities that contain Newark
0%20%40%60%Count#New SquareKaserKiryas JoelPatersonMonseyPassaicPocono Ranch LandsPocono Rnch LandsLakewoodNorthamptonNewark City School DistrictNewarkNewarkNewburghHaverstrawFairviewKeansburgWyandanchUnion CityPine BushProspect ParkPoughkeepsieAsbury ParkSpring ValleyPort JervisSeaside HeightsSeaside HtsEast OrangeHempsteadVictory GardensVictory GdnsNew BrunswickNew YorkStaatsburgMount VernonYonkersJersey CitySleepy HollowEssex CountyEssexNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmeniaNew JerseyLake RonkonkomaLk RonkonkomaBogotaGlen GardnerVista CenterTitusvilleFranklin ParkMidland ParkLincoln ParkBrielleUpper BrookvilleShrub OakWest Hampton DunesW Hampton DunesByram CenterSaltaireZarephathDering Harbor77.076923%77.076923%77.1%1,002165.795455%65.795455%65.8%579261.859055%61.859055%61.9%2,449339.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k439.050413%39.050413%39.1%1,464537.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341637.359551%37.359551%37.4%133734.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605831.050228%31.050228%31.1%68929.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k29.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1028.898267%28.898267%28.9%2,6021128.776581%28.776581%28.8%1,0421228.173375%28.173375%28.2%2731326.855567%26.855567%26.9%1,0711426.338028%26.338028%26.3%7481526.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,2041625.730181%25.730181%25.7%1851725.671642%25.671642%25.7%4301825.630821%25.630821%25.6%3,2201925.310835%25.310835%25.3%1,7102024.615730%24.615730%24.6%2,1942124.377533%24.377533%24.4%8422222.686833%22.686833%22.7%2552322.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6252422.260123%22.260123%22.3%3,5242521.951220%21.951220%22.0%1262621.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0672720.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2820.338983%20.338983%20.3%242920.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9943016.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k5516.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k5816.176471%16.176471%16.2%5945915.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.489510%10.489510%10.5%451179.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.193309%8.193309%8.2%5511766.547619%6.547619%6.5%1872345.328377%5.328377%5.3%432924.410256%4.410256%4.4%433513.734440%3.734440%3.7%94093.096886%3.096886%3.1%1794672.501787%2.501787%2.5%705261.945321%1.945321%1.9%745841.263042%1.263042%1.3%236420.590551%0.590551%0.6%37010.000000%0.000000%0.0%07590.000000%0.000000%0.0%08140.000000%0.000000%0.0%08150.000000%0.000000%0.0%08160.000000%0.000000%0.0%08170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0818
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 818 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Newark to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newark. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newark, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Newark
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicLakewoodAtlantic CityBridgetonNewark City School DistrictNewarkNewarkTrentonUnion CityPleasantvilleEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyMillvilleVinelandGarfieldJersey CityEssex CountyEssexLodiBayonneNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKearnyLong BranchRoselleCarteretCliftonRahwayHackensackElmwood ParkNew JerseyLindenCliffside ParkCliffside PkToms RiverBergenfieldEnglewoodHobokenNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldPalisades ParkPalisades PkOld BridgeFort LeeIselinFair LawnSayrevilleSummitRidgewoodSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldSomersetWestfieldParamusPrinceton43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341334.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605432.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,999531.692460%31.692460%31.7%1,925629.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k29.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k727.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465826.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204923.947642%23.947642%23.9%1,6101022.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6251121.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0671219.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661319.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501419.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071519.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241618.987929%18.987929%19.0%2,0451718.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281816.974606%16.974606%17.0%1,8651916.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2015.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k13.952721%13.952721%14.0%1,2692113.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4822213.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882311.998657%11.998657%12.0%1,4302411.484803%11.484803%11.5%9222510.561630%10.561630%10.6%8502610.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,9812710.199810%10.199810%10.2%1,072289.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755299.438663%9.438663%9.4%644309.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.062655%9.062655%9.1%1,283317.529103%7.529103%7.5%802327.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346336.998445%6.998445%7.0%630346.652300%6.652300%6.7%710355.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405365.527570%5.527570%5.5%406375.213459%5.213459%5.2%392385.152104%5.152104%5.2%398394.674980%4.674980%4.7%776404.510929%4.510929%4.5%291414.395512%4.395512%4.4%521424.005972%4.005972%4.0%644433.265095%3.265095%3.3%252442.591482%2.591482%2.6%216452.447685%2.447685%2.4%193462.446308%2.446308%2.4%213472.164009%2.164009%2.2%228481.798604%1.798604%1.8%152491.313547%1.313547%1.3%13150
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 Newark to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newark. 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 Newark, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Newark
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewark City School DistrictNewarkNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityEssex CountyEssexManchesterNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew JerseyNew 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%27,54927.5k29.258268%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%7,8073019.103130%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%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3515.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253711.472754%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%3,119449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.304714%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 Newark to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newark. 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 Newark, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Newark
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeNewark City School DistrictNewarkNewarkBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleEssex CountyEssexFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleNew JerseyRaleighAustinSan 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%70,25070.3k429.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k29.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k25.907118%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%39,29539.3k2415.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k15.408373%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%25,00925.0k3313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.305549%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%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%29,13629.1k449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.299252%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:
New Jersey
Counties:
Essex, Hudson, Union
Metro Area:
New York Area
ZIP Codes:
07017, 07018, 07102, 07103, 07104, 07105, 07106, 07107, 07108, 07111, 07112, 07114, 07201
Unified School Districts:
Bayonne, Elizabeth, Newark
Neighborhoods:
Greenwood, Tuxedo Park, Upper Clinton Hill, Upper Vailsburg, Weequahic
Congressional Districts:
NJ-8, NJ-10
State Senate Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-31
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-20, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-31
Neighboring Boroughs:
East Newark
Neighboring Cities:
Bayonne, East Orange, Elizabeth, Jersey City
Neighboring Towns:
Harrison, Kearny
Neighboring Townships:
Hillside, Irvington, Maplewood, South Orange Village
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Silver Lake
Nearby Boroughs:
Glen Ridge, Kenilworth, North Arlington, Roselle, Roselle Park, Rutherford
Nearby Cities:
Hoboken, Linden
Nearby Towns:
Secaucus
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Brookdale