Food Stamps in Seattle, Washington (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Washington and Seattle
Seattle
Washington
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$74,458.000000$62,848.000000$74,458.000000$74.5k304,157304k$17,607.000000$24,064.000000$17,607.000000$17.6k29,13629.1k$81,491.000000$70,372.000000$81,491.000000$81.5k275,021275k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Washington and Seattle
Seattle
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.707990%47.116760%27.707990%27.7%13.297%13.3%14.397996%21.332104%14.397996%14.4%35.975%36.0%9.472817%19.230512%9.472817%9.5%6.244%6.24%44.989017%46.945970%44.989017%45.0%26.434%26.4%39.349945%29.704259%39.349945%39.3%13.605%13.6%48.798737%43.268786%48.798737%48.8%40.322%40.3%

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 Washington and Seattle
Seattle
Washington
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.140357%28.269022%19.140357%19.1%86.703%86.7%2.714702%4.246874%2.714702%2.7%64.025%64.0%15.068667%21.522256%15.068667%15.1%93.756%93.8%13.264078%21.696812%13.264078%13.3%73.566%73.6%26.471797%36.820123%26.471797%26.5%86.395%86.4%7.651416%6.695312%7.651416%7.7%59.678%59.7%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Washington and Seattle
Seattle
Washington
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite336.811486%29.386469%36.811486%36.8%6,897384.283056%384%18.171263%28.516734%18.171263%18.2%1,252189.693738%190%15.739524%22.395108%15.739524%15.7%2,156164.308292%164%13.786804%25.043537%13.786804%13.8%1,283143.923428%144%12.135041%11.275405%12.135041%12.1%4,680126.680318%127%9.579263%13.874663%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k100.000000%100%5.931020%11.571875%5.931020%5.9%12,86812.9k61.915198%62%

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Seattle

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Seattle

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Seattle

There are 103 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Seattle (99 fully and 4 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Seattle, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seattle. The least populous of the compared neighborhoods has a population of 5,223.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Seattle, selected neighborhoods in Seattle, and entities that contain Seattle
0%10%20%30%Count#Dunlap NeighborhoodDunlapHigh Point NeighborhoodHigh PointRainier Beach NeighborhoodRainier BeachColumbia City NeighborhoodColumbia CityBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownHighland Park NeighborhoodHighland ParkNorth Beacon Hill NeighborhoodN Beacon HlSouth Delridge NeighborhoodS DelridgeBitter Lake NeighborhoodBitter LakeMinor NeighborhoodMinorBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillCedar Park NeighborhoodCedar ParkOlympic Hills NeighborhoodOlympic HillsWashingtonLeschi NeighborhoodLeschiUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBelltown NeighborhoodBelltownFirst Hill NeighborhoodFirst HillPinehurst NeighborhoodPinehurstSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaHaller Lake NeighborhoodHaller LakeWestPacificKing CountyKingNorth College Park NeighborhoodN College PkSeattleSeattle School DistrictSeattleBroadview NeighborhoodBroadviewGreenwood NeighborhoodGreenwoodUniversity District NeighborhoodUniv DistVictory Heights NeighborhoodVictory HtsView Ridge NeighborhoodView RidgeCapitol Hill NeighborhoodCapitol HillSunset Hill NeighborhoodSunset HillFairmount Park NeighborhoodFairmount PkArbor Heights NeighborhoodArbor HeightsLower Queen Anne NeighborhoodLower Queen AnneBallard NeighborhoodBallardRavenna NeighborhoodRavennaLoyal Heights NeighborhoodLoyal HeightsMaple Leaf NeighborhoodMaple LeafFremont NeighborhoodFremontBryant NeighborhoodBryantWallingford NeighborhoodWallingfordWest Woodland NeighborhoodWest WoodlandWest Queen Anne NeighborhoodW Queen AnneWedgwood NeighborhoodWedgwoodJunction NeighborhoodJunctionMagnolia NeighborhoodMagnoliaGreen Lake NeighborhoodGreen LakeAdmiral NeighborhoodAdmiralMatthews Beach NeighborhoodMatthews BchNorth Queen Anne NeighborhoodN Queen AnneGatewood NeighborhoodGatewoodAlki NeighborhoodAlkiPhinney Ridge NeighborhoodPhinney RidgeEast Queen Anne NeighborhoodE Queen Anne30.818598%30.818598%30.8%615130.606278%30.606278%30.6%753754222.941295%22.941295%22.9%518519322.378097%22.378097%22.4%705422.282813%22.282813%22.3%557558521.025470%21.025470%21.0%952953620.385061%20.385061%20.4%529530719.663929%19.663929%19.7%837838818.291192%18.291192%18.3%481917.851445%17.851445%17.9%7271016.755050%16.755050%16.8%5955961116.067308%16.067308%16.1%7051215.736279%15.736279%15.7%4061314.403398%14.403398%14.4%5371413.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.670166%13.670166%13.7%3011513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.787373%12.787373%12.8%9429431612.692014%12.692014%12.7%8378381711.671007%11.671007%11.7%2692701811.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.500532%11.500532%11.5%4094101911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k10.040204%10.040204%10.0%309310209.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k9.577818%9.577818%9.6%29,16829.2k9.473037%9.473037%9.5%345346218.326620%8.326620%8.3%585228.238891%8.238891%8.2%682683238.191200%8.191200%8.2%191247.591833%7.591833%7.6%166257.109079%7.109079%7.1%1,2411,242265.614494%5.614494%5.6%139140275.507676%5.507676%5.5%145285.460317%5.460317%5.5%127128295.214309%5.214309%5.2%201305.051309%5.051309%5.1%270271315.030995%5.030995%5.0%225324.829053%4.829053%4.8%170171334.631567%4.631567%4.6%227344.560047%4.560047%4.6%266267354.376883%4.376883%4.4%90364.087073%4.087073%4.1%290291373.923017%3.923017%3.9%133383.919793%3.919793%3.9%116393.808559%3.808559%3.8%123403.653699%3.653699%3.7%96413.409323%3.409323%3.4%280423.325934%3.325934%3.3%132433.133135%3.133135%3.1%158443.039322%3.039322%3.0%81452.885373%2.885373%2.9%119462.878680%2.878680%2.9%81472.638165%2.638165%2.6%95482.502409%2.502409%2.5%108109492.282168%2.282168%2.3%868750

Food Stamps by Place in the Seattle Area

There are 200 places in the Seattle Area. This section compares Seattle to all of the places in the Seattle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seattle.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Seattle, selected other places in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Seattle
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Northwest StanwoodNW StanwoodNorth MarysvilleN MarysvilleBaringWhite CenterMay CreekSouth PrairieTukwilaParklandCanyon CreekMidlandDarringtonGold BarPacificStansberry LakeStansberry LkEverettLakewoodLynnwoodLake BosworthTacomaSeaTacFederal WayKentLongbranchLa GrandeClear LakeEnumclawBurienAlgonaAuburnBuckleyDes MoinesWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth CreekSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestPacificKing CountyKingMountlake TerraceMountlake TerSeattleSeattle School DistrictSeattleLakeland NorthLakeland NWarm BeachFife HeightsBellevueEdmondsBrowns PointBrierNewcastleDuvallGreenwaterSilvanaHerron IslandHat IslandAlder48.387097%48.387097%48.4%15142.000000%42.000000%42.0%21238.461538%38.461538%38.5%40332.684602%32.684602%32.7%1,713428.362573%28.362573%28.4%97527.472527%27.472527%27.5%25626.915056%26.915056%26.9%1,936725.869766%25.869766%25.9%3,361824.159855%24.159855%24.2%266923.974668%23.974668%24.0%7951023.463687%23.463687%23.5%1261122.440945%22.440945%22.4%1711222.039342%22.039342%22.0%5491321.711367%21.711367%21.7%1701421.541413%21.541413%21.5%9,0951521.383725%21.383725%21.4%5,2111620.793788%20.793788%20.8%2,8921720.608108%20.608108%20.6%611820.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k1919.965733%19.965733%20.0%1,9812019.725956%19.725956%19.7%6,7952119.452362%19.452362%19.5%8,3262219.364375%19.364375%19.4%2622319.354839%19.354839%19.4%122419.252874%19.252874%19.3%672519.063545%19.063545%19.1%8552618.958568%18.958568%19.0%3,5282718.856570%18.856570%18.9%1882818.658448%18.658448%18.7%5,1462918.556701%18.556701%18.6%2883014.689797%14.689797%14.7%1,7194313.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.327311%12.327311%12.3%1165711.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k10.191861%10.191861%10.2%834719.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k809.577818%9.577818%9.6%29,16829.2k8.924378%8.924378%8.9%380857.996051%7.996051%8.0%81996.493506%6.493506%6.5%451135.488374%5.488374%5.5%3,0001255.476627%5.476627%5.5%9561274.771372%4.771372%4.8%241413.481144%3.481144%3.5%841552.338087%2.338087%2.3%1001690.564744%0.564744%0.6%141830.000000%0.000000%0.0%01940.000000%0.000000%0.0%01950.000000%0.000000%0.0%01960.000000%0.000000%0.0%01970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0198

Food Stamps by Place in Washington

There are 626 places in Washington. This section compares Seattle to the 50 most populous places in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seattle. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 22,221.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Seattle, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Seattle
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#LongviewYakimaParklandMount VernonSpokaneBremertonPascoEverettLakewoodLynnwoodTacomaSeaTacKennewickFederal WayVancouverKentBurienOlympiaAuburnWalla WallaSpokane ValleySpokane VlySpanawayBellinghamUniversity PlaceUniv PlDes MoinesWashingtonMarysvilleWenatcheeOak HarborUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPuyallupRentonLake StevensLaceySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPullmanRichlandWestPacificSouth HillKing CountyKingShorelineGrahamSeattleSeattle School DistrictSeattleIssaquahBellevueEdmondsBothellSilver FirsKirklandMaple ValleyRedmondMercer IslandBainbridge IslandBainbridge IsSammamishCottage Lake28.377561%28.377561%28.4%4,224126.562311%26.562311%26.6%8,773225.869766%25.869766%25.9%3,361324.001042%24.001042%24.0%2,763423.461984%23.461984%23.5%20,46820.5k521.952148%21.952148%22.0%3,459621.572074%21.572074%21.6%4,295721.541413%21.541413%21.5%9,095821.383725%21.383725%21.4%5,211920.793788%20.793788%20.8%2,8921020.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k1119.965733%19.965733%20.0%1,9811219.943214%19.943214%19.9%5,5491319.725956%19.725956%19.7%6,7951419.528675%19.528675%19.5%13,15113.2k1519.452362%19.452362%19.5%8,3261618.958568%18.958568%19.0%3,5281718.762925%18.762925%18.8%3,9921818.658448%18.658448%18.7%5,1461918.073630%18.073630%18.1%2,1112017.849952%17.849952%17.8%6,8262116.868885%16.868885%16.9%1,7242215.998944%15.998944%16.0%5,4552315.847338%15.847338%15.8%2,0182414.689797%14.689797%14.7%1,7192513.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.645639%13.645639%13.6%3,1432613.276158%13.276158%13.3%1,5482713.194593%13.194593%13.2%1,2302813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.713399%12.713399%12.7%1,9662912.620905%12.620905%12.6%4,8543012.022864%12.022864%12.0%1,2413111.737923%11.737923%11.7%2,1143211.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.229947%11.229947%11.2%1,1973311.128063%11.128063%11.1%2,3343411.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.360069%10.360069%10.4%1,9223510.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k10.101754%10.101754%10.1%2,194369.598350%9.598350%9.6%791379.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k389.577818%9.577818%9.6%29,16829.2k5.884823%5.884823%5.9%841395.488374%5.488374%5.5%3,000405.476627%5.476627%5.5%956415.096242%5.096242%5.1%834425.047455%5.047455%5.0%351434.640816%4.640816%4.6%1,648444.597162%4.597162%4.6%392454.339956%4.339956%4.3%1,031464.164969%4.164969%4.2%409473.314345%3.314345%3.3%320481.583256%1.583256%1.6%323491.079137%1.079137%1.1%8750

Food Stamps by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Seattle to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seattle. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Seattle, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Seattle
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluKing CountyKingSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSeattle School DistrictSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaGlendaleAnchorageSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan DiegoSan FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchScottsdaleFremontIrvine29.012787%29.012787%29.0%16,63116.6k123.620964%23.620964%23.6%14,41814.4k223.461984%23.461984%23.5%20,46820.5k323.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k420.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k519.954646%19.954646%20.0%18,65518.7k619.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k719.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k819.046976%19.046976%19.0%15,50515.5k917.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k1016.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1116.115662%16.115662%16.1%11,47011.5k1215.999363%15.999363%16.0%11,05711.1k1315.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k1514.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921614.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k1714.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k1814.176125%14.176125%14.2%7,2071913.921069%13.921069%13.9%7,1502013.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k2113.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.222590%12.222590%12.2%11,46111.5k2211.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k2311.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2411.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2511.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2611.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k2811.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k2910.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.337522%10.337522%10.3%9,1243010.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3110.318586%10.318586%10.3%13,16613.2k3210.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k10.103407%10.103407%10.1%7,621339.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k349.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k359.577818%9.577818%9.6%29,16829.2k9.278164%9.278164%9.3%6,671369.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054378.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100388.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862397.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k406.903259%6.903259%6.9%5,927416.586006%6.586006%6.6%7,071426.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k435.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k444.806475%4.806475%4.8%3,456454.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798464.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425473.645219%3.645219%3.6%3,832483.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422492.278439%2.278439%2.3%2,04950

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Seattle to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Seattle. 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 Seattle, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Seattle
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoWashingtonArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificDenverKing CountyKingLos AngelesSeattleSeattle School DistrictSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%32,70532.7k1716.536703%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%39,29539.3k2415.408373%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%25,00925.0k3313.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%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%18,46018.5k3911.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k4210.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k9.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.577818%9.577818%9.6%29,16829.2k9.299252%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

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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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