Food Stamps in Anchorage, Anchorage County, Alaska (Census Subarea)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Anchorage Municipality and Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$80,862.000000$80,862.000000$80,862.000000$80.9k104,969105k$27,352.000000$27,352.000000$27,352.000000$27.4k8,862$85,540.000000$85,540.000000$85,540.000000$85.5k96,10796.1k
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 Anchorage Municipality and Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.165425%57.165425%57.165425%57.2%13.806%13.8%27.476868%27.476868%27.476868%27.5%28.623%28.6%20.774092%20.774092%20.774092%20.8%7.596%7.60%46.693749%46.693749%46.693749%46.7%18.260%18.3%25.524712%25.524712%25.524712%25.5%7.917%7.92%31.245768%31.245768%31.245768%31.2%40.014%40.0%
% 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 Anchorage Municipality and Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.910194%32.910194%32.910194%32.9%86.194%86.2%6.317958%6.317958%6.317958%6.3%71.377%71.4%23.303193%23.303193%23.303193%23.3%92.404%92.4%19.273310%19.273310%19.273310%19.3%81.740%81.7%27.375737%27.375737%27.375737%27.4%92.083%92.1%4.319144%4.319144%4.319144%4.3%59.986%60.0%
% 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 Anchorage Municipality and Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Asian1Hispanic2All RacesWhite325.167527%25.167527%25.167527%25.2%2,291298.105412%298%17.127161%17.127161%17.127161%17.1%1,060202.868537%203%15.311563%15.311563%15.311563%15.3%919181.363060%181%13.713774%13.713774%13.713774%13.7%918162.437496%162%9.072978%9.072978%9.072978%9.1%368107.468005%107%8.442493%8.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862100.000000%100%4.533425%4.533425%4.533425%4.5%3,30653.697705%54%
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 Anchorage

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%22%29%36%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Anchorage

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Anchorage

There are 38 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Anchorage (36 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 38 of those to each other, Anchorage, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected neighborhoods in Anchorage, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%10%20%30%Count#Mountain View NeighborhoodMountain ViewFairview NeighborhoodFairviewMidtown NeighborhoodMidtownDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownGovernment Hill NeighborhoodGovernment HlAirport Heights NeighborhoodAirport HtsRussian Jack Park NeighborhoodRussian Jack PkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast NeighborhoodNortheastCampbell Park NeighborhoodCampbell ParkWestPacificAlaskaUniversity Area NeighborhoodUniv AreaSpenard NeighborhoodSpenardAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageNorth Star NeighborhoodNorth StarEklutna Valley NeighborhoodEklutna VlyTurnagain NeighborhoodTurnagainSand Lake NeighborhoodSand LakeChugiak NeighborhoodChugiakBayshore-Klatt NeighborhoodBayshore-KlattTaku-Campbell NeighborhoodTaku-CampbellAbbott Loop NeighborhoodAbbott LoopScenic Foothills NeighborhoodScenic FoothillsBirchwood NeighborhoodBirchwoodSouth Addition NeighborhoodS AddnEagle River NeighborhoodEagle RiverTurnagain Arm NeighborhoodTurnagain ArmGirdwood NeighborhoodGirdwoodPortage Valley NeighborhoodPortage VlyRogers Park NeighborhoodRogers ParkTudor Area NeighborhoodTudor AreaSouth Fork NeighborhoodSouth ForkRabbit Creek NeighborhoodRabbit CreekMid-Hillside NeighborhoodMid-HillsideHuffman-O'Malley NeighborhoodHuffman-O'MalleyBasher NeighborhoodBasherHillside East NeighborhoodHillside EastGlen Alps NeighborhoodGlen AlpsBear Valley NeighborhoodBear ValleyOld Seward-Oceanview NeighborhoodOld Seward-Ocean…35.662276%35.662276%35.7%1,0121,013124.546512%24.546512%24.5%884885218.616700%18.616700%18.6%324318.154192%18.154192%18.2%132415.545755%15.545755%15.5%149150515.540972%15.540972%15.5%311312615.107736%15.107736%15.1%617618713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.728248%12.728248%12.7%1,1591,160811.903492%11.903492%11.9%399400911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.379336%10.379336%10.4%363364109.569583%9.569583%9.6%507118.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8627.741421%7.741421%7.7%129127.368967%7.368967%7.4%0137.079422%7.079422%7.1%284146.896866%6.896866%6.9%583584156.634021%6.634021%6.6%181182166.633747%6.633747%6.6%278176.057175%6.057175%6.1%303304186.028909%6.028909%6.0%504195.978590%5.978590%6.0%182183205.090909%5.090909%5.1%4445214.238715%4.238715%4.2%95223.823698%3.823698%3.8%277278233.700097%3.700097%3.7%45243.700097%3.700097%3.7%3233253.700097%3.700097%3.7%0263.447944%3.447944%3.4%4647273.321935%3.321935%3.3%2425282.474794%2.474794%2.5%1314291.941882%1.941882%1.9%42301.368594%1.368594%1.4%1920311.128511%1.128511%1.1%3738321.075878%1.075878%1.1%1331.075342%1.075342%1.1%78341.067631%1.067631%1.1%1351.066098%1.066098%1.1%2360.287936%0.287936%0.3%737
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 37 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Anchorage Area

There are 2 county subdivisions in the Anchorage Area. This section compares Anchorage to all of the county subdivisions in the Anchorage Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected other county subdivisions in the Anchorage Area, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAlaskaMatanuska-SusitnaAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorage13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19818.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8622
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alaska

There are 37 county subdivisions in Alaska. This section compares Anchorage to all of the county subdivisions in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected other county subdivisions in Alaska, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%Count#KusilvakYukon FlatsAniakLower KuskokwimNorthwest ArcticNW ArcticMetlakatla Indian CommunityMetlakatla Indian …McGrath-Holy CrossNomeDillinghamKoyukuk-Middle YukonKoyukuk-Middle Y…Lake and PeninsulaLk and PeninsulaKlukwanCopper RiverPrince of WalesWrangellHoonah-AngoonNorth SlopeKetchikanUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYakutatAleutians EastAleutians ESoutheast FairbanksSE FairbanksWestPacificAlaskaMatanuska-SusitnaHainesPetersburgKodiak IslandAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageKenai-Cook InletSitkaAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageJuneauFairbanks North StarFairbanks N StarSeward-HopeBristol BayAleutians WestAleutians WDenaliChugachSkagway56.689735%56.689735%56.7%983146.038544%46.038544%46.0%215242.988506%42.988506%43.0%187338.422330%38.422330%38.4%1,583434.348739%34.348739%34.3%654533.407572%33.407572%33.4%150632.291667%32.291667%32.3%124732.163946%32.163946%32.2%926826.254545%26.254545%26.3%361925.398230%25.398230%25.4%2871024.358974%24.358974%24.4%1141124.137931%24.137931%24.1%71219.298246%19.298246%19.3%1211318.261826%18.261826%18.3%3321415.980861%15.980861%16.0%1671515.489467%15.489467%15.5%1251615.064420%15.064420%15.1%3041714.494145%14.494145%14.5%7551813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955466%12.955466%13.0%321912.182741%12.182741%12.2%962011.942446%11.942446%11.9%2492111.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,1982210.085470%10.085470%10.1%118239.862571%9.862571%9.9%122249.334787%9.334787%9.3%428258.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.859985%8.859985%8.9%1,737268.818493%8.818493%8.8%309278.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862287.291152%7.291152%7.3%885296.835113%6.835113%6.8%2,413306.236674%6.236674%6.2%117316.111111%6.111111%6.1%22324.890388%4.890388%4.9%58334.667610%4.667610%4.7%33344.588745%4.588745%4.6%106353.271028%3.271028%3.3%1436
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 36 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the West

There are 1,950 county subdivisions in the West. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 323,012.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected other county subdivisions in the West, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Victorville-HesperiaPortland EastFresnoStocktonSpokaneBakersfieldSan BernardinoTacomaSouth Gate-East Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…ModestoAlbuquerqueComptonTucsonLas VegasSacramentoPhoenixUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesInglewoodBeaverton-HillsboroRiversideColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleWestOaklandPacificLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAlaskaDenverLos AngelesDowney-NorwalkBoise CityHaywardAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…South AuroraHonoluluAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityEwaAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageUpper San Gabriel ValleyUpper San Gabriel …East San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoWhittierSouthwest San Gabriel ValleySW San Gabriel VlySeattle EastNorth CoastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Northeast JeffersonNE JeffersonChandlerSan FranciscoSan JoseFremontSan MateoCentral Contra CostaCntrl Contra Costa22.294166%22.294166%22.3%24,58424.6k121.192385%21.192385%21.2%40,99941.0k220.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k320.291781%20.291781%20.3%22,14322.1k420.168318%20.168318%20.2%29,76429.8k519.845311%19.845311%19.8%25,68425.7k619.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k718.898690%18.898690%18.9%32,24432.2k818.433950%18.433950%18.4%22,60522.6k917.754409%17.754409%17.8%18,25118.3k1015.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1115.313516%15.313516%15.3%13,42013.4k1214.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k1313.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k1413.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k1513.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k1613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.717261%12.717261%12.7%15,35815.4k1712.656482%12.656482%12.7%20,37220.4k1812.545089%12.545089%12.5%16,65916.7k1912.372567%12.372567%12.4%19,67319.7k2011.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k2111.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.089431%11.089431%11.1%18,75518.8k2210.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k2310.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k2410.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k259.716324%9.716324%9.7%11,41611.4k269.712937%9.712937%9.7%12,71212.7k279.694737%9.694737%9.7%12,26212.3k289.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k299.327676%9.327676%9.3%13,05813.1k309.298693%9.298693%9.3%13,51513.5k318.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k328.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k338.478313%8.478313%8.5%8,192348.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.279629%8.279629%8.3%8,261357.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k367.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k377.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k386.884058%6.884058%6.9%6,422396.689003%6.689003%6.7%6,788406.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k415.984817%5.984817%6.0%8,112425.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k435.637810%5.637810%5.6%10,79910.8k445.448160%5.448160%5.4%7,787455.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k464.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k473.915367%3.915367%3.9%4,184483.798528%3.798528%3.8%5,445493.305530%3.305530%3.3%6,20250
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Anchorage, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleWestPacificLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodAlaskaDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Anchorage Metro AreaAnchorageOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorageNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,8628.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Alaska
Municipality:
Anchorage
Metro Area:
Anchorage Area
Municipality:
Anchorage
ZIP Codes:
99501, 99502, 99503, 99504, 99505, 99506, 99507, 99508, 99513, 99515, 99516, 99517, 99518, 99540, 99567, 99577, 99587, 99645, 99686
Unified School District:
Anchorage
Neighborhoods:
Abbott Loop, Airport Heights, Basher, Bayshore-Klatt, Bear Valley, Birchwood, Campbell Park, Chugiak, Downtown, Eagle River, Eklutna Valley, Fairview, Fire Island, Girdwood, Glen Alps, Government Hill, Hillside East, Huffman-O'Malley, Mid-Hillside, Midtown, Mountain View, North Star, Northeast, Old Seward-Oceanview, Portage Valley, Rabbit Creek, Rogers Park, Russian Jack Park, Sand Lake, Scenic Foothills, South Addition, South Fork, Spenard, Taku-Campbell, Tudor Area, Turnagain, Turnagain Arm, University Area
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate Districts:
AK-F, AK-G, AK-H, AK-I, AK-J, AK-K, AK-L, AK-M, AK-N
State House Districts:
AK-12, AK-13, AK-14, AK-15, AK-16, AK-17, AK-18, AK-19, AK-20, AK-21, AK-22, AK-23, AK-24, AK-25, AK-26, AK-27, AK-28
Neighboring Census Subareas:
Chugach, Kenai-Cook Inlet, Matanuska-Susitna, Seward-Hope