Food Stamps in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Cumberland County and Portland
Portland
Cumberland County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,259.000000$61,902.000000$48,259.000000$48.3k30,21130.2k$13,903.000000$16,004.000000$13,903.000000$13.9k5,843$58,184.000000$68,865.000000$58,184.000000$58.2k24,36824.4k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Cumberland County and Portland
Portland
Cumberland County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.136060%41.848929%35.136060%35.1%32.275%32.3%23.224371%23.141676%23.224371%23.2%62.999%63.0%10.268698%13.641488%10.268698%10.3%16.225%16.2%39.226425%45.351372%39.226425%39.2%34.685%34.7%25.089851%28.771139%25.089851%25.1%16.652%16.7%61.235667%53.784292%61.235667%61.2%60.881%60.9%

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 Cumberland County and Portland
Portland
Cumberland County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.678923%25.887000%17.678923%17.7%67.725%67.7%3.270683%4.431651%3.270683%3.3%37.001%37.0%12.713395%19.015741%12.713395%12.7%83.775%83.8%17.711753%19.129545%17.711753%17.7%65.315%65.3%30.113263%39.495630%30.113263%30.1%83.348%83.3%9.434504%6.273550%9.434504%9.4%39.119%39.1%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Cumberland County and Portland
Portland
Cumberland County
0%20%40%60%Count%Black1Other1Asian1Mixed1All RacesHispanic2White364.816870%56.712565%64.816870%64.8%1,168335.133059%335%50.704225%47.173489%50.704225%50.7%108262.164188%262%34.777778%21.854305%34.777778%34.8%313179.817122%180%22.748092%19.662921%22.748092%22.7%149117.618106%118%19.340638%11.287764%19.340638%19.3%5,843100.000000%100%16.812609%13.304721%16.812609%16.8%9686.928931%87%15.377829%9.833419%15.377829%15.4%4,00979.510455%80%

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 EndPortlandPortlandPortlandMaineRiverton 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%5,84319.340638%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Portland Area

There are 68 county subdivisions in the Portland Area. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,788.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other county subdivisions in the Portland Area, and entities that contain Portland
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of LimerickLimerickBiddefordSanfordTown of LimingtonLimingtonBathWestbrookPortlandPortlandPortlandMaineTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of RichmondRichmondTown of North BerwickN BerwickTown of BridgtonBridgtonTown of CascoTown of HarrisonHarrisonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of AlfredAlfredNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickCumberland CountyCumberlandTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BowdoinhamBowdoinhamTown of HollisHollisTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BowdoinBowdoinTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of NaplesNaplesTown of RaymondRaymondTown of WellsTown of LymanTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of ArundelArundelTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KennebunkportKennebunkportTown of New GloucesterNew GloucesterTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HarpswellHarpswellTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of WoolwichWoolwichTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of North YarmouthN YarmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland24.569790%24.569790%24.6%257124.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068223.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032320.676968%20.676968%20.7%281420.558831%20.558831%20.6%802520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,568619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%708815.918098%15.918098%15.9%241914.988558%14.988558%15.0%2621014.566929%14.566929%14.6%2961114.248705%14.248705%14.2%2201213.972380%13.972380%14.0%1721313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.895175%12.895175%12.9%1551412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%11.587053%11.6%9631611.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.257976%11.257976%11.3%2471711.038012%11.038012%11.0%1511810.653105%10.653105%10.7%1991910.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072010.344828%10.344828%10.3%285219.877956%9.877956%9.9%777229.370780%9.370780%9.4%347238.992806%8.992806%9.0%125248.790199%8.790199%8.8%287258.493696%8.493696%8.5%256268.492823%8.492823%8.5%142278.378970%8.378970%8.4%153288.175814%8.175814%8.2%359297.985481%7.985481%8.0%132307.158672%7.158672%7.2%194317.101281%7.101281%7.1%122326.701445%6.701445%6.7%167336.622208%6.622208%6.6%427346.504065%6.504065%6.5%208356.441119%6.441119%6.4%396366.378684%6.378684%6.4%316376.256921%6.256921%6.3%226385.928339%5.928339%5.9%91395.310574%5.310574%5.3%112405.173210%5.173210%5.2%224414.927007%4.927007%4.9%108424.683038%4.683038%4.7%164434.606299%4.606299%4.6%351444.218750%4.218750%4.2%54453.967119%3.967119%4.0%222462.967437%2.967437%3.0%113472.508726%2.508726%2.5%115481.849112%1.849112%1.8%25490.927578%0.927578%0.9%2650

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of FairfieldFairfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookPortlandPortlandPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonEllsworthMaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of WinslowWinslowBrewerTown of LisbonLisbonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickCumberland CountyCumberlandTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickTown of OronoSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of WellsTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HampdenHampdenTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland32.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284128.730859%28.730859%28.7%1,107226.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,153325.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,153424.829674%24.829674%24.8%984524.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,476624.395048%24.395048%24.4%867724.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068824.253521%24.253521%24.3%861923.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,0321023.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481122.771903%22.771903%22.8%6031221.252715%21.252715%21.3%5871320.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0451420.558831%20.558831%20.6%8021520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5681619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8431719.305302%19.305302%19.3%5281818.334810%18.334810%18.3%6211916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.219370%16.219370%16.2%4172015.942355%15.942355%15.9%7082115.631894%15.631894%15.6%4962215.330373%15.330373%15.3%5872314.192819%14.192819%14.2%5022413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2992511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%11.587053%11.6%9632611.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.257976%11.257976%11.3%2472710.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072810.344828%10.344828%10.3%2852910.246040%10.246040%10.2%304309.877956%9.877956%9.9%777319.370780%9.370780%9.4%347328.790199%8.790199%8.8%287338.493696%8.493696%8.5%256348.175814%8.175814%8.2%359357.158672%7.158672%7.2%194366.701445%6.701445%6.7%167376.622208%6.622208%6.6%427386.504065%6.504065%6.5%208396.441119%6.441119%6.4%396406.378684%6.378684%6.4%316416.256921%6.256921%6.3%226425.173210%5.173210%5.2%224434.872727%4.872727%4.9%134444.683038%4.683038%4.7%164454.606299%4.606299%4.6%351463.967119%3.967119%4.0%222472.967437%2.967437%3.0%113482.508726%2.508726%2.5%115490.927578%0.927578%0.9%2650

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethPortlandPortlandPortlandTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberlandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3311.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. 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 Portland, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaPortlandPortlandPortlandBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMaineFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSeattlePortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberlandLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest 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%50,49450.5k1419.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.901493%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%153,787154k2813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%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%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%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%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%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

Definitions

  • 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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