Food Stamps in East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Ingham County and East Lansing
East Lansing
Ingham County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$33,473.000000$46,842.000000$33,473.000000$33.5k12,93212.9k$9,812.000000$16,364.000000$9,812.000000$9.8k810$35,593.000000$53,796.000000$35,593.000000$35.6k12,12212.1k
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 Ingham County and East Lansing
East Lansing
Ingham County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.716049%46.084906%22.716049%22.7%11.750%11.7%11.851852%28.891509%11.851852%11.9%34.532%34.5%6.790123%12.122642%6.790123%6.8%4.677%4.68%42.716049%47.305425%42.716049%42.7%18.191%18.2%25.185185%21.533019%25.185185%25.2%6.628%6.63%72.098765%58.012972%72.098765%72.1%11.141%11.1%
% 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 Ingham County and East Lansing
East Lansing
Ingham County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty211.400759%23.017694%11.400759%11.4%88.250%88.3%1.501402%4.648569%1.501402%1.5%65.468%65.5%9.247649%15.990144%9.247649%9.2%95.323%95.3%12.836166%20.180972%12.836166%12.8%81.809%81.8%23.708959%33.535122%23.708959%23.7%93.372%93.4%38.426002%12.858175%38.426002%38.4%88.859%88.9%
% 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 Ingham County and East Lansing
East Lansing
Ingham County
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian128.467153%27.200335%28.467153%28.5%39454.490403%454%26.419214%35.936987%26.419214%26.4%242421.794167%422%23.219814%33.246225%23.219814%23.2%75370.714368%371%6.263532%15.263054%6.263532%6.3%810100.000000%100%4.565507%11.368185%4.565507%4.6%44572.890297%73%1.187648%19.555445%1.187648%1.2%518.961321%19%0.288184%8.934109%0.288184%0.3%44.600989%5%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in East Lansing

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.2%4.2%6.1%8.0%9.9%11.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in East Lansing

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%15%29%44%59%74%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in East Lansing

There are 14 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within East Lansing (12 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, East Lansing, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Lansing, selected neighborhoods in East Lansing, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganIngham CountyInghamEast North CentralLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWalnut Heights NeighborhoodWalnut HtsForest View NeighborhoodForest ViewGlencairn NeighborhoodGlencairnWhitehills NeighborhoodWhitehillsGroesbeck NeighborhoodGroesbeckRed Cedar NeighborhoodRed CedarBailey NeighborhoodBaileyPinecrest NeighborhoodPinecrestEast LansingEast LansingOakwood NeighborhoodOakwoodTamarisk NeighborhoodTamariskSoutheast Marble NeighborhoodSE MarbleAvondale Square NeighborhoodAvondale SqBrookfield Heritage NeighborhoodBrookfield HeritageDowntown NeighborhoodDowntown15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.811471%11.811471%11.8%3031111.073729%11.073729%11.1%34528.274804%8.274804%8.3%626338.189158%8.189158%8.2%6848.172414%8.172414%8.2%14114257.867495%7.867495%7.9%2167.712550%7.712550%7.7%18576.972690%6.972690%7.0%484986.263532%6.263532%6.3%8106.099707%6.099707%6.1%8326.038504%6.038504%6.0%161795.597850%5.597850%5.6%8103.818369%3.818369%3.8%1516113.818369%3.818369%3.8%1112123.818369%3.818369%3.8%34132.236422%2.236422%2.2%4514
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Lansing Area

There are 64 county subdivisions in the Lansing Area. This section compares East Lansing to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Lansing Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 1,928.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Lansing, selected other county subdivisions in the Lansing Area, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%10%20%30%Count#LansingLansingCharlotteEaton RapidsPottervilleSt. JohnsMichiganIngham CountyInghamVermontville TownshipVermontvilleLansing Charter TownshipLansingDuplain TownshipDuplainEast North CentralLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGrand LedgeWilliamstonDelhi Charter TownshipDelhiStockbridge TownshipStockbridgeBingham TownshipBinghamOvid TownshipDeWitt Charter TownshipDeWittBunker Hill TownshipBunker HlOnondaga TownshipOnondagaLeroy TownshipLeroyWalton TownshipWaltonLeslie TownshipLeslieEaton TownshipEatonRoxand TownshipRoxandMasonBellevue TownshipBellevueCarmel TownshipCarmelDelta Charter TownshipDeltaEaton Rapids TownshipEaton RapidsIngham TownshipInghamMeridian Charter TownshipMeridianBenton TownshipBentonEast LansingEast LansingGreenbush TownshipGreenbushHamlin TownshipHamlinBath Charter TownshipBathWindsor Charter TownshipWindsorWilliamstown TownshipWilliamstownEssex TownshipEssexDallas TownshipDallasAurelius TownshipAureliusWestphalia TownshipWestphaliaVevay TownshipVevayOneida Charter TownshipOneidaWatertown Charter TownshipWatertownOlive TownshipOliveDeWittAlaiedon TownshipAlaiedonVictor TownshipVictorEagle TownshipEagleRiley TownshipRiley31.222601%31.222601%31.2%641125.072189%25.072189%25.1%11,63511.6k223.567568%23.567568%23.6%872323.370577%23.370577%23.4%502417.512438%17.512438%17.5%176516.554163%16.554163%16.6%515615.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k14.745308%14.745308%14.7%110714.289566%14.289566%14.3%530814.204545%14.204545%14.2%125914.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712795%12.712795%12.7%4631012.163892%12.163892%12.2%1901112.066548%12.066548%12.1%1,2911211.359026%11.359026%11.4%1681311.002662%11.002662%11.0%1241410.853293%10.853293%10.9%1451510.406393%10.406393%10.4%6121610.310734%10.310734%10.3%73179.981516%9.981516%10.0%108189.963100%9.963100%10.0%135199.836066%9.836066%9.8%78209.523810%9.523810%9.5%88219.185668%9.185668%9.2%141228.943089%8.943089%8.9%66237.715767%7.715767%7.7%253247.476636%7.476636%7.5%96257.407407%7.407407%7.4%84267.349193%7.349193%7.3%1,038276.912145%6.912145%6.9%107286.682868%6.682868%6.7%55296.577324%6.577324%6.6%1,173306.280193%6.280193%6.3%65316.263532%6.263532%6.3%810326.099707%6.099707%6.1%8326.002401%6.002401%6.0%50335.985634%5.985634%6.0%75345.480062%5.480062%5.5%246354.461652%4.461652%4.5%121364.237701%4.237701%4.2%87374.211957%4.211957%4.2%31383.975904%3.975904%4.0%33393.969359%3.969359%4.0%57403.930636%3.930636%3.9%34413.774981%3.774981%3.8%51423.765690%3.765690%3.8%54433.544166%3.544166%3.5%65443.477345%3.477345%3.5%33453.413174%3.413174%3.4%57463.068592%3.068592%3.1%34471.854599%1.854599%1.9%25481.541624%1.541624%1.5%15490.421941%0.421941%0.4%350
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 Michigan

There are 1,578 county subdivisions in Michigan. This section compares East Lansing to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 36,008.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Lansing, selected other county subdivisions in Michigan, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintSaginawDetroitMuskegonPontiacLansingLincoln ParkDearbornKalamazooGrand RapidsRosevilleBattle CreekTaylorWarrenYpsilanti Charter TownshipYpsilantiDearborn HeightsDearborn HtsRedford Charter TownshipRedfordWyomingWestlandMichiganIngham CountyInghamSouthfieldClinton Charter TownshipClintonKentwoodEast North CentralMidlandSterling HeightsSterling HtsLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHolland Charter TownshipHollandWaterford Charter TownshipWaterfordPortageSt. Clair ShoresSt. Clair ShrsSaginaw Charter TownshipSaginawPittsfield Charter TownshipPittsfieldGrand Blanc Charter TownshipGrand BlancChesterfield TownshipChesterfieldOrion Charter TownshipOrionShelby Charter TownshipShelbyCommerce Charter TownshipCommerceMeridian Charter TownshipMeridianAnn ArborCanton Charter TownshipCantonEast LansingEast LansingFarmington HillsFarmington HlsTroyLivoniaIndependence Charter TownshipIndependenceRoyal OakNoviWest Bloomfield Charter TownshipW BloomfieldRochester HillsRochester HlsGeorgetown Charter TownshipGeorgetownMacomb TownshipMacombBloomfield Charter TownshipBloomfield44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.647589%42.647589%42.6%8,286242.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k337.029775%37.029775%37.0%5,099436.529602%36.529602%36.5%8,484525.072189%25.072189%25.1%11,63511.6k624.437434%24.437434%24.4%3,486723.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,424823.251742%23.251742%23.3%6,640922.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1021.427120%21.427120%21.4%4,2191121.148711%21.148711%21.1%4,3561221.129066%21.129066%21.1%5,0341319.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1418.293658%18.293658%18.3%4,1191517.734949%17.734949%17.7%3,6441617.430528%17.430528%17.4%3,1301717.217572%17.217572%17.2%4,8131816.795367%16.795367%16.8%5,7421915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k15.129559%15.129559%15.1%4,9282015.105378%15.105378%15.1%6,5582114.625595%14.625595%14.6%2,9202214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.986054%13.986054%14.0%2,4272313.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5712413.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.485015%11.485015%11.5%1,5292511.168685%11.168685%11.2%3,3842610.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,1122710.218213%10.218213%10.2%2,730289.538531%9.538531%9.5%1,697298.972888%8.972888%9.0%1,251308.692345%8.692345%8.7%1,257318.473373%8.473373%8.5%1,432327.191214%7.191214%7.2%956336.815609%6.815609%6.8%2,047346.594955%6.594955%6.6%1,030356.577324%6.577324%6.6%1,173366.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004376.279692%6.279692%6.3%1,996386.263532%6.263532%6.3%810396.099707%6.099707%6.1%8325.923516%5.923516%5.9%2,057405.715749%5.715749%5.7%1,786415.631794%5.631794%5.6%2,093425.433561%5.433561%5.4%725435.317956%5.317956%5.3%1,517445.305748%5.305748%5.3%1,213455.020767%5.020767%5.0%1,233464.341344%4.341344%4.3%1,223473.859509%3.859509%3.9%678483.589654%3.589654%3.6%1,027491.675944%1.675944%1.7%28050
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 Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares East Lansing to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Lansing, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisMichiganKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalIngham CountyInghamSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingEast LansingEast LansingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland Park42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k427.635196%27.635196%27.6%16,78716.8k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k823.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k923.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1022.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1122.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k1221.773313%21.773313%21.8%11,16111.2k1321.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,7091419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1519.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1718.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1818.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9121917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8142215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972515.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k14.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362813.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1542913.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713013.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3112.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483410.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,337359.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k378.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234406.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336416.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940426.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004436.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736446.263532%6.263532%6.3%8106.099707%6.099707%6.1%8325.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595455.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930483.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124493.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,69950
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 East Lansing to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing. 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 East Lansing, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMichiganFort WorthAlbuquerqueIngham CountyInghamAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong 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 HempsteadHempsteadEast LansingEast LansingSeattle 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%55,99456.0k1715.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k15.004424%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%164,852165k2314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%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%153,787154k2813.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%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%15,24115.2k456.263532%6.263532%6.3%8106.099707%6.099707%6.1%8326.012518%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

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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State:
Michigan
County:
Ingham
Metro Area:
Lansing Area
City:
East Lansing
ZIP Codes:
48823, 48825, 48910, 48912
Unified School Districts:
East Lansing, Haslett, Lansing, Okemos
Neighborhoods:
Avondale Square, Bailey, Brookfield Heritage, Downtown, Forest View, Glencairn, Groesbeck, Oakwood, Pinecrest, Red Cedar, Southeast Marble, Tamarisk, Walnut Heights, Whitehills
Congressional District:
MI-8
State Senate District:
MI-23
State House Districts:
MI-68, MI-69
Neighboring Charter Townships:
Bath, DeWitt, Lansing, Meridian
Nearby Charter Townships:
Delhi, Delta, Watertown
Nearby Townships:
Alaiedon, Wheatfield, Williamstown, Woodhull