Food Stamps in the Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Cape May County and the Lower Township
Lower Township
Cape May County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,241.000000$59,338.000000$56,241.000000$56.2k9,439$17,250.000000$21,482.000000$17,250.000000$17.3k622$59,777.000000$62,918.000000$59,777.000000$59.8k8,817
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 Cape May County and the Lower Township
Lower Township
Cape May County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.585209%50.649351%38.585209%38.6%10.476%10.5%11.414791%19.726220%11.414791%11.4%17.275%17.3%19.292605%22.639523%19.292605%19.3%7.566%7.57%65.273312%45.419445%65.273312%65.3%14.594%14.6%41.479100%38.223938%41.479100%41.5%5.473%5.47%50.803859%46.261846%50.803859%50.8%35.626%35.6%
% 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 Cape May County and the Lower Township
Lower Township
Cape May County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.261880%20.916613%23.261880%23.3%89.524%89.5%3.856187%4.193531%3.856187%3.9%82.725%82.7%16.626971%15.291210%16.626971%16.6%92.434%92.4%26.947941%25.064475%26.947941%26.9%85.406%85.4%50.538732%53.242532%50.538732%50.5%94.527%94.5%6.476126%7.137868%6.476126%6.5%64.374%64.4%
% 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 Cape May County and the Lower Township
Lower Township
Cape May County
0%20%40%60%Count%Asian1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Black1Other168.181818%29.513889%68.181818%68.2%151,034.675533%1,035%29.850746%28.813559%29.850746%29.9%20452.992273%453%11.525424%32.913386%11.525424%11.5%34174.901085%175%6.589681%7.109525%6.589681%6.6%622100.000000%100%6.195384%4.963038%6.195384%6.2%55394.016450%94%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.826056%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%46.666667%00.000000%0%
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 Tract in the Lower Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.8%4.5%6.1%7.7%9.3%11.0%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Ocean City Area

There are 17 county subdivisions in the Ocean City Area. This section compares the Lower Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Ocean City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Ocean City Area, and entities that contain the Lower Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#WoodbineWildwoodMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest Cape MayNew JerseyWest WildwoodMiddle TownshipMiddleOcean CityOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityCape May CountyCape MayWildwood CrestWildwood CrstLower Township School DistrictLower TwpLower TownshipLowerLower Cape May Regional School DistrictLower Cape MayDennis TownshipDennisNorth WildwoodN WildwoodCape MayUpper TownshipUpperSea Isle CityStone HarborAvalonCape May PointCape May Pt26.042984%26.042984%26.0%206118.397010%18.397010%18.4%443213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.879518%9.879518%9.9%4139.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k7.984791%7.984791%8.0%2147.496484%7.496484%7.5%53357.409440%7.409440%7.4%40567.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8496.901408%6.901408%6.9%9876.589681%6.589681%6.6%6226.589681%6.589681%6.6%62286.368804%6.368804%6.4%7176.138865%6.138865%6.1%14594.029851%4.029851%4.0%81103.846154%3.846154%3.8%54113.732304%3.732304%3.7%174122.246094%2.246094%2.2%23130.671141%0.671141%0.7%3140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares the Lower Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Township, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain the Lower Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicNewarkTrentonUnion CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyVinelandIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenJersey CityBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrTown of KearnyKearnyCliftonHackensackNew JerseyOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityCape May CountyCape MayManchester TownshipManchesterToms River TownshipToms RivLower Township School DistrictLower TwpLower TownshipLowerBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldLower Cape May Regional School DistrictLower Cape MayHamilton TownshipHamiltonNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickGloucester TownshipGloucesterHobokenWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnion TownshipUnionBrick TownshipBrickHowell TownshipHowellCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlWashington TownshipWashingtonParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsWest Orange TownshipW OrangeSayrevilleOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgMiddletown TownshipMiddletownEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickEdison TownshipEdisonPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayWayne TownshipWayneJackson TownshipJacksonFranklin TownshipFranklinSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickEvesham TownshipEveshamBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterMonroe TownshipMonroe43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k427.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465526.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204623.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,596722.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,625821.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,067919.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661019.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501119.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071219.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241318.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281417.833828%17.833828%17.8%3,6061516.508039%16.508039%16.5%3,5731616.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k1713.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4821813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.887778%12.887778%12.9%1,8571912.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882010.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981219.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755229.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k7.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.023644%7.023644%7.0%1,616236.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394246.589681%6.589681%6.6%6226.589681%6.589681%6.6%6226.394457%6.394457%6.4%1,126256.368804%6.368804%6.4%7176.234009%6.234009%6.2%2,071265.899868%5.899868%5.9%852275.897205%5.897205%5.9%1,378285.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405295.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845305.416891%5.416891%5.4%1,109315.332488%5.332488%5.3%1,599324.906995%4.906995%4.9%860334.885857%4.885857%4.9%1,282344.646785%4.646785%4.6%790354.068786%4.068786%4.1%795364.054962%4.054962%4.1%664374.005972%4.005972%4.0%644383.974252%3.974252%4.0%957393.957350%3.957350%4.0%939403.874164%3.874164%3.9%649413.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355423.722390%3.722390%3.7%605433.687040%3.687040%3.7%672443.664767%3.664767%3.7%746453.530530%3.530530%3.5%854463.373105%3.373105%3.4%523472.964960%2.964960%3.0%517482.864617%2.864617%2.9%438491.434381%1.434381%1.4%26150
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 Northeast

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Lower Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandQuincyNew JerseyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityCape May CountyCape MayTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivLower Township School DistrictLower TwpLower TownshipLowerLower Cape May Regional School DistrictLower Cape MayTown 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%7,8072419.233644%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%12,17012.2k2816.195840%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%103,454103k3213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.145754%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%3,569407.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.589681%6.589681%6.6%6226.589681%6.589681%6.6%6226.368804%6.368804%6.4%7176.305438%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
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 the Lower Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lower Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Lower Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Lower Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…New JerseyOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityCape May CountyCape MayLower Township School DistrictLower TwpLower TownshipLowerNortheast TarrantNE TarrantLower Cape May Regional School DistrictLower Cape MayTown 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%153,787154k2813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%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%39,89339.9k3111.909058%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%46,82446.8k379.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.572006%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%60,92860.9k437.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8496.589681%6.589681%6.6%6226.589681%6.589681%6.6%6226.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.368804%6.368804%6.4%7176.305438%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:
New Jersey
County:
Cape May
Metro Area:
Ocean City Area
Unincorporated Places:
Diamond Beach, Erma, North Cape May, Villas
ZIP Codes:
08204, 08212, 08242, 08251, 08260
Elementary School District:
Lower Township
Secondary School District:
Lower Cape May
Congressional District:
NJ-2
State Senate District:
NJ-1
General Assembly District:
NJ-1
Neighboring Townships:
Middle
Nearby Townships:
Commercial, Dennis