Food Stamps in Salem, Salem County, New Jersey (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Salem County and Salem
Salem
Salem County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$26,419.000000$61,341.000000$26,419.000000$26.4k2,033$14,487.000000$19,507.000000$14,487.000000$14.5k809$37,273.000000$68,781.000000$37,273.000000$37.3k1,224
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 Salem County and Salem
Salem
Salem County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.825711%55.195235%48.825711%48.8%58.003%58.0%41.161928%40.635341%41.161928%41.2%63.916%63.9%3.337454%8.934480%3.337454%3.3%24.107%24.1%55.500618%51.853077%55.500618%55.5%52.515%52.5%24.598269%30.344143%24.598269%24.6%25.744%25.7%58.590853%50.264725%58.590853%58.6%69.501%69.5%
% 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 Salem County and Salem
Salem
Salem County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.366013%27.268874%23.366013%23.4%41.997%42.0%15.359477%4.931004%15.359477%15.4%36.084%36.1%6.944444%19.827627%6.944444%6.9%75.893%75.9%33.169935%28.964348%33.169935%33.2%47.485%47.5%46.895425%44.642773%46.895425%46.9%74.256%74.3%16.993464%6.989121%16.993464%17.0%30.499%30.5%
% 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 Salem County and Salem
Salem
Salem County
0%20%40%60%Count%Mixed1Other1Hispanic2Black1All RacesWhite3Asian175.000000%41.935484%75.000000%75.0%54188.473424%188%71.153846%30.769231%71.153846%71.2%37178.808120%179%57.758621%31.281407%57.758621%57.8%67145.146200%145%42.910448%35.212598%42.910448%42.9%460107.833054%108%39.793409%12.459287%39.793409%39.8%809100.000000%100%26.675978%7.222766%26.675978%26.7%19167.036171%67%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.687500%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 Salem

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Philadelphia Area

There are 375 county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 24,218.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenChesterSalemSalem City School DistrictSalemSalemWilmingtonNorristownPhiladelphiaZIP Code 08079ZIP 08079Lower ChristianaDistrict 3:Elkton3, ElktonNew CastlePennsauken TownshipPennsaukenUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalem CountySalemDistrict 5:North East5, N EBristol TownshipBristolBensalem TownshipBensalemWillingboro TownshipWillingboroPemberton TownshipPembertonRidley TownshipRidleyNew JerseyNewarkMonroe TownshipMonroeDeptford TownshipDeptfordFalls TownshipFallsUpper ChristianaWinslow TownshipWinslowBrandywineUpper Moreland TownshipUpper MorelandMiddletown-OdessaCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamPike Creek-Central KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…Abington TownshipAbingtonWarminster TownshipWarminsterGloucester TownshipGloucesterGlasgowMiddletown TownshipMiddletownCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlVoorhees TownshipVoorheesWashington TownshipWashingtonUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionUpper Dublin TownshipUpper DublinLower Providence TownshipLower ProvidenceRadnor TownshipRadnorEvesham TownshipEveshamMount Laurel TownshipMt LaurelMontgomery TownshipMontgomeryHaverford TownshipHaverfordLower Merion TownshipLower MerionPiedmontHorsham TownshipHorshamSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Makefield TownshipLower Makefield43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700239.793409%39.793409%39.8%80939.793409%39.793409%39.8%80939.793409%39.793409%39.8%80927.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,785326.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,242425.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k522.938458%22.938458%22.9%94318.116832%18.116832%18.1%2,509614.723990%14.723990%14.7%1,411714.624667%14.624667%14.6%4,666814.578421%14.578421%14.6%1,793913.818242%13.818242%13.8%4,1891013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,02212.040461%12.040461%12.0%1,1071111.671811%11.671811%11.7%2,2691210.120105%10.120105%10.1%2,393139.971978%9.971978%10.0%1,032149.743954%9.743954%9.7%959159.597783%9.597783%9.6%1,143169.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.760282%8.760282%8.8%2,098178.743494%8.743494%8.7%1,176188.540680%8.540680%8.5%992198.314395%8.314395%8.3%1,061207.705343%7.705343%7.7%773217.564074%7.564074%7.6%1,030227.004839%7.004839%7.0%2,215236.941386%6.941386%6.9%662246.776252%6.776252%6.8%1,179256.620670%6.620670%6.6%950266.395557%6.395557%6.4%1,071276.389883%6.389883%6.4%1,339286.355965%6.355965%6.4%821295.897205%5.897205%5.9%1,378305.099460%5.099460%5.1%746314.958781%4.958781%5.0%794324.885857%4.885857%4.9%1,282334.845086%4.845086%4.8%527344.646785%4.646785%4.6%790353.407098%3.407098%3.4%408363.357695%3.357695%3.4%317373.166998%3.166998%3.2%271383.044521%3.044521%3.0%292392.964960%2.964960%3.0%517402.942028%2.942028%2.9%508412.874122%2.874122%2.9%266422.842407%2.842407%2.8%496432.639621%2.639621%2.6%596442.396254%2.396254%2.4%261451.929028%1.929028%1.9%187461.859851%1.859851%1.9%155471.840358%1.840358%1.8%255481.281192%1.281192%1.3%153490.677630%0.677630%0.7%8250
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 New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. 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 Salem, selected other county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonSalemSalem City School DistrictSalemSalemPassaicNewarkTrentonUnion CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodZIP Code 08079ZIP 08079East OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyVinelandIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenJersey CityBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalem CountySalemTown of KearnyKearnyCliftonHackensackNew JerseyManchester TownshipManchesterToms River TownshipToms RivBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldHamilton 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%17,42217.4k239.793409%39.793409%39.8%80939.793409%39.793409%39.8%80939.793409%39.793409%39.8%80937.937984%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%5,596722.938458%22.938458%22.9%94322.628530%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%1,8571912.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,02212.396269%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%298,642299k7.023644%7.023644%7.0%1,616236.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394246.394457%6.394457%6.4%1,126256.234009%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 Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. 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 Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSalemSalem City School DistrictSalemSalemSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellZIP Code 08079ZIP 08079WorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaStaten IslandSalem CountySalemQuincyNew JerseyTown 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%17,42217.4k239.793409%39.793409%39.8%80939.793409%39.793409%39.8%80939.793409%39.793409%39.8%80937.003988%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%8,9742122.938458%22.938458%22.9%94322.095544%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%15,360,95115.4M12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3312.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,02210.627025%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%3,569407.005629%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
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 Salem to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. 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 Salem, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitSalemSalem City School DistrictSalemSalemBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynZIP Code 08079ZIP 08079FresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlottePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalem CountySalemSeattleLong 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 DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k139.793409%39.793409%39.8%80939.793409%39.793409%39.8%80939.793409%39.793409%39.8%80936.640787%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%224,967225k922.938458%22.938458%22.9%94320.437953%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%39,89339.9k3112.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,02211.909058%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%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:
New Jersey
County:
Salem
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
City:
Salem
ZIP Code:
08079
Unified School District:
Salem
Congressional District:
NJ-2
State Senate District:
NJ-3
General Assembly District:
NJ-3
Neighboring Townships:
Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek, Mannington, Pennsville, Quinton
Nearby Townships:
Alloway, Carneys Point, Pilesgrove, Stow Creek