Food Stamps in the Town of Elmira, Chemung County, New York (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Chemung County and the Town of Elmira
Town of Elmira
Chemung County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$65,417.000000$49,578.000000$65,417.000000$65.4k2,986$20,625.000000$15,804.000000$20,625.000000$20.6k95$68,364.000000$57,100.000000$68,364.000000$68.4k2,891
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 Chemung County and the Town of Elmira
Town of Elmira
Chemung County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.894737%38.946989%37.894737%37.9%4.706%4.71%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.015867%0.000%0%37.894737%8.708979%37.894737%37.9%5.616%5.62%58.947368%43.328525%58.947368%58.9%10.036%10.0%40.000000%22.142084%40.000000%40.0%2.328%2.33%43.157895%57.014064%43.157895%43.2%18.386%18.4%
% 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 Chemung County and the Town of Elmira
Town of Elmira
Chemung County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.216188%26.065915%25.216188%25.2%95.294%95.3%2.594258%5.678061%2.594258%2.6%100.000%100%20.927015%17.971439%20.927015%20.9%94.384%94.4%17.364234%22.385058%17.364234%17.4%89.964%90.0%55.136631%43.284142%55.136631%55.1%97.672%97.7%6.295400%7.896800%6.295400%6.3%81.614%81.6%
% 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 Chemung County and the Town of Elmira
Town of Elmira
Chemung County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1All RacesWhite2Black1Asian1Other158.333333%43.728814%58.333333%58.3%141,833.508772%1,834%3.181514%15.897039%3.181514%3.2%95100.000000%100%2.833158%13.788521%2.833158%2.8%8189.050643%89%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%45.851260%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.625668%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Elmira

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Elmira Area

There are 12 county subdivisions in the Elmira Area. This section compares the Town of Elmira to all of the county subdivisions in the Elmira Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Elmira.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Elmira, selected other county subdivisions in the Elmira Area, and entities that contain the Town of Elmira
0%10%20%30%Count#ElmiraTown of AshlandAshlandElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungNew YorkTown of Van EttenVan EttenMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CatlinCatlinTown of SouthportSouthportTown of BaldwinBaldwinTown of ErinTown of HorseheadsHorseheadsTown of ChemungChemungTown of Big FlatsBig FlatsTown of ElmiraElmiraTown of VeteranVeteran32.905328%32.905328%32.9%3,434119.395866%19.395866%19.4%122215.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.171975%14.171975%14.2%89313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.776660%12.776660%12.8%127411.468095%11.468095%11.5%514511.345646%11.345646%11.3%43610.278114%10.278114%10.3%8579.722569%9.722569%9.7%77889.375000%9.375000%9.4%8794.282193%4.282193%4.3%139103.181514%3.181514%3.2%95112.444444%2.444444%2.4%3312
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New York

There are 1,023 county subdivisions in New York. This section compares the Town of Elmira to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Elmira. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Elmira, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain the Town of Elmira
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawandaTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew RochelleTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonTown of ClayTown of HamburgHamburgTown of RyeTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of HenriettaHenriettaWhite PlainsTown of LancasterLancasterTown of WebsterWebsterTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of Mount PleasantMt PleasantTown of ClarkstownClarkstownTown of ColonieColonieTown of PerintonPerintonTown of CortlandtCortlandtTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of OrangetownOrangetownTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of ElmiraElmiraTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k134.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k234.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k332.778566%32.778566%32.8%7,622430.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k529.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,882628.721439%28.721439%28.7%2,954725.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,899824.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,257923.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1022.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,5111121.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8241220.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9941319.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6911416.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k1515.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.939369%13.939369%13.9%3,3751613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.632631%12.632631%12.6%4,9291912.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k2011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,844219.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183229.355950%9.355950%9.4%1,412239.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627249.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802259.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111268.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551278.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545287.918013%7.918013%7.9%1,862297.801508%7.801508%7.8%1,863307.413703%7.413703%7.4%1,134317.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569327.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k336.813287%6.813287%6.8%1,044346.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468356.534954%6.534954%6.5%1,118366.361556%6.361556%6.4%1,112376.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k385.330415%5.330415%5.3%755395.303082%5.303082%5.3%1,552405.286786%5.286786%5.3%1,684414.842017%4.842017%4.8%921424.621410%4.621410%4.6%708434.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052444.442582%4.442582%4.4%795454.151939%4.151939%4.2%881463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.181514%3.181514%3.2%953.090064%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 Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Elmira to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Elmira. 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 Town of Elmira, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Elmira
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungNew YorkManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of ElmiraElmiraTown 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%16,13316.1k2915.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.949843%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%4,232349.145754%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%1,216473.181514%3.181514%3.2%953.090064%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 Town of Elmira to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Elmira. 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 Town of Elmira, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Elmira
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 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 HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoTown of ElmiraElmira42.327373%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%47,09147.1k1815.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.004424%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%46,82446.8k378.572006%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%7,721503.181514%3.181514%3.2%95
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 York
County:
Chemung
Metro Area:
Elmira Area
Unincorporated Place:
West Elmira
Village:
Elmira Heights
ZIP Codes:
14861, 14901, 14903, 14905
Unified School Districts:
Elmira, Elmira Heights
Congressional District:
NY-23
State Senate District:
NY-58
Assembly District:
NY-124
Neighboring Towns:
Ashland, Baldwin, Big Flats, Chemung, Erin, Horseheads, Southport
Nearby Towns:
Catlin, Caton, Cayuta, Corning, Van Etten, Veteran
Nearby Townships:
Ridgebury, South Creek, Wells