Food Stamps in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Rensselaer County and Rensselaer
Rensselaer
Rensselaer County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,556.000000$61,754.000000$47,556.000000$47.6k4,088$14,327.000000$17,351.000000$14,327.000000$14.3k753$55,018.000000$68,667.000000$55,018.000000$55.0k3,335
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 Rensselaer County and Rensselaer
Rensselaer
Rensselaer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty239.707835%45.080996%39.707835%39.7%28.476%28.5%21.779548%28.052153%21.779548%21.8%47.262%47.3%15.272244%10.694060%15.272244%15.3%19.426%19.4%64.276228%48.834453%64.276228%64.3%44.080%44.1%34.130146%27.459502%34.130146%34.1%20.268%20.3%58.565737%50.704596%58.565737%58.6%64.286%64.3%
% 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 Rensselaer County and Rensselaer
Rensselaer
Rensselaer County
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.518741%25.568263%22.518741%22.5%71.524%71.5%5.487256%4.989278%5.487256%5.5%52.738%52.7%14.302849%18.229092%14.302849%14.3%80.574%80.6%18.410795%21.974625%18.410795%18.4%55.920%55.9%30.314843%38.120086%30.314843%30.3%79.732%79.7%7.346327%6.443888%7.346327%7.3%35.714%35.7%
% 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 Rensselaer County and Rensselaer
Rensselaer
Rensselaer County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Mixed1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesBlack1White356.944444%29.477612%56.944444%56.9%41309.148591%309%43.902439%30.846224%43.902439%43.9%36238.344184%238%31.111111%36.263736%31.111111%31.1%28168.900694%169%22.352941%8.870293%22.352941%22.4%57121.353019%121%18.419765%11.947508%18.419765%18.4%753100.000000%100%17.182131%32.866349%17.182131%17.2%5093.280943%93%16.403881%9.583035%16.403881%16.4%54189.055865%89%
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 Rensselaer

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.9%7.9%12.8%17.6%22.5%27.5%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Rensselaer

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within Rensselaer (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Rensselaer, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rensselaer, selected neighborhoods in Rensselaer, and entities that contain Rensselaer
0%10%20%30%Count#North Albany - Shaker Park NeighborhoodN Albany - Shaker …RensselaerRensselaer City School DistrictRensselaerRensselaerNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRensselaer CountyRensselaerAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaZIP Code 12144ZIP 1214433.311780%33.311780%33.3%265118.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,59311.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k9.876688%9.876688%9.9%841
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Albany Area

There are 72 county subdivisions in the Albany Area. This section compares Rensselaer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Albany Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,613.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rensselaer, selected other county subdivisions in the Albany Area, and entities that contain Rensselaer
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#SchenectadyTroyAlbanyWatervlietRensselaerRensselaer City School DistrictRensselaerRensselaerTown of MiddleburghMiddleburghTown of HoosickHoosickTown of CorinthCorinthMechanicvilleCohoesNew YorkTown of CobleskillCobleskillMiddle AtlanticTown of Green IslandGrn IsNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of MiltonMiltonRensselaer CountyRensselaerAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaZIP Code 12144ZIP 12144Saratoga SpringsSaratoga SpgsTown of StephentownStephentownTown of StillwaterStillwaterTown of BallstonBallstonTown of MoreauMoreauTown of SaratogaSaratogaTown of HalfmoonHalfmoonTown of KnoxTown of CoeymansCoeymansTown of WiltonWiltonTown of NassauNassauTown of GalwayGalwayTown of SchoharieSchoharieTown of PittstownPittstownTown of WaterfordWaterfordTown of RotterdamRotterdamTown of SchodackSchodackTown of SchaghticokeSchaghticokeTown of GlenvilleGlenvilleTown of NorthumberlandNorthumberlandTown of GreenfieldGreenfieldTown of BerneTown of North GreenbushN GreenbushTown of ColonieColonieTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of WesterloWesterloTown of GuilderlandGuilderlandTown of PoestenkillPoestenkillTown of New ScotlandNew ScotlandTown of Clifton ParkClifton PkTown of CharltonCharltonTown of BethlehemBethlehemTown of Sand LakeSand LkTown of MaltaTown of DuanesburgDuanesburgTown of East GreenbushE GreenbushTown of NiskayunaNiskayuna25.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,899122.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,511221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,824319.389110%19.389110%19.4%876418.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%753517.525773%17.525773%17.5%289617.132867%17.132867%17.1%441716.733871%16.733871%16.7%415816.497125%16.497125%16.5%373916.276493%16.276493%16.3%1,1751015.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.387846%14.387846%14.4%3221113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.249776%13.249776%13.2%1481213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.546967%12.546967%12.5%9351311.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,59311.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k9.876688%9.876688%9.9%8419.484151%9.484151%9.5%1,116149.458367%9.458367%9.5%117159.229810%9.229810%9.2%296168.893594%8.893594%8.9%336178.823529%8.823529%8.8%534188.812441%8.812441%8.8%187198.563091%8.563091%8.6%851208.519270%8.519270%8.5%84218.153947%8.153947%8.2%250228.085758%8.085758%8.1%528238.024691%8.024691%8.0%156247.861426%7.861426%7.9%118257.600950%7.600950%7.6%96267.275255%7.275255%7.3%157277.252747%7.252747%7.3%264286.986652%6.986652%7.0%738296.920275%6.920275%6.9%342306.864827%6.864827%6.9%194316.759756%6.759756%6.8%731326.306788%6.306788%6.3%118336.116113%6.116113%6.1%197345.785838%5.785838%5.8%67355.335014%5.335014%5.3%254365.286786%5.286786%5.3%1,684374.231066%4.231066%4.2%219384.219097%4.219097%4.2%57393.994971%3.994971%4.0%572403.985723%3.985723%4.0%67413.392857%3.392857%3.4%114423.093285%3.093285%3.1%445432.989628%2.989628%3.0%49442.966790%2.966790%3.0%402452.911118%2.911118%2.9%94462.900574%2.900574%2.9%187472.516034%2.516034%2.5%51482.237268%2.237268%2.2%152492.044829%2.044829%2.0%15650
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 York

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rensselaer, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain Rensselaer
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoRensselaerRensselaer City School DistrictRensselaerRensselaerYonkersNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandRensselaer CountyRensselaerTown of TonawandaTonawandaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaZIP Code 12144ZIP 12144Town 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 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%6,6911418.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k1515.392310%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%20,82420.8k2011.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,59311.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,8442111.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k9.876688%9.876688%9.9%8419.855975%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%1,216473.090064%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 Rensselaer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rensselaer, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Rensselaer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonRensselaerRensselaer City School DistrictRensselaerRensselaerPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandRensselaer CountyRensselaerAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaQuincyZIP Code 12144ZIP 12144Town 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%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2618.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75317.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.392310%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%20,82420.8k3311.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,59311.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.876688%9.876688%9.9%8419.145754%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 Rensselaer to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rensselaer. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Rensselaer, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Rensselaer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonRensselaerRensselaer City School DistrictRensselaerRensselaerColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteRensselaer CountyRensselaerSeattleAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesZIP Code 12144ZIP 12144Anaheim-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%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75318.419765%18.419765%18.4%75317.573826%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%39,68639.7k1915.392310%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%39,89339.9k3111.947508%11.947508%11.9%7,59311.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k10.963747%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%95,93595.9k369.876688%9.876688%9.9%8419.585555%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
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:
New York
County:
Rensselaer
Metro Area:
Albany Area
City:
Rensselaer
ZIP Code:
12144
Unified School District:
Rensselaer
Neighborhood:
North Albany - Shaker Park
Congressional District:
NY-20
State Senate Districts:
NY-43, NY-44
Assembly District:
NY-108
Neighboring Towns:
East Greenbush, North Greenbush
Nearby Towns:
Bethlehem, Brunswick, Colonie, Green Island, New Scotland, Sand Lake, Schodack