Food Stamps in Ithaca, Tompkins 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 Tompkins County and Ithaca
Ithaca
Tompkins County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$30,291.000000$54,133.000000$30,291.000000$30.3k9,422$14,066.000000$17,341.000000$14,066.000000$14.1k1,018$32,435.000000$59,629.000000$32,435.000000$32.4k8,404
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 Tompkins County and Ithaca
Ithaca
Tompkins County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.434185%36.356119%31.434185%31.4%22.207%22.2%23.673870%20.341786%23.673870%23.7%53.437%53.4%0.589391%10.915105%0.589391%0.6%0.719%0.72%40.373281%41.675854%40.373281%40.4%34.480%34.5%28.880157%27.783903%28.880157%28.9%16.771%16.8%61.198428%48.621830%61.198428%61.2%17.134%17.1%
% 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 Tompkins County and Ithaca
Ithaca
Tompkins County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.338886%22.355013%13.338886%13.3%77.793%77.8%2.498810%4.676539%2.498810%2.5%46.563%46.6%9.864350%15.481655%9.864350%9.9%99.281%99.3%9.293194%15.348864%9.293194%9.3%65.520%65.5%17.360781%33.321786%17.360781%17.4%83.229%83.2%35.851975%14.696458%35.851975%35.9%82.866%82.9%
% 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 Tompkins County and Ithaca
Ithaca
Tompkins County
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite3Asian137.667304%33.536056%37.667304%37.7%197348.626069%349%26.724138%18.904110%26.724138%26.7%62247.342660%247%11.111111%12.445095%11.111111%11.1%25102.837808%103%11.000000%9.324009%11.000000%11.0%22101.809430%102%10.804500%9.480258%10.804500%10.8%1,018100.000000%100%10.562590%9.365462%10.562590%10.6%65997.761026%98%2.646031%1.541797%2.646031%2.6%5324.490082%24%
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 Neighborhood in Ithaca

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.7%4.6%7.5%10.3%13.2%16.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Ithaca

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%
Road Data ©OpenStreetMap

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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Ithaca

There are 4 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Ithaca (0 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Ithaca, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ithaca, selected neighborhoods in Ithaca, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%5%10%15%Count#Northwest Ithaca NeighborhoodNW IthacaNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIthacaIthacaIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsIthaca City School DistrictIthacaSouth Hill NeighborhoodSouth HillCayuga Heights NeighborhoodCayuga HtsForest Home NeighborhoodForest Home16.079436%16.079436%16.1%93115.392310%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%15,360,95115.4M10.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,0189.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6288.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0367.578755%7.578755%7.6%858624.315726%4.315726%4.3%6531.729340%1.729340%1.7%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Ithaca Area

There are 10 county subdivisions in the Ithaca Area. This section compares Ithaca to all of the county subdivisions in the Ithaca Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ithaca, selected other county subdivisions in the Ithaca Area, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%5%10%15%Count#Town of GrotonGrotonNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of DrydenDrydenTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of NewfieldNewfieldIthacaIthacaTown of CarolineCarolineIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsTown of UlyssesUlyssesIthaca City School DistrictIthacaTown of DanbyTown of LansingLansingTown of IthacaIthaca15.971643%15.971643%16.0%383115.392310%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%15,360,95115.4M12.068681%12.068681%12.1%731211.934426%11.934426%11.9%182310.815939%10.815939%10.8%228410.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01859.823484%9.823484%9.8%12869.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6288.737398%8.737398%8.7%18278.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0367.424442%7.424442%7.4%11386.321723%6.321723%6.3%31495.069727%5.069727%5.1%34910
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 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 Ithaca to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,343.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ithaca, selected other county subdivisions in New York, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%10%20%30%Count#BronxRochesterBuffaloUticaSyracuseBinghamtonTown of MonroeMonroeSchenectadyNiagara FallsBrooklynTroyAlbanyMount VernonTown of RamapoRamapoYonkersNew YorkTown of UnionQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CheektowagaCheektowagaStaten IslandTown of TonawandaTonawandaIthacaIthacaTown of IrondequoitIrondequoitIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsTown of PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsieNew RochelleTown of West SenecaW SenecaTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceIthaca City School DistrictIthacaTown 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%6,6911416.679687%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%20,82420.8k2011.719155%11.719155%11.7%3,8442110.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,0189.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183229.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.355950%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%3,551278.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0368.236290%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 Ithaca to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ithaca, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterQueensManhattanMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStaten IslandIthacaIthacaQuincyIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceIthaca City School DistrictIthacaCambridgeTown 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%49,53949.5k2617.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.392310%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%20,82420.8k3310.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0368.428167%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 Ithaca to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca. 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 Ithaca, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew YorkAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixMiddle AtlanticNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodIthacaIthacaDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Ithaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsIthaca City School DistrictIthacaOntarioSalt 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%49,53949.5k1517.573826%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%39,68639.7k1915.392310%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%21,74121.7k3310.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.333295%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%46,82446.8k379.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6288.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0368.572006%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 York
County:
Tompkins
Metro Area:
Ithaca Area
City:
Ithaca
ZIP Codes:
14850, 14853
Unified School District:
Ithaca
Neighborhoods:
Cayuga Heights, Forest Home, Northwest Ithaca, South Hill
Congressional District:
NY-23
State Senate District:
NY-58
Assembly District:
NY-125
Neighboring Towns:
Ithaca
Nearby Towns:
Caroline, Catharine, Covert, Danby, Dryden, Enfield, Groton, Lansing, Newfield, Ulysses