Food Stamps in Akron, Summit County, Ohio (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Summit County and Akron
Akron
Summit County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,240.000000$51,562.000000$35,240.000000$35.2k84,38584.4k$15,575.000000$16,386.000000$15,575.000000$15.6k21,66721.7k$43,719.000000$58,784.000000$43,719.000000$43.7k62,71862.7k
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 Summit County and Akron
Akron
Summit County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.331564%49.093726%48.331564%48.3%45.689%45.7%34.647159%31.934934%34.647159%34.6%69.253%69.3%8.395255%11.296669%8.395255%8.4%19.622%19.6%44.376240%44.579396%44.376240%44.4%41.362%41.4%24.904232%27.361735%24.904232%24.9%18.361%18.4%57.169890%54.283501%57.169890%57.2%61.802%61.8%
% 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 Summit County and Akron
Akron
Summit County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.847572%24.909816%19.847572%19.8%54.311%54.3%5.314264%4.352573%5.314264%5.3%30.747%30.7%11.880162%18.487754%11.880162%11.9%80.378%80.4%21.733793%20.705441%21.733793%21.7%58.638%58.6%38.255365%40.358733%38.255365%38.3%81.639%81.6%12.207022%7.306500%12.207022%12.2%38.198%38.2%
% 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 Summit County and Akron
Akron
Summit County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Black1Asian1Other1All RacesHispanic2White343.338861%34.478372%43.338861%43.3%784168.788933%169%42.290697%37.895273%42.290697%42.3%10,71910.7k164.706717%165%30.123584%17.239849%30.123584%30.1%585117.320286%117%26.298157%19.883608%26.298157%26.3%157102.421656%102%25.676364%14.545692%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k100.000000%100%21.279213%12.191842%21.279213%21.3%17382.874711%83%17.166561%10.039546%17.166561%17.2%9,24966.857446%67%
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 Akron

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
5%15%24%33%42%52%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Akron

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
2%15%27%40%52%65%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Akron

There are 21 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Akron (16 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Akron, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected neighborhoods in Akron, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownMiddlebury NeighborhoodMiddleburySummit Lake NeighborhoodSummit LakeLane-Wooster NeighborhoodLane-WoosterElizabeth Park Valley NeighborhoodElizabeth Pk VlySouth Akron NeighborhoodSouth AkronEast Akron NeighborhoodEast AkronWest Akron NeighborhoodWest AkronRolling Acres NeighborhoodRolling AcresNorth Hill NeighborhoodNorth HillChapel Hill NeighborhoodChapel HillAkronAkronKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreUniversity of Ohio Akron NeighborhoodUniv of Ohio AkronGoodyear Heights NeighborhoodGoodyear HtsFirestone Park NeighborhoodFirestone PkHighland Square NeighborhoodHighland SqEllet NeighborhoodElletOhioSummit CountySummitAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestMerriman Valley NeighborhoodMerriman VlyWallhaven NeighborhoodWallhavenNorthwest Akron NeighborhoodNW AkronFairlawn Heights NeighborhoodFairlawn Hts51.233436%51.233436%51.2%947150.080145%50.080145%50.1%1,1021,103249.052515%49.052515%49.1%850344.223078%44.223078%44.2%1,446441.365220%41.365220%41.4%539540.607605%40.607605%40.6%934935639.949224%39.949224%39.9%2,024733.804305%33.804305%33.8%2,4972,498831.331828%31.331828%31.3%325927.935545%27.935545%27.9%1,6021027.248713%27.248713%27.2%6901125.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.140961%25.140961%25.1%1,8991,9001223.325757%23.325757%23.3%5455461321.097717%21.097717%21.1%1,6811,6821419.002761%19.002761%19.0%1,0841,0851518.364338%18.364338%18.4%9561618.184592%18.184592%18.2%1,3641,3651714.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.158198%11.158198%11.2%4521810.332768%10.332768%10.3%223224198.765467%8.765467%8.8%469205.643518%5.643518%5.6%6421
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Akron Area

There are 59 county subdivisions in the Akron Area. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Akron Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 1,681.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other county subdivisions in the Akron Area, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%Count#WindhamAkronAkronRavennaCharlestown TownshipCharlestownBarbertonRavenna TownshipRavennaLakemoreKentAtwater TownshipAtwaterOhioWindham TownshipWindhamSummit CountySummitAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralTwinsburg TownshipTwinsburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestTallmadgeDeerfield TownshipDeerfieldSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldFreedom TownshipFreedomNorthfieldPalmyra TownshipPalmyraMogadoreShalersville TownshipShalersvilleRootstown TownshipRootstownCuyahoga FallsGarrettsvilleStreetsboroCoventry TownshipCoventryNelson TownshipNelsonParis TownshipParisBrimfield TownshipBrimfieldFranklin TownshipFranklinRandolph TownshipRandolphNortonRemindervilleTwinsburgGreenMunroe FallsEdinburg TownshipEdinburgFairlawnSuffield TownshipSuffieldStowAuroraNew FranklinMantua TownshipMantuaBath TownshipHiram TownshipHiramCopley TownshipCopleyHudsonRichfield TownshipRichfieldSilver LakeMacedoniaSagamore Hills TownshipSagamore HlsNorthfield Center TownshipNorthfield Ctr38.935574%38.935574%38.9%278125.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k222.281959%22.281959%22.3%1,119321.285714%21.285714%21.3%149419.843662%19.843662%19.8%2,107519.299206%19.299206%19.3%705618.349359%18.349359%18.3%229717.993147%17.993147%18.0%1,838815.864333%15.864333%15.9%145914.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.680233%14.680233%14.7%1011014.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.645038%13.645038%13.6%1431113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.505596%12.505596%12.5%8381212.246964%12.246964%12.2%1211311.730361%11.730361%11.7%6631411.696523%11.696523%11.7%1111511.684958%11.684958%11.7%1811611.542192%11.542192%11.5%1191710.777202%10.777202%10.8%1041810.664081%10.664081%10.7%2201910.173449%10.173449%10.2%3052010.108286%10.108286%10.1%2,175219.845560%9.845560%9.8%102228.911339%8.911339%8.9%591238.523867%8.523867%8.5%425248.233638%8.233638%8.2%117258.193980%8.193980%8.2%49267.879581%7.879581%7.9%301277.822410%7.822410%7.8%185287.556193%7.556193%7.6%158297.168999%7.168999%7.2%333306.924644%6.924644%6.9%102316.700761%6.700761%6.7%511326.531219%6.531219%6.5%659336.280193%6.280193%6.3%130346.137566%6.137566%6.1%58356.121834%6.121834%6.1%203365.703580%5.703580%5.7%137375.239594%5.239594%5.2%749384.851158%4.851158%4.9%308394.436429%4.436429%4.4%246404.291593%4.291593%4.3%73413.232098%3.232098%3.2%116423.169014%3.169014%3.2%27432.771569%2.771569%2.8%186442.349936%2.349936%2.3%184452.116850%2.116850%2.1%50461.946721%1.946721%1.9%19471.616475%1.616475%1.6%73481.363433%1.363433%1.4%61490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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 Ohio

There are 1,606 county subdivisions in Ohio. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Ohio and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 36,945.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other county subdivisions in Ohio, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%Count#YoungstownClevelandCantonDaytonSpringfieldWarrenLimaLorainMansfieldToledoLancaster City TownshipLancaster CityAkronAkronMarion TownshipMarionMiddletownEuclidCincinnatiNewarkHamiltonElyriaColumbusBath TownshipCleveland HeightsCleveland HtsOhioSummit CountySummitAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralLakewoodHuber HeightsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestFindlayColerain TownshipColerainMiami TownshipMiamiParmaCuyahoga FallsBoardman TownshipBoardmanKetteringUnion TownshipUnionPlain TownshipPlainJackson TownshipJacksonFairfieldMifflin TownshipMifflinSylvania TownshipSylvaniaViolet TownshipVioletMiami TownshipMiamiJackson TownshipJacksonMentorStrongsvilleGreen TownshipGrnAnderson TownshipAndersonLiberty TownshipLibertyWashington TownshipWashingtonWest Chester TownshipW ChesterBeavercreek TownshipBeavercreekDeerfield TownshipDeerfieldDublin38.923511%38.923511%38.9%10,49310.5k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k231.870866%31.870866%31.9%9,734330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k429.341342%29.341342%29.3%7,181529.282401%29.282401%29.3%5,113629.051313%29.051313%29.1%4,082727.482100%27.482100%27.5%6,909826.751987%26.751987%26.8%4,745926.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k1025.810056%25.810056%25.8%4,1581125.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k1225.202492%25.202492%25.2%4,0451324.979772%24.979772%25.0%4,6311423.382505%23.382505%23.4%5,2151523.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1622.450846%22.450846%22.5%4,4191721.656732%21.656732%21.7%5,2681821.015646%21.015646%21.0%4,7551917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2015.512499%15.512499%15.5%2,5382115.096815%15.096815%15.1%2,8772214.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.778868%13.778868%13.8%3,3712313.565302%13.565302%13.6%1,9612413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.356688%12.356688%12.4%2,2312511.909136%11.909136%11.9%2,6582611.816570%11.816570%11.8%2,5332711.173818%11.173818%11.2%3,7422810.108286%10.108286%10.1%2,175299.811385%9.811385%9.8%1,727309.465766%9.465766%9.5%2,353318.119001%8.119001%8.1%1,531327.817337%7.817337%7.8%1,717337.634998%7.634998%7.6%1,281346.692820%6.692820%6.7%1,126356.626166%6.626166%6.6%938366.188407%6.188407%6.2%1,168375.838281%5.838281%5.8%826385.396096%5.396096%5.4%799395.154394%5.154394%5.2%868405.137652%5.137652%5.1%1,004415.063075%5.063075%5.1%891424.957458%4.957458%5.0%1,142434.596188%4.596188%4.6%733444.101986%4.101986%4.1%473454.079790%4.079790%4.1%994463.804684%3.804684%3.8%861472.840640%2.840640%2.8%600481.660101%1.660101%1.7%236491.009951%1.009951%1.0%13650
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 Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonCenter TownshipCtrToledoAkronAkronThornton TownshipThorntonSt. LouisCincinnatiGrand RapidsRockford TownshipRockfordWayne TownshipWayneAurora TownshipAuroraChicagoWarrenNorth TownshipNSt. PaulKansas CityColumbusBlue TownshipProviso TownshipProvisoMinneapolisKaw TownshipCapital TownshipCapitalOhioSummit CountySummitSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralLawrence TownshipLawrenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWorth TownshipWorthFargoLincolnMadisonWashington TownshipWashingtonMaine TownshipMaineBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonAnn ArborWheeling TownshipWheelingPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipOlatheLisle TownshipLisleDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvOverland Park42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k427.635196%27.635196%27.6%16,78716.8k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k823.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k923.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1022.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1122.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k1221.773313%21.773313%21.8%11,16111.2k1321.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,7091419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1519.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1618.798893%18.798893%18.8%11,00611.0k1718.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1818.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9121917.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k2017.446769%17.446769%17.4%11,32411.3k2116.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8142215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.558229%15.558229%15.6%12,41512.4k2415.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6972514.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k2614.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.946939%13.946939%13.9%6,8342713.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3362813.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1542913.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3112.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3212.227437%12.227437%12.2%7,0603312.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8483410.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,337359.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k369.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k378.792892%8.792892%8.8%5,166388.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239398.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234406.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336416.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940426.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004436.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736445.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595455.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555465.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359474.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930483.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124493.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,69950
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 Akron to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. 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 Akron, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimoreAkronAkronPhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonOhioSummit CountySummitHoustonAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestTownship 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 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%62,80362.8k525.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.315915%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%51,79251.8k2214.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%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%153,787154k2813.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%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%7,72150
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:
Ohio
County:
Summit
Metro Area:
Akron Area
City:
Akron
ZIP Codes:
44203, 44221, 44223, 44260, 44278, 44301, 44302, 44303, 44304, 44305, 44306, 44307, 44308, 44310, 44311, 44312, 44313, 44314, 44319, 44320, 44333
Unified School Districts:
Akron, Copley-Fairlawn, Coventry, Revere, Springfield, Woodridge
Neighborhoods:
Chapel Hill, Downtown, East Akron, Elizabeth Park Valley, Ellet, Fairlawn Heights, Firestone Park, Goodyear Heights, Highland Square, Kenmore, Lane-Wooster, Merriman Valley, Middlebury, North Hill, Northwest Akron, Rolling Acres, South Akron, Summit Lake, University of Ohio Akron, Wallhaven, West Akron
Congressional Districts:
OH-11, OH-13
State Senate District:
OH-28
State House Districts:
OH-34, OH-35
Neighboring Townships:
Bath, Copley, Coventry, Springfield
Nearby Townships:
Brimfield