Food Stamps in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington (Census County Division)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Whatcom County and Bellingham
Bellingham
Whatcom County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,152.000000$54,207.000000$51,152.000000$51.2k45,56445.6k$17,780.000000$20,334.000000$17,780.000000$17.8k6,543$56,523.000000$60,934.000000$56,523.000000$56.5k39,02139.0k
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 Whatcom County and Bellingham
Bellingham
Whatcom County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.918386%44.428341%37.918386%37.9%23.329%23.3%20.999541%20.410628%20.999541%21.0%54.654%54.7%13.143818%18.494364%13.143818%13.1%12.154%12.2%51.337307%52.125604%51.337307%51.3%29.118%29.1%29.695858%31.658615%29.695858%29.7%11.787%11.8%57.022772%51.038647%57.022772%57.0%43.303%43.3%
% 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 Whatcom County and Bellingham
Bellingham
Whatcom County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.896440%24.220470%20.896440%20.9%76.671%76.7%2.921504%2.954854%2.921504%2.9%45.346%45.3%15.929884%18.992988%15.929884%15.9%87.846%87.8%20.955383%23.065934%20.955383%21.0%70.882%70.9%37.264550%40.449569%37.264550%37.3%88.213%88.2%12.518900%9.790230%12.518900%12.5%56.697%56.7%
% 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 Whatcom County and Bellingham
Bellingham
Whatcom County
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Other1Asian1All RacesWhite335.312500%31.884058%35.312500%35.3%113245.908414%246%30.420712%34.112150%30.420712%30.4%376211.843087%212%27.475593%25.131642%27.475593%27.5%394191.333931%191%24.581380%30.184978%24.581380%24.6%367171.179274%171%21.112516%18.330097%21.112516%21.1%334147.022875%147%14.360021%15.329737%14.360021%14.4%6,543100.000000%100%12.554748%13.404216%12.554748%12.6%4,95987.428481%87%
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 Bellingham

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.5%8.5%12.5%16.5%20.5%24.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Bellingham

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.5%8.5%12.5%16.5%20.5%24.6%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Bellingham

There are 21 neighborhoods in Bellingham. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Bellingham, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bellingham, selected neighborhoods in Bellingham, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Birchwood NeighborhoodBirchwoodDowntown Business District NeighborhoodDntn Business DistGuide Meridian NeighborhoodGuide MeridianLettered Streets NeighborhoodLettered StreetsAlabama Hill NeighborhoodAlabama HillPuget NeighborhoodPugetRoosevelt NeighborhoodRooseveltWhatcom Falls NeighborhoodWhatcom FallsMt. Baker NeighborhoodMt. BakerWestern Washington University NeighborhoodW Washington UnivMerdian NeighborhoodMerdianSehome NeighborhoodSehomeBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomBellinghamWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificSunnyland NeighborhoodSunnylandYork NeighborhoodYorkSouth Hill NeighborhoodSouth HillColumbia NeighborhoodColumbiaCornwall Park NeighborhoodCornwall ParkSamish Hill NeighborhoodSamish HillEdgemoor NeighborhoodEdgemoorFairhaven NeighborhoodFairhavenSouth NeighborhoodSouth24.541691%24.541691%24.5%496123.537567%23.537567%23.5%202222.120664%22.120664%22.1%522523319.317740%19.317740%19.3%252253418.846918%18.846918%18.8%158518.634502%18.634502%18.6%471472617.829663%17.829663%17.8%550717.823121%17.823121%17.8%121817.478750%17.478750%17.5%295296916.819120%16.819120%16.8%1441451016.732514%16.732514%16.7%1201116.687117%16.687117%16.7%1051215.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k14.360021%14.360021%14.4%6,54313.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.777882%10.777882%10.8%971310.777882%10.777882%10.8%123124146.726178%6.726178%6.7%130155.834621%5.834621%5.8%98165.834621%5.834621%5.8%5859175.486173%5.486173%5.5%62185.251216%5.251216%5.3%4849195.251216%5.251216%5.3%18204.526358%4.526358%4.5%3721
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 Bellingham Area

There are 9 county subdivisions in the Bellingham Area. This section compares Bellingham to all of the county subdivisions in the Bellingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bellingham, selected other county subdivisions in the Bellingham Area, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%10%20%30%Count#East WhatcomLummi ReservationSumasLummi IslandBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomFerndaleBellinghamBlaineWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificLyndenPoint Roberts34.227976%34.227976%34.2%1,084132.488987%32.488987%32.5%590218.318318%18.318318%18.3%549318.162393%18.162393%18.2%85415.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.100443%15.100443%15.1%1,774514.360021%14.360021%14.4%6,543613.968958%13.968958%14.0%1,134713.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.443845%9.443845%9.4%61387.384615%7.384615%7.4%489
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Washington

There are 242 county subdivisions in Washington. This section compares Bellingham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,518.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bellingham, selected other county subdivisions in Washington, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%10%20%30%Count#Toppenish-WapatoAberdeen-HoquiamSunnysideCentralia-ChehalisLongview-KelsoPascoMount VernonYakimaMoses LakeSpokaneFederal Way-AuburnFederal Wy-AuburnTacomaEverettVancouverPort AngelesOrchardsWalla Walla-College PlaceWalla Walla-Colle…Port OrchardBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomFerndaleThurston SouthThurston SRichland-KennewickEast WenatcheeE WenatcheeOlympia EastBellinghamWashingtonBremertonOlympiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarysvilleArlingtonNorth Whidbey IslandN Whidbey IsWenatcheeSeattleCamasPuyallupPullmanWestPacificGraham-ThriftEnumclaw PlateauSnohomishDeer ParkBattle GroundMonroeStanwoodEdmondsPoulsboTahoma-Maple ValleyTahoma-Maple VlyMaltbyGig Harbor PeninsulaGig Hbr PeninsulaSeattle EastSnoqualmie ValleySnoqualmie VlyFort Lewis-DuPontIssaquah Plateau34.515595%34.515595%34.5%2,501127.644857%27.644857%27.6%3,397227.510390%27.510390%27.5%4,104326.782383%26.782383%26.8%3,302426.748442%26.748442%26.7%6,651523.444200%23.444200%23.4%4,046622.569336%22.569336%22.6%2,897722.485652%22.485652%22.5%11,36211.4k821.259906%21.259906%21.3%2,629920.168318%20.168318%20.2%29,76429.8k1019.496238%19.496238%19.5%12,51612.5k1118.898690%18.898690%18.9%32,24432.2k1218.179329%18.179329%18.2%12,61712.6k1317.614665%17.614665%17.6%15,86515.9k1417.562947%17.562947%17.6%2,2601517.459643%17.459643%17.5%4,1101615.660935%15.660935%15.7%2,8601715.568126%15.568126%15.6%3,7981815.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.100443%15.100443%15.1%1,7741915.045771%15.045771%15.0%2,1862014.889501%14.889501%14.9%9,0822114.831039%14.831039%14.8%1,6592214.439103%14.439103%14.4%1,8022314.360021%14.360021%14.4%6,5432413.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.869796%13.869796%13.9%5,9932513.322023%13.322023%13.3%9,1872613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.836134%12.836134%12.8%3,3082712.356243%12.356243%12.4%1,3432812.284395%12.284395%12.3%1,8092912.103259%12.103259%12.1%1,7163011.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3111.282447%11.282447%11.3%2,1953211.195283%11.195283%11.2%6,6653311.179425%11.179425%11.2%1,2913411.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.861827%10.861827%10.9%3,0213510.629641%10.629641%10.6%2,5343610.586994%10.586994%10.6%1,405379.861199%9.861199%9.9%1,087389.568434%9.568434%9.6%1,940399.550501%9.550501%9.6%886409.313990%9.313990%9.3%1,207418.554170%8.554170%8.6%8,157427.713946%7.713946%7.7%1,234437.668001%7.668001%7.7%1,820446.099954%6.099954%6.1%1,057456.073719%6.073719%6.1%1,165466.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k475.788618%5.788618%5.8%1,068484.979899%4.979899%5.0%384493.233062%3.233062%3.2%92050
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 West

There are 1,950 county subdivisions in the West. This section compares Bellingham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 323,012.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bellingham, selected other county subdivisions in the West, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Victorville-HesperiaPortland EastFresnoStocktonSpokaneBakersfieldSan BernardinoTacomaSouth Gate-East Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…ModestoAlbuquerqueBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomComptonTucsonBellinghamWashingtonLas VegasSacramentoPhoenixUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesInglewoodBeaverton-HillsboroRiversideColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleWestOaklandPacificLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverLos AngelesDowney-NorwalkBoise CityHaywardAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…South AuroraHonoluluOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityEwaUpper San Gabriel ValleyUpper San Gabriel …East San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoWhittierSouthwest San Gabriel ValleySW San Gabriel VlySeattle EastNorth CoastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Northeast JeffersonNE JeffersonChandlerSan FranciscoSan JoseFremontSan MateoCentral Contra CostaCntrl Contra Costa22.294166%22.294166%22.3%24,58424.6k121.192385%21.192385%21.2%40,99941.0k220.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k320.291781%20.291781%20.3%22,14322.1k420.168318%20.168318%20.2%29,76429.8k519.845311%19.845311%19.8%25,68425.7k619.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k718.898690%18.898690%18.9%32,24432.2k818.433950%18.433950%18.4%22,60522.6k917.754409%17.754409%17.8%18,25118.3k1015.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1115.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.313516%15.313516%15.3%13,42013.4k1214.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k1314.360021%14.360021%14.4%6,54313.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k1413.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k1513.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k1613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.717261%12.717261%12.7%15,35815.4k1712.656482%12.656482%12.7%20,37220.4k1812.545089%12.545089%12.5%16,65916.7k1912.372567%12.372567%12.4%19,67319.7k2011.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k2111.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.089431%11.089431%11.1%18,75518.8k2210.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k2310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k2410.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k259.716324%9.716324%9.7%11,41611.4k269.712937%9.712937%9.7%12,71212.7k279.694737%9.694737%9.7%12,26212.3k289.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k299.327676%9.327676%9.3%13,05813.1k309.298693%9.298693%9.3%13,51513.5k318.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k328.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k338.478313%8.478313%8.5%8,192348.279629%8.279629%8.3%8,261357.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k367.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k377.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k386.884058%6.884058%6.9%6,422396.689003%6.689003%6.7%6,788406.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k415.984817%5.984817%6.0%8,112425.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k435.637810%5.637810%5.6%10,79910.8k445.448160%5.448160%5.4%7,787455.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k464.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k473.915367%3.915367%3.9%4,184483.798528%3.798528%3.8%5,445493.305530%3.305530%3.3%6,20250
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 Bellingham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham. 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 Bellingham, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomAtlantaWashingtonTucsonBellinghamHoustonQueensWashingtonLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleWestPacificLong 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%62,80362.8k525.315915%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%39,68639.7k1915.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.360021%14.360021%14.4%6,54314.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.780346%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%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.963747%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

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  • 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:
Washington
County:
Whatcom
Metro Area:
Bellingham Area
Cities:
Bellingham, Ferndale
Unincorporated Places:
Geneva, Marietta-Alderwood, Sudden Valley
ZIP Codes:
98225, 98226, 98229, 98248, 98284
Unified School Districts:
Bellingham, Ferndale, Meridian, Mount Baker
Neighborhoods:
Alabama Hill, Birchwood, Columbia, Cornwall Park, Downtown Business District, Edgemoor, Fairhaven, Guide Meridian, Lettered Streets, Merdian, Mt. Baker, Puget, Roosevelt, Samish Hill, Sehome, South, South Hill, Sunnyland, Western Washington University, Whatcom Falls, York
Congressional Districts:
WA-1, WA-2
State Senate Districts:
WA-40, WA-42
State House Districts:
WA-40, WA-42