Food Stamps in New Castle County, Delaware (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$66,283.000000$61,017.000000$66,283.000000$66.3k202,524203k$27,044.000000$27,056.000000$27,044.000000$27.0k23,65723.7k$71,886.000000$66,929.000000$71,886.000000$71.9k178,867179k
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 Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty254.195376%55.120028%54.195376%54.2%20.443%20.4%32.375196%32.181770%32.375196%32.4%42.456%42.5%15.373885%16.981132%15.373885%15.4%9.408%9.41%38.491778%41.022234%38.491778%38.5%20.289%20.3%27.104028%28.607494%27.104028%27.1%8.816%8.82%38.356512%38.931703%38.356512%38.4%42.173%42.2%
% 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 Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.895587%26.232193%27.895587%27.9%79.557%79.6%5.803754%5.382723%5.803754%5.8%57.544%57.5%19.578793%18.404067%19.578793%19.6%90.592%90.6%20.001454%22.028096%20.001454%20.0%79.711%79.7%37.077829%42.010598%37.077829%37.1%91.184%91.2%6.956006%6.881923%6.956006%7.0%57.827%57.8%
% 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 Delaware and New Castle County
New Castle County
Delaware
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Hispanic2Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian127.609506%29.148047%27.609506%27.6%1,185236.360807%236%25.896323%26.926596%25.896323%25.9%2,268221.694509%222%22.216518%24.433881%22.216518%22.2%10,38610.4k190.192251%190%21.370968%27.084542%21.370968%21.4%583182.953623%183%11.681085%12.973961%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k100.000000%100%6.761318%8.485120%6.761318%6.8%8,83457.882621%58%4.292443%4.343940%4.292443%4.3%40136.746953%37%
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 County Subdivision in New Castle County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
2%7%12%17%22%28%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in New Castle County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%60%
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Food Stamps by Place in New Castle County

There are 27 places that are fully or partially contained within New Castle County (25 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, New Castle County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected places in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%Count#NewportWilmingtonElsmereDelaware CitySmyrnaClaytonEdgemoorClaymontSouthSouth AtlanticWilmington ManorWilmington MnrUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareBrooksidePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleTownsendOdessaArdenNew CastleMiddletownBearBellefonteNewarkArdentownArdencroftPike Creek ValleyPike Crk VlyGlasgowHockessinSt. GeorgesGreenvilleNorth StarPike Creek37.020316%37.020316%37.0%164127.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,785220.304348%20.304348%20.3%467317.410072%17.410072%17.4%121415.737098%15.737098%15.7%680515.577342%15.577342%15.6%143614.696486%14.696486%14.7%368714.244101%14.244101%14.2%489814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.510712%13.510712%13.5%391913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.772647%12.772647%12.8%6501012.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.681085%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k11.206897%11.206897%11.2%651110.460251%10.460251%10.5%25129.565217%9.565217%9.6%22138.439898%8.439898%8.4%198148.410930%8.410930%8.4%551158.215862%8.215862%8.2%577166.862745%6.862745%6.9%35176.512229%6.512229%6.5%655185.755396%5.755396%5.8%8195.000000%5.000000%5.0%5204.978541%4.978541%5.0%232214.448263%4.448263%4.4%233221.952724%1.952724%2.0%95231.907357%1.907357%1.9%7241.356239%1.356239%1.4%15251.043219%1.043219%1.0%28260.954433%0.954433%1.0%3127
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in New Castle County

There are 11 county subdivisions in New Castle County. This section compares all 11 of those to each other, New Castle County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected county subdivisions in New Castle County, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%Count#WilmingtonLower ChristianaNew CastleSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew CastleRed LionNewarkUpper ChristianaBrandywineMiddletown-OdessaPike Creek-Central KirkwoodPike Crk-Cntrl Kirk…GlasgowPiedmont27.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,785118.116832%18.116832%18.1%2,509214.624667%14.624667%14.6%4,666314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.681085%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k11.076345%11.076345%11.1%35448.760282%8.760282%8.8%2,09857.705343%7.705343%7.7%77367.004839%7.004839%7.0%2,21576.776252%6.776252%6.8%1,17986.395557%6.395557%6.4%1,07195.099460%5.099460%5.1%746102.396254%2.396254%2.4%26111
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares New Castle County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareCamden CountyCamdenPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalem CountySalemNew Castle CountyNew CastleDelaware CountyDelawareCecil CountyCecilGloucester CountyGloucesterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBucks CountyBucksBurlington CountyBurlingtonChester CountyChester25.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k212.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,022311.681085%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k410.720495%10.720495%10.7%21,82821.8k510.399265%10.399265%10.4%3,84768.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,80875.893496%5.893496%5.9%18,26318.3k85.550774%5.550774%5.6%12,96213.0k95.503484%5.503484%5.5%9,060104.539929%4.539929%4.5%8,47711
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Delaware

There are 3 counties in Delaware. This section compares New Castle County to all of the counties in Delaware and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in Delaware, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%5%10%15%Count#Kent CountyKentSouthSouth AtlanticSussex CountySussexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Castle CountyNew Castle16.343740%16.343740%16.3%10,15610.2k114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.602840%13.602840%13.6%11,34311.3k213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.681085%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k3
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares New Castle County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Castle County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of New Castle County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain New Castle County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkDelawarePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantNew Castle CountyNew CastleMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.681085%11.681085%11.7%23,65723.7k11.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county 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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Principal City:
Wilmington
Cities:
Delaware City, New Castle, Newark, Wilmington
Towns:
Bellefonte, Clayton, Elsmere, Middletown, Newport, Odessa, Smyrna, Townsend
Unincorporated Places:
Bear, Brookside, Claymont, Edgemoor, Glasgow, Greenville, Hockessin, North Star, Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, St. Georges, Wilmington Manor
Villages:
Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown
ZIP Codes:
19701, 19702, 19703, 19706, 19707, 19709, 19710, 19711, 19713, 19716, 19717, 19720, 19730, 19731, 19732, 19733, 19734, 19735, 19736, 19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 19810, 19938, 19977, 21912
Unified School Districts:
Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Christina, Colonial, Red Clay District, Smyrna
Congressional District:
DE-At Large
State Senate Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-14
State House Districts:
DE-1, DE-2, DE-3, DE-4, DE-5, DE-6, DE-7, DE-8, DE-9, DE-10, DE-11, DE-12, DE-13, DE-15, DE-16, DE-17, DE-18, DE-19, DE-21, DE-22, DE-23, DE-24, DE-25, DE-26, DE-27
Neighboring Counties:
Cecil, Chester, Delaware, Gloucester, Kent, Kent, Salem
Nearby Counties:
Bucks, Camden, Cape May, Caroline, Cumberland, Harford, Lancaster, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Queen Anne's