Food Stamps in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Parish)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,457.000000$45,652.000000$46,457.000000$46.5k76,27076.3k$18,904.000000$17,276.000000$18,904.000000$18.9k10,85610.9k$52,147.000000$52,671.000000$52,147.000000$52.1k65,41465.4k
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 Louisiana and Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.866618%52.022865%57.866618%57.9%24.098%24.1%35.906411%34.012701%35.906411%35.9%46.317%46.3%16.028003%12.766945%16.028003%16.0%11.577%11.6%50.221076%45.128183%50.221076%50.2%22.445%22.4%28.233235%27.673350%28.233235%28.2%11.332%11.3%53.141120%56.009058%53.141120%53.1%44.870%44.9%
% 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 Louisiana and Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.248876%28.571429%30.248876%30.2%75.902%75.9%6.906778%6.599187%6.906778%6.9%53.683%53.7%20.316752%19.125339%20.316752%20.3%88.423%88.4%28.798117%25.643448%28.798117%28.8%77.555%77.6%36.663405%37.499379%36.663405%36.7%88.668%88.7%10.835601%11.842545%10.835601%10.8%55.130%55.1%
% 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 Louisiana and Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian129.277168%31.359498%29.277168%29.3%5,310205.689906%206%19.340974%17.709387%19.340974%19.3%135135.882102%136%17.139853%21.746327%17.139853%17.1%163120.417886%120%14.233644%16.297466%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k100.000000%100%9.512910%9.269213%9.512910%9.5%5,19566.833974%67%4.805077%13.838532%4.805077%4.8%5333.758588%34%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.084233%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Calcasieu Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.6%8.5%13.3%18.0%22.8%27.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Calcasieu Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%32%41%
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Food Stamps by Place in Calcasieu Parish

There are 12 places in Calcasieu Parish. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Calcasieu Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Calcasieu Parish.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Calcasieu Parish, selected places in Calcasieu Parish, and entities that contain Calcasieu Parish
0%10%20%30%Count#GillisIowaLake CharlesLouisianaCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuSouthLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesSulphurWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestlakeDeQuincyCarlyssVintonStarksMoss BluffPrienHayes39.449541%39.449541%39.4%86124.232633%24.232633%24.2%300218.111217%18.111217%18.1%5,527316.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k14.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k14.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.988318%13.988318%14.0%11,04011.0k13.755486%13.755486%13.8%1,097413.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.962225%11.962225%12.0%228511.954625%11.954625%12.0%137611.758360%11.758360%11.8%218711.645379%11.645379%11.6%15589.594096%9.594096%9.6%2698.344702%8.344702%8.3%367105.386251%5.386251%5.4%152110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Calcasieu Parish

There are 15 county subdivisions in Calcasieu Parish. This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Calcasieu Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Calcasieu Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Calcasieu Parish, selected county subdivisions in Calcasieu Parish, and entities that contain Calcasieu Parish
0%10%20%Count#Calcasieu District 33Calcasieu District 22Calcasieu District 44Calcasieu District 99Calcasieu District 1313Calcasieu District 1010LouisianaCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuSouthLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCalcasieu District 1414Calcasieu District 77Calcasieu District 1515Calcasieu District 1111Calcasieu District 11Calcasieu District 1212Calcasieu District 55Calcasieu District 66Calcasieu District 8827.635383%27.635383%27.6%1,434126.108570%26.108570%26.1%1,313225.261656%25.261656%25.3%1,062324.955721%24.955721%25.0%1,409417.990176%17.990176%18.0%879516.705732%16.705732%16.7%784616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k14.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k14.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.988318%13.988318%14.0%11,04011.0k13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.083123%11.083123%11.1%572710.942304%10.942304%10.9%605810.609439%10.609439%10.6%57199.675267%9.675267%9.7%435108.779702%8.779702%8.8%436118.296505%8.296505%8.3%413127.904131%7.904131%7.9%465135.673208%5.673208%5.7%292143.660697%3.660697%3.7%18615
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Lake Charles Area

There are 2 counties in the Lake Charles Area. This section compares Calcasieu Parish to all of the counties in the Lake Charles Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Calcasieu Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Calcasieu Parish, selected other counties in the Lake Charles Area, and entities that contain Calcasieu Parish
0%5%10%15%Count#LouisianaCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuSouthLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCameron ParishCameron16.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k14.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k14.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.988318%13.988318%14.0%11,04011.0k13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M6.935545%6.935545%6.9%1842
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Louisiana

There are 64 counties in Louisiana. This section compares Calcasieu Parish to the 50 most populous counties in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Calcasieu Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 16,452.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Calcasieu Parish, selected other counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain Calcasieu Parish
0%10%20%Count#Washington ParishWashingtonClaiborne ParishClaiborneEvangeline ParishEvangelineNatchitoches ParishNatchitochesFranklin ParishFranklinIberville ParishIbervilleMorehouse ParishMorehouseLincoln ParishLincolnTangipahoa ParishTangipahoaAvoyelles ParishAvoyellesAcadia ParishAcadiaOrleans ParishOrleansIberia ParishIberiaSt. Mary ParishSt. MaryDe Soto ParishDe SotoSt. Landry ParishSt. LandryWebster ParishWebsterSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistRapides ParishRapidesGrant ParishGrantAssumption ParishAssumptionSabine ParishSabineJefferson Davis ParishJefferson DavisCaddo ParishCaddoVermilion ParishVermilionAllen ParishAllenOuachita ParishOuachitaLouisianaPointe Coupee ParishPointe CoupeeRichland ParishRichlandEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeUnion ParishUnionEast Feliciana ParishEast FelicianaTerrebonne ParishTerrebonneConcordia ParishConcordiaLivingston ParishLivingstonSt. Martin ParishSt. MartinWest Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton RougeSt. Bernard ParishSt. BernardCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesWest South CentralSt. James ParishSt. JamesBeauregard ParishBeauregardJefferson ParishJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesBossier ParishBossierLafayette ParishLafayetteVernon ParishVernonAscension ParishAscensionPlaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany28.678447%28.678447%28.7%5,015125.720659%25.720659%25.7%1,499225.052649%25.052649%25.1%2,974324.636976%24.636976%24.6%3,546423.204787%23.204787%23.2%1,745522.540763%22.540763%22.5%2,516621.590577%21.590577%21.6%2,218721.354410%21.354410%21.4%3,661821.240340%21.240340%21.2%9,785921.170751%21.170751%21.2%3,1791020.816597%20.816597%20.8%4,7161120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.446248%19.446248%19.4%5,0921319.262051%19.262051%19.3%3,8841419.173409%19.173409%19.2%1,9671519.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,7931618.910540%18.910540%18.9%2,9891718.870012%18.870012%18.9%2,8991818.789716%18.789716%18.8%9,0481918.679660%18.679660%18.7%1,3612018.510834%18.510834%18.5%1,6062118.365984%18.365984%18.4%1,6502217.777393%17.777393%17.8%2,0542317.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k2417.679253%17.679253%17.7%3,8442517.662733%17.662733%17.7%1,3922617.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,9012716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.257669%16.257669%16.3%1,4312816.092864%16.092864%16.1%1,2202915.785383%15.785383%15.8%26,60826.6k3015.755431%15.755431%15.8%1,2913115.640575%15.640575%15.6%1,0673215.427495%15.427495%15.4%6,1443315.041562%15.041562%15.0%1,1403414.893573%14.893573%14.9%7,1513514.765414%14.765414%14.8%2,8453614.352102%14.352102%14.4%1,3283714.329351%14.329351%14.3%2,1113814.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k14.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k3914.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,1144014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.988318%13.988318%14.0%11,04011.0k13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,0784113.451854%13.451854%13.5%1,7634213.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k4313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.875282%12.875282%12.9%2,3934411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,6144511.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k4611.248524%11.248524%11.2%2,0014711.142808%11.142808%11.1%4,5314810.816752%10.816752%10.8%9354910.259976%10.259976%10.3%9,22350
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 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 Calcasieu Parish to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Calcasieu Parish. 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 Calcasieu Parish, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Calcasieu Parish
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaLouisianaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasCalcasieu Parish School DistrictCalcasieu ParCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuSouthLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkWest South CentralBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa 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%99,48199.5k816.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.110205%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%129,745130k1614.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k14.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.988318%13.988318%14.0%11,04011.0k13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.540063%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%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%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:
Lake Charles
Cities:
DeQuincy, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Towns:
Iowa, Vinton
Unincorporated Places:
Carlyss, Gillis, Hayes, Moss Bluff, Prien, Starks
ZIP Codes:
70601, 70605, 70607, 70611, 70615, 70630, 70633, 70646, 70647, 70657, 70661, 70663, 70665, 70668, 70669
Unified School District:
Calcasieu Parish
Congressional District:
LA-3
State Senate Districts:
LA-25, LA-27, LA-30
State House Districts:
LA-32, LA-33, LA-34, LA-35, LA-36, LA-37, LA-47
Neighboring Counties:
Newton, Orange
Neighboring Parishes:
Beauregard, Cameron, Jefferson Davis
Nearby Counties:
Jasper, Jefferson
Nearby Parishes:
Allen, Vernon