Food Stamps in Bethel, Alaska (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Bethel
Bethel
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$77,631.000000$74,444.000000$77,631.000000$77.6k1,927$28,229.000000$26,669.000000$28,229.000000$28.2k363$89,688.000000$80,483.000000$89,688.000000$89.7k1,564
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 Alaska and Bethel
Bethel
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty268.319559%57.807131%68.319559%68.3%28.054%28.1%23.415978%25.532565%23.415978%23.4%36.170%36.2%39.118457%21.985951%39.118457%39.1%28.803%28.8%31.404959%45.945636%31.404959%31.4%28.788%28.8%21.763085%26.120486%21.763085%21.8%15.222%15.2%46.005510%36.500725%46.005510%46.0%75.909%75.9%
% 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 Alaska and Bethel
Bethel
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty240.664962%32.547614%40.664962%40.7%71.946%71.9%9.590793%5.738235%9.590793%9.6%63.830%63.8%22.442455%23.387237%22.442455%22.4%71.197%71.2%18.030691%21.188086%18.030691%18.0%71.212%71.2%28.132992%30.145375%28.132992%28.1%84.778%84.8%3.388747%5.352592%3.388747%3.4%24.091%24.1%
% 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 Alaska and Bethel
Bethel
Alaska
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1All RacesMixed1White2Black1Asian132.500000%31.504084%32.500000%32.5%325172.527548%173%18.837571%10.467760%18.837571%18.8%363100.000000%100%10.857143%16.216216%10.857143%10.9%1957.635577%58%2.932099%5.984876%2.932099%2.9%1915.565163%16%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.458716%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.341475%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

Food Stamps by Place in Bethel Census Area

There are 35 places in Bethel Census Area. This section compares Bethel to all of the places in Bethel Census Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethel.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bethel, selected other places in Bethel Census Area, and entities that contain Bethel
0%20%40%60%Count#TuluksakKasiglukTuntutuliakLower KalskagAkiachakNapakiakAtmautluakGoodnews BayKipnukChefornakAkiakTununakSleetmuteNunapitchukNewtokChuathbalukKongiganakQuinhagakUpper KalskagKwethlukNapaskiakNightmuteKwigillingokToksook BayEekCrooked CreekBethel Census AreaBethelLower KuskokwimPlatinumLower Kuskokwim School DistrictLower KuskokwimStony RiverRed DevilOscarvilleMekoryukAniak000200Tract 000200BethelUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificAlaskaLime Village79.012346%79.012346%79.0%64173.214286%73.214286%73.2%82268.571429%68.571429%68.6%72367.105263%67.105263%67.1%51462.222222%62.222222%62.2%84560.550459%60.550459%60.6%66660.377358%60.377358%60.4%32759.322034%59.322034%59.3%35858.333333%58.333333%58.3%98958.163265%58.163265%58.2%571058.064516%58.064516%58.1%541157.894737%57.894737%57.9%441257.692308%57.692308%57.7%151357.657658%57.657658%57.7%641455.223881%55.223881%55.2%371555.172414%55.172414%55.2%161654.216867%54.216867%54.2%451752.795031%52.795031%52.8%851852.631579%52.631579%52.6%401950.595238%50.595238%50.6%852047.916667%47.916667%47.9%462146.511628%46.511628%46.5%202244.615385%44.615385%44.6%292344.545455%44.545455%44.5%492442.727273%42.727273%42.7%472539.130435%39.130435%39.1%92638.858397%38.858397%38.9%1,77038.422330%38.422330%38.4%1,58337.500000%37.500000%37.5%32736.237208%36.237208%36.2%1,38135.294118%35.294118%35.3%62828.571429%28.571429%28.6%42928.571429%28.571429%28.6%23026.666667%26.666667%26.7%203126.035503%26.035503%26.0%443218.837571%18.837571%18.8%36318.837571%18.837571%18.8%3633313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%034
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 34 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Alaska

There are 355 places in Alaska. This section compares Bethel to the 50 most populous places in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethel. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,838.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bethel, selected other places in Alaska, and entities that contain Bethel
0%10%20%30%Count#Bethel Census AreaBethelLower KuskokwimLower Kuskokwim School DistrictLower KuskokwimKotzebueHoustonWasilla000200Tract 000200BethelKetchikanPalmerWrangellKenaiWillowDillinghamHainesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBarrowKodiakNomeMeadow LakesFairbanksDeltanaWestPacificAlaskaPetersburgHomerSewardLakesSoldotnaSitkaBig LakeAnchorageFarmers LoopNikiskiKalifornskyKnik-FairviewGatewayTanainaJuneauNorth PoleAnchor PointButteBadgerSteele CreekValdezFishhookRidgewaySterlingFritz CreekCollegeUnalaskaChena RidgeCordovaGoldstreamEielson AFBEster38.858397%38.858397%38.9%1,77038.422330%38.422330%38.4%1,58336.237208%36.237208%36.2%1,38121.624473%21.624473%21.6%205120.434783%20.434783%20.4%141219.057239%19.057239%19.1%566318.837571%18.837571%18.8%36318.837571%18.837571%18.8%363417.116844%17.116844%17.1%564516.529326%16.529326%16.5%341615.980861%15.980861%16.0%167713.841167%13.841167%13.8%427813.706294%13.706294%13.7%98913.446475%13.446475%13.4%1031013.276492%13.276492%13.3%1091113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.919708%12.919708%12.9%1771212.891628%12.891628%12.9%2511312.800621%12.800621%12.8%1651412.054465%12.054465%12.1%3011511.618787%11.618787%11.6%1,2741611.168831%11.168831%11.2%861711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.463122%10.463122%10.5%1221810.190786%10.190786%10.2%219199.307876%9.307876%9.3%78209.134263%9.134263%9.1%249218.844340%8.844340%8.8%150228.818493%8.818493%8.8%309238.466454%8.466454%8.5%106248.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862258.376661%8.376661%8.4%145268.248588%8.248588%8.2%146277.944732%7.944732%7.9%230287.919224%7.919224%7.9%400297.886266%7.886266%7.9%147307.588471%7.588471%7.6%208317.291152%7.291152%7.3%885327.115629%7.115629%7.1%56337.064555%7.064555%7.1%58346.271186%6.271186%6.3%74356.020642%6.020642%6.0%420365.709690%5.709690%5.7%142375.372617%5.372617%5.4%62384.393673%4.393673%4.4%75394.146919%4.146919%4.1%35403.998050%3.998050%4.0%82413.850932%3.850932%3.9%31423.847826%3.847826%3.8%177432.878465%2.878465%2.9%27442.864472%2.864472%2.9%67452.456499%2.456499%2.5%24460.755375%0.755375%0.8%13470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%049
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 49 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Bethel to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethel. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bethel, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Bethel
0%10%20%30%Count#Bethel Census AreaBethelLower KuskokwimLower Kuskokwim School DistrictLower KuskokwimSan BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendale000200Tract 000200BethelSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaGlendaleAnchorageSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan DiegoSan FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchScottsdaleFremontIrvine38.858397%38.858397%38.9%1,77038.422330%38.422330%38.4%1,58336.237208%36.237208%36.2%1,38129.012787%29.012787%29.0%16,63116.6k123.620964%23.620964%23.6%14,41814.4k223.461984%23.461984%23.5%20,46820.5k323.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k420.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k519.954646%19.954646%20.0%18,65518.7k619.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k719.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k819.046976%19.046976%19.0%15,50515.5k918.837571%18.837571%18.8%36318.837571%18.837571%18.8%36317.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k1016.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1116.115662%16.115662%16.1%11,47011.5k1215.999363%15.999363%16.0%11,05711.1k1315.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k1514.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921614.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k1714.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k1814.176125%14.176125%14.2%7,2071913.921069%13.921069%13.9%7,1502013.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.222590%12.222590%12.2%11,46111.5k2211.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k2311.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2411.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2511.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2611.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k2811.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k2910.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.337522%10.337522%10.3%9,1243010.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3110.318586%10.318586%10.3%13,16613.2k3210.103407%10.103407%10.1%7,621339.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k349.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k359.278164%9.278164%9.3%6,671369.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054378.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100388.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862397.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k406.903259%6.903259%6.9%5,927416.586006%6.586006%6.6%7,071426.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k435.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k444.806475%4.806475%4.8%3,456454.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798464.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425473.645219%3.645219%3.6%3,832483.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422492.278439%2.278439%2.3%2,04950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Bethel to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethel. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bethel, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bethel
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBethel Census AreaBethelLower KuskokwimLower Kuskokwim School DistrictLower KuskokwimClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBoston000200Tract 000200BethelColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k138.858397%38.858397%38.9%1,77038.422330%38.422330%38.4%1,58336.237208%36.237208%36.2%1,38135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.837571%18.837571%18.8%36318.837571%18.837571%18.8%36317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place 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:
Alaska
Census Area:
Bethel
Census Subarea:
Lower Kuskokwim
ZIP Code:
99559
Unified School District:
Lower Kuskokwim
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-S
State House District:
AK-38
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Oscarville
Nearby Cities:
Akiak, Eek, Kwethluk, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Akiachak, Atmautluak, Kasigluk, Tuluksak