Food Stamps in Houston, 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 Houston
Houston
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,500.000000$74,444.000000$52,500.000000$52.5k690$23,250.000000$26,669.000000$23,250.000000$23.3k141$62,708.000000$80,483.000000$62,708.000000$62.7k549
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 Houston
Houston
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.624113%57.807131%32.624113%32.6%21.495%21.5%16.312057%25.532565%16.312057%16.3%54.762%54.8%14.184397%21.985951%14.184397%14.2%13.605%13.6%42.553191%45.945636%42.553191%42.6%32.258%32.3%39.716312%26.120486%39.716312%39.7%22.764%22.8%34.042553%36.500725%34.042553%34.0%47.059%47.1%
% 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 Houston
Houston
Alaska
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.601093%32.547614%30.601093%30.6%78.505%78.5%3.460838%5.738235%3.460838%3.5%45.238%45.2%23.132969%23.387237%23.132969%23.1%86.395%86.4%22.950820%21.188086%22.950820%23.0%67.742%67.7%34.608379%30.145375%34.608379%34.6%77.236%77.2%9.836066%5.352592%9.836066%9.8%52.941%52.9%
% 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 Houston
Houston
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Black151.063830%31.504084%51.063830%51.1%24249.886827%250%22.500000%16.216216%22.500000%22.5%9110.106383%110%20.434783%10.467760%20.434783%20.4%141100.000000%100%18.815331%5.984876%18.815331%18.8%10892.075024%92%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.543147%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.458716%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 Tract in Houston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
13.5%15.0%16.3%17.7%19.1%20.5%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Anchorage Area

There are 30 places in the Anchorage Area. This section compares Houston to all of the places in the Anchorage Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houston.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houston, selected other places in the Anchorage Area, and entities that contain Houston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Sutton-AlpineHoustonWasillaPalmerBuffalo SoapstoneWillowUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMeadow LakesWestPacificAlaskaMatanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…TalkeetnaLakesAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageBig LakeAnchorageKnik-FairviewGatewaySusitna NorthTanainaLazy MountainChickaloonButteTrapper CreekFarm LoopGlacier ViewFishhookKnik RiverPoint MacKenziePt MacKenzieSkwentnaChaseLake Louise21.865889%21.865889%21.9%75120.434783%20.434783%20.4%141219.057239%19.057239%19.1%566316.529326%16.529326%16.5%341414.046823%14.046823%14.0%42513.706294%13.706294%13.7%98613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.054465%12.054465%12.1%301711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,1989.883721%9.883721%9.9%3489.134263%9.134263%9.1%24998.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.466454%8.466454%8.5%106108.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862117.919224%7.919224%7.9%400127.886266%7.886266%7.9%147137.832423%7.832423%7.8%43147.588471%7.588471%7.6%208157.297830%7.297830%7.3%37167.207207%7.207207%7.2%8176.271186%6.271186%6.3%74185.000000%5.000000%5.0%9194.664723%4.664723%4.7%16204.597701%4.597701%4.6%4214.393673%4.393673%4.4%75223.610108%3.610108%3.6%10233.191489%3.191489%3.2%3240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%027
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Alaska

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houston, selected other places in Alaska, and entities that contain Houston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KotzebueHoustonWasillaBethelKetchikanPalmerWrangellKenaiWillowDillinghamHainesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBarrowKodiakNomeMeadow LakesFairbanksDeltanaWestPacificAlaskaPetersburgMatanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…HomerSewardLakesAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageSoldotnaSitkaBig LakeAnchorageFarmers LoopNikiskiKalifornskyKnik-FairviewGatewayTanainaJuneauNorth PoleAnchor PointButteBadgerSteele CreekValdezFishhookRidgewaySterlingFritz CreekCollegeUnalaskaChena RidgeCordovaGoldstreamEielson AFBEster21.624473%21.624473%21.6%205120.434783%20.434783%20.4%141219.057239%19.057239%19.1%566318.837571%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%1221810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.190786%10.190786%10.2%219199.307876%9.307876%9.3%78209.134263%9.134263%9.1%249218.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.844340%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 Houston to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houston, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Houston
0%10%20%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaHoustonStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaMatanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…Boise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageGlendaleAnchorageSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan DiegoSan FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchScottsdaleFremontIrvine29.012787%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%16,42516.4k520.434783%20.434783%20.4%14119.954646%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%15,50515.5k917.108540%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%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.337522%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%7,054378.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k8.450158%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 Houston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Houston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Houston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Houston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoHoustonNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaMatanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-SusitnaMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictMatanuska-Susitn…DenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%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%48,37948.4k920.434783%20.434783%20.4%14120.381006%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%26,19426.2k10.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.369986%10.369986%10.4%3,19810.333295%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%33,16533.2k468.880184%8.880184%8.9%12,06012.1k7.031769%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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State:
Alaska
Borough:
Matanuska-Susitna
Metro Area:
Anchorage Area
Census Subarea:
Matanuska-Susitna
ZIP Codes:
99652, 99654, 99688, 99694
Unified School District:
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-E
State House District:
AK-10
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Big Lake, Meadow Lakes, Willow
Nearby Cities:
Palmer, Wasilla
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Buffalo Soapstone, Farm Loop, Fishhook, Gateway, Knik-Fairview, Lakes, Point MacKenzie, Tanaina