Food Stamps in Shishmaref, 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 Shishmaref
Shishmaref
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$30,000.000000$74,444.000000$30,000.000000$30.0k128$25,313.000000$26,669.000000$25,313.000000$25.3k75$46,250.000000$80,483.000000$46,250.000000$46.3k53
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 Shishmaref
Shishmaref
Alaska
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty273.333333%57.807131%73.333333%73.3%61.111%61.1%28.000000%25.532565%28.000000%28.0%75.000%75.0%17.333333%21.985951%17.333333%17.3%39.394%39.4%54.666667%45.945636%54.666667%54.7%58.571%58.6%42.666667%26.120486%42.666667%42.7%57.143%57.1%54.666667%36.500725%54.666667%54.7%82.000%82.0%
% 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 Shishmaref
Shishmaref
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty266.037736%32.547614%66.037736%66.0%38.889%38.9%13.207547%5.738235%13.207547%13.2%25.000%25.0%37.735849%23.387237%37.735849%37.7%60.606%60.6%54.716981%21.188086%54.716981%54.7%41.429%41.4%45.283019%30.145375%45.283019%45.3%42.857%42.9%16.981132%5.352592%16.981132%17.0%18.000%18.0%
% 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 Shishmaref
Shishmaref
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Other1All RacesWhite260.162602%31.504084%60.162602%60.2%74102.677507%103%58.593750%10.467760%58.593750%58.6%75100.000000%100%20.000000%5.984876%20.000000%20.0%134.133333%34%
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 Nome Census Area

There are 17 places in Nome Census Area. This section compares Shishmaref to all of the places in Nome Census Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shishmaref.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Shishmaref, selected other places in Nome Census Area, and entities that contain Shishmaref
0%20%40%60%Count#Brevig MissionSavoongaGambellShishmarefDiomedeStebbinsKoyukTellerSt. Michael000100Tract 000100Bering Strait School DistrictBering StraitWhite MountainWhite MtnWalesNome Census AreaNomeNomeElimUnalakleetShaktoolikGolovinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNomeWestPacificAlaska73.626374%73.626374%73.6%67173.604061%73.604061%73.6%145266.666667%66.666667%66.7%108358.593750%58.593750%58.6%75454.545455%54.545455%54.5%12553.488372%53.488372%53.5%69653.125000%53.125000%53.1%34752.941176%52.941176%52.9%27851.515152%51.515152%51.5%51949.967040%49.967040%50.0%75847.861635%47.861635%47.9%76145.714286%45.714286%45.7%321042.372881%42.372881%42.4%251132.163946%32.163946%32.2%92632.163946%32.163946%32.2%92631.868132%31.868132%31.9%291222.429907%22.429907%22.4%481322.222222%22.222222%22.2%161422.222222%22.222222%22.2%101513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.800621%12.800621%12.8%1651611.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Alaska

There are 355 places in Alaska. This section compares Shishmaref to the 50 most populous places in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shishmaref. 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 Shishmaref, selected other places in Alaska, and entities that contain Shishmaref
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Shishmaref000100Tract 000100Bering Strait School DistrictBering StraitNome Census AreaNomeNomeKotzebueHoustonWasillaBethelKetchikanPalmerWrangellKenaiWillowDillinghamHainesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBarrowKodiakNomeMeadow LakesFairbanksDeltanaWestPacificAlaskaPetersburgHomerSewardLakesSoldotnaSitkaBig LakeAnchorageFarmers LoopNikiskiKalifornskyKnik-FairviewGatewayTanainaJuneauNorth PoleAnchor PointButteBadgerSteele CreekValdezFishhookRidgewaySterlingFritz CreekCollegeUnalaskaChena RidgeCordovaGoldstreamEielson AFBEster58.593750%58.593750%58.6%7549.967040%49.967040%50.0%75847.861635%47.861635%47.9%76132.163946%32.163946%32.2%92632.163946%32.163946%32.2%92621.624473%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%1221810.190786%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 Shishmaref to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shishmaref. 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 Shishmaref, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Shishmaref
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Shishmaref000100Tract 000100Bering Strait School DistrictBering StraitNome Census AreaNomeNomeSan BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta 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 BchScottsdaleFremontIrvine58.593750%58.593750%58.6%7549.967040%49.967040%50.0%75847.861635%47.861635%47.9%76132.163946%32.163946%32.2%92632.163946%32.163946%32.2%92629.012787%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%15,50515.5k917.108540%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%26,19426.2k10.337522%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 Shishmaref to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shishmaref. 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 Shishmaref, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Shishmaref
0%20%40%Count#Shishmaref000100Tract 000100Bering Strait School DistrictBering StraitDetroitClevelandMiamiNome Census AreaNomeNomeMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco58.593750%58.593750%58.6%7549.967040%49.967040%50.0%75847.861635%47.861635%47.9%76142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k332.163946%32.163946%32.2%92632.163946%32.163946%32.2%92630.439719%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%26,19426.2k10.333295%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:
Nome
Census Subarea:
Nome
ZIP Code:
99772
Unified School District:
Bering Strait
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-T
State House District:
AK-39