Food Stamps in Sterling, Alaska (Unincorporated Place)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alaska and Sterling
Sterling
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$74,227.000000$74,444.000000$74,227.000000$74.2k2,051$12,500.000000$26,669.000000$12,500.000000$12.5k82$76,182.000000$80,483.000000$76,182.000000$76.2k1,969
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 Sterling
Sterling
Alaska
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.926829%57.807131%32.926829%32.9%4.963%4.96%17.073171%25.532565%17.073171%17.1%19.178%19.2%15.853659%21.985951%15.853659%15.9%3.118%3.12%65.853659%45.945636%65.853659%65.9%8.169%8.17%17.073171%26.120486%17.073171%17.1%1.443%1.44%82.926829%36.500725%82.926829%82.9%29.185%29.2%
% 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 Alaska and Sterling
Sterling
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.256983%32.547614%26.256983%26.3%95.037%95.0%2.996445%5.738235%2.996445%3.0%80.822%80.8%20.518029%23.387237%20.518029%20.5%96.882%96.9%30.827831%21.188086%30.827831%30.8%91.831%91.8%48.552565%30.145375%48.552565%48.6%98.557%98.6%8.379888%5.352592%8.379888%8.4%70.815%70.8%
% 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 Alaska and Sterling
Sterling
Alaska
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Black2Asian2Other24.253112%5.984876%4.253112%4.3%82106.379668%106%3.998050%10.467760%3.998050%4.0%82100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.216216%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.458716%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.341475%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.504084%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Kenai Peninsula Borough

There are 37 places in Kenai Peninsula Borough. This section compares Sterling to all of the places in Kenai Peninsula Borough and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sterling.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sterling, selected other places in Kenai Peninsula Borough, and entities that contain Sterling
0%10%20%30%40%Count#NanwalekTyonekPort GrahamNikolaevskHappy ValleySalamatofKenaiUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFox RiverFunny RiverWestCohoePacificAlaskaHomerSewardClam GulchKenai-Cook InletSoldotnaKenai Peninsula BoroughKenai PeninsulaKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictKenai Peninsula B…NikiskiCooper LandingCooper LndgKalifornskyAnchor Point000400Tract 000400NinilchikRidgewaySeldoviaKachemakSterlingBear CreekDiamond RidgeFritz CreekKasilofMoose PassSeldovia VillageSeldovia VlgLowell PointCrown PointPrimroseHopeSunriseHalibut CoveBeluga47.272727%47.272727%47.3%26124.050633%24.050633%24.1%19220.588235%20.588235%20.6%14318.110236%18.110236%18.1%23415.241636%15.241636%15.2%41514.107884%14.107884%14.1%34613.841167%13.841167%13.8%427713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.711864%12.711864%12.7%15811.538462%11.538462%11.5%45911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.091549%11.091549%11.1%631010.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k10.190786%10.190786%10.2%219119.307876%9.307876%9.3%78128.988764%8.988764%9.0%8138.859985%8.859985%8.9%1,7378.844340%8.844340%8.8%150148.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,8548.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,8548.248588%8.248588%8.2%146158.241758%8.241758%8.2%15167.944732%7.944732%7.9%230177.064555%7.064555%7.1%58185.202786%5.202786%5.2%1274.456825%4.456825%4.5%16194.146919%4.146919%4.1%35204.098361%4.098361%4.1%5214.017857%4.017857%4.0%9223.998050%3.998050%4.0%82233.954802%3.954802%4.0%21243.947368%3.947368%3.9%18253.850932%3.850932%3.9%31263.759398%3.759398%3.8%5272.173913%2.173913%2.2%3281.369863%1.369863%1.4%1290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%0310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%036
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 36 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Alaska

There are 355 places in Alaska. This section compares Sterling to the 50 most populous places in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sterling. 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 Sterling, selected other places in Alaska, and entities that contain Sterling
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KotzebueHoustonWasillaBethelKetchikanPalmerWrangellKenaiWillowDillinghamHainesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBarrowKodiakNomeMeadow LakesFairbanksDeltanaWestPacificAlaskaPetersburgHomerSewardLakesKenai-Cook InletSoldotnaSitkaKenai Peninsula BoroughKenai PeninsulaKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictKenai Peninsula B…Big LakeAnchorageFarmers LoopNikiskiKalifornskyKnik-FairviewGatewayTanainaJuneauNorth PoleAnchor PointButteBadgerSteele CreekValdez000400Tract 000400FishhookRidgewaySterlingFritz 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%1221810.190786%10.190786%10.2%219199.307876%9.307876%9.3%78209.134263%9.134263%9.1%249218.859985%8.859985%8.9%1,7378.844340%8.844340%8.8%150228.818493%8.818493%8.8%309238.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,8548.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,8548.466454%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%62385.202786%5.202786%5.2%1274.393673%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 Sterling to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sterling. 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 Sterling, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Sterling
0%10%20%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaKenai-Cook InletKenai Peninsula BoroughKenai PeninsulaKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictKenai Peninsula B…GlendaleAnchorageSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan Diego000400Tract 000400San FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchSterlingScottsdaleFremontIrvine29.012787%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%7,054378.859985%8.859985%8.9%1,7378.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,8548.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,8548.450158%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%31,31031.3k435.202786%5.202786%5.2%1275.164561%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%3,425473.998050%3.998050%4.0%823.645219%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 Sterling to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sterling. 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 Sterling, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Sterling
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinKenai-Cook InletKenai Peninsula BoroughKenai PeninsulaKenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictKenai Peninsula B…San JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan Diego000400Tract 000400San FranciscoSterling42.327373%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%48,37948.4k920.381006%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%33,16533.2k468.859985%8.859985%8.9%1,7378.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,8548.630883%8.630883%8.6%1,8547.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.202786%5.202786%5.2%1275.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k503.998050%3.998050%4.0%82
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
Borough:
Kenai Peninsula
Census Subarea:
Kenai-Cook Inlet
ZIP Codes:
99669, 99672
Unified School District:
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-O
State House District:
AK-29
Neighboring Cities:
Soldotna
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Funny River, Ridgeway
Nearby Cities:
Kenai
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Clam Gulch, Cohoe, Kalifornsky, Kasilof, Nikiski, Ninilchik, Point Possession, Salamatof, Tyonek