Food Stamps in Whittier, 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 Whittier
Whittier
Alaska
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,813.000000$74,444.000000$47,813.000000$47.8k119$28,750.000000$26,669.000000$28,750.000000$28.8k20$60,625.000000$80,483.000000$60,625.000000$60.6k99
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 Whittier
Whittier
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.000000%57.807131%35.000000%35.0%25.000%25.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.532565%0.000%0%30.000000%21.985951%30.000000%30.0%31.579%31.6%45.000000%45.945636%45.000000%45.0%34.615%34.6%35.000000%26.120486%35.000000%35.0%16.279%16.3%25.000000%36.500725%25.000000%25.0%45.455%45.5%
% 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 Whittier
Whittier
Alaska
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.212121%32.547614%21.212121%21.2%75.000%75.0%1.010101%5.738235%1.010101%1.0%100.000%100%13.131313%23.387237%13.131313%13.1%68.421%68.4%17.171717%21.188086%17.171717%17.2%65.385%65.4%36.363636%30.145375%36.363636%36.4%83.721%83.7%6.060606%5.352592%6.060606%6.1%54.545%54.5%
% 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 Whittier
Whittier
Alaska
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1Mixed2Asian2All RacesWhite3Other2Black2100.000000%9.543147%100.000000%100.0%2595.000000%595%33.333333%16.216216%33.333333%33.3%3198.333333%198%20.000000%11.341475%20.000000%20.0%1119.000000%119%16.806723%10.467760%16.806723%16.8%20100.000000%100%13.978495%5.984876%13.978495%14.0%1383.172043%83%12.500000%31.504084%12.500000%12.5%174.375000%74%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
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Food Stamps by Place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area

There are 25 places in Valdez-Cordova Census Area. This section compares Whittier to all of the places in Valdez-Cordova Census Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whittier.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Whittier, selected other places in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, and entities that contain Whittier
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#Willow CreekChitinaMentasta LakeKenny LakeGulkanaGakonaCopper CenterWhittierSilver SpringsSilver SpgsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGlennallenTazlinaChistochinaChugach School DistrictChugachWestPacificAlaskaValdez-Cordova Census AreaValdez-Cordova000300Tract 000300ValdezChugachCordovaNelchinaTatitlekChenegaMcCarthyMendeltnaTonsinaPaxson100.000000%100.000000%100.0%13151.282051%51.282051%51.3%20235.555556%35.555556%35.6%16325.000000%25.000000%25.0%10424.000000%24.000000%24.0%6520.000000%20.000000%20.0%9618.681319%18.681319%18.7%17716.806723%16.806723%16.8%20813.636364%13.636364%13.6%6913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.987013%12.987013%13.0%101012.903226%12.903226%12.9%121112.500000%12.500000%12.5%21211.173184%11.173184%11.2%2011.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k7.728975%7.728975%7.7%2276.151538%6.151538%6.2%825.372617%5.372617%5.4%62134.588745%4.588745%4.6%1062.456499%2.456499%2.5%24140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Alaska

There are 355 places in Alaska. This section compares Whittier to the 50 most populous places in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whittier. 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 Whittier, selected other places in Alaska, and entities that contain Whittier
0%5%10%15%20%Count#KotzebueHoustonWasillaBethelKetchikanWhittierPalmerWrangellKenaiWillowDillinghamHainesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBarrowKodiakNomeMeadow LakesFairbanksChugach School DistrictChugachDeltanaWestPacificAlaskaPetersburgHomerSewardLakesSoldotnaSitkaBig LakeAnchorageFarmers LoopNikiskiKalifornskyKnik-FairviewGatewayValdez-Cordova Census AreaValdez-CordovaTanainaJuneauNorth PoleAnchor PointButte000300Tract 000300BadgerSteele CreekValdezChugachFishhookRidgewaySterlingFritz 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%564516.806723%16.806723%16.8%2016.529326%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%1,2741611.173184%11.173184%11.2%2011.168831%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%147307.728975%7.728975%7.7%2277.588471%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%74356.151538%6.151538%6.2%826.020642%6.020642%6.0%420365.709690%5.709690%5.7%142375.372617%5.372617%5.4%62384.588745%4.588745%4.6%1064.393673%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 Whittier to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whittier. 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 Whittier, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Whittier
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaWhittierPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraChugach School DistrictChugachWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaGlendaleAnchorageValdez-Cordova Census AreaValdez-CordovaSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan Diego000300Tract 000300San FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaChugachHuntington 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%16,42516.4k519.954646%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%12,84812.8k1016.806723%16.806723%16.8%2016.536703%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%14,18714.2k2711.173184%11.173184%11.2%2011.108351%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%8,862397.728975%7.728975%7.7%2277.031769%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%31,31031.3k436.151538%6.151538%6.2%825.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k444.806475%4.806475%4.8%3,456454.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798464.588745%4.588745%4.6%1064.541958%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 Whittier to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whittier. 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 Whittier, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Whittier
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaWhittierPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandChugach School DistrictChugachWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificAlaskaDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinValdez-Cordova Census AreaValdez-CordovaSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan Diego000300Tract 000300San FranciscoChugach42.327373%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%32,70532.7k1716.806723%16.806723%16.8%2016.536703%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%18,46018.5k3911.173184%11.173184%11.2%2011.108351%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%33,16533.2k467.728975%7.728975%7.7%2277.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k496.151538%6.151538%6.2%825.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k504.588745%4.588745%4.6%106
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:
Valdez-Cordova
Census Subarea:
Chugach
ZIP Codes:
99686, 99693
Unified School District:
Chugach
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate District:
AK-E
State House District:
AK-9
Neighboring Municipalities:
Anchorage
Nearby Cities:
Seward
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bear Creek, Butte, Chenega, Crown Point, Knik River, Lowell Point, Moose Pass, Primrose, Sunrise