Food Stamps in Berkeley, California (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in California and Berkeley
Berkeley
California
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$70,393.000000$63,783.000000$70,393.000000$70.4k45,92345.9k$20,670.000000$25,599.000000$20,670.000000$20.7k1,897$73,903.000000$69,423.000000$73,903.000000$73.9k44,02644.0k
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 California and Berkeley
Berkeley
California
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.015287%69.793215%43.015287%43.0%9.281%9.28%23.141803%31.630768%23.141803%23.1%21.352%21.4%15.181866%29.347653%15.181866%15.2%4.694%4.69%46.810754%35.174430%46.810754%46.8%11.272%11.3%29.204006%23.800233%29.204006%29.2%3.451%3.45%49.868213%48.931992%49.868213%49.9%10.955%11.0%
% 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 California and Berkeley
Berkeley
California
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.116567%32.115797%18.116567%18.1%90.719%90.7%3.672830%5.819900%3.672830%3.7%78.648%78.6%13.283060%23.295122%13.283060%13.3%95.306%95.3%15.876982%22.127746%15.876982%15.9%88.728%88.7%35.201926%38.059233%35.201926%35.2%96.549%96.5%17.464680%10.655539%17.464680%17.5%89.045%89.0%
% 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 California and Berkeley
Berkeley
California
0%5%10%15%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian115.844579%17.300672%15.844579%15.8%681383.569107%384%9.078947%17.576558%9.078947%9.1%138219.785187%220%8.601610%11.800993%8.601610%8.6%171208.229689%208%5.808903%16.748193%5.808903%5.8%107140.623231%141%4.130828%9.416316%4.130828%4.1%1,897100.000000%100%2.394815%5.082865%2.394815%2.4%69157.974223%58%1.468805%4.930704%1.468805%1.5%10935.557154%36%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Berkeley

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%11.9%15.9%19.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Berkeley

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Berkeley

There are 12 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Berkeley (1 fully and 11 partially). This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Berkeley, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected neighborhoods in Berkeley, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%5%10%15%Count#Ocean View NeighborhoodOcean ViewUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Fe NeighborhoodSanta FeWestPacificCaliforniaAlameda CountyAlamedaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoParadise Park NeighborhoodParadise ParkBushrod NeighborhoodBushrodGolden Gate NeighborhoodGolden GateDartmouth NeighborhoodDartmouthBerkeleyBerkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeleyDownown Berkeley NeighborhoodDownown BerkeleyFairview Park NeighborhoodFairview ParkRockridge NeighborhoodRockridgeUpper Rockridge NeighborhoodUpper RockridgeClaremont NeighborhoodClaremontPanoramic Hill NeighborhoodPanoramic Hl19.881054%19.881054%19.9%218219113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.052034%12.052034%12.1%157211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M7.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k5.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k5.578015%5.578015%5.6%616235.162103%5.162103%5.2%13945.061774%5.061774%5.1%424354.710921%4.710921%4.7%242564.130828%4.130828%4.1%1,8974.080699%4.080699%4.1%1,8733.389035%3.389035%3.4%737471.605354%1.605354%1.6%2581.349085%1.349085%1.3%2090.324054%0.324054%0.3%7100.127101%0.127101%0.1%1110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the San Francisco Area

There are 137 places in the San Francisco Area. This section compares Berkeley to all of the places in the San Francisco Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected other places in the San Francisco Area, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%10%20%30%Count#North RichmondN RichmondMarin CityMountain ViewRollingwoodPescaderoBay PointCherrylandAshlandSan PabloEast Palo AltoE Palo AltoVine HillPittsburgRodeoAntiochUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHaywardOaklandPachecoRichmondNorth GateWestPacificCrockettMuir BeachCaliforniaNorth Fair OaksN Fair OaksEl SobranteSan LeandroConcordBolinasAlameda CountyAlamedaTara HillsColmaOakleyMoss BeachSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSan FranciscoStrawberryHalf Moon BayBerkeleyBerkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeleyMartinezFremontCorte MaderaBelmontClydeSunolClaytonMontaraNorris CanyonTomalesPort CostaLoma MarDillon BeachNicasio32.045240%32.045240%32.0%340123.768569%23.768569%23.8%304222.854291%22.854291%22.9%229317.076167%17.076167%17.1%139416.666667%16.666667%16.7%42516.621904%16.621904%16.6%1,114615.693510%15.693510%15.7%723714.968976%14.968976%15.0%1,158814.962539%14.962539%15.0%1,358914.845557%14.845557%14.8%1,0911014.732143%14.732143%14.7%1981114.645806%14.645806%14.6%3,0331213.410804%13.410804%13.4%4271313.397692%13.397692%13.4%4,5521413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.772112%12.772112%12.8%5,9611511.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k1611.559975%11.559975%11.6%1861711.329411%11.329411%11.3%4,1981811.290323%11.290323%11.3%211911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.470752%9.470752%9.5%136209.420290%9.420290%9.4%13219.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.344262%9.344262%9.3%399229.292678%9.292678%9.3%448237.632438%7.632438%7.6%2,432247.428234%7.428234%7.4%3,395257.352941%7.352941%7.4%40267.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k7.070102%7.070102%7.1%118276.981520%6.981520%7.0%34286.917910%6.917910%6.9%793296.286672%6.286672%6.3%75305.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k5.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k364.882890%4.882890%4.9%123394.155686%4.155686%4.2%205494.130828%4.130828%4.1%1,897504.080699%4.080699%4.1%1,8733.713762%3.713762%3.7%547593.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422632.472383%2.472383%2.5%94691.621303%1.621303%1.6%165781.242236%1.242236%1.2%4880.802139%0.802139%0.8%3980.313707%0.313707%0.3%131070.000000%0.000000%0.0%01170.000000%0.000000%0.0%01270.000000%0.000000%0.0%01330.000000%0.000000%0.0%01340.000000%0.000000%0.0%01350.000000%0.000000%0.0%01360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0137
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 137 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in California

There are 1,522 places in California. This section compares Berkeley to the 50 most populous places in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 121,320.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected other places in California, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%10%20%Count#San BernardinoVictorvilleFresnoStocktonVisaliaSanta AnaModestoPalmdalePomonaMoreno ValleyBakersfieldOxnardFontanaSacramentoOntarioEast Los AngelesE Los AngelesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHaywardGarden GroveLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideWestPacificEscondidoLos AngelesLancasterSalinasCaliforniaSanta RosaChula VistaGlendaleCoronaConcordAlameda CountyAlamedaSan JoseFullertonRancho CucamongaSan DiegoElk GroveSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoOrangeOceansideSan FranciscoPasadenaRosevilleSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchBerkeleyBerkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeleySimi ValleyFremontThousand OaksSanta ClaraTorranceSunnyvaleIrvine29.012787%29.012787%29.0%16,63116.6k124.785318%24.785318%24.8%7,995223.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k319.954646%19.954646%20.0%18,65518.7k418.412404%18.412404%18.4%7,731517.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k616.115662%16.115662%16.1%11,47011.5k715.281995%15.281995%15.3%6,644815.183044%15.183044%15.2%5,910914.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921014.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k1114.176125%14.176125%14.2%7,2071213.921069%13.921069%13.9%7,1501313.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k1413.473689%13.473689%13.5%6,4831513.348502%13.348502%13.3%4,2241613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.772112%12.772112%12.8%5,9611711.972541%11.972541%12.0%5,7031811.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k1911.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2011.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2111.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.852489%9.852489%9.9%4,455239.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k249.584250%9.584250%9.6%4,576259.579595%9.579595%9.6%3,876269.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.137663%9.137663%9.1%5,881279.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054288.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100298.180344%8.180344%8.2%4,037307.428234%7.428234%7.4%3,395317.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k7.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k326.946448%6.946448%6.9%3,130336.675830%6.675830%6.7%3,740346.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k355.937951%5.937951%5.9%3,003365.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k5.801581%5.801581%5.8%2,459375.774236%5.774236%5.8%3,550385.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k395.010572%5.010572%5.0%2,749404.865060%4.865060%4.9%2,293414.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798424.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425434.130828%4.130828%4.1%1,8974.080699%4.080699%4.1%1,8733.949395%3.949395%3.9%1,667443.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422453.217579%3.217579%3.2%1,476463.045801%3.045801%3.0%1,334472.801466%2.801466%2.8%1,544482.771575%2.771575%2.8%1,539492.278439%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 West

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleCaliforniaSpring ValleyChula VistaGlendaleAnchorageAlameda CountyAlamedaSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan DiegoSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSan FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchBerkeleyBerkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeleyScottsdaleFremontIrvine29.012787%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%1,948,5371.95M10.337522%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%29,13629.1k359.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.278164%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%8,862397.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k7.031769%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%31,31031.3k435.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k5.164561%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%3,425474.130828%4.130828%4.1%1,8974.080699%4.080699%4.1%1,8733.645219%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 Berkeley to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Berkeley. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Berkeley, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Berkeley
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificDenverLos AngelesSeattleCaliforniaRaleighAustinAlameda CountyAlamedaSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSan FranciscoBerkeleyBerkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley42.327373%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%1,948,5371.95M10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M9.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k7.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.829072%5.829072%5.8%97,58197.6k5.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k504.130828%4.130828%4.1%1,8974.080699%4.080699%4.1%1,873
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:
California
County:
Alameda
Metro Area:
San Francisco Area
ZIP Codes:
94608, 94609, 94618, 94702, 94703, 94704, 94705, 94706, 94707, 94708, 94709, 94710, 94720
Unified School Districts:
Albany, Berkeley, Oakland
Neighborhoods:
Bushrod, Claremont, Dartmouth, Downown Berkeley, Fairview Park, Golden Gate, Ocean View, Panoramic Hill, Paradise Park, Rockridge, Santa Fe, Upper Rockridge
Congressional District:
CA-13
State Senate District:
CA-9
Assembly District:
CA-15
Neighboring Cities:
Albany, Emeryville, Oakland, San Francisco
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Kensington
Nearby Cities:
El Cerrito, Orinda, Piedmont, Richmond, San Pablo
Nearby Towns:
Tiburon
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
East Richmond Heights, El Sobrante, North Richmond, Rollingwood