Food Stamps in Grand Junction, Colorado (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Colorado and Grand Junction
Grand Junction
Colorado
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,016.000000$62,520.000000$46,016.000000$46.0k24,73424.7k$14,868.000000$22,553.000000$14,868.000000$14.9k2,951$51,200.000000$67,132.000000$51,200.000000$51.2k21,78321.8k
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 Colorado and Grand Junction
Grand Junction
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.881396%55.048562%49.881396%49.9%21.762%21.8%29.854287%26.332540%29.854287%29.9%43.744%43.7%12.334802%22.146385%12.334802%12.3%9.155%9.15%49.440868%41.842226%49.440868%49.4%20.055%20.1%25.618434%25.853456%25.618434%25.6%7.982%7.98%54.625551%47.625326%54.625551%54.6%36.022%36.0%
% 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 Colorado and Grand Junction
Grand Junction
Colorado
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.294174%29.762670%24.294174%24.3%78.238%78.2%5.201304%4.968078%5.201304%5.2%56.256%56.3%16.581738%22.128856%16.581738%16.6%90.845%90.8%26.699720%19.475330%26.699720%26.7%79.945%79.9%40.008263%33.678848%40.008263%40.0%92.018%92.0%13.143277%8.058572%13.143277%13.1%63.978%64.0%
% 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 Colorado and Grand Junction
Grand Junction
Colorado
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Asian1Hispanic2All RacesWhite332.952924%20.588235%32.952924%33.0%231276.197097%276%28.189911%14.948203%28.189911%28.2%95236.275587%236%27.777778%22.051405%27.777778%27.8%40232.821266%233%24.757282%7.363647%24.757282%24.8%51207.504779%208%20.188324%17.986609%20.188324%20.2%536169.209761%169%11.930945%8.576702%11.930945%11.9%2,951100.000000%100%9.656372%5.716816%9.656372%9.7%1,99880.935518%81%
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 Tract in Grand Junction

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.8%5.3%9.7%14.1%18.5%23.0%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Grand Junction Area

There are 10 places in the Grand Junction Area. This section compares Grand Junction to all of the places in the Grand Junction Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Junction.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Grand Junction, selected other places in the Grand Junction Area, and entities that contain Grand Junction
0%5%10%15%20%Count#CliftonPalisadeDe BequeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCollbranGrand JunctionGrand JctMesa County Valley School District 51Mesa Co Vly 51Grand Junction Metro AreaGrand JunctionMesa CountyMesaMountainWestFruitaOrchard MesaFruitvaleColoradoRedlandsLoma22.276339%22.276339%22.3%1,738117.295308%17.295308%17.3%188215.555556%15.555556%15.6%28313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.578616%12.578616%12.6%20411.930945%11.930945%11.9%2,951511.747257%11.747257%11.7%6,85111.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,97911.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,97911.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.720887%10.720887%10.7%522610.535977%10.535977%10.5%28778.851749%8.851749%8.9%28688.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k1.352054%1.352054%1.4%5291.090909%1.090909%1.1%610
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Colorado

There are 458 places in Colorado. This section compares Grand Junction to the 50 most populous places in Colorado and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Junction. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 12,928.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Grand Junction, selected other places in Colorado, and entities that contain Grand Junction
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PuebloCliftonCañon CitySterlingWelbyMontroseSherrelwoodEvansGreeleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCommerce CityGrand JunctionGrand JctMesa County Valley School District 51Mesa Co Vly 51Grand Junction Metro AreaGrand JunctionMesa CountyMesaMountainAuroraWestColorado SpringsColorado SpgsFountainDenverCimarron HillsCimarron HlsEnglewoodThorntonLongmontNorthglennColoradoPueblo WestLakewoodSecurity-WidefieldWheat RidgeLovelandBrightonWestminsterFort CollinsGoldenLittletonLafayetteArvadaWindsorDurangoBoulderBroomfieldCastle RockDakota RidgeColumbineParkerJohnstownBlack ForestCentennialLouisvilleErieKen CarylGreenwood VillageGreenwood VlgHighlands RanchHighlands RnchFort CarsonSuperior23.260239%23.260239%23.3%10,02410.0k122.276339%22.276339%22.3%1,738216.726957%16.726957%16.7%1,156316.689682%16.689682%16.7%846416.583684%16.583684%16.6%866516.464471%16.464471%16.5%1,330614.255284%14.255284%14.3%870714.120235%14.120235%14.1%963813.391999%13.391999%13.4%4,596913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.548838%12.548838%12.5%1,8951011.930945%11.930945%11.9%2,9511111.747257%11.747257%11.7%6,85111.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,97911.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,97911.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k1211.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k1310.450005%10.450005%10.5%9731410.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k159.933222%9.933222%9.9%595169.824320%9.824320%9.8%1,426179.529714%9.529714%9.5%4,150189.433088%9.433088%9.4%3,258198.764796%8.764796%8.8%1,207208.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.924087%7.924087%7.9%881217.821657%7.821657%7.8%5,005227.757167%7.757167%7.8%920237.610446%7.610446%7.6%1,087247.330933%7.330933%7.3%2,219257.252807%7.252807%7.3%801266.950415%6.950415%7.0%2,959276.941396%6.941396%6.9%4,174286.801796%6.801796%6.8%500296.460905%6.460905%6.5%1,256305.917541%5.917541%5.9%643315.074482%5.074482%5.1%2,296325.042126%5.042126%5.0%389334.628960%4.628960%4.6%320343.899748%3.899748%3.9%1,654353.718319%3.718319%3.7%914363.660814%3.660814%3.7%686373.202761%3.202761%3.2%399383.010595%3.010595%3.0%287392.534780%2.534780%2.5%430402.451693%2.451693%2.5%118412.377507%2.377507%2.4%115422.223242%2.223242%2.2%872432.122612%2.122612%2.1%170441.935484%1.935484%1.9%138451.742565%1.742565%1.7%225461.667768%1.667768%1.7%101471.333856%1.333856%1.3%510481.215917%1.215917%1.2%33490.882752%0.882752%0.9%3950
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 Grand Junction to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Junction. 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 Grand Junction, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Grand Junction
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoGrand JunctionGrand JctLong BeachMesa County Valley School District 51Mesa Co Vly 51AnaheimGrand Junction Metro AreaGrand JunctionMesa CountyMesaOaklandRiversideMountainAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaColoradoGlendaleAnchorageSan 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%16,42516.4k519.954646%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%11,46111.5k2211.930945%11.930945%11.9%2,95111.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k2311.747257%11.747257%11.7%6,85111.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2411.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,97911.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,97911.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2511.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2611.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.314299%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%19,61419.6k2910.337522%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%7,054378.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k8.450158%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 Grand Junction to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Grand Junction. 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 Grand Junction, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Grand Junction
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaGrand JunctionGrand JctLong BeachMesa County Valley School District 51Mesa Co Vly 51Grand Junction Metro AreaGrand JunctionMesa CountyMesaOaklandMountainWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinColoradoSan 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%48,37948.4k920.381006%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%21,58221.6k3711.930945%11.930945%11.9%2,95111.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.747257%11.747257%11.7%6,85111.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,97911.729215%11.729215%11.7%6,97911.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.385553%11.385553%11.4%961,840962k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%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%33,16533.2k468.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k7.031769%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:
Colorado
County:
Mesa
Metro Area:
Grand Junction Area
ZIP Codes:
81501, 81503, 81504, 81505, 81506, 81507
Unified School District:
Mesa County Valley 51
Congressional District:
CO-3
State Senate District:
CO-7
State House Districts:
CO-54, CO-55
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Clifton, Fruitvale, Orchard Mesa, Redlands
Nearby Cities:
Delta, Fruita
Nearby Towns:
Cedaredge, Collbran, De Beque, Orchard City, Palisade, Parachute
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Battlement Mesa, Loma