Food Stamps in West Haven, Connecticut (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Connecticut and West Haven
West Haven
Connecticut
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,831.000000$71,755.000000$50,831.000000$50.8k19,96120.0k$20,428.000000$20,807.000000$20,428.000000$20.4k3,610$59,352.000000$80,712.000000$59,352.000000$59.4k16,35116.4k
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 Connecticut and West Haven
West Haven
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.567867%42.842042%35.567867%35.6%22.746%22.7%20.470914%26.783774%20.470914%20.5%36.261%36.3%11.551247%11.372207%11.551247%11.6%13.213%13.2%44.182825%42.750589%44.182825%44.2%33.466%33.5%33.324100%32.981181%33.324100%33.3%16.378%16.4%43.795014%43.019603%43.795014%43.8%52.473%52.5%
% 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 Connecticut and West Haven
West Haven
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.671152%29.240677%26.671152%26.7%77.254%77.3%7.944468%5.352182%7.944468%7.9%63.739%63.7%16.751269%21.744555%16.751269%16.8%86.787%86.8%19.393309%19.049076%19.393309%19.4%66.534%66.5%37.563452%39.446102%37.563452%37.6%83.622%83.6%8.757874%5.573876%8.757874%8.8%47.527%47.5%
% 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 Connecticut and West Haven
West Haven
Connecticut
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian160.000000%24.884054%60.000000%60.0%297331.761773%332%22.329603%29.140876%22.329603%22.3%878123.468479%123%18.750000%35.875473%18.750000%18.8%180103.675554%104%18.085266%12.430160%18.085266%18.1%3,610100.000000%100%16.312057%7.041319%16.312057%16.3%1,95590.195281%90%14.513788%33.165926%14.513788%14.5%30080.252001%80%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.495028%00.000000%0%
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

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in West Haven

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
11%19%25%32%39%46%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in West Haven

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
3.9%8.4%12.9%17.4%21.8%26.4%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in West Haven

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within West Haven (0 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, West Haven, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Haven.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Haven, selected neighborhoods in West Haven, and entities that contain West Haven
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West River NeighborhoodWest RiverHill NeighborhoodHillZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516Town of West HavenW HvnWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenWest HavenNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutWestville NeighborhoodWestville45.628998%45.628998%45.6%705706143.914896%43.914896%43.9%2,2832,284218.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61015.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.880873%11.880873%11.9%3353363
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the New Haven Area

There are 18 places in the New Haven Area. This section compares West Haven to all of the places in the New Haven Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Haven.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Haven, selected other places in the New Haven Area, and entities that contain West Haven
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#WaterburyNew HavenMeridenAnsoniaZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516Town of West HavenW HvnWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenWest HavenWallingford CenterWallingford CtrNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenDerbyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutNaugatuckEast HavenGuilford CenterGuilford CtrHeritage VillageHeritage VlgBranford CenterBranford CtrMilfordNorth HavenCheshire VillageCheshire VlgWoodmontMadison CenterMadison CtrOrange30.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k126.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k225.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296323.720458%23.720458%23.7%1,636418.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,610515.872163%15.872163%15.9%1,182615.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.609012%14.609012%14.6%723713.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,348811.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,247910.409836%10.409836%10.4%127106.180422%6.180422%6.2%161115.906040%5.906040%5.9%176125.585094%5.585094%5.6%1,166135.294610%5.294610%5.3%443143.923205%3.923205%3.9%94153.571429%3.571429%3.6%24162.693603%2.693603%2.7%32171.809311%1.809311%1.8%8918
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Connecticut

There are 143 places in Connecticut. This section compares West Haven to the 50 most populous places in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Haven. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,129.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Haven, selected other places in Connecticut, and entities that contain West Haven
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HartfordWillimanticNew LondonNew BritainWaterburyBridgeportRockvilleNew HavenMeridenAnsoniaEast HartfordThompsonvilleNorwichManchesterWinstedGrotonZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516Town of West HavenW HvnWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenWest HavenWallingford CenterWallingford CtrPutnamNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenTorringtonBristolDerbyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOakvilleMiddletownNew EnglandConnecticutDanburyNaugatuckEast HavenWethersfieldStratfordStamfordWest HartfordGlastonbury CenterGlastonbury CtrNorwalkWindsor LocksNewingtonSheltonMilfordTrumbullNorth HavenGreenwichBethelSouthwood AcresKensingtonConning Towers Nautilus ParkConning Towers N…RiversideWestportRidgefieldStorrsOrangeDarien41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k136.394316%36.394316%36.4%2,049233.216981%33.216981%33.2%3,521331.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,780430.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k528.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k627.218935%27.218935%27.2%874726.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k825.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296923.720458%23.720458%23.7%1,6361023.071011%23.071011%23.1%4,5031121.780467%21.780467%21.8%7561221.614535%21.614535%21.6%3,4621321.132287%21.132287%21.1%2,6391419.466004%19.466004%19.5%6271518.638077%18.638077%18.6%7911618.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,6101715.872163%15.872163%15.9%1,1821815.589226%15.589226%15.6%4631915.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.850081%14.850081%14.9%2,1992014.624775%14.624775%14.6%3,6542114.609012%14.609012%14.6%7232213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.976023%12.976023%13.0%4602312.914304%12.914304%12.9%2,4822412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3542511.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,3482611.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,247279.242144%9.242144%9.2%1,000289.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,888298.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285308.518669%8.518669%8.5%2,099317.996379%7.996379%8.0%265327.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600337.435090%7.435090%7.4%378346.705239%6.705239%6.7%846356.017845%6.017845%6.0%951365.585094%5.585094%5.6%1,166375.299003%5.299003%5.3%638385.294610%5.294610%5.3%443395.228873%5.228873%5.2%297404.549975%4.549975%4.5%183414.298874%4.298874%4.3%126424.222094%4.222094%4.2%146434.175729%4.175729%4.2%96443.664346%3.664346%3.7%100453.465347%3.465347%3.5%336463.008547%3.008547%3.0%88472.300995%2.300995%2.3%37481.809311%1.809311%1.8%89491.299486%1.299486%1.3%8650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares West Haven to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Haven. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Haven, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain West Haven
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516Town of West HavenW HvnWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenWest HavenPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandConnecticutWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933218.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61017.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3515.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
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 West Haven to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Haven. 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 West Haven, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Haven
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonZIP Code 06516ZIP 06516Town of West HavenW HvnWest Haven School DistrictWest HavenWest HavenColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandConnecticutOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%49,53949.5k1418.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,61017.388647%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%125,369125k2715.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.960260%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%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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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State:
Connecticut
County:
New Haven
Metro Area:
New Haven Area
Town:
West Haven
ZIP Code:
06516
Unified School District:
West Haven
Neighborhoods:
Hill, West River, Westville
Congressional District:
CT-3
State Senate Districts:
CT-10, CT-14
State House Districts:
CT-115, CT-116, CT-117
Neighboring Boroughs:
Woodmont
Neighboring Cities:
New Haven
Neighboring Places:
Milford
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Orange
Nearby Cities:
Ansonia, Bridgeport, Derby, Shelton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Branford Center, East Haven, North Haven, Stratford, Trumbull, Wallingford Center