Food Stamps in Elgin, Illinois (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Illinois and Elgin
Elgin
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$60,375.000000$59,196.000000$60,375.000000$60.4k35,48035.5k$29,395.000000$20,920.000000$29,395.000000$29.4k5,602$65,981.000000$66,233.000000$65,981.000000$66.0k29,87829.9k
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 Illinois and Elgin
Elgin
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty262.727597%52.008572%62.727597%62.7%23.753%23.8%22.741878%28.081860%22.741878%22.7%43.422%43.4%30.542663%17.720368%30.542663%30.5%16.186%16.2%29.578722%39.650833%29.578722%29.6%22.105%22.1%20.992503%28.737175%20.992503%21.0%10.270%10.3%43.413067%49.089639%43.413067%43.4%52.256%52.3%
% 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 Illinois and Elgin
Elgin
Illinois
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.753531%28.711323%37.753531%37.8%76.247%76.2%5.555927%4.935946%5.555927%5.6%56.578%56.6%29.653926%21.518115%29.653926%29.7%83.814%83.8%19.542807%19.821405%19.542807%19.5%77.895%77.9%34.389852%37.052189%34.389852%34.4%89.730%89.7%7.436910%7.858366%7.436910%7.4%47.744%47.7%
% 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 Illinois and Elgin
Elgin
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White341.534582%33.468733%41.534582%41.5%1,153263.057296%263%29.017029%25.466348%29.017029%29.0%1,721183.777971%184%28.308824%22.071431%28.308824%28.3%154179.292585%179%17.437397%19.892671%17.437397%17.4%954110.438924%110%15.789177%13.263818%15.789177%15.8%5,602100.000000%100%9.401709%8.450427%9.401709%9.4%17659.545278%60%7.645875%7.965181%7.645875%7.6%1,44448.424786%48%
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 Elgin

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the Chicago Area

There are 388 places in the Chicago Area. This section compares Elgin to all of the places in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elgin.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elgin, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Elgin
0%20%40%60%Count#Ford HeightsRiverdaleHarveyEast ChicagoShelbyPhoenixDixmoorMaywoodRobbinsGarySauk VillageNew ChicagoMarkhamDoltonStone ParkCiceroUniversity ParkUniv PkZionChicago HeightsChicago HtsFairmontBellwoodCalumet CityPosenSummitBlue IslandBurnhamLake VillageGoodlandPark CityHodgkinsChicagoHazel CrestJolietElginAuroraWheelerEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGlendale HeightsGlendale HtsKane CountyKaneHickory HillsChannel LakeRiver GrovePalatineBataviaCrystal LawnsNapervilleScherervilleLindenhurstDune AcresTrout ValleyLily LakeGolfChemungWilmot61.840745%61.840745%61.8%598141.112673%41.112673%41.1%2,047239.962594%39.962594%40.0%3,846338.913363%38.913363%38.9%3,975438.764045%38.764045%38.8%69536.995828%36.995828%37.0%266635.707925%35.707925%35.7%401734.350623%34.350623%34.4%2,510834.257655%34.257655%34.3%593933.635635%33.635635%33.6%10,49610.5k1032.866316%32.866316%32.9%1,1261130.563380%30.563380%30.6%2171230.143541%30.143541%30.1%1,3861328.924419%28.924419%28.9%2,1891428.070175%28.070175%28.1%3681527.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,9931626.793893%26.793893%26.8%7021726.371767%26.371767%26.4%2,1821825.930123%25.930123%25.9%2,7461925.367647%25.367647%25.4%2072024.864063%24.864063%24.9%1,5092124.310024%24.310024%24.3%3,4002224.242424%24.242424%24.2%4482324.074074%24.074074%24.1%7542423.671670%23.671670%23.7%1,9872522.937771%22.937771%22.9%3172622.692308%22.692308%22.7%592722.511848%22.511848%22.5%952822.275087%22.275087%22.3%5152921.925926%21.925926%21.9%1483019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k4418.803761%18.803761%18.8%9405616.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6397215.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6027815.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5028215.079365%15.079365%15.1%198314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.829385%12.829385%12.8%1,44611111.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k11.233389%11.233389%11.2%5411399.287926%9.287926%9.3%601668.053204%8.053204%8.1%3331946.895255%6.895255%6.9%1,8342225.778790%5.778790%5.8%5582494.435484%4.435484%4.4%332773.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,7903003.338563%3.338563%3.3%3833052.196509%2.196509%2.2%1123321.052632%1.052632%1.1%13600.000000%0.000000%0.0%03840.000000%0.000000%0.0%03850.000000%0.000000%0.0%03860.000000%0.000000%0.0%03870.000000%0.000000%0.0%0388
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 388 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares Elgin to the 50 most populous places in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elgin. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elgin, selected other places in Illinois, and entities that contain Elgin
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CiceroRockfordWaukeganDecaturChicagoRock IslandBerwynPeoriaDeKalbCarpentersvilleQuincyJolietElginAuroraSpringfieldBellevilleEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBloomingtonHanover ParkSkokieKane CountyKaneRomeovilleWheelingMolineBolingbrookCarol StreamOak LawnUrbanaDes PlainesChampaignStreamwoodOak ParkPalatineMount ProspectMt ProspectCrystal LakeNormalSchaumburgEvanstonHoffman EstatesHoffman EstsWheatonLombardTinley ParkPlainfieldBartlettOrland ParkArlington HeightsArlington HtsDowners GroveBuffalo GroveNapervilleElmhurstPark RidgeGlenview27.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,993124.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k221.561197%21.561197%21.6%6,259321.009345%21.009345%21.0%6,565419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k518.869633%18.869633%18.9%2,918618.842911%18.842911%18.8%3,397717.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,420817.102360%17.102360%17.1%2,558916.504585%16.504585%16.5%1,7821016.269131%16.269131%16.3%2,8171116.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6391215.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6021315.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5021415.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7111514.135540%14.135540%14.1%2,5281614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.383989%12.383989%12.4%3,9231711.706102%11.706102%11.7%1,3161811.456354%11.456354%11.5%2,5921911.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k11.123376%11.123376%11.1%1,3102010.846110%10.846110%10.8%1,5282110.746993%10.746993%10.7%1,9482210.540418%10.540418%10.5%2,3212310.253786%10.253786%10.3%1,503249.910872%9.910872%9.9%2,135259.051641%9.051641%9.1%1,404268.332584%8.332584%8.3%1,854278.186767%8.186767%8.2%2,737287.998793%7.998793%8.0%1,060297.244964%7.244964%7.2%1,561306.895255%6.895255%6.9%1,834316.708792%6.708792%6.7%1,359326.687594%6.687594%6.7%980336.368232%6.368232%6.4%1,222346.098571%6.098571%6.1%1,840356.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,737365.786659%5.786659%5.8%1,028375.729899%5.729899%5.7%1,101385.382094%5.382094%5.4%936394.748630%4.748630%4.7%1,005404.671238%4.671238%4.7%579414.659498%4.659498%4.7%637424.333724%4.333724%4.3%962434.190563%4.190563%4.2%1,286443.723566%3.723566%3.7%736453.706984%3.706984%3.7%586463.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,790473.281487%3.281487%3.3%519482.782336%2.782336%2.8%390492.094519%2.094519%2.1%35550
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Elgin to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elgin. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elgin, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Elgin
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaIllinoisSterling HeightsSterling HtsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaKane CountyKaneSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2516.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113214.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4011.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k10.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985466.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,79050
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 Elgin to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elgin. 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 Elgin, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Elgin
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleElginFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandKane CountyKaneMesaColorado 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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%39,29539.3k2415.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,60215.408373%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%31,96532.0k3214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%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%18,46018.5k3911.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k11.059321%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:
Illinois
Counties:
Cook, Kane
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Townships:
Campton, Dundee, Elgin, Hanover, Plato, Rutland
ZIP Codes:
60103, 60118, 60120, 60123, 60124, 60136, 60140, 60175, 60177, 60192
Unified School Districts:
Central 301, 300, U-46, St. Charles 303
Congressional Districts:
IL-6, IL-8, IL-14
State Senate Districts:
IL-22, IL-25, IL-33, IL-35
State House Districts:
IL-43, IL-44, IL-49, IL-65, IL-66, IL-70
Neighboring Villages:
Bartlett, Campton Hills, Gilberts, Hoffman Estates, Pingree Grove, Sleepy Hollow, South Elgin, West Dundee
Nearby Cities:
St. Charles
Nearby Villages:
Algonquin, Barrington Hills, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Lake in the Hills, Lily Lake, South Barrington, Streamwood, Wayne