Food Stamps in Evanston, 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 Evanston
Evanston
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$71,317.000000$59,196.000000$71,317.000000$71.3k28,88728.9k$23,041.000000$20,920.000000$23,041.000000$23.0k1,737$75,521.000000$66,233.000000$75,521.000000$75.5k27,15027.2k
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 Evanston
Evanston
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.293034%52.008572%43.293034%43.3%9.109%9.11%29.073115%28.081860%29.073115%29.1%25.609%25.6%12.723086%17.720368%12.723086%12.7%3.870%3.87%50.316638%39.650833%50.316638%50.3%17.589%17.6%35.866436%28.737175%35.866436%35.9%6.367%6.37%45.077720%49.089639%45.077720%45.1%20.354%20.4%
% 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 Evanston
Evanston
Illinois
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.639042%28.711323%27.639042%27.6%90.891%90.9%5.403315%4.935946%5.403315%5.4%74.391%74.4%20.217311%21.518115%20.217311%20.2%96.130%96.1%15.082873%19.821405%15.082873%15.1%82.411%82.4%33.745856%37.052189%33.745856%33.7%93.633%93.6%11.285451%7.858366%11.285451%11.3%79.646%79.6%
% 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 Evanston
Evanston
Illinois
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Other1All RacesWhite3Asian120.090929%33.468733%20.090929%20.1%928334.120126%334%15.560166%22.071431%15.560166%15.6%75258.771741%259%12.851662%19.892671%12.851662%12.9%201213.728251%214%11.627907%25.466348%11.627907%11.6%60193.376712%193%6.013085%13.263818%6.013085%6.0%1,737100.000000%100%2.445455%7.965181%2.445455%2.4%47340.668896%41%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.450427%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Evanston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.0%5.7%9.2%12.8%16.4%20.0%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Evanston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.9%11.8%15.7%19.7%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Evanston

There are 12 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Evanston (8 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Evanston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Evanston.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Evanston, selected neighborhoods in Evanston, and entities that contain Evanston
0%5%10%15%Count#Rogers Park NeighborhoodRogers ParkHill Arts District NeighborhoodHl Arts DistCook CountyCookWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHoward Street NeighborhoodHoward StreetWest Village NeighborhoodWest VillageWest End NeighborhoodWest EndSouthwest NeighborhoodSouthwestEvanston TownshipEvanstonEvanstonEvanston Township High School District 202Evanston Twp 202Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65Evanston 65Noyes and Foster NeighborhoodNoyes and FosterMain-Chicago NeighborhoodMain-ChicagoChicago-Dempster NeighborhoodChicago-DempsterDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownCentral Street NeighborhoodCntrl St19.946499%19.946499%19.9%4,828119.679487%19.679487%19.7%2223215.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k14.416364%14.416364%14.4%196314.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.488209%12.488209%12.5%17717849.786588%9.786588%9.8%757659.349028%9.349028%9.3%4667.508772%7.508772%7.5%262776.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,7376.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,7375.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8204.624920%4.624920%4.6%5983.276923%3.276923%3.3%7092.693507%2.693507%2.7%3940102.452871%2.452871%2.5%88112.093704%2.093704%2.1%3812
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 12 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Chicago Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Evanston, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Evanston
0%20%40%60%Count#Ford HeightsRiverdaleHarveyEast ChicagoShelbyPhoenixDixmoorMaywoodRobbinsGarySauk VillageNew ChicagoMarkhamDoltonStone ParkCiceroUniversity ParkUniv PkZionChicago HeightsChicago HtsFairmontBellwoodCalumet CityPosenSummitBlue IslandBurnhamLake VillageGoodlandPark CityHodgkinsChicagoHazel CrestJolietCook CountyCookAuroraWheelerEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGlendale HeightsGlendale HtsHickory HillsChannel LakeRiver GrovePalatineEvanston TownshipEvanstonEvanstonEvanston Township High School District 202Evanston Twp 202Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65Evanston 65BataviaCrystal 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%7,6397215.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k15.367696%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%1,44611111.233389%11.233389%11.2%5411399.287926%9.287926%9.3%601668.053204%8.053204%8.1%3331946.895255%6.895255%6.9%1,8342226.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,7376.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,7372415.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.778790%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 Evanston to the 50 most populous places in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Evanston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Evanston, selected other places in Illinois, and entities that contain Evanston
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CiceroRockfordWaukeganDecaturChicagoRock IslandBerwynPeoriaDeKalbCarpentersvilleQuincyJolietElginCook CountyCookAuroraSpringfieldBellevilleEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBloomingtonHanover ParkSkokieRomeovilleWheelingMolineBolingbrookCarol StreamOak LawnUrbanaDes PlainesChampaignStreamwoodOak ParkPalatineMount ProspectMt ProspectCrystal LakeNormalSchaumburgEvanston TownshipEvanstonEvanstonEvanston Township High School District 202Evanston Twp 202Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65Evanston 65Hoffman 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%5,6021315.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k15.367696%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%2,5921911.123376%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%1,7376.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,737365.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.786659%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 Evanston to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Evanston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Evanston, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Evanston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginCook CountyCookDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaIllinoisSterling HeightsSterling HtsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborEvanston TownshipEvanstonEvanstonEvanston Township High School District 202Evanston Twp 202Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65Evanston 65OlatheOverland 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%5,6022815.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k15.665784%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%21,58221.6k4010.705207%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%3,004476.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,7376.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,7375.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.134959%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 Evanston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Evanston. 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 Evanston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Evanston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleCook CountyCookFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoEvanston TownshipEvanstonEvanstonEvanston Township High School District 202Evanston Twp 202Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65Evanston 65San 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%39,29539.3k2415.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k15.408373%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%18,46018.5k3911.059321%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%31,31031.3k496.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,7376.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,7375.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.805978%5.805978%5.8%1,8205.164561%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

Definitions

  • 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:
Illinois
County:
Cook
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Township:
Evanston
ZIP Codes:
60201, 60202
Elementary School District:
Evanston 65
Secondary School District:
Evanston Township 202
Neighborhoods:
Central Street, Chicago-Dempster, Downtown, Hill Arts District, Howard Street, Main-Chicago, Noyes and Foster, Rogers Park, Southwest, West End, West Side, West Village
Congressional District:
IL-9
State Senate Districts:
IL-7, IL-9
State House Districts:
IL-14, IL-17, IL-18
Neighboring Cities:
Chicago
Neighboring Villages:
Skokie, Wilmette
Nearby Villages:
Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Harwood Heights, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Winnetka