Food Stamps in Springfield, 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 Springfield
Springfield
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,191.000000$59,196.000000$50,191.000000$50.2k50,34750.3k$17,143.000000$20,920.000000$17,143.000000$17.1k7,711$58,329.000000$66,233.000000$58,329.000000$58.3k42,63642.6k
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 Springfield
Springfield
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.118921%52.008572%53.118921%53.1%30.242%30.2%36.454416%28.081860%36.454416%36.5%55.302%55.3%8.572170%17.720368%8.572170%8.6%9.443%9.44%48.670730%39.650833%48.670730%48.7%27.661%27.7%17.520425%28.737175%17.520425%17.5%7.447%7.45%58.410064%49.089639%58.410064%58.4%53.245%53.2%
% 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 Springfield
Springfield
Illinois
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.159677%28.711323%22.159677%22.2%69.758%69.8%5.328830%4.935946%5.328830%5.3%44.698%44.7%14.867717%21.518115%14.867717%14.9%90.557%90.6%23.020452%19.821405%23.020452%23.0%72.339%72.3%39.382212%37.052189%39.382212%39.4%92.553%92.6%9.276199%7.858366%9.276199%9.3%46.755%46.8%
% 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 Springfield
Springfield
Illinois
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian138.520801%22.071431%38.520801%38.5%250251.511708%252%36.719271%33.468733%36.719271%36.7%3,304239.749077%240%25.310174%25.466348%25.310174%25.3%102165.256298%165%15.315709%13.263818%15.315709%15.3%7,711100.000000%100%12.137681%19.892671%12.137681%12.1%6779.249881%79%10.233014%7.965181%10.233014%10.2%3,97066.813843%67%1.896733%8.450427%1.896733%1.9%1812.384235%12%
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 Springfield

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Springfield

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Springfield

There are 24 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Springfield (19 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Springfield, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Springfield, selected neighborhoods in Springfield, and entities that contain Springfield
0%20%40%Count#Pillsbury NeighborhoodPillsburyEnos Park NeighborhoodEnos ParkMather and Wells NeighborhoodMather and WellsDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownPioneer Park NeighborhoodPioneer ParkBunn Park NeighborhoodBunn ParkHarvard Park NeighborhoodHarvard ParkLincoln Park NeighborhoodLincoln ParkVinegar Hill NeighborhoodVinegar HillOak Ridge NeighborhoodOak RidgeOld Aristocracy Hill NeighborhoodOld Aristocracy HlIrisdale NeighborhoodIrisdaleNear South NeighborhoodNear SouthIles Park NeighborhoodIles ParkSpringfieldHistoric West Side NeighborhoodHist W SideEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldJefferson Park NeighborhoodJefferson PkYoungston/Holiday Hill NeighborhoodYoungston/Holiday …Indian Hills NeighborhoodIndian HillsTwin Lakes NeighborhoodTwin LakesWestchester NeighborhoodWestchesterKoke Mill East NeighborhoodKoke Mill ECobbelstone Estates NeighborhoodCobbelstone EstsWest Koke Mill NeighborhoodW Koke MillMill Creek NeighborhoodMill Creek53.365275%53.365275%53.4%317318141.471124%41.471124%41.5%309310238.367323%38.367323%38.4%7475337.080309%37.080309%37.1%287436.883117%36.883117%36.9%7677532.939998%32.939998%32.9%122123630.395023%30.395023%30.4%212213723.976948%23.976948%24.0%77823.466191%23.466191%23.5%286921.270653%21.270653%21.3%2751020.696719%20.696719%20.7%1021031119.491525%19.491525%19.5%151219.019608%19.019608%19.0%851319.019608%19.019608%19.0%431415.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,71114.940797%14.940797%14.9%3951514.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k10.781078%10.781078%10.8%1819167.908612%7.908612%7.9%2324175.863539%5.863539%5.9%2425185.863539%5.863539%5.9%2223192.279570%2.279570%2.3%2728201.479188%1.479188%1.5%12210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%024
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 24 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Springfield Area

There are 33 places in the Springfield Area. This section compares Springfield to all of the places in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Springfield, selected other places in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Springfield
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BuffaloVirdenRivertonPetersburgTallulaGrandviewCurranLoamiAthensMechanicsburgGreenviewSpringfieldEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldDawsonSouthern ViewNew BerlinBerlinThayerDivernonOakfordIlliopolisPawneeClear LakeRochesterPleasant PlainsChathamJeromeCantrallWilliamsvilleLake PetersburgLk PetersburgAuburnShermanSpauldingLeland Grove26.027397%26.027397%26.0%57123.160173%23.160173%23.2%321222.739726%22.739726%22.7%332322.593320%22.593320%22.6%230420.289855%20.289855%20.3%42519.934102%19.934102%19.9%121619.101124%19.101124%19.1%17718.263473%18.263473%18.3%61818.193384%18.193384%18.2%143917.721519%17.721519%17.7%421015.580737%15.580737%15.6%551115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7111214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k11.203320%11.203320%11.2%271311.173815%11.173815%11.2%991410.309278%10.309278%10.3%60159.756098%9.756098%9.8%8169.034268%9.034268%9.0%29178.637236%8.637236%8.6%45188.208955%8.208955%8.2%11198.116883%8.116883%8.1%25207.305035%7.305035%7.3%74215.882353%5.882353%5.9%6225.363703%5.363703%5.4%73235.177994%5.177994%5.2%16245.129320%5.129320%5.1%236254.020101%4.020101%4.0%32263.448276%3.448276%3.4%2273.363229%3.363229%3.4%15282.234637%2.234637%2.2%8291.639344%1.639344%1.6%29301.486326%1.486326%1.5%25311.465201%1.465201%1.5%4320.407056%0.407056%0.4%333
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 33 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares Springfield to the 50 most populous places in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield. 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 Springfield, selected other places in Illinois, and entities that contain Springfield
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CiceroRockfordWaukeganDecaturChicagoRock IslandBerwynPeoriaDeKalbCarpentersvilleQuincyJolietElginAuroraSpringfieldBellevilleEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldBloomingtonHanover ParkSkokieRomeovilleWheelingMolineBolingbrookCarol 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%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k12.383989%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%1,737365.786659%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 Springfield to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield. 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 Springfield, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Springfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaIllinoisSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldOmahaSioux 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%6,5713813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k12.344705%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%3,004475.134959%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 Springfield to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Springfield. 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 Springfield, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Springfield
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthSpringfieldAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldOmahaLong 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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%43,05543.1k2515.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,71115.230887%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%636,945637k13.049135%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%39,89339.9k3612.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k12.344705%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:
Illinois
County:
Sangamon
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Townships:
Capital, Gardner, Springfield, Woodside
ZIP Codes:
62563, 62629, 62670, 62701, 62702, 62703, 62704, 62707, 62711, 62712
Unified School Districts:
Ball-Chatham 5, 16, Pleasant Plains 8, Riverton 14, Rochester 3A, Springfield 186, Williamsville 15
Neighborhoods:
Bunn Park, Cobbelstone Estates, Downtown, Enos Park, Harvard Park, Historic West Side, Iles Park, Indian Hills, Irisdale, Jefferson Park, Koke Mill East, Lincoln Park, Mather and Wells, Mill Creek, Near South, Oak Ridge, Old Aristocracy Hill, Pillsbury, Pioneer Park, Twin Lakes, Vinegar Hill, West Koke Mill, Westchester, Youngston/Holiday Hill
Congressional Districts:
IL-13, IL-18
State Senate Districts:
IL-44, IL-48, IL-50
State House Districts:
IL-87, IL-96, IL-99
Neighboring Cities:
Leland Grove
Neighboring Townships:
Cotton Hill
Neighboring Villages:
Chatham, Grandview, Jerome, Sherman, Southern View
Nearby Cities:
Athens
Nearby Villages:
Cantrall, Clear Lake, Curran, Dawson, Mechanicsburg, Riverton, Rochester, Spaulding, Williamsville