Food Stamps in Gretna, Louisiana (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Gretna
Gretna
Louisiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,232.000000$45,652.000000$39,232.000000$39.2k6,856$16,480.000000$17,276.000000$16,480.000000$16.5k1,220$45,298.000000$52,671.000000$45,298.000000$45.3k5,636
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 Louisiana and Gretna
Gretna
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.229508%52.022865%41.229508%41.2%24.717%24.7%31.803279%34.012701%31.803279%31.8%45.327%45.3%6.311475%12.766945%6.311475%6.3%7.700%7.70%55.409836%45.128183%55.409836%55.4%32.298%32.3%29.918033%27.673350%29.918033%29.9%13.732%13.7%56.721311%56.009058%56.721311%56.7%48.022%48.0%
% 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 Louisiana and Gretna
Gretna
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.182399%28.571429%27.182399%27.2%75.283%75.3%8.303762%6.599187%8.303762%8.3%54.673%54.7%16.376863%19.125339%16.376863%16.4%92.300%92.3%25.141945%25.643448%25.141945%25.1%67.702%67.7%40.684883%37.499379%40.684883%40.7%86.268%86.3%13.289567%11.842545%13.289567%13.3%51.978%52.0%
% 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 Louisiana and Gretna
Gretna
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Mixed1All RacesAsian1White2Other1Hispanic331.822034%31.359498%31.822034%31.8%751178.829397%179%23.636364%21.746327%23.636364%23.6%26132.828614%133%17.794632%16.297466%17.794632%17.8%1,220100.000000%100%14.285714%8.084233%14.285714%14.3%1280.281030%80%10.788625%9.269213%10.788625%10.8%36860.628535%61%7.925408%17.709387%7.925408%7.9%3444.538194%45%6.277056%13.838532%6.277056%6.3%2935.274998%35%
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 Gretna

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
4%14%24%35%45%56%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Gretna

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5%11%17%24%30%36%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Gretna

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Gretna (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Gretna, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gretna.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gretna, selected neighborhoods in Gretna, and entities that contain Gretna
0%20%40%Count#Fischer Dev NeighborhoodFischer DevGretnaLouisianaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSouthWest South CentralJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLower Garden District NeighborhoodLower Gdn Dist55.010621%55.010621%55.0%182117.794632%17.794632%17.8%1,22016.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M4.118115%4.118115%4.1%1402
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the New Orleans Area

There are 79 places in the New Orleans Area. This section compares Gretna to all of the places in the New Orleans Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gretna.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gretna, selected other places in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain Gretna
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Pointe a la HachePt a la HachePort SulphurParadisKillonaEdgardSunAvondaleGaryvilleBurasBridge CityMoonshineRomevilleNew SarpyWelcomeTerrytownMarreroSt. JamesWestwegoNew OrleansReserveTriumphWoodmereVioletLemannvilleJean LafitteGrand PointGretnaBoutteUnionWaggamanPearl RiverLouisianaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansFolsomKennerSouthWest South CentralJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParLacombeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBoothvilleTimberlaneNorcoMetairiePaulinaMadisonvilleLafitteEden IsleElmwoodHesterTaft41.666667%41.666667%41.7%25132.179931%32.179931%32.2%186231.034483%31.034483%31.0%144329.957806%29.957806%30.0%71429.180696%29.180696%29.2%260528.455285%28.455285%28.5%35628.166570%28.166570%28.2%487726.455026%26.455026%26.5%250826.349892%26.349892%26.3%122926.130236%26.130236%26.1%6301025.675676%25.675676%25.7%191124.590164%24.590164%24.6%151224.254473%24.254473%24.3%1221323.809524%23.809524%23.8%601422.119067%22.119067%22.1%1,9061522.108383%22.108383%22.1%2,6111621.768707%21.768707%21.8%641720.964963%20.964963%21.0%7301820.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1920.067196%20.067196%20.1%6572019.469027%19.469027%19.5%222119.422863%19.422863%19.4%7002218.950749%18.950749%19.0%3542318.518519%18.518519%18.5%252418.403909%18.403909%18.4%1132517.929562%17.929562%17.9%1682617.794632%17.794632%17.8%1,2202717.536946%17.536946%17.5%1782817.283951%17.283951%17.3%422917.171717%17.171717%17.2%5953016.511628%16.511628%16.5%1423416.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k15.050167%15.050167%15.1%454014.539148%14.539148%14.5%3,6474214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.265913%13.265913%13.3%4464513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.903226%12.903226%12.9%445111.354761%11.354761%11.4%378569.719790%9.719790%9.7%111629.581127%9.581127%9.6%5,755637.838480%7.838480%7.8%33675.504587%5.504587%5.5%18734.984424%4.984424%5.0%16754.628201%4.628201%4.6%150764.057451%4.057451%4.1%113770.000000%0.000000%0.0%0780.000000%0.000000%0.0%079
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 79 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Louisiana

There are 474 places in Louisiana. This section compares Gretna to the 50 most populous places in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gretna. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,918.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gretna, selected other places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Gretna
0%10%20%30%Count#BogalusaOpelousasCrowleyNatchitochesAbbevilleMonroeHammondMindenNew IberiaRustonTerrytownMarreroGardereAlexandriaBaton RougeNew OrleansPinevilleWoodmereBakerDeRidderShreveportHoumaMorgan CityLake CharlesGretnaLaplaceWest MonroeLouisianaChalmetteEstelleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansThibodauxKennerSouthSlidellSulphurWest South CentralBayou BlueJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParBossier CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarveyLafayetteLulingMetairieDestrehanZacharyBayou CaneMoss BluffPrairievilleRiver RidgeBelle ChasseCentralClaiborneMandevilleShenandoah39.899833%39.899833%39.9%1,912134.528424%34.528424%34.5%2,138233.366814%33.366814%33.4%1,661332.274558%32.274558%32.3%2,083431.700288%31.700288%31.7%1,430526.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,671625.061162%25.061162%25.1%1,639724.416180%24.416180%24.4%1,171824.273356%24.273356%24.3%2,806924.019985%24.019985%24.0%1,8751022.119067%22.119067%22.1%1,9061122.108383%22.108383%22.1%2,6111222.016975%22.016975%22.0%8821321.937546%21.937546%21.9%3,9131420.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1520.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1619.695491%19.695491%19.7%1,0091719.422863%19.422863%19.4%7001819.358015%19.358015%19.4%9831919.355698%19.355698%19.4%7272019.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k2118.679787%18.679787%18.7%2,2782218.134172%18.134172%18.1%8652318.111217%18.111217%18.1%5,5272417.794632%17.794632%17.8%1,2202516.980942%16.980942%17.0%1,6842616.392823%16.392823%16.4%8682716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.503558%15.503558%15.5%1,1332815.160681%15.160681%15.2%8022915.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k15.029951%15.029951%15.0%8283014.539148%14.539148%14.5%3,6473114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.906250%13.906250%13.9%1,4243213.755486%13.755486%13.8%1,0973313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.395566%13.395566%13.4%5743413.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.112750%13.112750%13.1%3,3253513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.770013%12.770013%12.8%1,0053612.486854%12.486854%12.5%6,1743710.069124%10.069124%10.1%437389.581127%9.581127%9.6%5,755399.195684%9.195684%9.2%375408.960507%8.960507%9.0%481418.740327%8.740327%8.7%689428.344702%8.344702%8.3%367437.329736%7.329736%7.3%720447.002562%7.002562%7.0%410456.256226%6.256226%6.3%314465.862170%5.862170%5.9%598475.811304%5.811304%5.8%255485.360521%5.360521%5.4%255493.542737%3.542737%3.5%26950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Gretna to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gretna. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gretna, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Gretna
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoGretnaFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleLouisianaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k820.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k920.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1020.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1319.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1517.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1617.794632%17.794632%17.8%1,22017.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1717.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k1917.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k2116.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2216.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2316.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k2515.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2615.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2715.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2815.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k15.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2915.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k3014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k3114.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3214.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3314.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k3613.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3713.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k3813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7303912.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k4012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,769449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150
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 Gretna to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gretna. 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 Gretna, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gretna
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonGretnaColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleLouisianaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong 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%49,53949.5k1417.794632%17.794632%17.8%1,22017.388647%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%53,09453.1k1916.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.142911%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%33,70933.7k2615.097265%15.097265%15.1%72,34772.3k15.083509%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%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k13.305549%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%21,58221.6k3711.829013%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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  • 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:
Louisiana
Parish:
Jefferson
Metro Area:
New Orleans Area
Districts:
1, 2
ZIP Codes:
70053, 70056
Unified School District:
Jefferson Parish
Neighborhoods:
Fischer Dev, Lower Garden District
Congressional District:
LA-2
State Senate Districts:
LA-3, LA-7, LA-8
State House Districts:
LA-85, LA-87
Neighboring Cities:
New Orleans
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Harvey, Terrytown, Timberlane
Nearby Cities:
Westwego
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arabi, Belle Chasse, Bridge City, Chalmette, Estelle, Jefferson, Marrero, Meraux, Woodmere