Food Stamps in Lafayette, 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 Lafayette
Lafayette
Louisiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,940.000000$45,652.000000$47,940.000000$47.9k49,44449.4k$15,991.000000$17,276.000000$15,991.000000$16.0k6,174$53,006.000000$52,671.000000$53,006.000000$53.0k43,27043.3k
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 Lafayette
Lafayette
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.628118%52.022865%53.628118%53.6%23.456%23.5%42.144477%34.012701%42.144477%42.1%47.542%47.5%7.531584%12.766945%7.531584%7.5%6.329%6.33%37.593132%45.128183%37.593132%37.6%21.575%21.6%21.590541%27.673350%21.590541%21.6%8.319%8.32%60.722384%56.009058%60.722384%60.7%42.062%42.1%
% 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 Lafayette
Lafayette
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.971112%28.571429%24.971112%25.0%76.544%76.5%6.635082%6.599187%6.635082%6.6%52.458%52.5%15.904784%19.125339%15.904784%15.9%93.671%93.7%19.498498%25.643448%19.498498%19.5%78.425%78.4%33.949619%37.499379%33.949619%33.9%91.681%91.7%11.934366%11.842545%11.934366%11.9%57.938%57.9%
% 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 Lafayette
Lafayette
Louisiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White3Other129.453171%31.359498%29.453171%29.5%3,975235.873437%236%23.695976%21.746327%23.695976%23.7%159189.767387%190%20.928621%13.838532%20.928621%20.9%302167.605237%168%12.486854%16.297466%12.486854%12.5%6,174100.000000%100%6.968641%8.084233%6.968641%7.0%6055.807822%56%5.127419%9.269213%5.127419%5.1%1,67241.062536%41%1.648352%17.709387%1.648352%1.6%613.200696%13%
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 Lafayette

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by Place in the Lafayette Area

There are 38 places in the Lafayette Area. This section compares Lafayette to all of the places in the Lafayette Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lafayette, selected other places in the Lafayette Area, and entities that contain Lafayette
0%10%20%30%Count#BasileChurch PointCrowleyAbbevilleKaplanOssunJeaneretteCatahoulaEstherwoodSt. MartinvilleNew IberiaDelcambreRayneDusonEuniceMorseParksBreaux BridgeMermentauIotaHendersonMorgan CityGueydanLouisianaErathLoreauvilleArnaudvilleCarencroLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteSouthCeciliaWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMauriceLafayetteLafayette ParishLafayetteLafayette Parish School DistrictLafayette ParBroussardScottMiltonLydiaYoungsvilleCadeEganBranch34.285714%34.285714%34.3%180133.893557%33.893557%33.9%605233.366814%33.366814%33.4%1,661331.700288%31.700288%31.7%1,430429.345372%29.345372%29.3%520528.292683%28.292683%28.3%174626.751592%26.751592%26.8%546726.197183%26.197183%26.2%93825.878594%25.878594%25.9%81925.189235%25.189235%25.2%5991024.273356%24.273356%24.3%2,8061124.269377%24.269377%24.3%1911223.889269%23.889269%23.9%6991323.779528%23.779528%23.8%1511423.518616%23.518616%23.5%8971522.153846%22.153846%22.2%721620.795107%20.795107%20.8%681720.721925%20.721925%20.7%6201819.776119%19.776119%19.8%531918.340611%18.340611%18.3%1262018.222892%18.222892%18.2%1212118.134172%18.134172%18.1%8652216.721854%16.721854%16.7%1012316.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.647059%15.647059%15.6%1332415.613383%15.613383%15.6%422514.932127%14.932127%14.9%662614.878893%14.878893%14.9%4732714.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.840830%13.840830%13.8%802813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.909091%12.909091%12.9%712912.486854%12.486854%12.5%6,1743011.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k11.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k7.371202%7.371202%7.4%279316.097910%6.097910%6.1%213325.696203%5.696203%5.7%63334.761905%4.761905%4.8%12342.704874%2.704874%2.7%101352.170963%2.170963%2.2%16360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%038
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 38 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Louisiana

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lafayette, selected other places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Lafayette
0%10%20%30%Count#BogalusaOpelousasCrowleyNatchitochesAbbevilleMonroeHammondMindenNew IberiaRustonTerrytownMarreroGardereAlexandriaBaton RougeNew OrleansPinevilleWoodmereBakerDeRidderShreveportHoumaMorgan CityLake CharlesGretnaLaplaceWest MonroeLouisianaChalmetteEstelleThibodauxLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteKennerSouthSlidellSulphurWest South CentralBayou BlueBossier CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarveyLafayetteLafayette ParishLafayetteLafayette Parish School DistrictLafayette ParLulingMetairieDestrehanZacharyBayou 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%8022915.029951%15.029951%15.0%8283014.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k14.539148%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%5743413.112750%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%6,1743711.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k11.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k10.069124%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 Lafayette to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lafayette, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lafayette
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleLouisianaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLafayetteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingLafayette ParishLafayetteLafayette Parish School DistrictLafayette ParRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia 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%19,44919.4k1617.373445%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%43,05543.1k2815.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2915.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k3014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k3114.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k14.826522%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%12,53912.5k3613.305549%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%39,89339.9k4112.486854%12.486854%12.5%6,17412.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7694411.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k11.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k9.299252%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 Lafayette to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette. 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 Lafayette, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lafayette
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleLouisianaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteLafayetteOmahaLong BeachOaklandLafayette ParishLafayetteLafayette Parish School DistrictLafayette ParMesaColorado 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%53,09453.1k1916.297466%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%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.876716%14.876716%14.9%26,65026.7k14.826522%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%1,865,2741.87M13.305549%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%39,89339.9k3612.486854%12.486854%12.5%6,17412.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k11.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k11.059321%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:
Louisiana
Parish:
Lafayette
Metro Area:
Lafayette Area
Districts:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
ZIP Codes:
70501, 70503, 70506, 70507, 70508, 70518, 70583, 70592
Unified School District:
Lafayette Parish
Congressional District:
LA-3
State Senate Districts:
LA-23, LA-24, LA-26
State House Districts:
LA-31, LA-39, LA-43, LA-44, LA-45, LA-96
Neighboring Cities:
Broussard, Carencro, Scott, Youngsville
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Milton
Nearby Cities:
Breaux Bridge, St. Martinville
Nearby Towns:
Duson, Sunset
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cade, Cecilia, Ossun
Nearby Villages:
Cankton, Maurice, Parks