Food Stamps in Monroe, 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 Monroe
Monroe
Louisiana
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$28,681.000000$45,652.000000$28,681.000000$28.7k17,71717.7k$11,847.000000$17,276.000000$11,847.000000$11.8k4,671$39,104.000000$52,671.000000$39,104.000000$39.1k13,04613.0k
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 Monroe
Monroe
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.298651%52.022865%55.298651%55.3%45.531%45.5%46.735174%34.012701%46.735174%46.7%62.532%62.5%5.780347%12.766945%5.780347%5.8%14.730%14.7%33.397559%45.128183%33.397559%33.4%35.080%35.1%22.607579%27.673350%22.607579%22.6%16.261%16.3%70.391779%56.009058%70.391779%70.4%59.211%59.2%
% 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 Louisiana and Monroe
Monroe
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.685421%28.571429%23.685421%23.7%54.469%54.5%10.026062%6.599187%10.026062%10.0%37.468%37.5%11.980684%19.125339%11.980684%12.0%85.270%85.3%22.129388%25.643448%22.129388%22.1%64.920%64.9%41.683275%37.499379%41.683275%41.7%83.739%83.7%17.361643%11.842545%17.361643%17.4%40.789%40.8%
% 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 Louisiana and Monroe
Monroe
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1All RacesMixed1Other1White2Hispanic3Asian140.103468%31.359498%40.103468%40.1%4,186152.111570%152%26.364509%16.297466%26.364509%26.4%4,671100.000000%100%21.917808%21.746327%21.917808%21.9%1683.133763%83%10.218978%17.709387%10.218978%10.2%1438.760359%39%6.776884%9.269213%6.776884%6.8%45525.704572%26%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.838532%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.084233%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Monroe

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
3%12%20%28%37%46%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Monroe

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%14%26%39%52%65%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Monroe

There are 10 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Monroe (2 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Monroe, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Monroe, selected neighborhoods in Monroe, and entities that contain Monroe
0%10%20%30%40%Count#South Riverfront NeighborhoodS RiverfrontLamyville NeighborhoodLamyvilleRiverfront NeighborhoodRiverfrontBooker T Washington NeighborhoodBooker T Washing…Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownLakeshore NeighborhoodLakeshoreMonroe City School DistrictMonroeMonroeUniversity Area NeighborhoodUniv AreaOuachita ParishOuachitaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaLouisianaSouthWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGarden District NeighborhoodGdn DistMidtown NeighborhoodMidtownNorth Monroe NeighborhoodNorth Monroe45.139116%45.139116%45.1%619620144.814317%44.814317%44.8%518241.362332%41.362332%41.4%2930338.419633%38.419633%38.4%660661433.770883%33.770883%33.8%6061528.835553%28.835553%28.8%227228626.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,67126.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,67121.026003%21.026003%21.0%448449717.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,90117.192805%17.192805%17.2%11,19211.2k16.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.443715%10.443715%10.4%21121287.838582%7.838582%7.8%14093.284716%3.284716%3.3%11011110
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Monroe Area

There are 17 places in the Monroe Area. This section compares Monroe to all of the places in the Monroe Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Monroe, selected other places in the Monroe Area, and entities that contain Monroe
0%10%20%30%40%Count#RichwoodFarmervilleBrownsvilleBerniceMarionMonroe City School DistrictMonroeMonroeBawcomvilleOuachita ParishOuachitaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaWest MonroeLouisianaJunction CitySouthWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLakeshoreDownsvilleSterlingtonSpearsvilleSwartzClaiborneLillieCalhoun40.943396%40.943396%40.9%217134.127594%34.127594%34.1%444231.997455%31.997455%32.0%503330.054645%30.054645%30.1%165429.673591%29.673591%29.7%100526.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,67126.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,671625.399495%25.399495%25.4%302717.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,90117.192805%17.192805%17.2%11,19211.2k16.392823%16.392823%16.4%868816.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.625000%15.625000%15.6%30914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.397820%12.397820%12.4%911011.363636%11.363636%11.4%51110.677083%10.677083%10.7%821210.526316%10.526316%10.5%6137.087912%7.087912%7.1%129145.811304%5.811304%5.8%255154.347826%4.347826%4.3%3160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Louisiana

There are 474 places in Louisiana. This section compares Monroe to the 50 most populous places in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe. 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 Monroe, selected other places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Monroe
0%10%20%30%Count#BogalusaOpelousasCrowleyNatchitochesAbbevilleMonroe City School DistrictMonroeMonroeHammondMindenNew IberiaRustonTerrytownMarreroGardereAlexandriaBaton RougeNew OrleansPinevilleWoodmereBakerDeRidderShreveportHoumaMorgan CityLake CharlesGretnaOuachita ParishOuachitaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaLaplaceWest MonroeLouisianaChalmetteEstelleThibodauxKennerSouthSlidellSulphurWest South CentralBayou BlueBossier 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%4,67126.364509%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%1,2202517.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,90117.192805%17.192805%17.2%11,19211.2k16.980942%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%8283014.539148%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%6,1743710.069124%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 Monroe to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe. 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 Monroe, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Monroe
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoMonroe City School DistrictMonroeMonroeBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoOuachita ParishOuachitaFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaRichmondJacksonvilleLouisianaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited 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%20,42520.4k326.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,67126.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,67125.907118%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%19,44919.4k1617.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,90117.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1717.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k1917.192805%17.192805%17.2%11,19211.2k17.012523%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%41,37241.4k3114.826522%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%39,89339.9k4112.205886%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 Monroe to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Monroe. 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 Monroe, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Monroe
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeMonroe City School DistrictMonroeMonroeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonOuachita ParishOuachitaColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaPhoenixJacksonvilleLouisianaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralArlingtonUnited 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%70,25070.3k426.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,67126.364509%26.364509%26.4%4,67125.907118%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%49,53949.5k1417.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,90117.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1717.192805%17.192805%17.2%11,19211.2k16.536703%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%29,22329.2k2914.826522%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%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:
Louisiana
Parish:
Ouachita
Metro Area:
Monroe Area
Districts:
B, C, D, E, F
ZIP Codes:
71201, 71202, 71203, 71209, 71292
Unified School District:
Monroe
Neighborhoods:
Booker T Washington, Downtown, Garden District, Lakeshore, Lamyville, Midtown, North Monroe, Riverfront, South Riverfront, University Area
Congressional District:
LA-5
State Senate Districts:
LA-33, LA-34, LA-35
State House Districts:
LA-14, LA-16, LA-17
Neighboring Cities:
West Monroe
Neighboring Towns:
Richwood
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Lakeshore
Nearby Towns:
Rayville, Sterlington
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bawcomville, Brownsville, Calhoun, Claiborne, Start, Swartz
Nearby Villages:
Collinston, Oak Ridge