Food Stamps in Saco, Maine (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and Saco
Saco
Maine
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,740.000000$50,826.000000$59,740.000000$59.7k7,866$22,225.000000$18,002.000000$22,225.000000$22.2k777$65,127.000000$58,727.000000$65,127.000000$65.1k7,089
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 Maine and Saco
Saco
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.916345%40.337466%44.916345%44.9%16.187%16.2%13.513514%19.292705%13.513514%13.5%28.378%28.4%6.949807%14.038768%6.949807%6.9%3.927%3.93%37.451737%54.399670%37.451737%37.5%13.759%13.8%22.908623%32.083831%22.908623%22.9%6.296%6.30%27.155727%48.446027%27.155727%27.2%36.442%36.4%
% 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 Maine and Saco
Saco
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.490196%23.397183%25.490196%25.5%83.813%83.8%3.738186%3.753196%3.738186%3.7%71.622%71.6%18.634504%17.104009%18.634504%18.6%96.073%96.1%25.730004%24.528711%25.730004%25.7%86.241%86.2%37.367753%43.561647%37.367753%37.4%93.704%93.7%5.191141%6.688841%5.191141%5.2%63.558%63.6%
% 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 Maine and Saco
Saco
Maine
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Black1Asian1100.000000%42.660901%100.000000%100.0%641,012.355212%1,012%9.877956%16.259760%9.877956%9.9%777100.000000%100%9.658629%15.579560%9.658629%9.7%71397.779635%98%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.390306%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%32.448133%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%44.123049%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.885017%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 Tract in Saco

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.9%5.0%7.0%9.1%11.1%13.2%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Portland Area

There are 43 places in the Portland Area. This section compares Saco to all of the places in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Saco.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Saco, selected other places in the Portland Area, and entities that contain Saco
0%10%20%Count#North BerwickBiddefordGraySanfordBathWestbrookPortlandBowdoinhamCascoLittle FallsAlfredFreeportMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchBridgtonBrunswick StationNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandYork CountyYorkLake ArrowheadLk ArrowheadStandishSouth PortlandS PortlandRichmondPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTopshamSaco Public SchoolsSacoSacoBerwickScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotKitteryCape NeddickKittery PointYarmouthSteep FallsSouth WindhamWest KennebunkW KennebunkFalmouthCumberland CenterCumberland CtrFalmouth ForesideKennebunkportCousins IslandCousins IsNaplesLittlejohn IslandLittlejohn Is28.826152%28.826152%28.8%194124.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068224.018476%24.018476%24.0%104323.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032420.558831%20.558831%20.6%802520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,568619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843718.681319%18.681319%18.7%51817.256637%17.256637%17.3%39916.666667%16.666667%16.7%421016.617211%16.617211%16.6%561116.436252%16.436252%16.4%1071216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%7081315.542522%15.542522%15.5%1591413.333333%13.333333%13.3%301513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998405%12.998405%13.0%8151612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k12.639405%12.639405%12.6%1021712.328767%12.328767%12.3%361812.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991912.054795%12.054795%12.1%882011.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.218425%11.218425%11.2%302219.877956%9.877956%9.9%7779.877956%9.877956%9.9%777229.280742%9.280742%9.3%80238.199195%8.199195%8.2%163247.975922%7.975922%8.0%212257.566372%7.566372%7.6%171267.142857%7.142857%7.1%132276.946454%6.946454%6.9%96286.878307%6.878307%6.9%104296.112926%6.112926%6.1%131305.849359%5.849359%5.8%73315.444646%5.444646%5.4%30325.309000%5.309000%5.3%128335.180180%5.180180%5.2%23344.089219%4.089219%4.1%11353.703704%3.703704%3.7%14361.664817%1.664817%1.7%15371.359003%1.359003%1.4%12380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 43 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares Saco to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Saco. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Saco, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Saco
0%10%20%30%Count#NorwayRumfordWatervilleFairfieldCalaisSkowheganLincolnFarmingtonHoultonBucksportLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownMillinocketPittsfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookGardinerPortlandEllsworthWinthropMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchWinslowMadawaskaBrewerNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandYork CountyYorkSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTopshamOronoLisbon FallsSaco Public SchoolsSacoSacoScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotKitteryCape NeddickYarmouthCamdenHampden34.685165%34.685165%34.7%325133.252280%33.252280%33.3%547232.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284332.867133%32.867133%32.9%423430.431655%30.431655%30.4%423530.347107%30.347107%30.3%918630.138099%30.138099%30.1%371729.059181%29.059181%29.1%383828.201295%28.201295%28.2%566926.472899%26.472899%26.5%3371026.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,1531125.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,1531224.829674%24.829674%24.8%9841324.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,4761424.395048%24.395048%24.4%8671524.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,0681624.253521%24.253521%24.3%8611723.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,0321823.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481921.960784%21.960784%22.0%4482021.441948%21.441948%21.4%2292121.252715%21.252715%21.3%5872220.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0452320.558831%20.558831%20.6%8022420.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5682520.224252%20.224252%20.2%4872619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8432718.334810%18.334810%18.3%6212817.241379%17.241379%17.2%2052916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%7083015.631894%15.631894%15.6%4963115.512048%15.512048%15.5%2063215.330373%15.330373%15.3%5873313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998405%12.998405%13.0%8153412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2993511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.218425%11.218425%11.2%3023610.422424%10.422424%10.4%2643710.225080%10.225080%10.2%159389.877956%9.877956%9.9%7779.877956%9.877956%9.9%777398.199195%8.199195%8.2%163407.975922%7.975922%8.0%212417.566372%7.566372%7.6%171427.142857%7.142857%7.1%132436.946454%6.946454%6.9%96446.878307%6.878307%6.9%104456.112926%6.112926%6.1%131465.849359%5.849359%5.8%73475.309000%5.309000%5.3%128485.097365%5.097365%5.1%89492.749832%2.749832%2.7%4150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Saco to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Saco. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Saco, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Saco
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandYork CountyYorkPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonSaco Public SchoolsSacoSacoNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k11.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.877956%9.877956%9.9%7779.877956%9.877956%9.9%7779.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
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 Saco to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Saco. 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 Saco, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Saco
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleMaineDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandYork CountyYorkOmahaPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverSaco Public SchoolsSacoSacoLos 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%53,09453.1k1916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.142911%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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.684652%12.684652%12.7%10,47610.5k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.829013%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%29,04429.0k429.877956%9.877956%9.9%7779.877956%9.877956%9.9%7779.844866%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:
Maine
County:
York
Metro Area:
Portland Area
ZIP Code:
04072
Unified School District:
Saco
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate District:
ME-31
State House Districts:
ME-14, ME-15, ME-16
Neighboring Cities:
Biddeford
Neighboring Towns:
Buxton, Dayton
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Old Orchard Beach
Nearby Cities:
Portland, South Portland, Westbrook
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Gorham, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Little Falls, Scarborough, South Windham, West Kennebunk