Food Stamps in South Portland, 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 South Portland
South Portland
Maine
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,250.000000$50,826.000000$56,250.000000$56.3k10,66510.7k$17,639.000000$18,002.000000$17,639.000000$17.6k1,299$62,923.000000$58,727.000000$62,923.000000$62.9k9,366
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 South Portland
South Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty239.414935%40.337466%39.414935%39.4%17.286%17.3%26.635874%19.292705%26.635874%26.6%32.007%32.0%9.468822%14.038768%9.468822%9.5%7.712%7.71%46.728253%54.399670%46.728253%46.7%25.366%25.4%30.408006%32.083831%30.408006%30.4%10.576%10.6%45.111624%48.446027%45.111624%45.1%49.451%49.5%
% 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 South Portland
South Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.158445%23.397183%26.158445%26.2%82.714%82.7%7.847534%3.753196%7.847534%7.8%67.993%68.0%15.716421%17.104009%15.716421%15.7%92.288%92.3%19.068973%24.528711%19.068973%19.1%74.634%74.6%35.660901%43.561647%35.660901%35.7%89.424%89.4%6.395473%6.688841%6.395473%6.4%50.549%50.5%
% 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 South Portland
South Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Asian1All RacesWhite362.264151%42.660901%62.264151%62.3%33511.198745%511%44.117647%44.123049%44.117647%44.1%45362.213015%362%34.042553%17.390306%34.042553%34.0%16279.494865%279%27.027027%32.448133%27.027027%27.0%20221.896261%222%22.651934%18.885017%22.651934%22.7%41185.976038%186%12.180028%16.259760%12.180028%12.2%1,299100.000000%100%11.206897%15.579560%11.206897%11.2%1,14492.010432%92%
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 South Portland

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.1%5.2%9.2%13.1%17.1%21.1%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in South Portland

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within South Portland (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, South Portland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Portland.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of South Portland, selected neighborhoods in South Portland, and entities that contain South Portland
0%5%10%15%Count#MaineStroudwater NeighborhoodStroudwaterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandZIP Code 04106ZIP 04106South PortlandS PortlandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberland16.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.369060%15.369060%15.4%39113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.194218%12.194218%12.2%1,31612.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,29912.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,29911.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Portland Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of South Portland, selected other places in the Portland Area, and entities that contain South Portland
0%10%20%Count#North BerwickBiddefordGraySanfordBathWestbrookPortlandBowdoinhamCascoLittle FallsAlfredFreeportMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchBridgtonBrunswick StationNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandLake ArrowheadLk ArrowheadStandishZIP Code 04106ZIP 04106South PortlandS PortlandSouth PortlandS PortlandRichmondPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberlandTopshamSacoBerwickScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth 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%719,701720k12.639405%12.639405%12.6%1021712.328767%12.328767%12.3%361812.194218%12.194218%12.2%1,31612.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,29912.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991912.054795%12.054795%12.1%882011.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.218425%11.218425%11.2%302219.877956%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 South Portland to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of South Portland, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain South Portland
0%10%20%30%Count#NorwayRumfordWatervilleFairfieldCalaisSkowheganLincolnFarmingtonHoultonBucksportLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownMillinocketPittsfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookGardinerPortlandEllsworthWinthropMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchWinslowMadawaskaBrewerNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandZIP Code 04106ZIP 04106South PortlandS PortlandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberlandTopshamOronoLisbon FallsSacoScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth 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%719,701720k12.194218%12.194218%12.2%1,31612.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,29912.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2993511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.218425%11.218425%11.2%3023610.422424%10.422424%10.4%2643710.225080%10.225080%10.2%159389.877956%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 South Portland to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of South Portland, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain South Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandZIP Code 04106ZIP 04106South PortlandS PortlandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaWarwickDanburyCumberland CountyCumberlandQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%719,701720k12.194218%12.194218%12.2%1,31612.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,29912.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,29911.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543911.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%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 South Portland to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with South Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of South Portland, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain South Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleMaineDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandOmahaZIP Code 04106ZIP 04106South PortlandS PortlandSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaLong BeachOaklandCumberland CountyCumberlandMesaColorado 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%53,09453.1k1916.259760%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%719,701720k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3712.194218%12.194218%12.2%1,31612.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,29912.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,29911.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k11.059321%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:
Maine
County:
Cumberland
Metro Area:
Portland Area
ZIP Codes:
04106, 04107
Unified School District:
South Portland
Neighborhood:
Stroudwater
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate District:
ME-29
State House Districts:
ME-31, ME-32, ME-33
Neighboring Cities:
Portland, Westbrook
Neighboring Towns:
Cape Elizabeth
Nearby Cities:
Saco
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cousins Island, Cumberland Center, Falmouth, Falmouth Foreside, Gorham, Little Falls, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, South Windham