Food Stamps in East Lansing, Michigan (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Michigan and East Lansing
East Lansing
Michigan
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,153.000000$50,803.000000$34,153.000000$34.2k13,64013.6k$9,895.000000$18,521.000000$9,895.000000$9.9k832$36,387.000000$58,270.000000$36,387.000000$36.4k12,80812.8k
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 Michigan and East Lansing
East Lansing
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.115385%47.120499%22.115385%22.1%10.798%10.8%11.538462%26.306250%11.538462%11.5%34.532%34.5%6.610577%14.869273%6.610577%6.6%4.234%4.23%43.870192%48.695499%43.870192%43.9%18.241%18.2%26.802885%27.608066%26.802885%26.8%6.910%6.91%70.552885%51.960046%70.552885%70.6%10.880%10.9%
% 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 Michigan and East Lansing
East Lansing
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty211.867583%26.471329%11.867583%11.9%89.202%89.2%1.420987%4.548044%1.420987%1.4%65.468%65.5%9.712680%19.535639%9.712680%9.7%95.766%95.8%12.773267%23.691174%12.773267%12.8%81.759%81.8%23.454091%40.450356%23.454091%23.5%93.090%93.1%37.539038%8.034066%37.539038%37.5%89.120%89.1%
% 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 Michigan and East Lansing
East Lansing
Michigan
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian128.467153%25.536834%28.467153%28.5%39466.697080%467%25.362319%37.781040%25.362319%25.4%245415.795708%416%22.865854%29.909456%22.865854%22.9%75374.868082%375%6.099707%15.920732%6.099707%6.1%832100.000000%100%4.518894%11.820516%4.518894%4.5%46474.083785%74%1.098901%23.539016%1.098901%1.1%518.015638%18%0.269179%7.233319%0.269179%0.3%44.412983%4%
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 East Lansing

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.2%4.2%6.1%8.0%9.9%11.9%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in East Lansing

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%15%29%44%59%74%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in East Lansing

There are 14 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within East Lansing (12 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, East Lansing, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Lansing, selected neighborhoods in East Lansing, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganIngham CountyInghamEast North CentralLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWalnut Heights NeighborhoodWalnut HtsForest View NeighborhoodForest ViewGlencairn NeighborhoodGlencairnWhitehills NeighborhoodWhitehillsGroesbeck NeighborhoodGroesbeckRed Cedar NeighborhoodRed CedarBailey NeighborhoodBaileyPinecrest NeighborhoodPinecrestEast LansingOakwood NeighborhoodOakwoodTamarisk NeighborhoodTamariskSoutheast Marble NeighborhoodSE MarbleAvondale Square NeighborhoodAvondale SqBrookfield Heritage NeighborhoodBrookfield HeritageDowntown NeighborhoodDowntown15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.811471%11.811471%11.8%3031111.073729%11.073729%11.1%34528.274804%8.274804%8.3%626338.189158%8.189158%8.2%6848.172414%8.172414%8.2%14114257.867495%7.867495%7.9%2167.712550%7.712550%7.7%18576.972690%6.972690%7.0%484986.099707%6.099707%6.1%8326.038504%6.038504%6.0%161795.597850%5.597850%5.6%8103.818369%3.818369%3.8%1516113.818369%3.818369%3.8%1112123.818369%3.818369%3.8%34132.236422%2.236422%2.2%4514
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Lansing Area

There are 35 places in the Lansing Area. This section compares East Lansing to all of the places in the Lansing Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Lansing, selected other places in the Lansing Area, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#LansingVermontvilleCharlotteEaton RapidsLeslieElsieOlivetPottervilleStockbridgeDansvilleSt. JohnsOvidMichiganIngham CountyInghamSunfieldBellevueEast North CentralLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestGrand LedgeHoltEdgemont ParkWilliamstonWebbervilleMullikenMaple RapidsHubbardstonWaverlyHaslettMasonFowlerEast LansingOkemosBathWestphaliaLake VictoriaDeWittDimondaleWacoustaEagle25.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k124.406780%24.406780%24.4%72223.567568%23.567568%23.6%872323.370577%23.370577%23.4%502419.819820%19.819820%19.8%132519.248826%19.248826%19.2%82619.072165%19.072165%19.1%74717.512438%17.512438%17.5%176817.311234%17.311234%17.3%94917.241379%17.241379%17.2%351016.554163%16.554163%16.6%5151115.936953%15.936953%15.9%911215.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k14.507772%14.507772%14.5%281314.362657%14.362657%14.4%801414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.688408%12.688408%12.7%4631512.315271%12.315271%12.3%1,2251612.182741%12.182741%12.2%1201712.163892%12.163892%12.2%1901811.931818%11.931818%11.9%631910.964912%10.964912%11.0%252010.486891%10.486891%10.5%28218.000000%8.000000%8.0%10227.854985%7.854985%7.9%858237.778146%7.778146%7.8%704247.715767%7.715767%7.7%253257.366071%7.366071%7.4%33266.099707%6.099707%6.1%832275.239603%5.239603%5.2%480285.063291%5.063291%5.1%40294.011461%4.011461%4.0%14303.903904%3.903904%3.9%13313.413174%3.413174%3.4%57322.914798%2.914798%2.9%13330.860585%0.860585%0.9%5340.000000%0.000000%0.0%035
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 35 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Michigan

There are 692 places in Michigan. This section compares East Lansing to the 50 most populous places in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 24,091.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Lansing, selected other places in Michigan, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintSaginawDetroitInksterMuskegonPontiacJacksonPort HuronBay CityEastpointeLansingLincoln ParkDearbornBurtonKalamazooGrand RapidsRosevilleBattle CreekTaylorMount PleasantMt PleasantWarrenOak ParkMadison HeightsMadison HtsDearborn HeightsDearborn HtsWyomingWestlandHollandMichiganIngham CountyInghamSouthfieldKentwoodGarden CityMidlandEast North CentralSterling HeightsSterling HtsLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHoltSouthgateWyandotteNorton ShoresPortageSt. Clair ShoresSt. Clair ShrsWalkerWaverlyAllen ParkAnn ArborEast LansingFarmington HillsFarmington HlsTroyLivoniaRoyal OakNoviRochester HillsRochester HlsForest Hills44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.647589%42.647589%42.6%8,286242.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k339.506173%39.506173%39.5%3,744437.029775%37.029775%37.0%5,099536.529602%36.529602%36.5%8,484634.610513%34.610513%34.6%4,372733.260870%33.260870%33.3%4,131826.754417%26.754417%26.8%3,801925.732370%25.732370%25.7%3,1711025.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k1124.437434%24.437434%24.4%3,4861223.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241323.521285%23.521285%23.5%2,7241423.251742%23.251742%23.3%6,6401522.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1621.427120%21.427120%21.4%4,2191721.148711%21.148711%21.1%4,3561821.129066%21.129066%21.1%5,0341919.691548%19.691548%19.7%1,5962019.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k2118.624003%18.624003%18.6%2,1712218.368277%18.368277%18.4%2,4182317.734949%17.734949%17.7%3,6442417.217572%17.217572%17.2%4,8132516.795367%16.795367%16.8%5,7422616.529854%16.529854%16.5%1,9132715.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k15.129559%15.129559%15.1%4,9282814.625595%14.625595%14.6%2,9202914.535562%14.535562%14.5%1,4963014.138862%14.138862%14.1%2,4623114.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713213.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.315271%12.315271%12.3%1,2253312.178620%12.178620%12.2%1,5303412.056348%12.056348%12.1%1,3183511.552275%11.552275%11.6%1,1583610.843002%10.843002%10.8%2,1123710.218213%10.218213%10.2%2,730388.767725%8.767725%8.8%878397.854985%7.854985%7.9%858406.719112%6.719112%6.7%726416.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004426.099707%6.099707%6.1%832435.923516%5.923516%5.9%2,057445.715749%5.715749%5.7%1,786455.631794%5.631794%5.6%2,093465.317956%5.317956%5.3%1,517475.305748%5.305748%5.3%1,213484.341344%4.341344%4.3%1,223490.697380%0.697380%0.7%6650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares East Lansing to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Lansing, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisMichiganElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldIngham CountyInghamKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborEast LansingOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2516.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113215.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k14.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4010.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985466.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004476.099707%6.099707%6.1%8325.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,79050
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 East Lansing to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Lansing. 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 East Lansing, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain East Lansing
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisMichiganLouisvilleFort WorthIngham CountyInghamAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoEast LansingSan 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%53,09453.1k1916.142911%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%27,07527.1k2315.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k15.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.263054%15.263054%15.3%16,96017.0k15.230887%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%31,96532.0k3214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.134904%13.134904%13.1%24,16124.2k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%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%31,31031.3k496.099707%6.099707%6.1%8325.164561%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:
Michigan
Counties:
Clinton, Ingham
Metro Area:
Lansing Area
ZIP Codes:
48808, 48823, 48825, 48906, 48910, 48912
Unified School Districts:
Bath, East Lansing, Haslett, Lansing, Okemos
Neighborhoods:
Avondale Square, Bailey, Brookfield Heritage, Downtown, Forest View, Glencairn, Groesbeck, Oakwood, Pinecrest, Red Cedar, Southeast Marble, Tamarisk, Walnut Heights, Whitehills
Congressional Districts:
MI-4, MI-8
State Senate Districts:
MI-23, MI-24
State House Districts:
MI-68, MI-69, MI-93
Neighboring Charter Townships:
DeWitt
Neighboring Cities:
Lansing
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Haslett, Okemos
Nearby Cities:
DeWitt, Laingsburg, Mason, Williamston
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bath, Edgemont Park, Holt, Wacousta, Waverly
Nearby Villages:
Dimondale