Food Stamps in Camden, New Jersey (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Camden
Camden
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$26,214.000000$73,702.000000$26,214.000000$26.2k24,77424.8k$16,197.000000$20,687.000000$16,197.000000$16.2k10,69510.7k$35,585.000000$80,566.000000$35,585.000000$35.6k14,07914.1k
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 New Jersey and Camden
Camden
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.820944%52.253199%56.820944%56.8%56.441%56.4%43.768116%29.393053%43.768116%43.8%66.303%66.3%8.097242%17.375319%8.097242%8.1%33.908%33.9%46.797569%41.806913%46.797569%46.8%57.024%57.0%25.619448%35.110266%25.619448%25.6%38.359%38.4%58.831230%47.344982%58.831230%58.8%68.258%68.3%
% 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 New Jersey and Camden
Camden
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.312025%31.920209%33.312025%33.3%43.559%43.6%16.897507%5.690705%16.897507%16.9%33.697%33.7%11.989488%23.969262%11.989488%12.0%66.092%66.1%26.791676%20.413780%26.791676%26.8%42.976%43.0%31.273528%39.270715%31.273528%31.3%61.641%61.6%20.782726%6.812419%20.782726%20.8%31.742%31.7%
% 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 New Jersey and Camden
Camden
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian148.299320%18.876652%48.299320%48.3%213111.881005%112%45.503759%24.667789%45.503759%45.5%3,026105.405342%105%44.833977%20.521619%44.833977%44.8%5,806103.853852%104%43.170259%9.347126%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k100.000000%100%41.311475%19.519639%41.311475%41.3%1,13495.694296%96%31.720802%4.530378%31.720802%31.7%45973.478367%73%10.536044%4.780709%10.536044%10.5%5724.405794%24%
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 Neighborhood in Camden

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
23%32%40%48%56%65%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Camden

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
23%32%40%48%56%65%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Camden

There are 21 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Camden (15 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Camden, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Camden, selected neighborhoods in Camden, and entities that contain Camden
0%20%40%60%Count#Centerville NeighborhoodCentervilleMorgan Village NeighborhoodMorgan VlgCramer Hill NeighborhoodCramer HillLiberty Park NeighborhoodLiberty ParkPyne Poynt NeighborhoodPyne PoyntDudley NeighborhoodDudleyMarlton NeighborhoodMarltonBergen Square NeighborhoodBergen SquareGateway NeighborhoodGatewayParkside NeighborhoodParksideFairview NeighborhoodFairviewCamden City School DistrictCamdenCamdenCentral Business District NeighborhoodCntrl Business DistLanning Square NeighborhoodLanning SqWaterfront South NeighborhoodWaterfront SWhitman Park NeighborhoodWhitman ParkCooper's Poynt NeighborhoodCooper's PoyntRosedale NeighborhoodRosedaleBiedeman NeighborhoodBiedemanStockton NeighborhoodStocktonCooper Grant NeighborhoodCooper GrantCentral Waterfront NeighborhoodCntrl WaterfrontMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Jersey64.480472%64.480472%64.5%790158.264081%58.264081%58.3%595596256.245381%56.245381%56.2%786787350.885046%50.885046%50.9%425426449.373428%49.373428%49.4%936937548.834356%48.834356%48.8%398645.986974%45.986974%46.0%840745.814943%45.814943%45.8%487845.535460%45.535460%45.5%332333945.295950%45.295950%45.3%7217221043.675808%43.675808%43.7%1,0961143.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k40.638481%40.638481%40.6%1621240.638481%40.638481%40.6%3223231340.496867%40.496867%40.5%1611437.702762%37.702762%37.7%8971537.076271%37.076271%37.1%1021633.312578%33.312578%33.3%5051732.195927%32.195927%32.2%5001827.444444%27.444444%27.4%5721923.387978%23.387978%23.4%81822023.387978%23.387978%23.4%1392113.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Philadelphia Area

There are 294 places in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Camden to all of the places in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Camden, selected other places in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Camden
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Lincoln UniversityLincoln UnivCamden City School DistrictCamdenCamdenChesterSalemPenns GroveNewportDarbyUplandCoatesvilleModenaWoodlynnePort DepositWilmingtonLinwoodPaulsboroNorristownWarminster HeightsWarminster HtsPhiladelphiaEddystoneMarcus HookTrainerWrightstownColwynPottstownPembertonElsmereSharon HillWoodburyBristolWestwoodWestvilleBrooklawnMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMagnoliaHoney BrookNew JerseyNorth WalesLevittownBellefontePerkasiePike Creek ValleyPike Crk VlyHalfway HouseKennett SquareKennett SqCollegevilleNewtownHaverford CollegeJuliustownPomeroyTavistockPine Valley53.846154%53.846154%53.8%7143.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k240.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700339.793409%39.793409%39.8%809438.924605%38.924605%38.9%666537.020316%37.020316%37.0%164633.428210%33.428210%33.4%1,057732.192982%32.192982%32.2%367831.929348%31.929348%31.9%1,410931.775701%31.775701%31.8%681030.562660%30.562660%30.6%2391128.750000%28.750000%28.7%691227.503003%27.503003%27.5%7,7851326.905830%26.905830%26.9%3001426.426426%26.426426%26.4%6161526.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421625.445293%25.445293%25.4%4001725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1825.000000%25.000000%25.0%2011924.526066%24.526066%24.5%2072023.339658%23.339658%23.3%1232122.641509%22.641509%22.6%722221.719457%21.719457%21.7%1922321.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,9792420.465890%20.465890%20.5%1232520.304348%20.304348%20.3%4672620.245700%20.245700%20.2%4122720.094858%20.094858%20.1%8052818.945982%18.945982%18.9%7192918.333333%18.333333%18.3%663016.172017%16.172017%16.2%2674214.062500%14.062500%14.1%996313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.342735%11.342735%11.3%185849.928058%9.928058%9.9%691049.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.196721%8.196721%8.2%1101257.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,3411366.862745%6.862745%6.9%351465.817422%5.817422%5.8%1951674.978541%4.978541%5.0%2321884.094828%4.094828%4.1%382082.933985%2.933985%2.9%602291.957831%1.957831%2.0%262500.747863%0.747863%0.7%72710.000000%0.000000%0.0%02880.000000%0.000000%0.0%02890.000000%0.000000%0.0%02900.000000%0.000000%0.0%02910.000000%0.000000%0.0%0292
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 292 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Camden to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Camden, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Camden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Camden City School DistrictCamdenCamdenPatersonPassaicLakewoodAtlantic CityBridgetonNewarkTrentonUnion CityPleasantvilleEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyMillvilleVinelandGarfieldJersey CityLodiBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaKearnyLong BranchRoselleCarteretCliftonRahwayHackensackElmwood ParkNew JerseyLindenCliffside ParkCliffside PkToms RiverBergenfieldEnglewoodHobokenNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldPalisades ParkPalisades PkOld BridgeFort LeeIselinFair LawnSayrevilleSummitRidgewoodSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldSomersetWestfieldParamusPrinceton43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341334.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605432.446291%32.446291%32.4%4,999531.692460%31.692460%31.7%1,925629.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k727.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465826.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,204923.947642%23.947642%23.9%1,6101022.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6251121.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0671219.981137%19.981137%20.0%2,9661319.687106%19.687106%19.7%3,7501419.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8071519.158642%19.158642%19.2%3,0241618.987929%18.987929%19.0%2,0451718.626707%18.626707%18.6%3,9281816.974606%16.974606%17.0%1,8651916.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2013.952721%13.952721%14.0%1,2692113.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4822213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.396269%12.396269%12.4%1,6882311.998657%11.998657%12.0%1,4302411.484803%11.484803%11.5%9222510.561630%10.561630%10.6%8502610.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,9812710.199810%10.199810%10.2%1,072289.474196%9.474196%9.5%1,755299.438663%9.438663%9.4%644309.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.062655%9.062655%9.1%1,283317.529103%7.529103%7.5%802327.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346336.998445%6.998445%7.0%630346.652300%6.652300%6.7%710355.605873%5.605873%5.6%1,405365.527570%5.527570%5.5%406375.213459%5.213459%5.2%392385.152104%5.152104%5.2%398394.674980%4.674980%4.7%776404.510929%4.510929%4.5%291414.395512%4.395512%4.4%521424.005972%4.005972%4.0%644433.265095%3.265095%3.3%252442.591482%2.591482%2.6%216452.447685%2.447685%2.4%193462.446308%2.446308%2.4%213472.164009%2.164009%2.2%228481.798604%1.798604%1.8%152491.313547%1.313547%1.3%13150
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 Camden to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Camden, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Camden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamden City School DistrictCamdenCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaCamden CountyCamdenPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew JerseyNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k43.170259%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%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253712.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k11.472754%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%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.304714%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 Camden to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Camden. 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 Camden, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Camden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Camden City School DistrictCamdenCamdenDetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteCamden CountyCamdenPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleNew JerseyRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k43.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k42.327373%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%27,07527.1k2315.898351%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%25,00925.0k3313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.305549%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%39,89339.9k3612.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k12.577728%12.577728%12.6%281,138281k12.344705%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%29,13629.1k449.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.299252%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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  • 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:
New Jersey
County:
Camden
Metro Area:
Philadelphia Area
ZIP Codes:
08030, 08102, 08103, 08104, 08105, 08107, 08109, 08110
Unified School District:
Camden
Neighborhoods:
Bergen Square, Biedeman, Centerville, Central Business District, Central Waterfront, Cooper Grant, Cooper's Poynt, Cramer Hill, Dudley, Fairview, Gateway, Lanning Square, Liberty Park, Marlton, Morgan Village, Parkside, Pyne Poynt, Rosedale, Stockton, Waterfront South, Whitman Park
Congressional District:
NJ-1
State Senate District:
NJ-5
General Assembly District:
NJ-5
Neighboring Boroughs:
Collingswood, Oaklyn, Woodlynne
Neighboring Cities:
Gloucester City, Philadelphia
Neighboring Townships:
Haddon, Pennsauken
Nearby Boroughs:
Audubon, Audubon Park, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Merchantville, Mount Ephraim, Westville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Golden Triangle