Food Stamps in Jersey City, 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 Jersey City
Jersey City
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$60,703.000000$73,702.000000$60,703.000000$60.7k99,61299.6k$18,146.000000$20,687.000000$18,146.000000$18.1k16,13316.1k$72,463.000000$80,566.000000$72,463.000000$72.5k83,47983.5k
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 Jersey City
Jersey City
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.044443%52.253199%51.044443%51.0%25.560%25.6%32.665964%29.393053%32.665964%32.7%49.419%49.4%13.649042%17.375319%13.649042%13.6%11.830%11.8%42.360379%41.806913%42.360379%42.4%34.071%34.1%34.085415%35.110266%34.085415%34.1%20.570%20.6%51.310977%47.344982%51.310977%51.3%45.961%46.0%
% 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 Jersey City
Jersey City
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.729381%31.920209%28.729381%28.7%74.440%74.4%6.461505%5.690705%6.461505%6.5%50.581%50.6%19.660034%23.969262%19.660034%19.7%88.170%88.2%15.841110%20.413780%15.841110%15.8%65.929%65.9%25.436337%39.270715%25.436337%25.4%79.430%79.4%11.659220%6.812419%11.659220%11.7%54.039%54.0%
% 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 Jersey City
Jersey City
New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Asian126.839523%24.667789%26.839523%26.8%2,681165.718627%166%26.517464%20.521619%26.517464%26.5%6,256163.730092%164%24.175909%19.519639%24.175909%24.2%3,139149.272338%149%22.064618%18.876652%22.064618%22.1%560136.236330%136%16.195840%9.347126%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k100.000000%100%7.738381%4.530378%7.738381%7.7%2,09347.780056%48%5.984145%4.780709%5.984145%6.0%1,40436.948652%37%
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 Jersey City

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Jersey City

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%55%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Jersey City

There are 11 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Jersey City (7 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Jersey City, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jersey City, selected neighborhoods in Jersey City, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%10%20%Count#Bergen-Lafayette NeighborhoodBergen-LafayetteGreenville NeighborhoodGreenvilleMcGinley Square NeighborhoodMcGinley SqWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideJournal Square NeighborhoodJournal SqJersey City School DistrictJerseyJersey CityHudson CountyHudsonThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyLincoln Park NeighborhoodLincoln ParkHackensack Riverfront NeighborhoodHackensack Riverf…Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownThe Waterfront NeighborhoodThe WaterfrontLiberty Park NeighborhoodLiberty Park27.929816%27.929816%27.9%2,120124.720670%24.720670%24.7%4,066223.020550%23.020550%23.0%1,6351,636318.723821%18.723821%18.7%1,4261,427418.422070%18.422070%18.4%2,097516.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k15.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k14.096693%14.096693%14.1%2,761613.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.243212%9.243212%9.2%1978.456486%8.456486%8.5%8788.117089%8.117089%8.1%1,1181,11991.639457%1.639457%1.6%142143100.859599%0.859599%0.9%5611
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the New York Area

There are 818 places in the New York Area. This section compares Jersey City to all of the places in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jersey City, selected other places in the New York Area, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%20%40%60%Count#New SquareKaserKiryas JoelPatersonMonseyPassaicPocono Ranch LandsPocono Rnch LandsLakewoodNorthamptonNewarkNewburghHaverstrawFairviewKeansburgWyandanchUnion CityPine BushProspect ParkPoughkeepsieAsbury ParkSpring ValleyPort JervisSeaside HeightsSeaside HtsEast OrangeHempsteadVictory GardensVictory GdnsNew BrunswickNew YorkStaatsburgMount VernonYonkersJersey City School DistrictJerseyJersey CitySleepy HollowHudson CountyHudsonNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmeniaNew JerseyLake RonkonkomaLk RonkonkomaBogotaGlen GardnerVista CenterTitusvilleFranklin ParkMidland ParkLincoln ParkBrielleUpper BrookvilleShrub OakWest Hampton DunesW Hampton DunesByram CenterSaltaireZarephathDering Harbor77.076923%77.076923%77.1%1,002165.795455%65.795455%65.8%579261.859055%61.859055%61.9%2,449339.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k439.050413%39.050413%39.1%1,464537.937984%37.937984%37.9%7,341637.359551%37.359551%37.4%133734.590290%34.590290%34.6%3,605831.050228%31.050228%31.1%68929.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1028.898267%28.898267%28.9%2,6021128.776581%28.776581%28.8%1,0421228.173375%28.173375%28.2%2731326.855567%26.855567%26.9%1,0711426.338028%26.338028%26.3%7481526.204857%26.204857%26.2%6,2041625.730181%25.730181%25.7%1851725.671642%25.671642%25.7%4301825.630821%25.630821%25.6%3,2201925.310835%25.310835%25.3%1,7102024.615730%24.615730%24.6%2,1942124.377533%24.377533%24.4%8422222.686833%22.686833%22.7%2552322.628530%22.628530%22.6%5,6252422.260123%22.260123%22.3%3,5242521.951220%21.951220%22.0%1262621.434062%21.434062%21.4%3,0672720.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2820.338983%20.338983%20.3%242920.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9943016.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k5516.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k5816.176471%16.176471%16.2%5945915.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k13.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.489510%10.489510%10.5%451179.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.193309%8.193309%8.2%5511766.547619%6.547619%6.5%1872345.328377%5.328377%5.3%432924.410256%4.410256%4.4%433513.734440%3.734440%3.7%94093.096886%3.096886%3.1%1794672.501787%2.501787%2.5%705261.945321%1.945321%1.9%745841.263042%1.263042%1.3%236420.590551%0.590551%0.6%37010.000000%0.000000%0.0%07590.000000%0.000000%0.0%08140.000000%0.000000%0.0%08150.000000%0.000000%0.0%08160.000000%0.000000%0.0%08170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0818
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 818 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Jersey City to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City. 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 Jersey City, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicLakewoodAtlantic CityBridgetonNewarkTrentonUnion CityPleasantvilleEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyMillvilleVinelandGarfieldJersey City School DistrictJerseyJersey CityHudson CountyHudsonLodiBayonneNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKearnyLong BranchRoselleCarteretCliftonRahwayHackensackElmwood ParkNew JerseyLindenCliffside ParkCliffside PkToms RiverBergenfieldEnglewoodHobokenNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldPalisades ParkPalisades PkOld BridgeFort LeeIselinFair LawnSayrevilleSummitRidgewoodSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldSomersetWestfieldParamusPrinceton43.170259%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%16,13316.1k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2015.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k13.952721%13.952721%14.0%1,2692113.721086%13.721086%13.7%3,4822213.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.396269%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 Jersey City to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City. 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 Jersey City, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey City School DistrictJerseyJersey CityHudson CountyHudsonManchesterNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew JerseyNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%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%16,13316.1k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3515.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%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%4,3253711.472754%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 Jersey City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jersey City. 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 Jersey City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Jersey City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleJersey City School DistrictJerseyJersey CityDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthHudson CountyHudsonAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleNew JerseyRaleighAustinSan 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%53,09453.1k1916.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k16.142911%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%43,05543.1k2515.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k15.230887%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%25,00925.0k3313.636380%13.636380%13.6%973,441973k13.364894%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%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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State:
New Jersey
County:
Hudson
Metro Area:
New York Area
ZIP Codes:
07002, 07030, 07087, 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310, 07311
Unified School District:
Jersey
Neighborhoods:
Bergen-Lafayette, Downtown, Greenville, Hackensack Riverfront, Journal Square, Liberty Park, Lincoln Park, McGinley Square, The Heights, The Waterfront, West Side
Congressional Districts:
NJ-8, NJ-10
State Senate Districts:
NJ-31, NJ-33
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-31, NJ-33
Neighboring Cities:
Bayonne, Hoboken, New York, Newark, Union City
Neighboring Towns:
Kearny, Secaucus
Neighboring Townships:
North Bergen
Nearby Boroughs:
Carlstadt, East Newark, East Rutherford, North Arlington, Rutherford
Nearby Cities:
Elizabeth
Nearby Towns:
Guttenberg, Harrison, West New York
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Silver Lake