Food Stamps in Paterson, 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 Paterson
Paterson
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,042.000000$73,702.000000$34,042.000000$34.0k43,76943.8k$18,225.000000$20,687.000000$18,225.000000$18.2k17,42217.4k$45,984.000000$80,566.000000$45,984.000000$46.0k26,34726.3k
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 Paterson
Paterson
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.239238%52.253199%56.239238%56.2%51.979%52.0%32.430261%29.393053%32.430261%32.4%64.117%64.1%17.650098%17.375319%17.650098%17.7%37.944%37.9%27.017564%41.806913%27.017564%27.0%51.891%51.9%34.714729%35.110266%34.714729%34.7%39.992%40.0%53.455401%47.344982%53.455401%53.5%70.356%70.4%
% 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 New Jersey and Paterson
Paterson
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.356853%31.920209%34.356853%34.4%48.021%48.0%12.001366%5.690705%12.001366%12.0%35.883%35.9%19.087562%23.969262%19.087562%19.1%62.056%62.1%16.563556%20.413780%16.563556%16.6%48.109%48.1%34.444149%39.270715%34.444149%34.4%60.008%60.0%14.893536%6.812419%14.893536%14.9%29.644%29.6%
% 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 New Jersey and Paterson
Paterson
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1Asian1Hispanic2All RacesBlack1White344.620660%18.876652%44.620660%44.6%1,041112.099740%112%43.878657%24.667789%43.878657%43.9%4,860110.235617%110%42.984808%4.780709%42.984808%43.0%481107.990016%108%40.005687%19.519639%40.005687%40.0%4,221100.505619%101%39.804428%9.347126%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k100.000000%100%38.400861%20.521619%38.400861%38.4%5,35596.473841%96%30.853530%4.530378%30.853530%30.9%1,46477.512809%78%
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 Paterson

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
18%26%33%40%48%55%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Paterson

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
2%14%27%39%51%63%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Paterson

There are 15 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Paterson (5 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Paterson, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Paterson.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Paterson, selected neighborhoods in Paterson, and entities that contain Paterson
0%20%40%Count#Wrigley Park NeighborhoodWrigley ParkNorthside NeighborhoodNorthsideSandy Hill NeighborhoodSandy HillDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownTotowa NeighborhoodTotowaRiverside NeighborhoodRiversidePaterson City School DistrictPatersonPatersonBunker Hill NeighborhoodBunker HillEastside NeighborhoodEastsideSouth Paterson NeighborhoodS PatersonPeople's Park NeighborhoodPeople's ParkEastside Park Historic District NeighborhoodEastside Pk Hist …Manor Section NeighborhoodManor SectionHillcrest NeighborhoodHillcrestLakeview NeighborhoodLakeviewPassaic CountyPassaicStoney Road NeighborhoodStoney RoadNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew Jersey54.780418%54.780418%54.8%1,5701,571150.939069%50.939069%50.9%1,9281,929250.573671%50.573671%50.6%2,3592,360343.785837%43.785837%43.8%1,071442.569698%42.569698%42.6%1,9921,993539.990666%39.990666%40.0%2,4842,485639.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k39.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k39.243210%39.243210%39.2%8384739.110097%39.110097%39.1%2,4092,410837.240087%37.240087%37.2%1,3921,393936.440644%36.440644%36.4%8541024.588915%24.588915%24.6%2182191122.252011%22.252011%22.3%1321331221.743250%21.743250%21.7%4061321.342587%21.342587%21.3%3471419.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k18.409518%18.409518%18.4%2342351513.636380%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%298,642299k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 15 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 Paterson to all of the places in the New York Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Paterson.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Paterson, selected other places in the New York Area, and entities that contain Paterson
0%20%40%60%Count#New SquareKaserKiryas JoelPaterson City School DistrictPatersonPatersonMonseyPassaicPocono Ranch LandsPocono Rnch LandsLakewoodNorthamptonNewarkNewburghHaverstrawFairviewKeansburgWyandanchUnion CityPine BushProspect ParkPoughkeepsieAsbury ParkSpring ValleyPort JervisSeaside HeightsSeaside HtsEast OrangeHempsteadVictory GardensVictory GdnsNew BrunswickNew YorkStaatsburgMount VernonPassaic CountyPassaicYonkersJersey CitySleepy HollowNew 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%17,42217.4k39.804428%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%4,9943019.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k16.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k5516.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k5816.176471%16.176471%16.2%5945913.636380%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 Paterson to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Paterson. 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 Paterson, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Paterson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPaterson City School DistrictPatersonPatersonPassaicLakewoodAtlantic CityBridgetonNewarkTrentonUnion CityPleasantvilleEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldWest New YorkPassaic CountyPassaicElizabethPerth AmboyMillvilleVinelandGarfieldJersey CityLodiBayonneNew 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%17,42217.4k39.804428%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%3,7501419.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k19.514573%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%3,4822213.636380%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 Paterson to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Paterson. 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 Paterson, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Paterson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPaterson City School DistrictPatersonPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkPassaic CountyPassaicElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterNew 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%17,42217.4k39.804428%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%637,568638k2919.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k19.514573%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%6,7663613.636380%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 Paterson to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Paterson. 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 Paterson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Paterson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitPaterson City School DistrictPatersonPatersonClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPassaic CountyPassaicPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas 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%108,775109k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k39.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k35.848492%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%40,58140.6k1219.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k19.219520%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%25,00925.0k3313.636380%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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  • 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:
Passaic
Metro Area:
New York Area
ZIP Codes:
07501, 07502, 07503, 07504, 07505, 07508, 07512, 07513, 07514, 07522, 07524
Unified School District:
Paterson
Elementary School Districts:
Haledon Borough, Totowa Borough
Neighborhoods:
Bunker Hill, Downtown, Eastside, Eastside Park Historic District, Hillcrest, Lakeview, Manor Section, Northside, People's Park, Riverside, Sandy Hill, South Paterson, Stoney Road, Totowa, Wrigley Park
Congressional District:
NJ-9
State Senate District:
NJ-35
General Assembly District:
NJ-35
Neighboring Boroughs:
Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Haledon, Hawthorne, Prospect Park, Totowa, Woodland Park
Neighboring Cities:
Clifton
Nearby Boroughs:
Glen Rock, Lodi, Maywood, North Haledon, Paramus, Wallington
Nearby Cities:
Garfield, Passaic
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Singac
Nearby Villages:
Ridgewood