Food Stamps in Trenton, 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 Trenton
Trenton
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,412.000000$73,702.000000$34,412.000000$34.4k27,54927.5k$14,813.000000$20,687.000000$14,813.000000$14.8k7,465$43,397.000000$80,566.000000$43,397.000000$43.4k20,08420.1k
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 Trenton
Trenton
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.430676%52.253199%49.430676%49.4%35.237%35.2%31.935700%29.393053%31.935700%31.9%47.537%47.5%14.266577%17.375319%14.266577%14.3%24.321%24.3%37.213664%41.806913%37.213664%37.2%34.090%34.1%23.563295%35.110266%23.563295%23.6%19.964%20.0%59.102478%47.344982%59.102478%59.1%56.673%56.7%
% 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 Trenton
Trenton
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.768174%31.920209%33.768174%33.8%64.763%64.8%13.099980%5.690705%13.099980%13.1%52.463%52.5%16.500697%23.969262%16.500697%16.5%75.679%75.7%26.742681%20.413780%26.742681%26.7%65.910%65.9%35.112527%39.270715%35.112527%35.1%80.036%80.0%16.794463%6.812419%16.794463%16.8%43.327%43.3%
% 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 Trenton
Trenton
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2Black1All RacesOther1White3Asian136.666667%18.876652%36.666667%36.7%132135.315472%135%32.471264%19.519639%32.471264%32.5%1,808119.832667%120%29.919924%20.521619%29.919924%29.9%4,409110.417145%110%27.097172%9.347126%27.097172%27.1%7,465100.000000%100%18.807339%24.667789%18.807339%18.8%32869.407019%69%15.463272%4.530378%15.463272%15.5%74157.065999%57%13.467049%4.780709%13.467049%13.5%4749.699092%50%
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 Trenton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
12%19%26%32%39%46%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Trenton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
12%19%26%34%41%48%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Trenton

There are 25 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Trenton (16 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Trenton, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Trenton, selected neighborhoods in Trenton, and entities that contain Trenton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#North Trenton NeighborhoodNorth TrentonPennington-Prospect NeighborhoodPennington-ProspectWest End NeighborhoodWest EndCentral West NeighborhoodCentral WestNorth 25 NeighborhoodNorth 25Ewing & Carroll NeighborhoodEwing & CarrollStuyvesant-Prospect NeighborhoodStuyvesant-ProspectSouth Trenton NeighborhoodSouth TrentonGreenwood & Hamilton NeighborhoodGreenwood & Ham…East Trenton NeighborhoodEast TrentonDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonHanover Academy NeighborhoodHanover AcademyMill Hill NeighborhoodMill HillBattle Monument NeighborhoodBattle MonumentChambersburg NeighborhoodChambersburgBerkeley Sq. & Parkside NeighborhoodBerkeley Sq. & Pa…Glen Afton & Island NeighborhoodGln Afton & IsWilbur I NeighborhoodWilbur IChestnut Park NeighborhoodChestnut ParkTop Road NeighborhoodTop RoadWilbur II NeighborhoodWilbur IICadwalader & Hillcrest NeighborhoodCadwalader & Hillc…Hiltonia NeighborhoodHiltoniaFranklin Park NeighborhoodFranklin ParkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVilla Park NeighborhoodVilla ParkNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercer45.839866%45.839866%45.8%644144.084750%44.084750%44.1%752239.378238%39.378238%39.4%257337.208933%37.208933%37.2%186433.662389%33.662389%33.7%6364531.712259%31.712259%31.7%288289631.493216%31.493216%31.5%333730.465061%30.465061%30.5%600829.180031%29.180031%29.2%380927.922066%27.922066%27.9%2582591027.903883%27.903883%27.9%4391127.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.080395%27.080395%27.1%1561227.080395%27.080395%27.1%76771325.872411%25.872411%25.9%2111424.808665%24.808665%24.8%1,0861,0871524.604681%24.604681%24.6%2201624.604681%24.604681%24.6%1181722.027063%22.027063%22.0%2542551820.552995%20.552995%20.6%2242251918.811064%18.811064%18.8%1531542018.290581%18.290581%18.3%1831842116.549552%16.549552%16.5%1111122215.638963%15.638963%15.6%64652315.180395%15.180395%15.2%2272282413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.042683%12.042683%12.0%141142259.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Trenton Area

There are 14 places in the Trenton Area. This section compares Trenton to all of the places in the Trenton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Trenton, selected other places in the Trenton Area, and entities that contain Trenton
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Trenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerHightstownPrinceton JunctionPrinceton JctRobbinsvilleWhite HorseHopewellYardvilleHamilton SquareHamilton SqMercervilleGrovevillePrincetonTwin RiversLawrencevillePennington27.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,465113.364894%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%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.695652%8.695652%8.7%15828.219178%8.219178%8.2%7834.881450%4.881450%4.9%7044.308202%4.308202%4.3%15654.269082%4.269082%4.3%3363.165299%3.165299%3.2%8172.369021%2.369021%2.4%10482.319852%2.319852%2.3%11391.550388%1.550388%1.6%14101.313547%1.313547%1.3%131111.250558%1.250558%1.3%28120.901857%0.901857%0.9%17130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Trenton to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton. 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 Trenton, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Trenton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenPatersonPassaicLakewoodAtlantic CityBridgetonNewarkTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonUnion CityPleasantvilleEast OrangeNew BrunswickPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPerth AmboyMillvilleVinelandGarfieldJersey CityLodiBayonneMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKearnyLong BranchRoselleCarteretCliftonRahwayHackensackElmwood ParkNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerLindenCliffside 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%7,46527.097172%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%15,360,95115.4M12.396269%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%298,642299k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.062655%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 Trenton to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton. 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 Trenton, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Trenton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew JerseyNew RochelleTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms 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%7,46527.097172%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%4,3253711.472754%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%2,627459.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k8.981722%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 Trenton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Trenton. 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 Trenton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Trenton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeTrenton City School DistrictTrentonTrentonBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleNew JerseyRaleighAustinTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMercer CountyMercerSan 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%70,25070.3k427.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46527.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,46525.907118%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%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%33,16533.2k469.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k9.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k7.031769%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:
Mercer
Metro Area:
Trenton Area
ZIP Codes:
08608, 08609, 08610, 08611, 08618, 08628, 08629, 08638, 08648
Unified School District:
Trenton
Neighborhoods:
Battle Monument, Berkeley Sq. & Parkside, Cadwalader & Hillcrest, Central West, Chambersburg, Chestnut Park, Downtown, East Trenton, Ewing & Carroll, Franklin Park, Glen Afton & Island, Greenwood & Hamilton, Hanover Academy, Hiltonia, Mill Hill, North 25, North Trenton, Pennington-Prospect, South Trenton, Stuyvesant-Prospect, Top Road, Villa Park, West End, Wilbur I, Wilbur II
Congressional District:
NJ-12
State Senate District:
NJ-15
General Assembly District:
NJ-15
Neighboring Boroughs:
Morrisville
Neighboring Townships:
Ewing
Nearby Boroughs:
Tullytown, Yardley
Nearby Cities:
Bordentown
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Fairless Hills, Hamilton Square, Lawrenceville, Mercerville, White Horse, Woodside, Yardville