Food Stamps in Albany, New York (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New York and Albany
Albany
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$42,335.000000$60,741.000000$42,335.000000$42.3k40,88540.9k$15,216.000000$18,290.000000$15,216.000000$15.2k8,824$53,347.000000$70,350.000000$53,347.000000$53.3k32,06132.1k
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 York and Albany
Albany
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.689483%44.049448%34.689483%34.7%40.113%40.1%25.283318%24.851981%25.283318%25.3%61.852%61.9%5.700363%14.556782%5.700363%5.7%14.738%14.7%38.859927%45.065690%38.859927%38.9%42.146%42.1%24.274705%39.404650%24.274705%24.3%17.586%17.6%55.156392%50.555062%55.156392%55.2%51.965%52.0%
% 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 York and Albany
Albany
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty214.254078%28.000116%14.254078%14.3%59.887%59.9%4.291819%5.661727%4.291819%4.3%38.148%38.1%9.076448%20.000185%9.076448%9.1%85.262%85.3%14.681389%19.221120%14.681389%14.7%57.854%57.9%31.309067%38.164773%31.309067%31.3%82.414%82.4%14.032625%8.276422%14.032625%14.0%48.035%48.0%
% 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 York and Albany
Albany
New York
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White341.682567%28.193995%41.682567%41.7%4,806193.131433%193%39.593301%36.072504%39.593301%39.6%331183.451057%183%39.421338%24.975796%39.421338%39.4%436182.654285%183%34.671126%25.348802%34.671126%34.7%622160.644717%161%21.582487%15.392310%21.582487%21.6%8,824100.000000%100%20.953831%13.614769%20.953831%21.0%41397.087190%97%9.370771%8.863243%9.370771%9.4%2,21643.418403%43%
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 Albany

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

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

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Albany

There are 25 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Albany (22 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 25 of those to each other, Albany, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Albany.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Albany, selected neighborhoods in Albany, and entities that contain Albany
0%20%40%Count#South End NeighborhoodSouth EndSheridan Hollow NeighborhoodSheridan HollowArbor Hill NeighborhoodArbor HillMansion Area NeighborhoodMansion AreaKrank Park - Cherry Hill NeighborhoodKrank Pk - Cherry HlSecond Avenue NeighborhoodSecond AvenueWest Hill NeighborhoodWest HillNorth Albany - Shaker Park NeighborhoodN Albany - Shaker …Park South NeighborhoodPark SouthCentral Avenue NeighborhoodCntrl AveBishop's Gate NeighborhoodBishop's GateAlbany City School DistrictAlbanyAlbanyDelaware Avenue NeighborhoodDelaware AveHudson/Park NeighborhoodHudson/ParkNew YorkPine Hills NeighborhoodPine HillsMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAlbany CountyAlbanyAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNew Scotland NeighborhoodNew ScotlandCenter Square NeighborhoodCenter SquareCampus Area (University District) NeighborhoodCampus Area (Uni…Upper Washington Avenue NeighborhoodUpper Washington …Melrose NeighborhoodMelroseLancaster NeighborhoodLancasterBuckingham Lake - Crestwood NeighborhoodBuckingham Lk - …Normanskill NeighborhoodNormanskillWhitehall NeighborhoodWhitehallHelderberg NeighborhoodHelderbergDunes NeighborhoodDunes51.676476%51.676476%51.7%645646149.307950%49.307950%49.3%462246.376328%46.376328%46.4%1,1591,160345.260720%45.260720%45.3%348349434.611289%34.611289%34.6%7778534.611289%34.611289%34.6%210211633.914450%33.914450%33.9%989990733.311780%33.311780%33.3%265830.417091%30.417091%30.4%194925.697756%25.697756%25.7%3793801024.910560%24.910560%24.9%1561121.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,82421.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,82418.779376%18.779376%18.8%5881218.508298%18.508298%18.5%2962971315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.492207%14.492207%14.5%7591413.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k11.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k9.570099%9.570099%9.6%128129159.381007%9.381007%9.4%104169.370267%9.370267%9.4%194195179.057087%9.057087%9.1%55187.585004%7.585004%7.6%8485197.031692%7.031692%7.0%19206.962036%6.962036%7.0%144216.680400%6.680400%6.7%54225.014515%5.014515%5.0%54234.753904%4.753904%4.8%68240.787402%0.787402%0.8%525
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Albany Area

There are 56 places in the Albany Area. This section compares Albany to all of the places in the Albany Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Albany.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Albany, selected other places in the Albany Area, and entities that contain Albany
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#SchenectadyCentral BridgeCntrl BrgCorinthRichmondvilleHoosick FallsTroyAlbany City School DistrictAlbanyAlbanyBallston SpaWatervlietRensselaerSouth Glens FallsS Glns FallsCobleskillMechanicvilleCohoesSchoharieNew YorkMiddleburghSchuylervilleMiddle AtlanticSharon SpringsSharon SpgsGreen IslandNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEsperanceSchaghticokeWaterfordGalwayScotiaAlbany CountyAlbanyAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaRavenaNorth Ballston SpaN Ballston SpaNassauMariaville LakeMariaville LkSaratoga SpringsSaratoga SpgsMiltonColonieHadleyEast GreenbushE GreenbushDelansonEast GlenvilleE GlenvilleVoorheesvilleNiskayunaHampton ManorDuanesburgDuane Lake25.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,899125.242718%25.242718%25.2%26224.269006%24.269006%24.3%249322.910217%22.910217%22.9%74422.769953%22.769953%22.8%291522.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,511621.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,82421.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,824719.981541%19.981541%20.0%433819.389110%19.389110%19.4%876918.419765%18.419765%18.4%7531018.257261%18.257261%18.3%3081118.206897%18.206897%18.2%2641216.497125%16.497125%16.5%3731316.276493%16.276493%16.3%1,1751415.721649%15.721649%15.7%611515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.292354%15.292354%15.3%1021614.153846%14.153846%14.2%921713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.270142%13.270142%13.3%281813.249776%13.249776%13.2%1481913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.307692%12.307692%12.3%162012.184874%12.184874%12.2%292112.133468%12.133468%12.1%1202212.048193%12.048193%12.0%102311.697479%11.697479%11.7%3482411.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k11.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k10.650465%10.650465%10.7%1492510.322581%10.322581%10.3%64269.978769%9.978769%10.0%47279.580838%9.580838%9.6%16289.484151%9.484151%9.5%1,116299.156051%9.156051%9.2%115308.611825%8.611825%8.6%268326.868132%6.868132%6.9%25364.421053%4.421053%4.4%84403.200000%3.200000%3.2%4442.656704%2.656704%2.7%64481.530153%1.530153%1.5%17521.001879%1.001879%1.0%16530.000000%0.000000%0.0%0540.000000%0.000000%0.0%0550.000000%0.000000%0.0%056
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 56 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New York

There are 1,195 places in New York. This section compares Albany to the 50 most populous places in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Albany. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 27,601.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Albany, selected other places in New York, and entities that contain Albany
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterBuffaloJamestownElmiraUticaSyracuseBinghamtonNewburghPoughkeepsieSchenectadyNiagara FallsSpring ValleyRomeTroyHempsteadAlbany City School DistrictAlbanyAlbanyNew YorkMount VernonCentral IslipBay ShoreMiddletownYonkersBrentwoodNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaAlbany CountyAlbanyFreeportElmontAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNorth TonawandaN TonawandaIthacaTonawandaPort ChesterHuntington StationIrondequoitNew RochelleWest SenecaValley StreamWest BabylonUniondaleCoramWhite PlainsLong BeachFranklin SquareFranklin SqCentereachBrightonOceansideLevittownNew CityHicksvilleEast MeadowHarrisonCommack34.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k134.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k233.740350%33.740350%33.7%4,283332.905328%32.905328%32.9%3,434432.778566%32.778566%32.8%7,622530.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k629.801895%29.801895%29.8%5,882728.898267%28.898267%28.9%2,602825.630821%25.630821%25.6%3,220925.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,8991024.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,2571124.615730%24.615730%24.6%2,1941223.039365%23.039365%23.0%3,0201322.740334%22.740334%22.7%4,5111422.260123%22.260123%22.3%3,5241521.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,82421.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8241620.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1720.208805%20.208805%20.2%4,9941819.880927%19.880927%19.9%1,8701917.159313%17.159313%17.2%1,5792016.692913%16.692913%16.7%1,6962116.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2215.740051%15.740051%15.7%2,1122315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M13.364894%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%4,3252411.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k11.221442%11.221442%11.2%1,5032511.159849%11.159849%11.2%1,0942611.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k10.805443%10.805443%10.8%1,4692710.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,0182810.612055%10.612055%10.6%2,7362910.177384%10.177384%10.2%918309.893182%9.893182%9.9%991319.855975%9.855975%9.9%2,183329.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627339.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802348.094174%8.094174%8.1%942357.371795%7.371795%7.4%1,012367.204385%7.204385%7.2%552376.908842%6.908842%6.9%1,008386.764977%6.764977%6.8%1,468396.622008%6.622008%6.6%949406.433900%6.433900%6.4%621415.616830%5.616830%5.6%550424.853186%4.853186%4.9%757434.770302%4.770302%4.8%514444.589580%4.589580%4.6%747454.023669%4.023669%4.0%442463.965426%3.965426%4.0%523473.680881%3.680881%3.7%448483.633965%3.633965%3.6%303492.359608%2.359608%2.4%27950
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 Albany to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Albany. 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 Albany, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Albany
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbany City School DistrictAlbanyAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaAlbany CountyAlbanyWarwickDanburyAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%8,82421.582487%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%16,13316.1k3515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.949843%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%4,3253711.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543911.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k10.627025%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%3,119449.304714%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 Albany to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Albany. 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 Albany, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Albany
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoAlbany City School DistrictAlbanyAlbanyNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthNew YorkAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandAlbany CountyAlbanyMesaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%48,37948.4k921.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,82421.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,82420.381006%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%43,05543.1k2515.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.230887%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%18,46018.5k3911.526251%11.526251%11.5%14,30514.3k11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k11.033109%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%31,31031.3k495.164561%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

Definitions

  • 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 York
County:
Albany
Metro Area:
Albany Area
ZIP Codes:
12202, 12203, 12204, 12205, 12206, 12207, 12208, 12209, 12210, 12211, 12222
Unified School District:
Albany
Neighborhoods:
Arbor Hill, Bishop's Gate, Buckingham Lake - Crestwood, Campus Area (University District), Center Square, Central Avenue, Delaware Avenue, Dunes, Helderberg, Hudson/Park, Krank Park - Cherry Hill, Lancaster, Mansion Area, Melrose, New Scotland, Normanskill, North Albany - Shaker Park, Park South, Pine Hills, Second Avenue, Sheridan Hollow, South End, Upper Washington Avenue, West Hill, Whitehall
Congressional District:
NY-20
State Senate District:
NY-44
Assembly Districts:
NY-108, NY-109
Neighboring Cities:
Rensselaer
Neighboring Towns:
Bethlehem
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Westmere
Neighboring Villages:
Menands
Nearby Cities:
Cohoes, Troy, Watervliet
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
East Greenbush, Hampton Manor, Wynantskill
Nearby Villages:
Castleton-on-Hudson, Colonie, Green Island, Voorheesville