Food Stamps in Elmira, 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 Elmira
Elmira
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$29,955.000000$60,741.000000$29,955.000000$30.0k10,43610.4k$13,210.000000$18,290.000000$13,210.000000$13.2k3,434$42,348.000000$70,350.000000$42,348.000000$42.3k7,002
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 Elmira
Elmira
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.826441%44.049448%43.826441%43.8%42.586%42.6%26.994758%24.851981%26.994758%27.0%60.907%60.9%7.600466%14.556782%7.600466%7.6%17.877%17.9%45.311590%45.065690%45.311590%45.3%48.564%48.6%17.122889%39.404650%17.122889%17.1%18.364%18.4%64.152592%50.555062%64.152592%64.2%68.822%68.8%
% 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 Elmira
Elmira
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.977435%28.000116%28.977435%29.0%57.414%57.4%8.497572%5.661727%8.497572%8.5%39.093%39.1%17.123679%20.000185%17.123679%17.1%82.123%82.1%23.536133%19.221120%23.536133%23.5%51.436%51.4%37.332191%38.164773%37.332191%37.3%81.636%81.6%14.253071%8.276422%14.253071%14.3%31.178%31.2%
% 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 Elmira
Elmira
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Other1Asian152.999241%28.193995%52.999241%53.0%698161.065835%161%49.190939%24.975796%49.190939%49.2%152149.492322%149%36.170213%25.348802%36.170213%36.2%85109.922056%110%32.905328%15.392310%32.905328%32.9%3,434100.000000%100%29.315845%8.863243%29.315845%29.3%2,48189.091486%89%20.224719%36.072504%20.224719%20.2%1861.463357%61%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.614769%00.000000%0%
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 Tract in Elmira

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
13%22%31%39%48%57%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Elmira Area

There are 13 places in the Elmira Area. This section compares Elmira to all of the places in the Elmira Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elmira.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elmira, selected other places in the Elmira Area, and entities that contain Elmira
0%10%20%30%Count#ElmiraVan EttenElmira City School DistrictElmiraErinMillportElmira HeightsElmira HtsWellsburgElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungNew YorkSouthportMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPine ValleyHorseheadsHorseheads NorthHorseheads NBig FlatsWest ElmiraBreesport32.905328%32.905328%32.9%3,434123.236515%23.236515%23.2%56222.474680%22.474680%22.5%4,19421.714286%21.714286%21.7%38320.886076%20.886076%20.9%33417.541692%17.541692%17.5%284517.391304%17.391304%17.4%36615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M15.120906%15.120906%15.1%494713.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.207792%12.207792%12.2%4787.982632%7.982632%8.0%23995.626851%5.626851%5.6%57105.443371%5.443371%5.4%124111.643836%1.643836%1.6%36120.000000%0.000000%0.0%013
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New York

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elmira, selected other places in New York, and entities that contain Elmira
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterBuffaloJamestownElmiraUticaSyracuseBinghamtonNewburghPoughkeepsieSchenectadyNiagara FallsSpring ValleyRomeTroyElmira City School DistrictElmiraHempsteadAlbanyNew YorkMount VernonCentral IslipBay ShoreMiddletownYonkersElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungBrentwoodNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaFreeportElmontNorth 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%4,5111422.474680%22.474680%22.5%4,19422.260123%22.260123%22.3%3,5241521.582487%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%12,17012.2k2215.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.740051%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%4,3252411.221442%11.221442%11.2%1,5032511.159849%11.159849%11.2%1,0942610.805443%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 Elmira to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elmira. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elmira, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Elmira
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloElmiraProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonElmira City School DistrictElmiraWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungNew YorkManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%37,74037.7k832.905328%32.905328%32.9%3,43432.144141%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%6,6342622.474680%22.474680%22.5%4,19422.095544%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%16,13316.1k3515.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.392310%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%4,3253711.472754%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%3,119449.304714%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 Elmira to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elmira. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elmira, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Elmira
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandElmiraMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoElmira City School DistrictElmiraEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleElmira Metro AreaElmira AreaChemung CountyChemungFort WorthNew YorkAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.905328%32.905328%32.9%3,43432.200736%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%38,49138.5k822.474680%22.474680%22.5%4,19421.836606%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%39,29539.3k2415.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.897039%15.897039%15.9%5,54615.408373%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%18,46018.5k3911.059321%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%29,13629.1k449.299252%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 York
County:
Chemung
Metro Area:
Elmira Area
ZIP Codes:
14901, 14903, 14904, 14905
Unified School District:
Elmira
Congressional District:
NY-23
State Senate District:
NY-58
Assembly District:
NY-124
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Southport, West Elmira
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Big Flats, Breesport, Erin, Horseheads North, Millerton, Pine Valley
Nearby Villages:
Elmira Heights, Horseheads, South Corning, Wellsburg