Food Stamps in Ithaca, 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 Ithaca
Ithaca
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$30,291.000000$60,741.000000$30,291.000000$30.3k9,422$14,066.000000$18,290.000000$14,066.000000$14.1k1,018$32,435.000000$70,350.000000$32,435.000000$32.4k8,404
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 Ithaca
Ithaca
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.434185%44.049448%31.434185%31.4%22.207%22.2%23.673870%24.851981%23.673870%23.7%53.437%53.4%0.589391%14.556782%0.589391%0.6%0.719%0.72%40.373281%45.065690%40.373281%40.4%34.480%34.5%28.880157%39.404650%28.880157%28.9%16.771%16.8%61.198428%50.555062%61.198428%61.2%17.134%17.1%
% 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 Ithaca
Ithaca
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.338886%28.000116%13.338886%13.3%77.793%77.8%2.498810%5.661727%2.498810%2.5%46.563%46.6%9.864350%20.000185%9.864350%9.9%99.281%99.3%9.293194%19.221120%9.293194%9.3%65.520%65.5%17.360781%38.164773%17.360781%17.4%83.229%83.2%35.851975%8.276422%35.851975%35.9%82.866%82.9%
% 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 Ithaca
Ithaca
New York
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite3Asian137.667304%28.193995%37.667304%37.7%197348.626069%349%26.724138%25.348802%26.724138%26.7%62247.342660%247%11.111111%24.975796%11.111111%11.1%25102.837808%103%11.000000%36.072504%11.000000%11.0%22101.809430%102%10.804500%15.392310%10.804500%10.8%1,018100.000000%100%10.562590%8.863243%10.562590%10.6%65997.761026%98%2.646031%13.614769%2.646031%2.6%5324.490082%24%
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 Ithaca

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.7%4.6%7.5%10.3%13.2%16.1%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Ithaca

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Ithaca

There are 4 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Ithaca (0 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Ithaca, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ithaca, selected neighborhoods in Ithaca, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%5%10%15%Count#Northwest Ithaca NeighborhoodNW IthacaNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIthacaIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsIthaca City School DistrictIthacaSouth Hill NeighborhoodSouth HillCayuga Heights NeighborhoodCayuga HtsForest Home NeighborhoodForest Home16.079436%16.079436%16.1%93115.392310%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%15,360,95115.4M10.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,0189.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6288.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0367.578755%7.578755%7.6%858624.315726%4.315726%4.3%6531.729340%1.729340%1.7%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Ithaca Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ithaca, selected other places in the Ithaca Area, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%5%10%15%Count#GrotonNew YorkFreevilleTrumansburgNewfield HamletDrydenMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorthwest IthacaNW IthacaIthacaIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsIthaca City School DistrictIthacaEast IthacaLansingSouth HillForest HomeNortheast IthacaNE IthacaCayuga HeightsCayuga Hts19.176707%19.176707%19.2%191115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.054054%14.054054%14.1%26213.679891%13.679891%13.7%100313.623188%13.623188%13.6%47413.557214%13.557214%13.6%109513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.552301%12.552301%12.6%60610.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01879.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6288.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0367.476636%7.476636%7.5%8885.783268%5.783268%5.8%10393.195489%3.195489%3.2%34101.976285%1.976285%2.0%5111.585821%1.585821%1.6%17120.000000%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 Ithaca to the 50 most populous places in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca. 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 Ithaca, selected other places in New York, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterBuffaloJamestownElmiraUticaSyracuseBinghamtonNewburghPoughkeepsieSchenectadyNiagara FallsSpring ValleyRomeTroyHempsteadAlbanyNew YorkMount VernonCentral IslipBay ShoreMiddletownYonkersBrentwoodNew YorkMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaFreeportElmontNorth TonawandaN TonawandaIthacaTonawandaPort ChesterHuntington StationIrondequoitIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsNew RochelleWest SenecaIthaca City School DistrictIthacaValley 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%8,8241620.381006%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%4,3252411.221442%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%2,183329.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627339.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802348.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0368.094174%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 Ithaca to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca. 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 Ithaca, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyIthacaQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsNew RochelleStamfordIthaca City School DistrictIthacaCambridgeNorwalkToms 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%16,13316.1k3515.392310%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%4,3253711.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.627025%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%3,119449.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0368.428167%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 Ithaca to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ithaca. 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 Ithaca, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ithaca
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthNew YorkAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsIthacaDenverLos AngelesSeattleIthaca Metro AreaIthaca AreaTompkins CountyTompkinsRaleighAustinIthaca City School DistrictIthacaSan 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%53,09453.1k1916.142911%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%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.804500%10.804500%10.8%1,01810.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.480258%9.480258%9.5%3,6289.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.610700%8.610700%8.6%2,0367.031769%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 York
County:
Tompkins
Metro Area:
Ithaca Area
ZIP Codes:
14850, 14853
Unified School District:
Ithaca
Neighborhoods:
Cayuga Heights, Forest Home, Northwest Ithaca, South Hill
Congressional District:
NY-23
State Senate District:
NY-58
Assembly District:
NY-125
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
East Ithaca, Forest Home, Northwest Ithaca, South Hill
Neighboring Villages:
Cayuga Heights
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Newfield Hamlet, Northeast Ithaca, Virgil
Nearby Villages:
Dryden, Freeville, Groton, Lansing, Odessa, Spencer, Trumansburg