Food Stamps in Lackawanna, 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 Lackawanna
Lackawanna
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,563.000000$60,741.000000$35,563.000000$35.6k7,604$16,425.000000$18,290.000000$16,425.000000$16.4k2,108$45,208.000000$70,350.000000$45,208.000000$45.2k5,496
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 Lackawanna
Lackawanna
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.121442%44.049448%43.121442%43.1%44.646%44.6%28.652751%24.851981%28.652751%28.7%67.486%67.5%12.476281%14.556782%12.476281%12.5%31.840%31.8%47.722960%45.065690%47.722960%47.7%39.622%39.6%25.569260%39.404650%25.569260%25.6%19.700%19.7%55.977230%50.555062%55.977230%56.0%72.393%72.4%
% 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 York and Lackawanna
Lackawanna
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.505822%28.000116%20.505822%20.5%55.354%55.4%5.294760%5.661727%5.294760%5.3%32.514%32.5%10.243814%20.000185%10.243814%10.2%68.160%68.2%27.893013%19.221120%27.893013%27.9%60.378%60.4%39.974527%38.164773%39.974527%40.0%80.300%80.3%8.187773%8.276422%8.187773%8.2%27.607%27.6%
% 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 York and Lackawanna
Lackawanna
New York
0%20%40%60%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1Asian1All RacesHispanic2White377.181208%36.072504%77.181208%77.2%230278.408874%278%57.653791%28.193995%57.653791%57.7%403207.969368%208%38.541667%24.975796%38.541667%38.5%37139.027910%139%31.250000%13.614769%31.250000%31.3%10112.725332%113%27.722251%15.392310%27.722251%27.7%2,108100.000000%100%25.454545%25.348802%25.454545%25.5%5691.819907%92%21.920435%8.863243%21.920435%21.9%1,37279.071625%79%
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 Lackawanna

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the Buffalo Area

There are 52 places in the Buffalo Area. This section compares Lackawanna to all of the places in the Buffalo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lackawanna, selected other places in the Buffalo Area, and entities that contain Lackawanna
0%10%20%30%Count#BuffaloBarkerLackawanna City School DistrictLackawannaLackawannaNiagara FallsGowandaOlcottSloanBlasdellSouth LockportS LockportHollandErie CountyErieNorth CollinsKenmoreBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaLockportNew YorkSpringvilleEggertsvilleMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaTonawandaAngolaNorth BostonNorth TonawandaN TonawandaTonawandaDepewLake Erie BeachLk Erie BchRapidsFarnhamWest SenecaAldenNewfaneAkronMiddleportRansomvilleYoungstownWilliamsvilleWilsonBillington HeightsBillington HtsWanakahUniversity at BuffaloUniv at BuffaloElma CenterClarence CenterClarence Ctr34.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k130.530973%30.530973%30.5%69227.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,10827.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,108324.861669%24.861669%24.9%5,257423.386421%23.386421%23.4%279519.745223%19.745223%19.7%93619.200485%19.200485%19.2%317718.444056%18.444056%18.4%211817.750074%17.750074%17.8%598917.222222%17.222222%17.2%931016.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k16.016427%16.016427%16.0%781115.785724%15.785724%15.8%1,1081215.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.680573%15.680573%15.7%1,4021315.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.664502%14.664502%14.7%2711414.603467%14.603467%14.6%9521513.364894%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%4,3251612.308366%12.308366%12.3%8431711.809045%11.809045%11.8%941811.673820%11.673820%11.7%1361910.805443%10.805443%10.8%1,4692010.612055%10.612055%10.6%2,736219.831376%9.831376%9.8%653229.764503%9.764503%9.8%170239.443508%9.443508%9.4%56249.420290%9.420290%9.4%13259.254789%9.254789%9.3%1,802269.006734%9.006734%9.0%107278.411844%8.411844%8.4%125288.200637%8.200637%8.2%103298.196721%8.196721%8.2%60307.798960%7.798960%7.8%45336.201550%6.201550%6.2%48374.916114%4.916114%4.9%126414.291045%4.291045%4.3%23442.280130%2.280130%2.3%14482.218700%2.218700%2.2%28492.061856%2.061856%2.1%2501.057269%1.057269%1.1%12510.000000%0.000000%0.0%052
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 52 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in New York

There are 1,195 places in New York. This section compares Lackawanna to the 50 most populous places in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna. 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 Lackawanna, selected other places in New York, and entities that contain Lackawanna
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterBuffaloJamestownElmiraUticaSyracuseBinghamtonNewburghLackawanna City School DistrictLackawannaLackawannaPoughkeepsieSchenectadyNiagara FallsSpring ValleyRomeTroyHempsteadAlbanyNew YorkMount VernonCentral IslipBay ShoreMiddletownYonkersErie CountyErieBrentwoodBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew 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%2,602827.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,10827.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,10825.630821%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%12,17012.2k2216.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k15.740051%15.740051%15.7%2,1122315.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%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 Lackawanna to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna. 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 Lackawanna, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Lackawanna
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieLackawanna City School DistrictLackawannaLackawannaTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersErie CountyErieJersey CityBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew 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%37,74037.7k832.144141%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%11,41411.4k1927.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,10827.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,10827.097172%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%12,17012.2k3416.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3515.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.392310%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 Lackawanna to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna. 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 Lackawanna, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lackawanna
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeLackawanna City School DistrictLackawannaLackawannaBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleErie CountyErieDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaFort 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%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k427.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,10827.722251%27.722251%27.7%2,10825.907118%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%53,09453.1k1916.312542%16.312542%16.3%62,44862.4k16.142911%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%39,29539.3k2415.719934%15.719934%15.7%73,95674.0k15.408373%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:
Erie
Metro Area:
Buffalo Area
ZIP Codes:
14218, 14219
Unified School District:
Lackawanna
Congressional District:
NY-26
State Senate Districts:
NY-60, NY-63
Assembly Districts:
NY-142, NY-149
Neighboring Cities:
Buffalo
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
West Seneca
Neighboring Villages:
Blasdell
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cheektowaga, Elma Center, North Boston, Wanakah
Nearby Villages:
Depew, Hamburg, Kenmore, Lancaster, Orchard Park, Sloan