Food Stamps in Schenectady, 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 Schenectady
Schenectady
New York
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$41,243.000000$60,741.000000$41,243.000000$41.2k23,28423.3k$15,698.000000$18,290.000000$15,698.000000$15.7k5,899$50,838.000000$70,350.000000$50,838.000000$50.8k17,38517.4k
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 Schenectady
Schenectady
New York
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.328022%44.049448%35.328022%35.3%37.788%37.8%22.800475%24.851981%22.800475%22.8%64.944%64.9%8.560773%14.556782%8.560773%8.6%18.893%18.9%41.871504%45.065690%41.871504%41.9%37.866%37.9%26.665537%39.404650%26.665537%26.7%19.599%19.6%48.092897%50.555062%48.092897%48.1%68.943%68.9%
% 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 Schenectady
Schenectady
New York
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.735404%28.000116%19.735404%19.7%62.212%62.2%4.176014%5.661727%4.176014%4.2%35.056%35.1%12.470521%20.000185%12.470521%12.5%81.107%81.1%23.313201%19.221120%23.313201%23.3%62.134%62.1%37.118205%38.164773%37.118205%37.1%80.401%80.4%7.351165%8.276422%7.351165%7.4%31.057%31.1%
% 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 Schenectady
Schenectady
New York
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Hispanic1Mixed2Black2All RacesOther2White3Asian248.130841%25.348802%48.130841%48.1%515189.977709%190%40.851064%24.975796%40.851064%40.9%384161.243629%161%40.576969%28.193995%40.576969%40.6%1,716160.161745%160%25.334994%15.392310%25.334994%25.3%5,899100.000000%100%23.508772%36.072504%23.508772%23.5%33592.791701%93%18.988290%8.863243%18.988290%19.0%2,78974.948862%75%17.167382%13.614769%17.167382%17.2%16067.761540%68%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Schenectady

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%11%21%31%41%51%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Schenectady

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
9%19%30%40%50%61%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Schenectady

There are 11 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Schenectady (5 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Schenectady, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Schenectady.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Schenectady, selected neighborhoods in Schenectady, and entities that contain Schenectady
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Vale and Hamilton Hill NeighborhoodVale and Hamilton HlMont Pleasant NeighborhoodMont PleasantCentral State Street NeighborhoodCntrl State StDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownEastern Avenue NeighborhoodE AveSchenectady City School DistrictSchenectadySchenectadyNorthside NeighborhoodNorthsideStockade NeighborhoodStockadeWoodlawn NeighborhoodWoodlawnUnion Street NeighborhoodUnion StreetNew YorkBellevue NeighborhoodBellevueSchenectady CountySchenectadyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaOld Niskayuna NeighborhoodOld Niskayuna50.730203%50.730203%50.7%1,3461,347131.361983%31.361983%31.4%988231.324360%31.324360%31.3%758328.801643%28.801643%28.8%443428.020736%28.020736%28.0%281282525.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,89925.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,89924.632547%24.632547%24.6%777621.333283%21.333283%21.3%216217717.478967%17.478967%17.5%581582816.587384%16.587384%16.6%457458915.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M14.434818%14.434818%14.4%3391013.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,59013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.038366%11.038366%11.0%38,18838.2k1.225919%1.225919%1.2%2811
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Albany Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Schenectady, selected other places in the Albany Area, and entities that contain Schenectady
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Schenectady City School DistrictSchenectadySchenectadyCentral BridgeCntrl BrgCorinthRichmondvilleHoosick FallsTroyAlbanyBallston SpaWatervlietRensselaerSouth Glens FallsS Glns FallsCobleskillMechanicvilleCohoesSchoharieNew YorkMiddleburghSchuylervilleSchenectady CountySchenectadyMiddle AtlanticSharon SpringsSharon SpgsGreen IslandNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEsperanceSchaghticokeWaterfordGalwayScotiaAlbany, 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%5,89925.334994%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%8,824719.981541%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%921713.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,59013.364894%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%3482411.038366%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 Schenectady to the 50 most populous places in New York and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Schenectady. 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 Schenectady, selected other places in New York, and entities that contain Schenectady
0%10%20%30%Count#RochesterBuffaloJamestownElmiraUticaSyracuseBinghamtonNewburghPoughkeepsieSchenectady City School DistrictSchenectadySchenectadyNiagara FallsSpring ValleyRomeTroyHempsteadAlbanyNew YorkMount VernonCentral IslipBay ShoreMiddletownYonkersBrentwoodNew YorkSchenectady CountySchenectadyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaFreeportElmontAlbany, 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%5,89925.334994%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%1,118,4341.12M13.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,59013.364894%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%1,0942611.038366%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 Schenectady to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Schenectady. 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 Schenectady, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Schenectady
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketSchenectady City School DistrictSchenectadySchenectadyPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew YorkManchesterSchenectady CountySchenectadyMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaWarwickDanburyAlbany, 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%7,1412325.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,89925.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,89925.315915%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%6,7663613.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,59013.364894%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%3,3543911.038366%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 Schenectady to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Schenectady. 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 Schenectady, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Schenectady
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimoreSchenectady City School DistrictSchenectadySchenectadyPhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthNew YorkAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoSchenectady CountySchenectadyMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaAlbany, 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%62,80362.8k525.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,89925.334994%25.334994%25.3%5,89925.315915%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%25,00925.0k3313.793229%13.793229%13.8%7,59013.364894%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%19,10019.1k4011.038366%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

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State:
New York
County:
Schenectady
Metro Area:
Albany Area
ZIP Codes:
12303, 12304, 12305, 12306, 12307, 12308, 12309
Unified School District:
Schenectady
Neighborhoods:
Bellevue, Central State Street, Downtown, Eastern Avenue, Mont Pleasant, Northside, Old Niskayuna, Stockade, Union Street, Vale and Hamilton Hill, Woodlawn
Congressional District:
NY-20
State Senate Districts:
NY-46, NY-49
Assembly Districts:
NY-110, NY-111
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
East Glenville, Niskayuna, Rotterdam
Nearby Cities:
Cohoes
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Country Knolls, Duane Lake, Duanesburg, Mariaville Lake, Westmere
Nearby Villages:
Altamont, Colonie, Scotia, Voorheesville