Food Stamps in Akron, Ohio (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Ohio and Akron
Akron
Ohio
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,240.000000$50,674.000000$35,240.000000$35.2k84,38584.4k$15,575.000000$16,961.000000$15,575.000000$15.6k21,66721.7k$43,719.000000$57,749.000000$43,719.000000$43.7k62,71862.7k
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 Ohio and Akron
Akron
Ohio
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.331564%49.473360%48.331564%48.3%45.689%45.7%34.647159%29.360734%34.647159%34.6%69.253%69.3%8.395255%13.944920%8.395255%8.4%19.622%19.6%44.376240%48.955309%44.376240%44.4%41.362%41.4%24.904232%26.627314%24.904232%24.9%18.361%18.4%57.169890%54.876324%57.169890%57.2%61.802%61.8%
% 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 Ohio and Akron
Akron
Ohio
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.847572%26.667073%19.847572%19.8%54.311%54.3%5.314264%4.899330%5.314264%5.3%30.747%30.7%11.880162%19.263046%11.880162%11.9%80.378%80.4%21.733793%22.886599%21.733793%21.7%58.638%58.6%38.255365%39.544397%38.255365%38.3%81.639%81.6%12.207022%7.740929%12.207022%12.2%38.198%38.2%
% 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 Ohio and Akron
Akron
Ohio
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Black1Asian1Other1All RacesHispanic2White343.338861%29.544030%43.338861%43.3%784168.788933%169%42.290697%34.918820%42.290697%42.3%10,71910.7k164.706717%165%30.123584%7.689102%30.123584%30.1%585117.320286%117%26.298157%27.893594%26.298157%26.3%157102.421656%102%25.676364%14.800012%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k100.000000%100%21.279213%24.042089%21.279213%21.3%17382.874711%83%17.166561%11.360763%17.166561%17.2%9,24966.857446%67%
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 Akron

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
5%15%24%33%42%52%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Akron

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
2%15%27%40%52%65%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Akron

There are 21 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Akron (16 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Akron, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected neighborhoods in Akron, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownMiddlebury NeighborhoodMiddleburySummit Lake NeighborhoodSummit LakeLane-Wooster NeighborhoodLane-WoosterElizabeth Park Valley NeighborhoodElizabeth Pk VlySouth Akron NeighborhoodSouth AkronEast Akron NeighborhoodEast AkronWest Akron NeighborhoodWest AkronRolling Acres NeighborhoodRolling AcresNorth Hill NeighborhoodNorth HillChapel Hill NeighborhoodChapel HillAkronKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreUniversity of Ohio Akron NeighborhoodUniv of Ohio AkronGoodyear Heights NeighborhoodGoodyear HtsFirestone Park NeighborhoodFirestone PkHighland Square NeighborhoodHighland SqEllet NeighborhoodElletOhioSummit CountySummitAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestMerriman Valley NeighborhoodMerriman VlyWallhaven NeighborhoodWallhavenNorthwest Akron NeighborhoodNW AkronFairlawn Heights NeighborhoodFairlawn Hts51.233436%51.233436%51.2%947150.080145%50.080145%50.1%1,1021,103249.052515%49.052515%49.1%850344.223078%44.223078%44.2%1,446441.365220%41.365220%41.4%539540.607605%40.607605%40.6%934935639.949224%39.949224%39.9%2,024733.804305%33.804305%33.8%2,4972,498831.331828%31.331828%31.3%325927.935545%27.935545%27.9%1,6021027.248713%27.248713%27.2%6901125.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.140961%25.140961%25.1%1,8991,9001223.325757%23.325757%23.3%5455461321.097717%21.097717%21.1%1,6811,6821419.002761%19.002761%19.0%1,0841,0851518.364338%18.364338%18.4%9561618.184592%18.184592%18.2%1,3641,3651714.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.158198%11.158198%11.2%4521810.332768%10.332768%10.3%223224198.765467%8.765467%8.8%469205.643518%5.643518%5.6%6421
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Akron Area

There are 39 places in the Akron Area. This section compares Akron to all of the places in the Akron Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other places in the Akron Area, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%Count#WindhamTwinsburg HeightsTwinsburg HtsSawyerwoodAkronRavennaAtwaterBarbertonLakemoreKentMantuaOhioSummit CountySummitBrady LakeAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestTallmadgeNorthfieldBrimfieldCuyahoga FallsGarrettsvilleClintonMogadoreStreetsboroPortage LakesHiramNortonRemindervilleTwinsburgGreenMunroe FallsFairlawnStowAuroraNew FranklinPeninsulaRichfieldPigeon CreekHudsonSilver LakeBoston HeightsBoston HtsMacedoniaMontrose-GhentSugar Bush KnollsSugar Bush Knls38.935574%38.935574%38.9%278136.201780%36.201780%36.2%122229.783394%29.783394%29.8%165325.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k422.281959%22.281959%22.3%1,119521.854305%21.854305%21.9%66619.843662%19.843662%19.8%2,107718.349359%18.349359%18.3%229817.993147%17.993147%18.0%1,838916.279070%16.279070%16.3%841014.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.070352%14.070352%14.1%281114.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.312665%12.312665%12.3%8381211.684958%11.684958%11.7%1811310.699588%10.699588%10.7%1301410.108286%10.108286%10.1%2,175159.845560%9.845560%9.8%102169.406953%9.406953%9.4%46179.076559%9.076559%9.1%115188.911339%8.911339%8.9%591198.683386%8.683386%8.7%277207.949791%7.949791%7.9%19217.168999%7.168999%7.2%333226.924644%6.924644%6.9%102236.700761%6.700761%6.7%511246.531219%6.531219%6.5%659256.280193%6.280193%6.3%130266.121834%6.121834%6.1%203275.239594%5.239594%5.2%749284.851158%4.851158%4.9%308294.436429%4.436429%4.4%246303.600000%3.600000%3.6%9313.584229%3.584229%3.6%50322.578797%2.578797%2.6%9332.349936%2.349936%2.3%184341.946721%1.946721%1.9%19351.847575%1.847575%1.8%8361.616475%1.616475%1.6%73370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%039
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 39 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Ohio

There are 1,215 places in Ohio. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous places in Ohio and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 30,302.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other places in Ohio, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%Count#YoungstownClevelandCantonDaytonSpringfieldWarrenLimaMarionLorainMansfieldToledoLancasterAkronMiddletownEuclidCincinnatiNewarkHamiltonElyriaMassillonColumbusFairbornCleveland HeightsCleveland HtsOhioSummit CountySummitAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralLakewoodHuber HeightsReynoldsburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestFindlayParmaBoardmanDelawareCuyahoga FallsBowling GreenKetteringBrunswickFairfieldGrove CityNorth OlmstedHilliardStowMentorStrongsvilleNorth RoyaltonN RoyaltonGahannaNorth RidgevilleN RidgevilleWestervilleWestlakeBeavercreekMasonUpper ArlingtonDublin38.923511%38.923511%38.9%10,49310.5k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k231.870866%31.870866%31.9%9,734330.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k429.341342%29.341342%29.3%7,181529.282401%29.282401%29.3%5,113629.051313%29.051313%29.1%4,082727.593001%27.593001%27.6%3,501827.482100%27.482100%27.5%6,909926.751987%26.751987%26.8%4,7451026.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k1125.810056%25.810056%25.8%4,1581225.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k1324.540441%24.540441%24.5%4,8061423.382505%23.382505%23.4%5,2151523.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1622.450846%22.450846%22.5%4,4191721.656732%21.656732%21.7%5,2681821.015646%21.015646%21.0%4,7551918.556622%18.556622%18.6%2,4172017.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2116.240951%16.240951%16.2%2,3782215.096815%15.096815%15.1%2,8772314.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.778868%13.778868%13.8%3,3712413.217472%13.217472%13.2%1,9852513.138989%13.138989%13.1%1,9022613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.356688%12.356688%12.4%2,2312711.173818%11.173818%11.2%3,7422810.904674%10.904674%10.9%1,6612910.492459%10.492459%10.5%1,4683010.108286%10.108286%10.1%2,175319.981335%9.981335%10.0%1,123329.383474%9.383474%9.4%2,353338.769322%8.769322%8.8%1,180346.692820%6.692820%6.7%1,126356.476912%6.476912%6.5%958366.376480%6.376480%6.4%835375.369968%5.369968%5.4%643385.239594%5.239594%5.2%749395.137652%5.137652%5.1%1,004405.063075%5.063075%5.1%891415.027014%5.027014%5.0%642424.890439%4.890439%4.9%645433.967671%3.967671%4.0%486443.920759%3.920759%3.9%570453.274047%3.274047%3.3%451462.910748%2.910748%2.9%543472.764593%2.764593%2.8%332482.121279%2.121279%2.1%290490.908103%0.908103%0.9%14250
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Akron to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Akron, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CityOhioSummit CountySummitSpringfieldAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2516.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113214.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3414.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4010.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985466.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,79050
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 Akron to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Akron. 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 Akron, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Akron
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimoreAkronPhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOhioOklahoma CityLas VegasSummit CountySummitAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaEast North CentralSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong 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%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k25.315915%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%43,05543.1k2515.230887%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%38,46438.5k3014.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k14.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.545692%14.545692%14.5%32,27532.3k14.016905%14.016905%14.0%39,73439.7k14.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%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:
Ohio
County:
Summit
Metro Area:
Akron Area
ZIP Codes:
44203, 44221, 44223, 44260, 44278, 44301, 44302, 44303, 44304, 44305, 44306, 44307, 44308, 44310, 44311, 44312, 44313, 44314, 44319, 44320, 44333
Unified School Districts:
Akron, Copley-Fairlawn, Coventry, Revere, Springfield, Woodridge
Neighborhoods:
Chapel Hill, Downtown, East Akron, Elizabeth Park Valley, Ellet, Fairlawn Heights, Firestone Park, Goodyear Heights, Highland Square, Kenmore, Lane-Wooster, Merriman Valley, Middlebury, North Hill, Northwest Akron, Rolling Acres, South Akron, Summit Lake, University of Ohio Akron, Wallhaven, West Akron
Congressional Districts:
OH-11, OH-13
State Senate District:
OH-28
State House Districts:
OH-34, OH-35
Neighboring Cities:
Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Norton, Tallmadge
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Montrose-Ghent, Portage Lakes, Sawyerwood
Neighboring Villages:
Mogadore
Nearby Cities:
Green, Kent, Munroe Falls, New Franklin, Stow
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Brimfield, Pigeon Creek, Uniontown
Nearby Villages:
Lakemore, Silver Lake