Food Stamps in East Providence, Rhode Island (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Rhode Island and East Providence
East Providence
Rhode Island
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,550.000000$58,387.000000$52,550.000000$52.6k19,60519.6k$17,225.000000$17,927.000000$17,225.000000$17.2k3,176$59,432.000000$68,549.000000$59,432.000000$59.4k16,42916.4k
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 Rhode Island and East Providence
East Providence
Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.450882%42.254629%43.450882%43.5%25.457%25.5%34.099496%25.559724%34.099496%34.1%48.456%48.5%8.343829%11.755718%8.343829%8.3%9.451%9.45%52.267003%47.547803%52.267003%52.3%28.371%28.4%35.610831%34.731635%35.610831%35.6%14.595%14.6%45.119647%48.348058%45.119647%45.1%60.618%60.6%
% 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 Rhode Island and East Providence
East Providence
Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.596750%26.491852%24.596750%24.6%74.543%74.5%7.011991%5.551003%7.011991%7.0%51.544%51.5%15.454379%18.641467%15.454379%15.5%90.549%90.5%25.509769%21.581003%25.509769%25.5%71.629%71.6%40.282427%39.340842%40.282427%40.3%85.405%85.4%5.666809%7.558930%5.666809%5.7%39.382%39.4%
% 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 Rhode Island and East Providence
East Providence
Rhode Island
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian145.772059%32.480141%45.772059%45.8%249282.544463%283%39.794168%44.804663%39.794168%39.8%232245.643786%246%19.127273%34.325985%19.127273%19.1%263118.069956%118%18.554217%37.562456%18.554217%18.6%77114.532564%115%16.199949%16.113495%16.199949%16.2%3,176100.000000%100%14.481614%11.445280%14.481614%14.5%2,35589.392958%89%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.250368%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 Neighborhood in East Providence

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
11.4%12.1%12.6%13.2%13.8%14.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in East Providence

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5.4%9.2%13.0%16.8%20.5%24.3%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in East Providence

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within East Providence (0 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, East Providence, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Providence.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Providence, selected neighborhoods in East Providence, and entities that contain East Providence
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Providence CountyProvidenceEast Providence School DistrictE ProvidenceEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceRiverside NeighborhoodRiversideDarlington NeighborhoodDarlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandRumford NeighborhoodRumford20.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k16.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,17616.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,17616.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k14.387282%14.387282%14.4%1,0421,043113.303887%13.303887%13.3%484485213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.470213%11.470213%11.5%3903
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Providence Area

There are 50 places in the Providence Area. This section compares East Providence to all of the places in the Providence Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Providence.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Providence, selected other places in the Providence Area, and entities that contain East Providence
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceFall RiverWoonsocketNew BedfordPawtucketFoster CenterProvidence CountyProvidenceSmith MillsTauntonChepachetHarrisvilleEast Providence School DistrictE ProvidenceEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePascoagWesterlyValley FallsNewportAcushnet CenterAcushnet CtrRaynham CenterRaynham CtrAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandNewport EastNorth SeekonkWakefield-PeacedaleHope ValleyWarwickNorth WestportN WestportCranstonOcean GroveHopkintonCumberland HillCumberland HlSomersetBliss CornerGreeneMisquamicutBradfordNarragansett PierTivertonWeekapaugCarolinaMansfield CenterMansfield CtrGreenvilleQuonochontaugHarmonyNorton CenterKingstonCharlestownMelvilleAshawayWyomingWatch HillClayville43.432907%43.432907%43.4%2,748132.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k228.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k328.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875426.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k525.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141624.626866%24.626866%24.6%33720.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k18.870804%18.870804%18.9%371818.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,080916.338880%16.338880%16.3%1081016.307278%16.307278%16.3%1211116.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,17616.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,1761216.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k15.886771%15.886771%15.9%2751314.744925%14.744925%14.7%1,1331414.712741%14.712741%14.7%6941514.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,5651614.444444%14.444444%14.4%1691714.382174%14.382174%14.4%2131813.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2541913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.494828%12.494828%12.5%6042011.748120%11.748120%11.7%1252111.634506%11.634506%11.6%4102211.532385%11.532385%11.5%732311.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0362411.288546%11.288546%11.3%2052510.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1782610.037175%10.037175%10.0%108278.256881%8.256881%8.3%18287.920175%7.920175%7.9%254297.599135%7.599135%7.6%527307.311734%7.311734%7.3%167316.849315%6.849315%6.8%20326.635071%6.635071%6.6%14336.331878%6.331878%6.3%29345.715841%5.715841%5.7%105355.112474%5.112474%5.1%175364.166667%4.166667%4.2%9373.846154%3.846154%3.8%11383.621080%3.621080%3.6%112393.325123%3.325123%3.3%108402.611940%2.611940%2.6%7412.412869%2.412869%2.4%9422.337662%2.337662%2.3%9432.176871%2.176871%2.2%16441.328904%1.328904%1.3%8450.000000%0.000000%0.0%0460.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Rhode Island

There are 36 places in Rhode Island. This section compares East Providence to all of the places in Rhode Island and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Providence.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of East Providence, selected other places in Rhode Island, and entities that contain East Providence
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Central FallsProvidenceWoonsocketPawtucketFoster CenterProvidence CountyProvidenceChepachetHarrisvilleEast Providence School DistrictE ProvidenceEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePascoagWesterlyValley FallsNewportNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandNewport EastWakefield-PeacedaleHope ValleyWarwickCranstonHopkintonCumberland HillCumberland HlGreeneMisquamicutBradfordNarragansett PierTivertonWeekapaugCarolinaGreenvilleQuonochontaugHarmonyKingstonCharlestownMelvilleAshawayWyomingWatch HillClayville43.432907%43.432907%43.4%2,748132.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k228.264147%28.264147%28.3%4,875325.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,141424.626866%24.626866%24.6%33520.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k16.338880%16.338880%16.3%108616.307278%16.307278%16.3%121716.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,17616.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,176816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k15.886771%15.886771%15.9%275914.744925%14.744925%14.7%1,1331014.712741%14.712741%14.7%6941114.642590%14.642590%14.6%1,5651213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.494828%12.494828%12.5%6041311.634506%11.634506%11.6%4101411.532385%11.532385%11.5%731511.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0361610.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,178178.256881%8.256881%8.3%18187.920175%7.920175%7.9%254196.849315%6.849315%6.8%20206.635071%6.635071%6.6%14216.331878%6.331878%6.3%29225.715841%5.715841%5.7%105235.112474%5.112474%5.1%175244.166667%4.166667%4.2%9253.846154%3.846154%3.8%11263.325123%3.325123%3.3%108272.611940%2.611940%2.6%7282.412869%2.412869%2.4%9292.176871%2.176871%2.2%16301.328904%1.328904%1.3%8310.000000%0.000000%0.0%0320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%036
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 36 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares East Providence to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Providence. 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 East Providence, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain East Providence
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyProvidence CountyProvidenceNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersEast Providence School DistrictE ProvidenceEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceJersey CityRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceManchesterNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew 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%7,1412325.315915%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%8,8242820.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k20.381006%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%12,17012.2k3416.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,17616.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,17616.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3516.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k14.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.472754%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 East Providence to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with East Providence. 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 East Providence, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain East Providence
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoProvidence CountyProvidenceNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleEast Providence School DistrictE ProvidenceEast ProvidenceE ProvidenceDallasRhode IslandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandOmahaLong 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%62,80362.8k525.315915%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%48,37948.4k920.453636%20.453636%20.5%48,56948.6k20.381006%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%53,09453.1k1916.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,17616.199949%16.199949%16.2%3,17616.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k16.111096%16.111096%16.1%100,400100k16.101953%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%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%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%39,89339.9k3612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.344705%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:
Rhode Island
County:
Providence
Metro Area:
Providence Area
ZIP Codes:
02860, 02914, 02915, 02916
Unified School District:
East Providence
Neighborhoods:
Darlington, Riverside, Rumford
Congressional District:
RI-1
State Senate Districts:
RI-14, RI-18, RI-32
State House Districts:
RI-63, RI-64, RI-65, RI-66
Neighboring Cities:
Cranston, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick
Neighboring Towns:
Barrington
Nearby Cities:
Attleboro, Central Falls, Fall River
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cumberland Hill, Greenville, North Seekonk, Ocean Grove, Somerset, Tiverton, Valley Falls