Food Stamps in Brownsville, Texas (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Texas and Brownsville
Brownsville
Texas
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,255.000000$54,727.000000$34,255.000000$34.3k51,06751.1k$16,986.000000$22,016.000000$16,986.000000$17.0k14,82414.8k$44,169.000000$61,364.000000$44,169.000000$44.2k36,24336.2k
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 Texas and Brownsville
Brownsville
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty269.535888%64.943999%69.535888%69.5%39.157%39.2%32.966811%32.668216%32.966811%33.0%54.689%54.7%32.885861%25.891967%32.885861%32.9%31.238%31.2%39.699137%41.753501%39.699137%39.7%38.252%38.3%32.123583%26.858341%32.123583%32.1%26.175%26.2%64.955478%50.860665%64.955478%65.0%58.642%58.6%
% 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 Texas and Brownsville
Brownsville
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty244.193361%33.475710%44.193361%44.2%60.843%60.8%11.171812%6.379565%11.171812%11.2%45.311%45.3%29.608476%24.385758%29.608476%29.6%68.762%68.8%26.211958%22.039001%26.211958%26.2%61.748%61.7%37.058191%32.956837%37.058191%37.1%73.825%73.8%18.737411%9.743683%18.737411%18.7%41.358%41.4%
% 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 Texas and Brownsville
Brownsville
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesBlack1White3Asian149.180328%15.602441%49.180328%49.2%180169.420656%169%38.727183%20.450500%38.727183%38.7%785133.410757%133%30.446586%21.787407%30.446586%30.4%13,45813.5k104.885039%105%29.028531%13.136648%29.028531%29.0%14,82414.8k100.000000%100%16.379310%22.506780%16.379310%16.4%3856.424868%56%9.530060%6.350986%9.530060%9.5%36332.829978%33%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.650960%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 Tract in Brownsville

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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

There are 51 places in the Brownsville Area. This section compares Brownsville to all of the places in the Brownsville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brownsville.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Brownsville, selected other places in the Brownsville Area, and entities that contain Brownsville
0%50%100%Count#Del Mar HeightsDel Mar HtsRatamosaLagoReid Hope KingIglesia AntiguaVilla PanchoLaurelesSanta MariaLaguna HeightsLaguna HtsEncantada-Ranchito-El CalabozEncantada-Ranchi…BixbyCameron ParkTierra BonitaLas Palmas IIBluetownLozanoLa Tina RanchSan PedroSan BenitoJuarezSanta RosaLos IndiosLa PalomaSolisBrownsvilleGreen Valley FarmsGrn Vly FarmsBrownsville and Harlingen Metro AreaBrownsvilleCameron CountyCameronLa FeriaHarlingenLos FresnosVilla del SolPrimeraCombesSouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArroyo GardensArroyo GdnsPalm ValleyLa Feria NorthLa Feria NOrasonLasanaRangervilleYznaga100.000000%100.000000%100.0%631100.000000%100.000000%100.0%50278.181818%78.181818%78.2%43370.935961%70.935961%70.9%144454.054054%54.054054%54.1%40553.260870%53.260870%53.3%98649.950739%49.950739%50.0%507747.368421%47.368421%47.4%108845.659526%45.659526%45.7%405944.274809%44.274809%44.3%2321044.217687%44.217687%44.2%651142.523364%42.523364%42.5%6371240.816327%40.816327%40.8%201340.765766%40.765766%40.8%1811439.285714%39.285714%39.3%551539.166667%39.166667%39.2%471635.359116%35.359116%35.4%641734.736842%34.736842%34.7%331833.714055%33.714055%33.7%2,5091933.333333%33.333333%33.3%482032.944228%32.944228%32.9%2542131.067961%31.067961%31.1%962230.567082%30.567082%30.6%2212329.870130%29.870130%29.9%462429.028531%29.028531%29.0%14,82414.8k2528.800000%28.800000%28.8%362627.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k27.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k25.468332%25.468332%25.5%5712725.159729%25.159729%25.2%5,1982825.031606%25.031606%25.0%3962925.000000%25.000000%25.0%83022.977099%22.977099%23.0%3013319.690265%19.690265%19.7%1783614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.213740%12.213740%12.2%16403.176796%3.176796%3.2%23430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%0490.000000%0.000000%0.0%0500.000000%0.000000%0.0%051
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 51 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Texas

There are 1,747 places in Texas. This section compares Brownsville to the 50 most populous places in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brownsville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,732.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Brownsville, selected other places in Texas, and entities that contain Brownsville
0%10%20%30%Count#PharrLaredoBrownsvilleBrownsville and Harlingen Metro AreaBrownsvilleCameron CountyCameronEdinburgMcAllenEl PasoMissionBeaumontBaytownPasadenaWacoLongviewDallasSan AntonioCorpus ChristiFort WorthWichita FallsMesquiteHoustonKilleenBryanGarlandSouthAbileneWest South CentralLubbockGrand PrairieArlingtonTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloSan AngeloTylerOdessaIrvingDentonConroeAustinLewisvilleRound RockMissouri CityMidlandAtascocitaCarrolltonCollege StationRichardsonAllenLeague CityPlanoPearlandMcKinneyFriscoThe WoodlandsSugar Land36.004785%36.004785%36.0%7,525130.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k229.028531%29.028531%29.0%14,82414.8k327.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k27.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k23.662592%23.662592%23.7%6,020423.202860%23.202860%23.2%9,864521.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k621.467391%21.467391%21.5%5,214717.559841%17.559841%17.6%8,077817.279877%17.279877%17.3%4,504916.925888%16.925888%16.9%8,3361016.817835%16.817835%16.8%7,9361116.386804%16.386804%16.4%4,9771216.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k1316.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k1415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k1515.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k1615.366374%15.366374%15.4%5,7671715.340016%15.340016%15.3%7,2231815.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k1914.588593%14.588593%14.6%7,1082014.479669%14.479669%14.5%4,2022114.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k2214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.186068%14.186068%14.2%6,0202313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k2413.351245%13.351245%13.4%7,9012513.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k2613.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7302712.133391%12.133391%12.1%4,4682811.983548%11.983548%12.0%4,4872911.700805%11.700805%11.7%4,6103011.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7693110.045408%10.045408%10.0%4,513329.546477%9.546477%9.5%2,547339.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k348.892574%8.892574%8.9%3,432358.440820%8.440820%8.4%3,043368.397396%8.397396%8.4%1,999377.934893%7.934893%7.9%3,510385.560159%5.560159%5.6%1,275395.435528%5.435528%5.4%2,536405.078906%5.078906%5.1%1,931414.940163%4.940163%4.9%2,031424.268671%4.268671%4.3%1,306433.921741%3.921741%3.9%1,337443.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,001453.699445%3.699445%3.7%1,319463.180020%3.180020%3.2%1,696472.356978%2.356978%2.4%1,147482.317653%2.317653%2.3%911491.955746%1.955746%2.0%54850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Brownsville to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brownsville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Brownsville, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Brownsville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBrownsvilleBrownsville and Harlingen Metro AreaBrownsvilleCameron CountyCameronBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockArlingtonTexasHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k329.028531%29.028531%29.0%14,82414.8k27.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k27.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k25.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k820.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k920.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1020.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1319.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1517.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1617.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1717.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k1917.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k2116.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2216.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2316.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k2515.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2615.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2715.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2815.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2915.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k3014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k3114.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3214.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3314.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k3613.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3713.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k3813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7303912.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k4012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,769449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150
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 Brownsville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brownsville. 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 Brownsville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Brownsville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBrownsvilleBrownsville and Harlingen Metro AreaBrownsvilleCameron CountyCameronBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralArlingtonTexasUnited 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%70,25070.3k429.028531%29.028531%29.0%14,82414.8k27.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k27.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k25.907118%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%43,05543.1k2515.230887%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%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%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:
Texas
County:
Cameron
Metro Area:
Brownsville Area
ZIP Codes:
78520, 78521, 78526, 78566, 78575, 78578, 78583, 78586
Unified School Districts:
Brownsville, Los Fresnos, Point Isabel, Rio Hondo, San Benito
Congressional District:
TX-34
State Senate District:
TX-27
State House Districts:
TX-37, TX-38
Neighboring Cities:
Port Isabel
Neighboring Towns:
Bayview, Rancho Viejo
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Cameron Park, Chula Vista, Del Mar Heights, Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, Olmito, Reid Hope King, San Pedro, Villa Pancho
Nearby Cities:
Los Fresnos
Nearby Towns:
Indian Lake, Laguna Vista
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Green Valley Farms, La Paloma, Lago, Laguna Heights, Laureles, Orason, South Point