Food Stamps in Bellingham, Washington (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Washington and Bellingham
Bellingham
Washington
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,441.000000$62,848.000000$44,441.000000$44.4k34,09634.1k$17,088.000000$24,064.000000$17,088.000000$17.1k5,455$51,991.000000$70,372.000000$51,991.000000$52.0k28,64128.6k
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 Washington and Bellingham
Bellingham
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.875344%47.116760%35.875344%35.9%25.716%25.7%19.248396%21.332104%19.248396%19.2%53.462%53.5%13.125573%19.230512%13.125573%13.1%15.115%15.1%51.274060%46.945970%51.274060%51.3%32.565%32.6%28.597617%29.704259%28.597617%28.6%13.384%13.4%58.918423%43.268786%58.918423%58.9%43.135%43.1%
% 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 Washington and Bellingham
Bellingham
Washington
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.737439%28.269022%19.737439%19.7%74.284%74.3%3.191229%4.246874%3.191229%3.2%46.538%46.5%14.039314%21.522256%14.039314%14.0%84.885%84.9%20.222758%21.696812%20.222758%20.2%67.435%67.4%35.250166%36.820123%35.250166%35.3%86.616%86.6%14.793478%6.695312%14.793478%14.8%56.865%56.9%
% 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 Washington and Bellingham
Bellingham
Washington
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2Asian1All RacesWhite339.372822%29.386469%39.372822%39.4%113246.096379%246%27.336449%22.395108%27.336449%27.3%351170.864079%171%26.671512%28.516734%26.671512%26.7%367166.707949%167%24.737945%25.043537%24.737945%24.7%236154.622363%155%24.132948%11.275405%24.132948%24.1%334150.840879%151%15.998944%13.874663%15.998944%16.0%5,455100.000000%100%14.071015%11.571875%14.071015%14.1%4,05487.949645%88%
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 Bellingham

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.5%8.5%12.5%16.5%20.5%24.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Bellingham

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4.5%8.5%12.5%16.5%20.5%24.6%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Bellingham

There are 21 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Bellingham (11 fully and 10 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Bellingham, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bellingham, selected neighborhoods in Bellingham, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Birchwood NeighborhoodBirchwoodDowntown Business District NeighborhoodDntn Business DistGuide Meridian NeighborhoodGuide MeridianLettered Streets NeighborhoodLettered StreetsAlabama Hill NeighborhoodAlabama HillPuget NeighborhoodPugetRoosevelt NeighborhoodRooseveltWhatcom Falls NeighborhoodWhatcom FallsMt. Baker NeighborhoodMt. BakerWestern Washington University NeighborhoodW Washington UnivMerdian NeighborhoodMerdianSehome NeighborhoodSehomeBellinghamBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificSunnyland NeighborhoodSunnylandYork NeighborhoodYorkSouth Hill NeighborhoodSouth HillColumbia NeighborhoodColumbiaCornwall Park NeighborhoodCornwall ParkSamish Hill NeighborhoodSamish HillEdgemoor NeighborhoodEdgemoorFairhaven NeighborhoodFairhavenSouth NeighborhoodSouth24.541691%24.541691%24.5%496123.537567%23.537567%23.5%202222.120664%22.120664%22.1%522523319.317740%19.317740%19.3%252253418.846918%18.846918%18.8%158518.634502%18.634502%18.6%471472617.829663%17.829663%17.8%550717.823121%17.823121%17.8%121817.478750%17.478750%17.5%295296916.819120%16.819120%16.8%1441451016.732514%16.732514%16.7%1201116.687117%16.687117%16.7%1051215.998944%15.998944%16.0%5,45515.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k13.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.777882%10.777882%10.8%971310.777882%10.777882%10.8%123124146.726178%6.726178%6.7%130155.834621%5.834621%5.8%98165.834621%5.834621%5.8%5859175.486173%5.486173%5.5%62185.251216%5.251216%5.3%4849195.251216%5.251216%5.3%18204.526358%4.526358%4.5%3721
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Bellingham Area

There are 19 places in the Bellingham Area. This section compares Bellingham to all of the places in the Bellingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bellingham, selected other places in the Bellingham Area, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%50%100%Count#AcmeDemingPeaceful ValleyPeaceful VlyGlacierKendallMarietta-AlderwoodFerndaleSumasNooksackEversonBellinghamBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomBlaineWashingtonBirch BayUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestPacificLyndenPoint RobertsGenevaSudden ValleyCusterMaple Falls100.000000%100.000000%100.0%45154.117647%54.117647%54.1%46243.615495%43.615495%43.6%608334.090909%34.090909%34.1%15429.310345%29.310345%29.3%17523.247664%23.247664%23.2%398621.713566%21.713566%21.7%1,034721.565217%21.565217%21.6%124816.699411%16.699411%16.7%85916.666667%16.666667%16.7%1361015.998944%15.998944%16.0%5,4551115.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k14.518448%14.518448%14.5%3031213.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.823446%13.823446%13.8%4871313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M9.724951%9.724951%9.7%495147.384615%7.384615%7.4%48156.220657%6.220657%6.2%53164.828897%4.828897%4.8%127170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Washington

There are 626 places in Washington. This section compares Bellingham to the 50 most populous places in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 22,221.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bellingham, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#LongviewYakimaParklandMount VernonSpokaneBremertonPascoEverettLakewoodLynnwoodTacomaSeaTacKennewickFederal WayVancouverKentBurienOlympiaAuburnWalla WallaSpokane ValleySpokane VlySpanawayBellinghamUniversity PlaceUniv PlBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomDes MoinesWashingtonMarysvilleWenatcheeOak HarborUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPuyallupRentonLake StevensLaceyPullmanRichlandWestPacificSouth HillShorelineGrahamSeattleIssaquahBellevueEdmondsBothellSilver FirsKirklandMaple ValleyRedmondMercer IslandBainbridge IslandBainbridge IsSammamishCottage Lake28.377561%28.377561%28.4%4,224126.562311%26.562311%26.6%8,773225.869766%25.869766%25.9%3,361324.001042%24.001042%24.0%2,763423.461984%23.461984%23.5%20,46820.5k521.952148%21.952148%22.0%3,459621.572074%21.572074%21.6%4,295721.541413%21.541413%21.5%9,095821.383725%21.383725%21.4%5,211920.793788%20.793788%20.8%2,8921020.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k1119.965733%19.965733%20.0%1,9811219.943214%19.943214%19.9%5,5491319.725956%19.725956%19.7%6,7951419.528675%19.528675%19.5%13,15113.2k1519.452362%19.452362%19.5%8,3261618.958568%18.958568%19.0%3,5281718.762925%18.762925%18.8%3,9921818.658448%18.658448%18.7%5,1461918.073630%18.073630%18.1%2,1112017.849952%17.849952%17.8%6,8262116.868885%16.868885%16.9%1,7242215.998944%15.998944%16.0%5,4552315.847338%15.847338%15.8%2,0182415.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k14.689797%14.689797%14.7%1,7192513.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.645639%13.645639%13.6%3,1432613.276158%13.276158%13.3%1,5482713.194593%13.194593%13.2%1,2302813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.713399%12.713399%12.7%1,9662912.620905%12.620905%12.6%4,8543012.022864%12.022864%12.0%1,2413111.737923%11.737923%11.7%2,1143211.229947%11.229947%11.2%1,1973311.128063%11.128063%11.1%2,3343411.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.360069%10.360069%10.4%1,9223510.101754%10.101754%10.1%2,194369.598350%9.598350%9.6%791379.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k385.884823%5.884823%5.9%841395.488374%5.488374%5.5%3,000405.476627%5.476627%5.5%956415.096242%5.096242%5.1%834425.047455%5.047455%5.0%351434.640816%4.640816%4.6%1,648444.597162%4.597162%4.6%392454.339956%4.339956%4.3%1,031464.164969%4.164969%4.2%409473.314345%3.314345%3.3%320481.583256%1.583256%1.6%323491.079137%1.079137%1.1%8750
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Bellingham to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bellingham, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasBellinghamParadiseBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityLos AngelesSeattleSpring ValleyChula VistaGlendaleAnchorageSan JoseChandlerHendersonSan DiegoSan FranciscoGilbertSanta ClaritaHuntington BeachHuntington BchScottsdaleFremontIrvine29.012787%29.012787%29.0%16,63116.6k123.620964%23.620964%23.6%14,41814.4k223.461984%23.461984%23.5%20,46820.5k323.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k420.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k519.954646%19.954646%20.0%18,65518.7k619.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k719.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k819.046976%19.046976%19.0%15,50515.5k917.108540%17.108540%17.1%12,84812.8k1016.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1116.115662%16.115662%16.1%11,47011.5k1215.999363%15.999363%16.0%11,05711.1k1315.998944%15.998944%16.0%5,45515.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k1514.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921614.586302%14.586302%14.6%16,58216.6k1714.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k1814.176125%14.176125%14.2%7,2071913.921069%13.921069%13.9%7,1502013.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k2113.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.222590%12.222590%12.2%11,46111.5k2211.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k2311.730531%11.730531%11.7%11,73111.7k2411.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k2511.385686%11.385686%11.4%10,46810.5k2611.314299%11.314299%11.3%14,18714.2k2711.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k2811.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k2910.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.337522%10.337522%10.3%9,1243010.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3110.318586%10.318586%10.3%13,16613.2k3210.103407%10.103407%10.1%7,621339.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k349.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k359.278164%9.278164%9.3%6,671369.066372%9.066372%9.1%7,054378.450158%8.450158%8.5%6,100388.442493%8.442493%8.4%8,862397.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k406.903259%6.903259%6.9%5,927416.586006%6.586006%6.6%7,071426.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k435.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k444.806475%4.806475%4.8%3,456454.694710%4.694710%4.7%2,798464.541958%4.541958%4.5%3,425473.645219%3.645219%3.6%3,832483.318126%3.318126%3.3%2,422492.278439%2.278439%2.3%2,04950
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 Bellingham to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bellingham. 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 Bellingham, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bellingham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaBellinghamMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamWhatcom CountyWhatcomAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoWashingtonArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificDenverLos 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%48,37948.4k920.381006%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%26,53726.5k2215.998944%15.998944%16.0%5,45515.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.329737%15.329737%15.3%12,42012.4k15.230887%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%25,00925.0k3313.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%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%18,46018.5k3911.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.333295%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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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Washington
County:
Whatcom
Metro Area:
Bellingham Area
ZIP Codes:
98225, 98226, 98229
Unified School Districts:
Bellingham, Ferndale, Meridian
Neighborhoods:
Alabama Hill, Birchwood, Columbia, Cornwall Park, Downtown Business District, Edgemoor, Fairhaven, Guide Meridian, Lettered Streets, Merdian, Mt. Baker, Puget, Roosevelt, Samish Hill, Sehome, South, South Hill, Sunnyland, Western Washington University, Whatcom Falls, York
Congressional Districts:
WA-1, WA-2
State Senate Districts:
WA-40, WA-42
State House Districts:
WA-40, WA-42
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Geneva, Marietta-Alderwood
Nearby Cities:
Everson, Ferndale, Lynden, Nooksack
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Acme, Alger, Custer, Deming, Edison, Sudden Valley