Food Stamps in Des Moines, 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 Des Moines
Des Moines
Washington
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,948.000000$62,848.000000$59,948.000000$59.9k11,70211.7k$31,118.000000$24,064.000000$31,118.000000$31.1k1,719$64,541.000000$70,372.000000$64,541.000000$64.5k9,983
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 Des Moines
Des Moines
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.203607%47.116760%50.203607%50.2%24.742%24.7%21.640489%21.332104%21.640489%21.6%46.269%46.3%12.449098%19.230512%12.449098%12.4%10.620%10.6%47.469459%46.945970%47.469459%47.5%27.383%27.4%28.795812%29.704259%28.795812%28.8%10.712%10.7%36.765561%43.268786%36.765561%36.8%51.550%51.5%
% 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 Des Moines
Des Moines
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.294701%28.269022%26.294701%26.3%75.258%75.3%4.327357%4.246874%4.327357%4.3%53.731%53.7%18.040669%21.522256%18.040669%18.0%89.380%89.4%21.676851%21.696812%21.676851%21.7%72.617%72.6%41.330261%36.820123%41.330261%41.3%89.288%89.3%5.950115%6.695312%5.950115%6.0%48.450%48.5%
% 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 Des Moines
Des Moines
Washington
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Other1Asian1Mixed1All RacesWhite337.664042%29.386469%37.664042%37.7%287256.395939%256%28.273810%25.043537%28.273810%28.3%190192.472437%192%26.467066%28.516734%26.467066%26.5%221180.173127%180%23.940887%11.275405%23.940887%23.9%243162.976298%163%18.568665%22.395108%18.568665%18.6%96126.405190%126%14.689797%13.874663%14.689797%14.7%1,719100.000000%100%8.631819%11.571875%8.631819%8.6%68258.760642%59%
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 Des Moines

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
3%10%16%22%28%34%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Des Moines

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
3%10%16%22%28%34%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Des Moines

There are 11 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Des Moines (4 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Des Moines, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected neighborhoods in Des Moines, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%10%20%30%Count#Pacific Ridge NeighborhoodPacific RidgeRedondo NeighborhoodRedondoSouth Des Moines NeighborhoodS Des MoinesCentral Des Moines NeighborhoodCntrl Des MoinesDes MoinesBuenna NeighborhoodBuennaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWoodmont NeighborhoodWoodmontSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestPacificKing CountyKingZenith NeighborhoodZenithRedondo NeighborhoodRedondoNorth Central NeighborhoodNorth CentralMarina District NeighborhoodMarina DistNorth Hill NeighborhoodNorth Hill33.813372%33.813372%33.8%601602129.058252%29.058252%29.1%756757218.629442%18.629442%18.6%263315.040496%15.040496%15.0%276414.689797%14.689797%14.7%1,71914.079163%14.079163%14.1%127128513.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.283075%12.283075%12.3%186611.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k10.215054%10.215054%10.2%18919079.954126%9.954126%10.0%444586.864755%6.864755%6.9%111295.579937%5.579937%5.6%21103.858696%3.858696%3.9%6811
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Seattle Area

There are 200 places in the Seattle Area. This section compares Des Moines to all of the places in the Seattle Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Des Moines, selected other places in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Northwest StanwoodNW StanwoodNorth MarysvilleN MarysvilleBaringWhite CenterMay CreekSouth PrairieTukwilaParklandCanyon CreekMidlandDarringtonGold BarPacificStansberry LakeStansberry LkEverettLakewoodLynnwoodLake BosworthTacomaSeaTacFederal WayKentLongbranchLa GrandeClear LakeEnumclawBurienAlgonaAuburnBuckleyDes MoinesWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth CreekSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestPacificKing CountyKingMountlake TerraceMountlake TerSeattleLakeland NorthLakeland NWarm BeachFife HeightsBellevueEdmondsBrowns PointBrierNewcastleDuvallGreenwaterSilvanaHerron IslandHat IslandAlder48.387097%48.387097%48.4%15142.000000%42.000000%42.0%21238.461538%38.461538%38.5%40332.684602%32.684602%32.7%1,713428.362573%28.362573%28.4%97527.472527%27.472527%27.5%25626.915056%26.915056%26.9%1,936725.869766%25.869766%25.9%3,361824.159855%24.159855%24.2%266923.974668%23.974668%24.0%7951023.463687%23.463687%23.5%1261122.440945%22.440945%22.4%1711222.039342%22.039342%22.0%5491321.711367%21.711367%21.7%1701421.541413%21.541413%21.5%9,0951521.383725%21.383725%21.4%5,2111620.793788%20.793788%20.8%2,8921720.608108%20.608108%20.6%611820.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k1919.965733%19.965733%20.0%1,9812019.725956%19.725956%19.7%6,7952119.452362%19.452362%19.5%8,3262219.364375%19.364375%19.4%2622319.354839%19.354839%19.4%122419.252874%19.252874%19.3%672519.063545%19.063545%19.1%8552618.958568%18.958568%19.0%3,5282718.856570%18.856570%18.9%1882818.658448%18.658448%18.7%5,1462918.556701%18.556701%18.6%2883014.689797%14.689797%14.7%1,7194313.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.327311%12.327311%12.3%1165711.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M10.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k10.191861%10.191861%10.2%834719.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k808.924378%8.924378%8.9%380857.996051%7.996051%8.0%81996.493506%6.493506%6.5%451135.488374%5.488374%5.5%3,0001255.476627%5.476627%5.5%9561274.771372%4.771372%4.8%241413.481144%3.481144%3.5%841552.338087%2.338087%2.3%1001690.564744%0.564744%0.6%141830.000000%0.000000%0.0%01940.000000%0.000000%0.0%01950.000000%0.000000%0.0%01960.000000%0.000000%0.0%01970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0198
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 198 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Washington

There are 626 places in Washington. This section compares Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. 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 Des Moines, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#LongviewYakimaParklandMount VernonSpokaneBremertonPascoEverettLakewoodLynnwoodTacomaSeaTacKennewickFederal WayVancouverKentBurienOlympiaAuburnWalla WallaSpokane ValleySpokane VlySpanawayBellinghamUniversity PlaceUniv PlDes MoinesWashingtonMarysvilleWenatcheeOak HarborUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPuyallupRentonLake StevensLaceySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPullmanRichlandWestPacificSouth HillKing CountyKingShorelineGrahamSeattleIssaquahBellevueEdmondsBothellSilver 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%2,0182414.689797%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%2,1143211.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.229947%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%1,9223510.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k10.101754%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 Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. 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 Des Moines, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerqueMoreno ValleyDes MoinesBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificBoise CityDenverUrban HonoluluKing CountyKingSalt 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%11,05711.1k1315.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k1514.939694%14.939694%14.9%7,6921614.689797%14.689797%14.7%1,71914.586302%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%18,46018.5k2511.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.385686%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%13,16613.2k3210.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k10.103407%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 Des Moines to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Des Moines. 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 Des Moines, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Des Moines
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonDes MoinesOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoWashingtonArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPacificDenverKing CountyKingLos 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%26,53726.5k2215.944948%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%38,46438.5k3014.689797%14.689797%14.7%1,71914.606174%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%18,46018.5k3911.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.108351%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%29,04429.0k4210.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k9.844866%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:
Washington
County:
King
Metro Area:
Seattle Area
ZIP Codes:
98003, 98023, 98032, 98148, 98198
Unified School Districts:
Federal Way, Highline
Neighborhoods:
Buenna, Central Des Moines, Marina District, North Central, North Hill, Pacific Ridge, Redondo, Redondo, South Des Moines, Woodmont, Zenith
Congressional District:
WA-9
State Senate Districts:
WA-30, WA-33
State House Districts:
WA-30, WA-33
Neighboring Cities:
Burien, Federal Way, Kent, Normandy Park, SeaTac
Nearby Cities:
Algona, Auburn, Renton, Tukwila
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Browns Point, Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Dash Point, Lakeland North, Lakeland South, Vashon