Food Stamps in Tacoma, 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 Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$53,553.000000$62,848.000000$53,553.000000$53.6k80,33380.3k$19,363.000000$24,064.000000$19,363.000000$19.4k16,42516.4k$62,116.000000$70,372.000000$62,116.000000$62.1k63,90863.9k
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 Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.118721%47.116760%42.118721%42.1%30.526%30.5%22.118721%21.332104%22.118721%22.1%52.599%52.6%14.404871%19.230512%14.404871%14.4%17.977%18.0%46.520548%46.945970%46.520548%46.5%33.246%33.2%29.193303%29.704259%29.193303%29.2%18.097%18.1%49.741248%43.268786%49.741248%49.7%61.591%61.6%
% 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 Washington and Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.636978%28.269022%24.636978%24.6%69.474%69.5%5.122989%4.246874%5.122989%5.1%47.401%47.4%16.891469%21.522256%16.891469%16.9%82.023%82.0%24.006384%21.696812%24.006384%24.0%66.754%66.8%33.956625%36.820123%33.956625%34.0%81.903%81.9%7.972398%6.695312%7.972398%8.0%38.409%38.4%
% 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 Washington and Tacoma
Tacoma
Washington
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Asian1Other1All RacesWhite332.845854%29.386469%32.845854%32.8%2,785160.645725%161%29.119754%22.395108%29.119754%29.1%1,138142.421749%142%27.769461%25.043537%27.769461%27.8%742135.817602%136%27.363265%11.275405%27.363265%27.4%1,676133.830940%134%22.359249%28.516734%22.359249%22.4%834109.356808%109%20.446143%13.874663%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k100.000000%100%16.691027%11.571875%16.691027%16.7%9,25081.634109%82%
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 Tacoma

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
6%13%19%25%32%39%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Tacoma

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%15%30%45%59%74%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Tacoma

There are 9 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Tacoma (3 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Tacoma, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tacoma, selected neighborhoods in Tacoma, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%10%20%30%Count#Oakwood NeighborhoodOakwoodNew Tacoma NeighborhoodNew TacomaEastside-ENACT NeighborhoodEastside-ENACTSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndSouth Tacoma NeighborhoodSouth TacomaCentral NeighborhoodCentralTacomaWest End NeighborhoodWest EndPierce CountyPierceWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestPacificNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndNortheast Tacoma NeighborhoodNE Tacoma38.021510%38.021510%38.0%650651127.776779%27.776779%27.8%1,936227.068903%27.068903%27.1%2,5322,533326.587085%26.587085%26.6%3,783423.918479%23.918479%23.9%2,4092,410522.797143%22.797143%22.8%1,8141,815620.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k16.450981%16.450981%16.5%2,160715.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k13.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.584953%11.584953%11.6%164,243164k11.108351%11.108351%11.1%2,910,3772.91M10.976435%10.976435%11.0%1,948,5371.95M7.193961%7.193961%7.2%71886.220306%6.220306%6.2%3733749
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Seattle Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Tacoma, selected other places in the Seattle Area, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Northwest StanwoodNW StanwoodNorth MarysvilleN MarysvilleBaringWhite CenterMay CreekSouth PrairieTukwilaParklandCanyon CreekMidlandDarringtonGold BarPacificStansberry LakeStansberry LkEverettLakewoodLynnwoodLake BosworthTacomaSeaTacFederal WayKentLongbranchLa GrandeClear LakeEnumclawBurienAlgonaAuburnBuckleyPierce CountyPierceDes MoinesWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth CreekSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestPacificMountlake 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%2883015.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k14.689797%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%1,948,5371.95M10.191861%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 Tacoma to the 50 most populous places in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma. 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 Tacoma, selected other places in Washington, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#LongviewYakimaParklandMount VernonSpokaneBremertonPascoEverettLakewoodLynnwoodTacomaSeaTacKennewickFederal WayVancouverKentBurienOlympiaAuburnWalla WallaSpokane ValleySpokane VlySpanawayBellinghamUniversity PlaceUniv PlPierce CountyPierceDes MoinesWashingtonMarysvilleWenatcheeOak HarborUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPuyallupRentonLake StevensLaceySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPullmanRichlandWestPacificSouth 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%2,0182415.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k14.689797%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%1,9223510.101754%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 Tacoma to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma. 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 Tacoma, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#San BernardinoSunrise ManorSpokaneFresnoTacomaStocktonTucsonPortlandGlendaleSanta AnaPhoenixModestoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasParadiseAlbuquerquePierce CountyPierceMoreno ValleyBakersfieldLas VegasOxnardFontanaSacramentoWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRenoLong BeachAnaheimOaklandSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaRiversideAuroraWestMesaColorado 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%11,05711.1k1315.469519%15.469519%15.5%13,60913.6k1415.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k1515.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k14.939694%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%18,46018.5k2511.584953%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%13,16613.2k3210.103407%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 Tacoma to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tacoma. 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 Tacoma, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Tacoma
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoTacomaNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonPierce CountyPierceWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoWashingtonArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaWestMesaColorado 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%48,37948.4k920.446143%20.446143%20.4%16,42516.4k20.381006%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%125,369125k2715.050178%15.050178%15.1%46,22046.2k14.960260%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%18,46018.5k3911.584953%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%29,04429.0k429.844866%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:
Washington
County:
Pierce
Metro Area:
Seattle Area
ZIP Codes:
98402, 98403, 98404, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98408, 98409, 98416, 98418, 98421, 98422, 98424, 98444, 98445, 98465, 98466, 98467, 98499
Unified School Districts:
Clover Park, Fife, Franklin Pierce, Tacoma, University Place
Neighborhoods:
Central, Eastside-ENACT, New Tacoma, North End, Northeast Tacoma, Oakwood, South End, South Tacoma, West End
Congressional Districts:
WA-6, WA-9, WA-10
State Senate Districts:
WA-27, WA-28, WA-29
State House Districts:
WA-27, WA-28, WA-29
Neighboring Cities:
Federal Way, Fife, Fircrest, Lakewood, University Place
Neighboring Towns:
Ruston
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Browns Point, Dash Point, Fife Heights, Midland, Parkland, Vashon, Waller
Nearby Cities:
Edgewood, Gig Harbor, Milton
Nearby Towns:
Steilacoom
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Clover Creek, Fox Island, Lakeland South, McChord AFB, Summit, Wollochet