Food Stamps in La Crosse, Wisconsin (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Wisconsin and La Crosse
La Crosse
Wisconsin
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,899.000000$54,610.000000$40,899.000000$40.9k20,88220.9k$18,316.000000$20,374.000000$18,316.000000$18.3k2,805$44,673.000000$60,963.000000$44,673.000000$44.7k18,07718.1k
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 Wisconsin and La Crosse
La Crosse
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.716578%49.472218%38.716578%38.7%26.663%26.7%24.598930%27.248861%24.598930%24.6%56.978%57.0%7.379679%15.097623%7.379679%7.4%8.831%8.83%51.229947%43.251544%51.229947%51.2%28.028%28.0%25.811052%24.660687%25.811052%25.8%11.227%11.2%52.014260%46.496210%52.014260%52.0%33.954%34.0%
% 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 Wisconsin and La Crosse
La Crosse
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.523759%26.305190%16.523759%16.5%73.337%73.3%2.882115%3.904314%2.882115%2.9%43.022%43.0%11.821652%19.811174%11.821652%11.8%91.169%91.2%20.412679%20.403270%20.412679%20.4%71.972%72.0%31.670078%38.031176%31.670078%31.7%88.773%88.8%15.699508%7.099056%15.699508%15.7%66.046%66.0%
% 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 Wisconsin and La Crosse
La Crosse
Wisconsin
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Other1Mixed1Black1Asian1All RacesWhite2Hispanic358.955224%31.144243%58.955224%59.0%79438.895895%439%42.857143%29.248546%42.857143%42.9%54319.052712%319%35.496183%44.531342%35.496183%35.5%93264.253582%264%22.770919%17.163008%22.770919%22.8%166169.519548%170%13.432621%12.712153%13.432621%13.4%2,805100.000000%100%12.451623%9.456061%12.451623%12.5%2,41392.696895%93%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%29.088639%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in La Crosse

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
15.1%18.1%21.2%24.2%27.2%30.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in La Crosse

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
2%8%14%19%25%31%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in La Crosse

There are 4 neighborhoods in La Crosse. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, La Crosse, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with La Crosse.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of La Crosse, selected neighborhoods in La Crosse, and entities that contain La Crosse
0%10%20%30%Count#Lower Northside NeighborhoodLower NorthsideWashburn NeighborhoodWashburnPowell-Hood-Hamilton NeighborhoodPowell-Hood-Hamil…Goosetown NeighborhoodGoosetownEast North CentralLa CrosseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinLa Crosse CountyLa CrosseLa Crosse and Onalaska Metro AreaLa Crosse30.247479%30.247479%30.2%445120.131536%20.131536%20.1%291292218.066961%18.066961%18.1%194315.115168%15.115168%15.1%267268414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,80513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k10.234263%10.234263%10.2%4,77510.019032%10.019032%10.0%5,475
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the La Crosse Area

There are 16 places in the La Crosse Area. This section compares La Crosse to all of the places in the La Crosse Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with La Crosse.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of La Crosse, selected other places in the La Crosse Area, and entities that contain La Crosse
0%5%10%15%Count#HoustonWest SalemEast North CentralLa CrosseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinSpring GroveLa CrescentCaledoniaBrownsvilleLa Crosse CountyLa CrosseLa Crosse and Onalaska Metro AreaLa CrosseRocklandHokahOnalaskaEitzenSt. JosephBrice PrairieHolmenFrench IslandBangor19.058296%19.058296%19.1%85114.080765%14.080765%14.1%265214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,805313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k11.287478%11.287478%11.3%64411.263606%11.263606%11.3%238511.093117%11.093117%11.1%137610.924370%10.924370%10.9%26710.234263%10.234263%10.2%4,77510.019032%10.019032%10.0%5,4759.565217%9.565217%9.6%2288.713693%8.713693%8.7%2198.581991%8.581991%8.6%650108.264463%8.264463%8.3%10117.975460%7.975460%8.0%13127.938719%7.938719%7.9%57137.747253%7.747253%7.7%282147.565470%7.565470%7.6%156156.884058%6.884058%6.9%3816
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Wisconsin

There are 779 places in Wisconsin. This section compares La Crosse to the 50 most populous places in Wisconsin and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with La Crosse. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 16,289.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of La Crosse, selected other places in Wisconsin, and entities that contain La Crosse
0%10%20%30%Count#BeloitMilwaukeeRacineWisconsin RapidsKenoshaSuperiorCudahyGreen BayJanesvilleSheboyganSouth MilwaukeeS MilwaukeeWausauWest AllisMenomonieBeaver DamMenashaFitchburgStevens PointFond du LacEast North CentralEau ClaireOshkoshLa CrosseWatertownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWisconsinManitowocWaukeshaAshwaubenonWest BendMarshfieldAppletonGreenfieldNeenahLa Crosse CountyLa CrosseSun PrairieLa Crosse and Onalaska Metro AreaLa CrosseMadisonHowardDe PereMount PleasantMt PleasantOnalaskaMiddletonPleasant PrairieOak CreekFranklinOconomowocGermantownWauwatosaCaledoniaNew BerlinMenomonee FallsMuskegoBrookfieldMequon30.517809%30.517809%30.5%4,267130.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k228.010050%28.010050%28.0%8,361324.269529%24.269529%24.3%2,035421.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,942520.532120%20.532120%20.5%2,346619.916622%19.916622%19.9%1,481718.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,811817.932409%17.932409%17.9%4,680917.629046%17.629046%17.6%3,6271017.416647%17.416647%17.4%1,4941117.222023%17.222023%17.2%2,8841216.138965%16.138965%16.1%4,4551315.649397%15.649397%15.6%8821415.580262%15.580262%15.6%1,0231515.323876%15.323876%15.3%1,1451614.678982%14.678982%14.7%1,6211714.337302%14.337302%14.3%1,4691814.225824%14.225824%14.2%2,5451914.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.582287%13.582287%13.6%3,6992013.527801%13.527801%13.5%3,5572113.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,8052213.074094%13.074094%13.1%1,2442313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.626778%12.626778%12.6%1,8552411.471951%11.471951%11.5%3,3172511.444752%11.444752%11.4%8692611.216716%11.216716%11.2%1,4872711.061268%11.061268%11.1%9372810.967269%10.967269%11.0%3,1432910.454409%10.454409%10.5%1,7373010.419721%10.419721%10.4%1,1373110.234263%10.234263%10.2%4,77510.108130%10.108130%10.1%1,2623210.019032%10.019032%10.0%5,4759.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k339.076433%9.076433%9.1%684348.832541%8.832541%8.8%836358.628198%8.628198%8.6%951368.581991%8.581991%8.6%650378.467460%8.467460%8.5%726386.923477%6.923477%6.9%532396.838214%6.838214%6.8%962406.381254%6.381254%6.4%866416.350653%6.350653%6.4%418425.689611%5.689611%5.7%448435.595694%5.595694%5.6%1,154445.199591%5.199591%5.2%508454.776368%4.776368%4.8%802463.758534%3.758534%3.8%556472.844444%2.844444%2.8%256482.059105%2.059105%2.1%301491.748516%1.748516%1.7%16250
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares La Crosse to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with La Crosse. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of La Crosse, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain La Crosse
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldEast North CentralIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaLa CrosseSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestWisconsinOmahaSioux FallsFargoLa Crosse CountyLa CrosseLa Crosse and Onalaska Metro AreaLa CrosseColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterAnn ArborOlatheOverland ParkNaperville44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2516.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113214.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3414.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,80513.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4010.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.234263%10.234263%10.2%4,77510.019032%10.019032%10.0%5,47510.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985466.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,79050
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 La Crosse to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with La Crosse. 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 La Crosse, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain La Crosse
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasEast North CentralSacramentoLa CrosseArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteWisconsinOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLa Crosse CountyLa CrosseLa Crosse and Onalaska Metro AreaLa CrosseLos 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%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.432621%13.432621%13.4%2,80513.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k12.344705%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%29,04429.0k4210.234263%10.234263%10.2%4,77510.019032%10.019032%10.0%5,4759.844866%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:
Wisconsin
County:
La Crosse
Metro Area:
La Crosse Area
ZIP Codes:
54601, 54603, 54650
Unified School Districts:
La Crosse, Onalaska, West Salem
Neighborhoods:
Goosetown, Lower Northside, Powell-Hood-Hamilton, Washburn
Congressional District:
WI-3
State Senate District:
WI-32
Assembly Districts:
WI-94, WI-95
Neighboring Cities:
Onalaska
Neighboring Towns:
Medary, Shelby
Neighboring Townships:
Hokah, La Crescent
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
French Island
Nearby Cities:
Brownsville, Dakota, Hokah, La Crescent
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Brice Prairie, St. Joseph
Nearby Villages:
Bangor, Holmen, Stoddard, West Salem