Food Stamps in Portland, Maine (Unified School District)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,259.000000$50,826.000000$48,259.000000$48.3k30,21130.2k$13,903.000000$18,002.000000$13,903.000000$13.9k5,843$58,184.000000$58,727.000000$58,184.000000$58.2k24,36824.4k
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 Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.136060%40.337466%35.136060%35.1%32.275%32.3%23.224371%19.292705%23.224371%23.2%62.999%63.0%10.268698%14.038768%10.268698%10.3%16.225%16.2%39.226425%54.399670%39.226425%39.2%34.685%34.7%25.089851%32.083831%25.089851%25.1%16.652%16.7%61.235667%48.446027%61.235667%61.2%60.881%60.9%
% 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 Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.678923%23.397183%17.678923%17.7%67.725%67.7%3.270683%3.753196%3.270683%3.3%37.001%37.0%12.713395%17.104009%12.713395%12.7%83.775%83.8%17.711753%24.528711%17.711753%17.7%65.315%65.3%30.113263%43.561647%30.113263%30.1%83.348%83.3%9.434504%6.688841%9.434504%9.4%39.119%39.1%
% 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 Maine and Portland
Portland
Maine
0%20%40%60%Count%Black1Other1Asian1Mixed1All RacesHispanic2White364.816870%44.123049%64.816870%64.8%1,168335.133059%335%50.704225%42.660901%50.704225%50.7%108262.164188%262%34.777778%18.885017%34.777778%34.8%313179.817122%180%22.748092%32.448133%22.748092%22.7%149117.618106%118%19.340638%16.259760%19.340638%19.3%5,843100.000000%100%16.812609%17.390306%16.812609%16.8%9686.928931%87%15.377829%15.579560%15.377829%15.4%4,00979.510455%80%
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 Portland

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Portland

There is 1 place in Portland. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Portland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected places in Portland, and entities that contain Portland
0%5%10%15%Count#PortlandPortlandMaineNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberland19.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84316.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Portland

There is 1 county subdivision in Portland. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Portland, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected county subdivisions in Portland, and entities that contain Portland
0%5%10%15%Count#PortlandPortlandPortlandMaineNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaCumberland CountyCumberland19.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843116.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in Maine

There are 259 unified school districts in Maine. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 10,443.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other unified school districts in Maine, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleLewistonAugustaSchool Administrative District 5454BangorBiddefordSanfordSchool Administrative District 1717Regional School Unit 1010School Administrative District 0101School Administrative District 4949AuburnSchool Administrative District 0303Regional School Unit 7171WestbrookSchool Administrative District 4040Regional School Unit 1919Regional School Unit 1313PortlandPortlandSchool Administrative District 0909School Administrative District 1111MaineRegional School Unit 1616Regional School Unit 1212Regional School Unit 0202Regional School Unit 0101Regional School Unit 0404Regional School Unit 1818NortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandSchool Administrative District 6161School Administrative District 6060Portland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaSchool Administrative District 5757BrunswickCumberland CountyCumberlandRegional School Unit 2626Saco Public SchoolsSacoSchool Administrative District 0606School Administrative District 5252Regional School Unit 2222School Administrative District 3535School Administrative District 7575Wells-Ogunquit Community School DistrictWells-OgunquitSchool Administrative District 1515Regional School Unit 1414Five Town Community School DistrictFive Town CommRegional School Unit 2121GorhamRegional School Unit 0505ScarboroughYorkFalmouthSchool Administrative District 515132.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284126.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,153225.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,153324.903261%24.903261%24.9%1,802424.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,476524.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068623.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032723.538669%23.538669%23.5%2,094823.247287%23.247287%23.2%1,585922.431475%22.431475%22.4%1,2031021.184858%21.184858%21.2%1,2481120.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0451220.641987%20.641987%20.6%8811320.565765%20.565765%20.6%9961420.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5681520.046537%20.046537%20.0%1,1201620.006560%20.006560%20.0%1,2201719.948539%19.948539%19.9%1,3181819.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,84319.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8431919.017857%19.017857%19.0%1,2782018.201362%18.201362%18.2%1,0162116.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.795560%15.795560%15.8%6832215.315518%15.315518%15.3%6822315.269278%15.269278%15.3%9982414.602120%14.602120%14.6%9232514.087870%14.087870%14.1%5902613.817891%13.817891%13.8%1,0382713.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2992812.049606%12.049606%12.0%7192911.919369%11.919369%11.9%8163011.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.625120%11.625120%11.6%9703111.587053%11.587053%11.6%9633211.287764%11.287764%11.3%13,30513.3k10.246040%10.246040%10.2%304339.877956%9.877956%9.9%777349.802567%9.802567%9.8%993359.053156%9.053156%9.1%436369.046675%9.046675%9.0%502378.614446%8.614446%8.6%452388.447937%8.447937%8.4%731397.567891%7.567891%7.6%379407.183291%7.183291%7.2%368417.009911%7.009911%7.0%580426.704981%6.704981%6.7%385436.445717%6.445717%6.4%529446.441119%6.441119%6.4%396455.705259%5.705259%5.7%307464.606299%4.606299%4.6%351473.967119%3.967119%4.0%222482.508726%2.508726%2.5%115491.227437%1.227437%1.2%5150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of unified school district out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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:
Maine
County:
Cumberland
Metro Area:
Portland Area
Cities:
Portland
ZIP Codes:
04019, 04050, 04101, 04102, 04103, 04108, 04109
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate Districts:
ME-25, ME-27, ME-28
State House Districts:
ME-36, ME-37, ME-38, ME-39, ME-40, ME-41, ME-42, ME-43
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Long Island, 51, South Portland, Westbrook
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Biddeford, Chebeague Island, Gorham, 05, 14, 23, Saco, Scarborough, 75, Yarmouth