Characteristics of Food Stamp Households in Fiscal Year 2001

Household Income and Resources

• 27% of households have earnings ($753 on average)
• 23% have TANF income ($375 on average)
• 32% have SSI income ($422 on average)
• 25% have Social Security income ($528 on average)
• 9% have no gross income
• 34% have income at 50% or less of the poverty guideline
• 11% have income above the poverty guideline
• Average monthly gross income was $624
• Average countable resources was $148
• 68% of households have no countable resources

Household Size

• Average household has 2.3 persons
• Average household with children has 3.4 persons
• Average household with elderly has 1.3 persons
• Average household with disabled has 2.0 persons

Average Monthly Benefits

• $163 for all households
• $242 for households with children
• $58 for households with elderly
• $101 for households with disabled
• $182 for households with non citizens
• 11% of households received the minimum benefit
• 22% received the maximum benefit

Age and Disability Status

• 51% of recipients are children
• 10% are elderly
• 13% are disabled
• 5% are non-elderly, non-disabled, childless adults

Source: Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: Fiscal Year 2001

*To view this document, you'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download here.