Food Stamps in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas (Census County Division)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Taylor County and Merkel
Merkel
Taylor County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,542.000000$47,044.000000$48,542.000000$48.5k2,013$19,583.000000$21,554.000000$19,583.000000$19.6k146$52,888.000000$51,752.000000$52,888.000000$52.9k1,867
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 Taylor County and Merkel
Merkel
Taylor County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.000000%60.610329%50.000000%50.0%14.370%14.4%30.136986%34.131455%30.136986%30.1%35.772%35.8%15.753425%20.438185%15.753425%15.8%6.425%6.42%46.575342%47.496088%46.575342%46.6%8.608%8.61%37.671233%23.129890%37.671233%37.7%6.478%6.48%41.095890%50.015649%41.095890%41.1%19.355%19.4%
% 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 Taylor County and Merkel
Merkel
Taylor County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.299411%27.884638%23.299411%23.3%85.630%85.6%4.231387%5.429360%4.231387%4.2%64.228%64.2%17.943224%19.441286%17.943224%17.9%93.575%93.6%38.671666%27.624771%38.671666%38.7%91.392%91.4%42.528120%35.787373%42.528120%42.5%93.522%93.5%13.390466%11.399336%13.390466%13.4%80.645%80.6%
% 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 Taylor County and Merkel
Merkel
Taylor County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Hispanic2White3All RacesOther1Mixed150.000000%30.550344%50.000000%50.0%4689.383562%689%9.876543%22.904048%9.876543%9.9%8136.174531%136%7.441860%9.195953%7.441860%7.4%128102.605925%103%7.252856%12.911960%7.252856%7.3%146100.000000%100%4.081633%17.645108%4.081633%4.1%656.276209%56%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.146776%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Abilene Area

There are 11 county subdivisions in the Abilene Area. This section compares Merkel to all of the county subdivisions in the Abilene Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merkel, selected other county subdivisions in the Abilene Area, and entities that contain Merkel
0%5%10%15%20%Count#HamlinSouthLuedersWest South CentralAbileneTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTaylor CountyTaylorStamfordAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaAnsonCross PlainsBairdClydeHawley-Noodle013600Tract 013600MerkelJim Ned21.797753%21.797753%21.8%194114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.846154%13.846154%13.8%36213.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.677070%13.677070%13.7%6,109313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.911960%12.911960%12.9%6,39012.533875%12.533875%12.5%185412.490880%12.490880%12.5%7,53311.570248%11.570248%11.6%12659.869203%9.869203%9.9%8369.138110%9.138110%9.1%8878.296943%8.296943%8.3%28587.828418%7.828418%7.8%14697.252856%7.252856%7.3%1467.252856%7.252856%7.3%146104.804270%4.804270%4.8%13511
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Texas

There are 862 county subdivisions in Texas. This section compares Merkel to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 107,140.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merkel, selected other county subdivisions in Texas, and entities that contain Merkel
0%10%20%30%Count#Southeast HidalgoSE HidalgoLaredoMcAllen-PharrBrownsvilleMissionEdinburgHarlingen-San BenitoEl Paso EastEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlAmarilloPasadenaBeaumontSouthwest DallasSW DallasCorpus ChristiPort ArthurFort WorthWichita FallsWacoHoustonSouthKilleenWest South CentralAbileneLubbockTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTaylor CountyTaylorAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NESan Antonio WestSan Antonio WOdessaStafford-Missouri CityStafford-Missouri …Bryan-College StationBryan-College Stat…ArlingtonAustinTexas City-League CityTexas City-League …Northwest HarrisNW HarrisMidlandSan Antonio NorthwestSan Antonio NWAmarillo013600Tract 013600MerkelSoutheast MontgomerySE MontgomeryNortheast TravisNE TravisAlvin-PearlandNortheast TarrantNE TarrantLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …Sugar LandRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…San Antonio NorthSan Antonio NCedar Park-Liberty HillCedar Pk-Liberty HlCarrolltonPlanoMcKinneyNorthwest TravisNW TravisFulshear-Simonton37.885475%37.885475%37.9%13,56313.6k131.947164%31.947164%31.9%14,19714.2k230.095386%30.095386%30.1%24,38924.4k329.846439%29.846439%29.8%17,68717.7k429.514726%29.514726%29.5%13,33813.3k526.508822%26.508822%26.5%12,21512.2k625.557873%25.557873%25.6%11,39611.4k724.688157%24.688157%24.7%12,09312.1k824.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k924.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k1018.299283%18.299283%18.3%7,5061118.013937%18.013937%18.0%8,2721217.603086%17.603086%17.6%8,0771317.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1416.782565%16.782565%16.8%18,55918.6k1516.407469%16.407469%16.4%6,7311615.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1715.041875%15.041875%15.0%5,8911814.547520%14.547520%14.5%9,8591914.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.067724%14.067724%14.1%8,5832113.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.677070%13.677070%13.7%6,1092213.443689%13.443689%13.4%13,64413.6k2313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k2412.911960%12.911960%12.9%6,39012.490880%12.490880%12.5%7,53312.280743%12.280743%12.3%10,44610.4k2512.246698%12.246698%12.2%6,9442611.876027%11.876027%11.9%5,0582711.759742%11.759742%11.8%5,4352811.735328%11.735328%11.7%5,0992911.472746%11.472746%11.5%20,89620.9k3010.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k319.939179%9.939179%9.9%8,416328.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k337.847837%7.847837%7.8%3,765347.452585%7.452585%7.5%7,796357.259618%7.259618%7.3%3,091367.252856%7.252856%7.3%1467.252856%7.252856%7.3%1467.048465%7.048465%7.0%8,902376.930989%6.930989%6.9%2,783386.778866%6.778866%6.8%4,479396.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k405.893792%5.893792%5.9%5,213415.758597%5.758597%5.8%4,957425.674554%5.674554%5.7%5,415434.584116%4.584116%4.6%5,977444.488484%4.488484%4.5%1,787454.012220%4.012220%4.0%2,062463.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,721473.014954%3.014954%3.0%2,500482.618192%2.618192%2.6%1,086491.993723%1.993723%2.0%90250
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the South

There are 8,483 county subdivisions in the South. This section compares Merkel to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merkel, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain Merkel
0%10%20%30%Count#HialeahMcAllen-PharrMiamiBaltimoreJacksonville WestJacksonville WEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoNew OrleansBirminghamTampaAtlanta-DecaturKendale Lakes-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…Oklahoma City SouthwestOklahoma City SWFort LauderdaleSouthwest DallasSW DallasCorpus ChristiFort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonSt. PetersburgHoustonSouthPlantationWest South CentralLubbockTexasTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTaylor CountyTaylorTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…AustinMontgomery District 1313Northwest HarrisNW HarrisBoynton Beach-Delray BeachBoynton Bch-Delra…NaplesSan Antonio NorthwestSan Antonio NW013600Tract 013600MerkelSoutheast MontgomerySE MontgomeryVirginia BeachVirginia BchNortheast TarrantNE TarrantLewisville-Flower MoundLewisville-Flower …Sugar LandRound Rock-GeorgetownRound Rock-Geor…San Antonio NorthSan Antonio NRoswell-AlpharettaPlano37.737792%37.737792%37.7%40,68740.7k130.095386%30.095386%30.1%24,38924.4k226.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k424.506656%24.506656%24.5%28,77428.8k524.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k624.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k720.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k820.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k919.869941%19.869941%19.9%36,54436.5k1019.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1118.689272%18.689272%18.7%25,56325.6k1218.493627%18.493627%18.5%20,19820.2k1317.879800%17.879800%17.9%31,42531.4k1417.488172%17.488172%17.5%20,95821.0k1517.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1616.782565%16.782565%16.8%18,55918.6k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k1914.990616%14.990616%15.0%13,97814.0k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.697926%14.697926%14.7%24,61324.6k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.987265%13.987265%14.0%14,14714.1k2413.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.443689%13.443689%13.4%13,64413.6k2513.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k2712.911960%12.911960%12.9%6,39012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k2812.685410%12.685410%12.7%13,82913.8k2912.613756%12.613756%12.6%12,22512.2k3012.490880%12.490880%12.5%7,53312.280743%12.280743%12.3%10,44610.4k3112.147177%12.147177%12.1%17,15417.2k3211.472746%11.472746%11.5%20,89620.9k3310.879996%10.879996%10.9%18,68418.7k3410.751233%10.751233%10.8%10,33010.3k3510.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k368.217608%8.217608%8.2%7,888378.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k387.992207%7.992207%8.0%10,91210.9k397.547744%7.547744%7.5%7,695407.452585%7.452585%7.5%7,796417.252856%7.252856%7.3%1467.252856%7.252856%7.3%1467.048465%7.048465%7.0%8,902426.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k445.893792%5.893792%5.9%5,213455.758597%5.758597%5.8%4,957465.674554%5.674554%5.7%5,415474.584116%4.584116%4.6%5,977484.002723%4.002723%4.0%3,881493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Merkel to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merkel. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Merkel, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Merkel
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasManhattanWest South CentralSacramentoPhoenixTexasTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTaylor CountyTaylorTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteAbilene Metro AreaAbilene AreaSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan Diego013600Tract 013600MerkelNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.911960%12.911960%12.9%6,39012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.490880%12.490880%12.5%7,53311.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k437.252856%7.252856%7.3%1467.252856%7.252856%7.3%1466.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Texas
County:
Taylor
Metro Area:
Abilene Area
City:
Tye
Towns:
Merkel, Trent
ZIP Codes:
79536, 79561, 79562, 79563, 79603, 79606
Unified School Districts:
Blackwell, Jim Ned, Merkel, Trent, Wylie
Congressional District:
TX-19
State Senate Districts:
TX-24, TX-28
State House District:
TX-71