Food Stamps in Bessemer City, North Carolina (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Bessemer City
Bessemer City
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$32,500.000000$48,256.000000$32,500.000000$32.5k2,028$16,829.000000$18,633.000000$16,829.000000$16.8k491$43,625.000000$54,494.000000$43,625.000000$43.6k1,537
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 North Carolina and Bessemer City
Bessemer City
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty268.635438%52.550232%68.635438%68.6%49.778%49.8%41.140530%29.599057%41.140530%41.1%72.924%72.9%17.311609%16.883803%17.311609%17.3%29.514%29.5%47.046843%44.456089%47.046843%47.0%29.204%29.2%23.625255%28.514042%23.625255%23.6%15.591%15.6%49.694501%52.345550%49.694501%49.7%61.929%61.9%
% 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 North Carolina and Bessemer City
Bessemer City
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.121015%28.183055%22.121015%22.1%50.222%50.2%4.879636%5.429395%4.879636%4.9%27.076%27.1%13.207547%20.368986%13.207547%13.2%70.486%70.5%36.434613%23.443247%36.434613%36.4%70.796%70.8%40.858816%37.690404%40.858816%40.9%84.409%84.4%9.759271%9.371924%9.759271%9.8%38.071%38.1%
% 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 North Carolina and Bessemer City
Bessemer City
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesBlack2Other225.501433%9.367550%25.501433%25.5%445105.329746%105%24.211045%14.380069%24.211045%24.2%491100.000000%100%17.557252%28.706005%17.557252%17.6%4672.517529%73%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.483514%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Bessemer City

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
11.2%15.3%19.3%23.3%27.3%31.4%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Charlotte Area

There are 93 places in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Bessemer City to all of the places in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer City.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer City, selected other places in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Bessemer City
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#DellviewGayle MillCatawbaEast SpencerDallasSpringdaleSpencerHigh ShoalsEureka MillLancasterLincolntonMarshvilleChesterCloverBessemer CityFort LawnHeath SpringsElginIron StationSalisburyGreat FallsMonroeYorkKershawGastoniaStatesvilleDenverCherryvilleWingateRanloGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyKings MountainKings MtnRock HillMcAdenvilleNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCharlotteCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlottePinevilleConcordLandisRockwellLake WylieHuntersvilleNewportTega CayMarvinRiverviewJAARS100.000000%100.000000%100.0%5150.561798%50.561798%50.6%180240.732759%40.732759%40.7%189335.714286%35.714286%35.7%190430.542636%30.542636%30.5%591529.891304%29.891304%29.9%220629.434851%29.434851%29.4%375728.136882%28.136882%28.1%74827.444254%27.444254%27.4%160926.143990%26.143990%26.1%8571025.603746%25.603746%25.6%1,0391125.031928%25.031928%25.0%1961224.705882%24.705882%24.7%5671324.346917%24.346917%24.3%4661424.211045%24.211045%24.2%4911524.046921%24.046921%24.0%821623.875433%23.875433%23.9%691723.852385%23.852385%23.9%2651822.602740%22.602740%22.6%661922.259562%22.259562%22.3%2,7822022.222222%22.222222%22.2%1662121.904340%21.904340%21.9%2,4732221.815182%21.815182%21.8%6612321.299639%21.299639%21.3%1772420.316497%20.316497%20.3%5,5592520.092719%20.092719%20.1%1,9072619.168174%19.168174%19.2%2122718.359375%18.359375%18.4%4232818.240741%18.240741%18.2%1972917.889222%17.889222%17.9%2393017.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k17.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k16.190713%16.190713%16.2%6523315.847430%15.847430%15.8%4,3753514.772727%14.772727%14.8%394014.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k4612.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k11.559990%11.559990%11.6%4755310.662140%10.662140%10.7%3,235598.604845%8.604845%8.6%103666.958763%6.958763%7.0%54724.974311%4.974311%5.0%213792.768000%2.768000%2.8%519851.540616%1.540616%1.5%22880.888607%0.888607%0.9%28890.000000%0.000000%0.0%0900.000000%0.000000%0.0%0910.000000%0.000000%0.0%092
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 92 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Bessemer City to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer City, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Bessemer City
0%10%20%30%Count#LexingtonKinstonLumbertonRocky MountShelbyGoldsboroBessemer CityThomasvilleSalisburySanfordWilsonMonroeBurlingtonHigh PointGastoniaStatesvilleNew BernAsheboroGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyFayettevilleHickoryWinston-SalemKannapolisGreenvilleGreensboroWilmingtonHavelockNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticAshevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamCharlotteCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteConcordJacksonvilleKernersvilleRaleighClaytonFuquay-VarinaGarnerBooneIndian TrailMooresvilleWake ForestCarrboroMint HillChapel HillMatthewsHolly SpringsClemmonsCorneliusCaryHuntersvilleApexMorrisville38.363973%38.363973%38.4%2,692136.185463%36.185463%36.2%3,231231.123642%31.123642%31.1%2,263328.224631%28.224631%28.2%6,197428.065361%28.065361%28.1%2,250526.592058%26.592058%26.6%3,683624.211045%24.211045%24.2%49123.320776%23.320776%23.3%2,538722.259562%22.259562%22.3%2,782822.016401%22.016401%22.0%2,282921.920170%21.920170%21.9%4,3221021.904340%21.904340%21.9%2,4731121.259187%21.259187%21.3%4,5991221.052120%21.052120%21.1%8,6561320.316497%20.316497%20.3%5,5591420.092719%20.092719%20.1%1,9071519.372971%19.372971%19.4%2,4471618.840167%18.840167%18.8%1,9851717.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k17.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k17.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1816.675983%16.675983%16.7%2,6851915.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2015.604077%15.604077%15.6%2,5872115.474949%15.474949%15.5%5,6402215.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2314.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,0722414.410547%14.410547%14.4%9402514.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,9942613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k2712.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k2812.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k10.662140%10.662140%10.7%3,2352910.547818%10.547818%10.5%2,272309.557156%9.557156%9.6%969319.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k328.759124%8.759124%8.8%576338.725440%8.725440%8.7%675347.895713%7.895713%7.9%851357.762557%7.762557%7.8%459367.714095%7.714095%7.7%926377.239304%7.239304%7.2%890387.174745%7.174745%7.2%900396.757664%6.757664%6.8%604406.527702%6.527702%6.5%595415.253209%5.253209%5.3%1,056425.102490%5.102490%5.1%580434.109728%4.109728%4.1%406443.620326%3.620326%3.6%275453.268970%3.268970%3.3%386463.006462%3.006462%3.0%1,754472.768000%2.768000%2.8%519482.719472%2.719472%2.7%412492.399141%2.399141%2.4%20150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Bessemer City to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer City, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisBessemer CityAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k325.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k624.211045%24.211045%24.2%49122.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k820.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k920.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1020.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1319.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1517.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1617.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k17.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k17.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1717.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k1917.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k2116.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2216.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2316.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k2515.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2615.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2715.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2815.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2915.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k3014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k3114.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3214.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3314.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k3613.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3713.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k3813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7303912.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k4012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484312.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k11.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,769449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150
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 Bessemer City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer City. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisBessemer CityFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonGaston CountyGastonGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos 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%62,34962.3k724.211045%24.211045%24.2%49123.459108%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%49,53949.5k1417.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k17.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k17.388647%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%31,96532.0k3214.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.305549%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%21,58221.6k3712.057689%12.057689%12.1%106,821107k11.829013%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%29,04429.0k429.844866%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:
North Carolina
County:
Gaston
Metro Area:
Charlotte Area
Townships:
Cherryville, Crowders Mountain
ZIP Codes:
28016, 28086
Unified School District:
Gaston County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-43
State House District:
NC-110
Neighboring Cities:
Gastonia
Nearby Cities:
Cherryville, High Shoals, Kings Mountain, Lowell
Nearby Towns:
Dallas, Dellview, Ranlo, Spencer Mountain, Waco
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Light Oak