Food Stamps in Harrisonburg, Virginia (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,494.000000$66,149.000000$40,494.000000$40.5k16,62616.6k$25,443.000000$20,924.000000$25,443.000000$25.4k2,137$42,411.000000$72,050.000000$42,411.000000$42.4k14,48914.5k
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 Virginia and Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty262.283575%54.601303%62.283575%62.3%27.915%27.9%32.101076%30.972055%32.101076%32.1%48.791%48.8%21.104352%17.482172%21.104352%21.1%17.631%17.6%32.615817%45.322892%32.615817%32.6%25.466%25.5%15.582592%29.673078%15.582592%15.6%7.786%7.79%45.297146%48.928266%45.297146%45.3%22.712%22.7%
% 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 Virginia and Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg
Virginia
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.721444%30.231923%23.721444%23.7%72.085%72.1%4.969287%5.382291%4.969287%5.0%51.209%51.2%14.542066%22.535509%14.542066%14.5%82.369%82.4%14.079647%20.616649%14.079647%14.1%74.534%74.5%27.220650%36.570357%27.220650%27.2%92.214%92.2%22.734488%7.057247%22.734488%22.7%77.288%77.3%
% 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 Virginia and Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg
Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian1Other134.908136%12.377056%34.908136%34.9%133271.587589%272%34.625105%20.429923%34.625105%34.6%411269.385588%269%31.711632%11.264516%31.711632%31.7%717246.718575%247%12.853362%9.434311%12.853362%12.9%2,137100.000000%100%7.093014%6.402010%7.093014%7.1%86455.184111%55%2.771363%5.166566%2.771363%2.8%1221.561382%22%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.123703%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

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Harrisonburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.5%6.7%10.9%15.0%19.2%23.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Harrisonburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.3%14.0%18.7%23.4%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Harrisonburg

There are 18 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Harrisonburg (15 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Harrisonburg, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisonburg.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisonburg, selected neighborhoods in Harrisonburg, and entities that contain Harrisonburg
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Northeast NeighborhoodNortheastCentral Avenue NeighborhoodCntrl AveDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownCollicello Corridor NeighborhoodCollicello CorridorWaterman NeighborhoodWatermanOld Town NeighborhoodOld TownReservoir NeighborhoodReservoirSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburg City Public SchoolsHarrisonburgHarrisonburgJames Madison University: East Campus NeighborhoodJames Madison U…Pheasant Acres NeighborhoodPheasant AcresDevon Lane NeighborhoodDevon LaneForest Hills NeighborhoodForest HillsJames Madison University: Main Campus NeighborhoodJames Madison U…Reherd Acres NeighborhoodReherd AcresSportswood Country Club NeighborhoodSportswood Count…VirginiaHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgPark View NeighborhoodPark ViewSunrise Heights NeighborhoodSunrise HtsPheasant Run NeighborhoodPheasant RunCovenant Drive NeighborhoodCovenant Dr23.317435%23.317435%23.3%368116.939611%16.939611%16.9%201202216.077756%16.077756%16.1%88315.214994%15.214994%15.2%33415.214994%15.214994%15.2%136137515.205092%15.205092%15.2%72615.205092%15.205092%15.2%3132714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,13712.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,13711.613876%11.613876%11.6%31811.613876%11.613876%11.6%5657911.613876%11.613876%11.6%481011.613876%11.613876%11.6%011111.467134%11.467134%11.5%191210.626993%10.626993%10.6%1651310.626993%10.626993%10.6%1213149.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.834849%8.834849%8.8%4,1098.216225%8.216225%8.2%123158.081633%8.081633%8.1%6869164.383117%4.383117%4.4%9172.577821%2.577821%2.6%1218
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Harrisonburg Area

There are 11 places in the Harrisonburg Area. This section compares Harrisonburg to all of the places in the Harrisonburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisonburg.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisonburg, selected other places in the Harrisonburg Area, and entities that contain Harrisonburg
0%5%10%15%20%Count#TimbervilleSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburg City Public SchoolsHarrisonburgHarrisonburgGrottoesVirginiaHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgElktonMount CrawfordMt CrawfordBroadwayDaytonBridgewaterMassanuttenMassanetta SpringsMassanetta SpgsBelmont EstatesBelmont Ests20.747296%20.747296%20.7%211114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,13712.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,137212.387792%12.387792%12.4%13839.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.834849%8.834849%8.8%4,1098.799342%8.799342%8.8%10748.196721%8.196721%8.2%1555.270180%5.270180%5.3%7964.375000%4.375000%4.4%2873.559239%3.559239%3.6%7383.478261%3.478261%3.5%3290.788644%0.788644%0.8%15100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Harrisonburg to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisonburg. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisonburg, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Harrisonburg
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburg City Public SchoolsHarrisonburgHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsSalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgDale CityAnnandaleManassasChesapeakeSterlingVirginia BeachVirginia BchHerndonChantillyTuckahoeLincolniaOaktonLake RidgeCave SpringWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchRestonAlexandriaSpringfieldMechanicsvilleCentrevilleTysons CornerBlacksburgArlingtonLeesburgFairfaxWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldAshburnShort PumpFair OaksBurkeLinton HallSouth RidingMcLean27.802657%27.802657%27.8%3,663126.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900218.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855317.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k417.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k516.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256616.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530714.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k814.711323%14.711323%14.7%1,511914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,3031013.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,13712.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371211.644737%11.644737%11.6%1,0621310.318091%10.318091%10.3%1,0381410.220838%10.220838%10.2%1,0831510.088822%10.088822%10.1%1,204169.977848%9.977848%10.0%1,036179.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740189.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.834849%8.834849%8.8%4,1098.762986%8.762986%8.8%1,822198.740101%8.740101%8.7%1,214208.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068218.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769227.776723%7.776723%7.8%737236.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k246.892909%6.892909%6.9%522256.832721%6.832721%6.8%502266.532691%6.532691%6.5%1,193276.259465%6.259465%6.3%496285.702281%5.702281%5.7%760295.213395%5.213395%5.2%794305.134086%5.134086%5.1%582315.088003%5.088003%5.1%503325.036169%5.036169%5.0%1,281334.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389344.923046%4.923046%4.9%483354.548304%4.548304%4.5%653364.323118%4.323118%4.3%1,065374.292096%4.292096%4.3%442383.895824%3.895824%3.9%543393.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905403.638930%3.638930%3.6%593413.397829%3.397829%3.4%288422.855436%2.855436%2.9%239432.471844%2.471844%2.5%417442.421479%2.421479%2.4%239452.379944%2.379944%2.4%337462.137225%2.137225%2.1%290471.900508%1.900508%1.9%217481.617762%1.617762%1.6%145490.839236%0.839236%0.8%14150
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 Harrisonburg to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisonburg. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Harrisonburg, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Harrisonburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteHarrisonburg City Public SchoolsHarrisonburgHarrisonburgLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingVirginiaRaleighAustinHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgChesapeakeVirginia 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%62,34962.3k622.323973%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%19,44919.4k1617.373445%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%34,39934.4k3314.336851%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%39,89339.9k4112.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,13712.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,13712.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,769449.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.834849%8.834849%8.8%4,1098.197595%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 Harrisonburg to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harrisonburg. 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 Harrisonburg, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Harrisonburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteHarrisonburg City Public SchoolsHarrisonburgHarrisonburgOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleVirginiaRaleighAustinHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgSan 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%31,96532.0k3214.207441%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%39,89339.9k3612.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,13712.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,13712.344705%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%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.834849%8.834849%8.8%4,1097.031769%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:
Virginia
City:
Harrisonburg
Metro Area:
Harrisonburg Area
ZIP Codes:
22801, 22802, 22807
Unified School District:
Harrisonburg
Neighborhoods:
Central Avenue, Collicello Corridor, Covenant Drive, Devon Lane, Downtown, Forest Hills, James Madison University: East Campus, James Madison University: Main Campus, Northeast, Old Town, Park View, Pheasant Acres, Pheasant Run, Reherd Acres, Reservoir, Sportswood Country Club, Sunrise Heights, Waterman
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-26
State House District:
VA-26
Neighboring Districts:
Linville
Nearby Towns:
Bridgewater, Broadway, Dayton, Grottoes, Mount Crawford
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Belmont Estates, Massanetta Springs, Massanutten, Mount Sidney, Weyers Cave