Food Stamps in Melfa, Virginia (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and Melfa
Melfa
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,750.000000$66,149.000000$48,750.000000$48.8k176$2,499.000000$20,924.000000$2,499.000000$2.5k10$53,500.000000$72,050.000000$53,500.000000$53.5k166
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 Melfa
Melfa
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty280.000000%54.601303%80.000000%80.0%14.545%14.5%10.000000%30.972055%10.000000%10.0%5.556%5.56%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.482172%0.000%0%80.000000%45.322892%80.000000%80.0%22.857%22.9%20.000000%29.673078%20.000000%20.0%2.778%2.78%90.000000%48.928266%90.000000%90.0%60.000%60.0%
% 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 Melfa
Melfa
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.313253%30.231923%28.313253%28.3%85.455%85.5%10.240964%5.382291%10.240964%10.2%94.444%94.4%18.072289%22.535509%18.072289%18.1%100.000%100%16.265060%20.616649%16.265060%16.3%77.143%77.1%42.168675%36.570357%42.168675%42.2%97.222%97.2%3.614458%7.057247%3.614458%3.6%40.000%40.0%
% 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 Melfa
Melfa
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic310.526316%20.429923%10.526316%10.5%2185.263158%185%5.681818%9.434311%5.681818%5.7%10100.000000%100%5.369128%6.402010%5.369128%5.4%894.496644%94%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.264516%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 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Accomack County

There are 47 places in Accomack County. This section compares Melfa to all of the places in Accomack County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Melfa.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Melfa, selected other places in Accomack County, and entities that contain Melfa
0%20%40%60%Count#MappsvilleBaysideMetompkinHorntownModest TownCats BridgeOak HallPastoriaNew ChurchBostonHallwoodKellerPungoteague090700Tract 090700SaxisZIP Code 23410ZIP 23410Belle HavenOnancockQuinbyAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOnleyDeep CreekAccomack District 88TasleyBloxomVirginiaTangierChincoteagueGreenbushParksleyGargathaPainterWattsvilleAccomacMelfaTemperancevilleCaptains CoveAtlanticChase CrossingBobtownWhitesvilleNelsoniaMakemie ParkWachapreagueLee MontGreenbackvilleSanfordSouthside ChesconessexSouthside Chesco…HarbortonMappsburgSavageville76.027397%76.027397%76.0%111166.666667%66.666667%66.7%64249.145299%49.145299%49.1%115339.010989%39.010989%39.0%71438.181818%38.181818%38.2%42536.263736%36.263736%36.3%33634.078212%34.078212%34.1%61731.151242%31.151242%31.2%138828.571429%28.571429%28.6%14925.324675%25.324675%25.3%391021.875000%21.875000%21.9%211119.736842%19.736842%19.7%151219.672131%19.672131%19.7%361318.737575%18.737575%18.7%37718.518519%18.518519%18.5%201417.010309%17.010309%17.0%16516.867470%16.867470%16.9%421516.773163%16.773163%16.8%1051615.555556%15.555556%15.6%141715.507634%15.507634%15.5%2,14315.507634%15.507634%15.5%2,14314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.083333%12.083333%12.1%291811.111111%11.111111%11.1%31910.955569%10.955569%11.0%18010.891089%10.891089%10.9%112010.062893%10.062893%10.1%16219.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.450704%8.450704%8.5%18228.248915%8.248915%8.2%114238.163265%8.163265%8.2%8248.064516%8.064516%8.1%25257.142857%7.142857%7.1%10266.930693%6.930693%6.9%7276.451613%6.451613%6.5%36286.410256%6.410256%6.4%10295.681818%5.681818%5.7%10304.484305%4.484305%4.5%10314.195804%4.195804%4.2%18320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Virginia

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Melfa, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Melfa
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanville090700Tract 090700RoanokeNorfolkRichmondZIP Code 23410ZIP 23410PortsmouthLynchburgAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsAccomack District 88SalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaDale CityAnnandaleManassasChesapeakeSterlingVirginia BeachVirginia BchHerndonChantillyTuckahoeLincolniaOaktonMelfaLake 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%4,900218.737575%18.737575%18.7%37718.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855317.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k417.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k517.010309%17.010309%17.0%16516.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256616.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530715.507634%15.507634%15.5%2,14315.507634%15.507634%15.5%2,14314.900284%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%2,1371211.644737%11.644737%11.6%1,0621310.955569%10.955569%11.0%18010.318091%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%291,537292k8.762986%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%760295.681818%5.681818%5.7%105.213395%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 Melfa to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Melfa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Melfa, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Melfa
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveport090700Tract 090700OrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondZIP Code 23410ZIP 23410JacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingAccomack District 88VirginiaRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchMelfaArlingtonPlano45.835581%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%14,88714.9k1518.737575%18.737575%18.7%37717.921547%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%15,13415.1k2017.010309%17.010309%17.0%16516.488666%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%39,29539.3k2715.507634%15.507634%15.5%2,14315.507634%15.507634%15.5%2,14315.408373%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%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7694410.955569%10.955569%11.0%1809.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.299252%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%11,55711.6k485.681818%5.681818%5.7%103.877585%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 Melfa to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Melfa. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Melfa, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Melfa
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBoston090700Tract 090700ColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaZIP Code 23410ZIP 23410PhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleAccomack CountyAccomackAccomack County Public SchoolsAccomack CoFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsAccomack District 88DenverLos AngelesSeattleVirginiaRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoMelfaSan 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%49,53949.5k1418.737575%18.737575%18.7%37717.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1717.010309%17.010309%17.0%16516.536703%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%39,29539.3k2415.507634%15.507634%15.5%2,14315.507634%15.507634%15.5%2,14315.408373%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%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%19,61419.6k4110.955569%10.955569%11.0%18010.333295%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.681818%5.681818%5.7%105.164561%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
County:
Accomack
District:
8
ZIP Code:
23410
Unified School District:
Accomack County
Congressional District:
VA-2
State Senate District:
VA-6
State House District:
VA-100
Nearby Towns:
Keller, Onancock, Onley, Painter, Wachapreague
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bobtown, Mappsburg, Pungoteague, Savageville, Tasley