Food Stamps in Roanoke, 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 Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,201.000000$66,149.000000$39,201.000000$39.2k42,54142.5k$14,683.000000$20,924.000000$14,683.000000$14.7k7,855$45,893.000000$72,050.000000$45,893.000000$45.9k34,68634.7k
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 Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.299173%54.601303%50.299173%50.3%33.920%33.9%31.406747%30.972055%31.406747%31.4%49.919%49.9%11.648631%17.482172%11.648631%11.6%17.586%17.6%50.553787%45.322892%50.553787%50.6%30.553%30.6%24.353915%29.673078%24.353915%24.4%12.480%12.5%60.789306%48.928266%60.789306%60.8%53.120%53.1%
% 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 Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty222.190509%30.231923%22.190509%22.2%66.080%66.1%7.135444%5.382291%7.135444%7.1%50.081%50.1%12.362336%22.535509%12.362336%12.4%82.414%82.4%26.022026%20.616649%26.022026%26.0%69.447%69.4%38.675546%36.570357%38.675546%38.7%87.520%87.5%12.148994%7.057247%12.148994%12.1%46.880%46.9%
% 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 Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1Asian1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesWhite333.996024%15.123703%33.996024%34.0%171184.115194%184%32.657679%20.429923%32.657679%32.7%3,464176.867004%177%30.510753%5.166566%30.510753%30.5%227165.239711%165%24.307305%12.377056%24.307305%24.3%193131.643164%132%23.596358%11.264516%23.596358%23.6%311127.792829%128%18.464540%9.434311%18.464540%18.5%7,855100.000000%100%12.209974%6.402010%12.209974%12.2%3,48966.126606%66%
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 Roanoke

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%11%21%30%39%49%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Roanoke

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%29%39%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Roanoke

There are 47 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Roanoke (32 fully and 15 partially). This section compares all 47 of those to each other, Roanoke, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Roanoke, selected neighborhoods in Roanoke, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%10%20%30%40%Count#West End NeighborhoodWest EndMountain View NeighborhoodMountain ViewHurt Park NeighborhoodHurt ParkShenandoah West NeighborhoodShenandoah WSouth Washington Heights NeighborhoodS Washington HtsWilmont NeighborhoodWilmontWashington Park NeighborhoodWashington PkHarrison NeighborhoodHarrisonLoudon-Melrose NeighborhoodLoudon-MelroseGilmer NeighborhoodGilmerFallon NeighborhoodFallonGainsboro NeighborhoodGainsboroBelmont NeighborhoodBelmontKenwood NeighborhoodKenwoodMorningside NeighborhoodMorningsideMelrose/Rugby NeighborhoodMelrose/RugbyEvans Spring NeighborhoodEvans SpringWilliamson Road NeighborhoodWilliamson RdCherry Hill NeighborhoodCherry HillWashington Heights NeighborhoodWashington HtsVilla Heights NeighborhoodVilla HeightsPeachtree/Norwood NeighborhoodPeachtree/NorwoodMiller Court/Arrowood NeighborhoodMiller Court/Arrow…Westview Terrace NeighborhoodWestview TerRoundhill NeighborhoodRoundhillRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleGarden City NeighborhoodGarden CityRiverland/Walnut Hill NeighborhoodRiverland/Walnut HlMill Mountain NeighborhoodMill MountainOld Southwest NeighborhoodOld SouthwestWildwood NeighborhoodWildwoodSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPreston Park NeighborhoodPreston ParkRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaWasena NeighborhoodWasenaHollins NeighborhoodHollinsEastgate NeighborhoodEastgateMonterery NeighborhoodMontereryGreater Deyerle NeighborhoodGreater DeyerleVirginiaNorwich NeighborhoodNorwichRaleigh Court NeighborhoodRaleigh CourtRidgewood Park NeighborhoodRidgewood PkEdgewood-Summit Hills NeighborhoodEdgewood-Summit …Franklin Colonial NeighborhoodFranklin ColonialGrandin Court NeighborhoodGrandin CourtDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownSouth Roanoke NeighborhoodSouth RoanokeSouthern Hills NeighborhoodS Hls48.581998%48.581998%48.6%82148.581998%48.581998%48.6%145146248.581998%48.581998%48.6%161162344.276841%44.276841%44.3%261444.276841%44.276841%44.3%268544.276841%44.276841%44.3%224225640.683911%40.683911%40.7%350351740.683911%40.683911%40.7%181840.683911%40.683911%40.7%147940.683911%40.683911%40.7%1231037.772926%37.772926%37.8%1451461135.962884%35.962884%36.0%1461471235.300602%35.300602%35.3%3913921331.731684%31.731684%31.7%1851861431.731684%31.731684%31.7%4201527.416467%27.416467%27.4%3821627.131783%27.131783%27.1%301726.369545%26.369545%26.4%4051823.770806%23.770806%23.8%1291922.556391%22.556391%22.6%882022.014155%22.014155%22.0%3263272120.044031%20.044031%20.0%1891902220.033727%20.033727%20.0%1752320.033727%20.033727%20.0%1092419.272168%19.272168%19.3%3453462518.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,85518.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,85517.774016%17.774016%17.8%1182617.774016%17.774016%17.8%1872717.774016%17.774016%17.8%622817.774016%17.774016%17.8%48492916.324851%16.324851%16.3%3083093015.313653%15.313653%15.3%703114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.566432%11.566432%11.6%3063073211.506509%11.506509%11.5%14,90314.9k11.382114%11.382114%11.4%90913311.234794%11.234794%11.2%483411.080332%11.080332%11.1%543511.080332%11.080332%11.1%1121133610.839786%10.839786%10.8%208379.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.822305%8.822305%8.8%2324387.402760%7.402760%7.4%330331396.198469%6.198469%6.2%21406.149733%6.149733%6.1%31414.668435%4.668435%4.7%55422.222119%2.222119%2.2%20432.074369%2.074369%2.1%10441.980952%1.980952%2.0%37451.980952%1.980952%2.0%101146
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 46 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Roanoke Area

There are 22 places in the Roanoke Area. This section compares Roanoke to all of the places in the Roanoke Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Roanoke, selected other places in the Roanoke Area, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%10%20%Count#New CastleHenry ForkRocky MountRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeSouthVintonSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaPenhookFerrumSalemVirginiaBoones MillFincastleUnion HallBuchananLaymantownHollinsBlue RidgeCave SpringTroutvilleCloverdaleWestlake CornerDalevilleNorth ShoreGlenvar28.947368%28.947368%28.9%22125.869565%25.869565%25.9%119224.745606%24.745606%24.7%535318.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,85518.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.139644%14.139644%14.1%484513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.506509%11.506509%11.5%14,90314.9k11.464968%11.464968%11.5%36610.893855%10.893855%10.9%39710.318091%10.318091%10.3%1,03889.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.333333%9.333333%9.3%799.285714%9.285714%9.3%13108.347826%8.347826%8.3%48117.368421%7.368421%7.4%35126.738869%6.738869%6.7%56136.157470%6.157470%6.2%366145.134474%5.134474%5.1%63155.134086%5.134086%5.1%582164.961832%4.961832%5.0%13173.843198%3.843198%3.8%50182.991453%2.991453%3.0%14191.244168%1.244168%1.2%16201.034483%1.034483%1.0%15210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 22 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Roanoke to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke. 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 Roanoke, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaSalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaDale 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%7,85518.464540%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%2,1371211.644737%11.644737%11.6%1,0621311.506509%11.506509%11.5%14,90314.9k10.318091%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%760295.213395%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 Roanoke to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke. 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 Roanoke, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaVirginiaRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia 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%14,88714.9k1518.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,85518.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,85517.921547%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%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7694411.506509%11.506509%11.5%14,90314.9k9.434311%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%11,55711.6k483.877585%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 Roanoke to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke. 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 Roanoke, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleVirginiaRaleighAustinSan 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%49,53949.5k1418.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,85518.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,85517.388647%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%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.506509%11.506509%11.5%14,90314.9k11.059321%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Virginia
City:
Roanoke
Metro Area:
Roanoke Area
ZIP Codes:
24011, 24012, 24013, 24014, 24015, 24016, 24017, 24018, 24019, 24179
Unified School District:
Roanoke
Neighborhoods:
Belmont, Cherry Hill, Downtown, Eastgate, Edgewood-Summit Hills, Evans Spring, Fallon, Franklin Colonial, Gainsboro, Garden City, Gilmer, Grandin Court, Greater Deyerle, Harrison, Hollins, Hurt Park, Kenwood, Loudon-Melrose, Melrose/Rugby, Mill Mountain, Miller Court/Arrowood, Monterery, Morningside, Mountain View, Norwich, Old Southwest, Peachtree/Norwood, Preston Park, Raleigh Court, Ridgewood Park, Riverdale, Riverland/Walnut Hill, Roundhill, Shenandoah West, South Jefferson, South Roanoke, South Washington Heights, Southern Hills, Villa Heights, Wasena, Washington Heights, Washington Park, West End, Westview Terrace, Wildwood, Williamson Road, Wilmont
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-21
State House Districts:
VA-11, VA-17
Neighboring Cities:
Salem
Neighboring Towns:
Vinton
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Cave Spring, Hollins
Nearby Towns:
Boones Mill, Troutville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Blue Ridge, Cloverdale, Daleville, Elliston, Glenvar, Lafayette, Laymantown, Montvale