Food Stamps in Columbia, Houston County, Alabama (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 Houston County and Columbia
Columbia
Houston County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$31,577.000000$41,945.000000$31,577.000000$31.6k537$14,375.000000$15,267.000000$14,375.000000$14.4k48$32,232.000000$48,419.000000$32,232.000000$32.2k489
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 Houston County and Columbia
Columbia
Houston County
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.333333%56.193453%33.333333%33.3%13.223%13.2%8.333333%37.835170%8.333333%8.3%8.511%8.51%25.000000%13.291660%25.000000%25.0%17.910%17.9%87.500000%46.800461%87.500000%87.5%20.192%20.2%20.833333%21.582497%20.833333%20.8%4.082%4.08%70.833333%59.170916%70.833333%70.8%31.776%31.8%
% 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 Houston County and Columbia
Columbia
Houston County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty221.472393%25.943396%21.472393%21.5%86.777%86.8%8.793456%6.162120%8.793456%8.8%91.489%91.5%11.247444%17.726235%11.247444%11.2%82.090%82.1%33.946830%29.527701%33.946830%33.9%79.808%79.8%48.057260%42.467852%48.057260%48.1%95.918%95.9%14.928425%10.326283%14.928425%14.9%68.224%68.2%
% 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 Houston County and Columbia
Columbia
Houston County
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1White2All RacesHispanic3Mixed1Other111.290323%34.336373%11.290323%11.3%7126.310484%126%9.111111%8.513921%9.111111%9.1%41101.930556%102%8.938547%15.443437%8.938547%8.9%48100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.409836%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.913832%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%26.517572%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 County Subdivision in the Dothan Area

There are 14 county subdivisions in the Dothan Area. This section compares Columbia to all of the county subdivisions in the Dothan Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbia, selected other county subdivisions in the Dothan Area, and entities that contain Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#SamsonHaleburgAbbevilleGenevaBellwood-Coffee SpringsBellwood-Coffee S…East South CentralShortervilleDothanDothan Metro AreaDothan AreaAlabamaHouston CountyHoustonCottonwoodHartfordHeadland-NewvilleSouthSlocombHouston County School DistrictHouston CoGordonUnited States of AmericaUnited States041700Tract 041700ColumbiaMadrid24.381968%24.381968%24.4%503123.936170%23.936170%23.9%135219.783198%19.783198%19.8%365318.825162%18.825162%18.8%407416.935484%16.935484%16.9%168516.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.590214%16.590214%16.6%217616.189961%16.189961%16.2%5,383716.010272%16.010272%16.0%9,10215.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k15.443437%15.443437%15.4%6,07915.244181%15.244181%15.2%334814.915694%14.915694%14.9%345914.226076%14.226076%14.2%4431014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.070995%14.070995%14.1%4401113.189781%13.189781%13.2%1,80713.137755%13.137755%13.1%1031213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M8.938547%8.938547%8.9%488.938547%8.938547%8.9%48138.109147%8.109147%8.1%21114
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alabama

There are 390 county subdivisions in Alabama. This section compares Columbia to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Alabama and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,253.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbia, selected other county subdivisions in Alabama, and entities that contain Columbia
0%10%20%30%Count#SelmaPhenix CityAnnistonMontgomeryMobileSylacaugaTalladegaAlbertville-BoazBirminghamOzarkGadsdenTheodoreTroyFlorenceDecaturGrand BayEast South CentralDothanDothan Metro AreaDothan AreaAlabamaHouston CountyHoustonJasperAthensElmoreTri-CitiesPell CityCullmanSouthBay MinetteWetumpkaHuntsvilleHouston County School DistrictHouston CoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEnterpriseFoleyRobertsdaleTanner WilliamsAuburn-OpelikaTuscaloosaPrattvilleSmiths StationSpringvilleSemmesScottsboro041700Tract 041700ColumbiaMoodyHartselleNorthportFairhopeGreenwoodMadisonGardendalePike RoadAlabaster-HelenaChelseaTrussvilleHooverDaphne32.582191%32.582191%32.6%3,875122.220448%22.220448%22.2%4,175221.904118%21.904118%21.9%5,830321.850546%21.850546%21.9%16,05616.1k421.413925%21.413925%21.4%19,00719.0k521.053242%21.053242%21.1%1,815620.958272%20.958272%21.0%1,999720.506713%20.506713%20.5%2,841819.869941%19.869941%19.9%36,54436.5k918.962704%18.962704%19.0%1,6271018.345800%18.345800%18.3%5,1261118.222124%18.222124%18.2%1,6441217.834563%17.834563%17.8%1,3541317.502155%17.502155%17.5%3,8581417.410120%17.410120%17.4%4,1841517.131299%17.131299%17.1%1,9481616.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.189961%16.189961%16.2%5,3831716.010272%16.010272%16.0%9,10215.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k15.443437%15.443437%15.4%6,07915.334594%15.334594%15.3%1,2971815.271161%15.271161%15.3%4,0071915.252903%15.252903%15.3%1,5502015.129957%15.129957%15.1%2,1482115.014861%15.014861%15.0%1,4652214.364808%14.364808%14.4%1,4272314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.932039%13.932039%13.9%1,1482413.876455%13.876455%13.9%1,2402513.391154%13.391154%13.4%12,21312.2k2613.189781%13.189781%13.2%1,80713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.637206%12.637206%12.6%1,7732712.426310%12.426310%12.4%2,6772812.317702%12.317702%12.3%1,0982912.203970%12.203970%12.2%3,5663012.042506%12.042506%12.0%4,1593111.848341%11.848341%11.8%5,0753211.607958%11.607958%11.6%1,9083311.294169%11.294169%11.3%1,5633411.181924%11.181924%11.2%7723511.150006%11.150006%11.2%860369.966322%9.966322%10.0%799378.938547%8.938547%8.9%488.938547%8.938547%8.9%488.143122%8.143122%8.1%792388.038231%8.038231%8.0%656397.637396%7.637396%7.6%888406.059795%6.059795%6.1%679415.687906%5.687906%5.7%499424.737909%4.737909%4.7%771434.590529%4.590529%4.6%412444.226378%4.226378%4.2%348454.188108%4.188108%4.2%1,937463.334445%3.334445%3.3%500473.229383%3.229383%3.2%233482.925093%2.925093%2.9%567492.610683%2.610683%2.6%45750
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 Columbia to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. 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 Columbia, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain Columbia
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 ChristiEast South CentralDothan Metro AreaDothan AreaFort WorthAlabamaHouston CountyHoustonAtlantaLakelandWashingtonSt. PetersburgHoustonSouthPlantationLubbockHouston County School DistrictHouston CoTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…Austin041700Tract 041700ColumbiaMontgomery District 1313Northwest HarrisNW HarrisBoynton Beach-Delray BeachBoynton Bch-Delra…NaplesSan Antonio NorthwestSan Antonio NWSoutheast 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%18,55918.6k1716.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.010272%16.010272%16.0%9,10215.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k15.443437%15.443437%15.4%6,07915.004424%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%14,14714.1k2413.443689%13.443689%13.4%13,64413.6k2513.189781%13.189781%13.2%1,80713.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k2712.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k2812.685410%12.685410%12.7%13,82913.8k2912.613756%12.613756%12.6%12,22512.2k3012.280743%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%34,30034.3k368.938547%8.938547%8.9%488.938547%8.938547%8.9%488.217608%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%7,796417.048465%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 Columbia to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbia. 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 Columbia, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasEast South CentralDothan Metro AreaDothan AreaFort WorthAlbuquerqueAlabamaHouston CountyHoustonAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixHouston County School DistrictHouston CoTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…041700Tract 041700ColumbiaOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast 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%55,99456.0k1716.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.010272%16.010272%16.0%9,10215.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k15.443437%15.443437%15.4%6,07915.004424%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%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.189781%13.189781%13.2%1,80713.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3111.909058%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%46,82446.8k378.938547%8.938547%8.9%488.938547%8.938547%8.9%488.572006%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%60,92860.9k436.406793%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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  • 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:
Alabama
County:
Houston
Metro Area:
Dothan Area
Town:
Columbia
ZIP Codes:
36312, 36319, 36370
Unified School District:
Houston County
Congressional District:
AL-2
State Senate District:
AL-29
State House District:
AL-86