Food Stamps in the Elk Township, Ashe County, North Carolina (Township)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Ashe County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Ashe County
$0k$20k$40kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$58,981.000000$37,360.000000$58,981.000000$59.0k380$59,444.000000$43,845.000000$59,444.000000$59.4k370
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 Ashe County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Ashe County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%49.078226%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.239661%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%44.843049%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.723966%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%63.926258%0.000%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 Ashe County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Ashe County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty24.864865%23.873510%4.864865%4.9%100.000%100%4.864865%16.387149%4.864865%4.9%100.000%100%20.270270%25.500101%20.270270%20.3%100.000%100%38.648649%52.535866%38.648649%38.6%100.000%100%16.486486%12.022631%16.486486%16.5%100.000%100%
% 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 Ashe County and the Elk Township
Elk Township
Ashe County
0%5%10%15%Count%All RacesWhite12.631579%16.858463%2.631579%2.6%10100.000000%100%2.631579%16.831510%2.631579%2.6%10100.000000%100%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in North Carolina

There are 1,041 county subdivisions in North Carolina. This section compares the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 32,597.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Gilmer TownshipGilmerHigh Point TownshipHigh PtWilson TownshipWilsonTownship 12:Burlington12, BurlingtonGastonia TownshipGastoniaGreenville TownshipGreenvilleCross Creek TownshipCross CrkDurham TownshipDurhamClevelandThomasville TownshipThomasvilleMonroe TownshipMonroeCraven Township 88Ashe CountyAsheAshe County SchoolsAshe CountyRockfish TownshipRockfishHickory TownshipHickoryWinston TownshipWinstonTown Creek TownshipTown CrkSeventy-First Township71stTownship 4:Kannapolis4, KannapolisWilmington TownshipWilmingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticAshevilleJacksonville TownshipJacksonvilleRaleigh TownshipRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSouth Point TownshipS PtSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleOak Grove TownshipOak GrvMorehead TownshipMoreheadSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsNeuse TownshipNeuseClayton TownshipClaytonCoddle Creek TownshipCoddle CrkMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle Crk970700Tract 970700Winterville TownshipWintervilleVance TownshipVanceTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarTriangle TownshipTrnglHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkWake Forest TownshipWake FrstChapel Hill TownshipChapel HlTownship 2:Poplar Tent2, Poplar TentHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkHarnett TownshipHarnettCary TownshipLeesville TownshipLeesvilleSandy Ridge TownshipSandy RdgElk TownshipCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakDavidson TownshipDavidson28.581301%28.581301%28.6%8,272126.775240%26.775240%26.8%8,171224.728736%24.728736%24.7%4,239324.505356%24.505356%24.5%3,889421.378358%21.378358%21.4%6,964520.787504%20.787504%20.8%4,139620.337506%20.337506%20.3%5,833719.707555%19.707555%19.7%8,801819.484641%19.484641%19.5%7,244919.362698%19.362698%19.4%3,0201018.273048%18.273048%18.3%3,3141116.906545%16.906545%16.9%2,5961216.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.053922%16.053922%16.1%3,2751316.006339%16.006339%16.0%3,9391415.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k1515.954460%15.954460%16.0%2,0461615.517577%15.517577%15.5%5,5751714.528234%14.528234%14.5%2,4391814.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,0721914.380069%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%4,9942013.229685%13.229685%13.2%3,6422113.204323%13.204323%13.2%6,1822213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k2311.942322%11.942322%11.9%1,9382411.930406%11.930406%11.9%2,7362511.550986%11.550986%11.6%2,4832611.373589%11.373589%11.4%1,8442710.522126%10.522126%10.5%8,9882810.119654%10.119654%10.1%2,6812910.113735%10.113735%10.1%3,139309.477999%9.477999%9.5%1,133318.770903%8.770903%8.8%1,049328.572755%8.572755%8.6%1,477338.182504%8.182504%8.2%2177.870911%7.870911%7.9%1,617347.355324%7.355324%7.4%1,407356.851446%6.851446%6.9%969366.685627%6.685627%6.7%3,103376.448013%6.448013%6.4%1,791386.348510%6.348510%6.3%1,736396.053175%6.053175%6.1%2,024405.743914%5.743914%5.7%781414.924654%4.924654%4.9%634424.566487%4.566487%4.6%977434.285803%4.285803%4.3%694444.081567%4.081567%4.1%1,277452.845506%2.845506%2.8%510462.654374%2.654374%2.7%429472.631579%2.631579%2.6%102.607745%2.607745%2.6%501482.518202%2.518202%2.5%754491.422229%1.422229%1.4%18950
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 the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain the Elk Township
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 DallasAshe CountyAsheAshe County SchoolsAshe CountyCorpus ChristiFort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonSt. PetersburgNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHoustonSouthPlantationSouth AtlanticLubbockTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…AustinMontgomery District 1313970700Tract 970700Northwest 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-AlpharettaPlanoElk Township37.737792%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%55,99456.0k1616.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.782565%16.782565%16.8%18,55918.6k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.004424%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%24,61324.6k2214.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.987265%13.987265%14.0%14,14714.1k2413.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.443689%13.443689%13.4%13,64413.6k2513.071915%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%34,30034.3k368.217608%8.217608%8.2%7,888378.182504%8.182504%8.2%2178.134682%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%7,721502.631579%2.631579%2.6%10
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 the Elk Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Elk Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Elk Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Elk Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasAshe CountyAsheAshe County SchoolsAshe CountyFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasSouth AtlanticManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk City970700Tract 970700Northwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlanoElk Township42.327373%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%55,99456.0k1716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.236256%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%91,44191.4k2513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.071915%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%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.182504%8.182504%8.2%2178.134682%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%7,721502.631579%2.631579%2.6%10
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:
North Carolina
County:
Ashe
ZIP Codes:
28626, 28684
Unified School District:
Ashe County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-93
Neighboring Townships:
Bald Mountain, Creston, Old Fields, Pine Swamp, Stony Fork
Nearby Townships:
Boone, Brushy Fork, Cove Creek, Elk, Jobs Cabin, Meat Camp, New River, North Fork, Obids, West Jefferson