Food Stamps in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$44,946.000000$46,902.000000$44,946.000000$44.9k37,32837.3k$16,341.000000$18,905.000000$16,341.000000$16.3k4,994$50,593.000000$51,553.000000$50,593.000000$50.6k32,33432.3k
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 Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.841810%41.273150%34.841810%34.8%21.772%21.8%20.504606%20.027259%20.504606%20.5%41.191%41.2%12.254706%17.293354%12.254706%12.3%12.782%12.8%36.824189%42.114968%36.824189%36.8%22.435%22.4%33.440128%32.774794%33.440128%33.4%12.105%12.1%51.722066%48.825463%51.722066%51.7%46.599%46.6%
% 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 Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.335684%21.546098%19.335684%19.3%78.228%78.2%4.521556%4.114005%4.521556%4.5%58.809%58.8%12.915198%15.532378%12.915198%12.9%87.218%87.2%19.663512%21.657650%19.663512%19.7%77.565%77.6%37.502320%42.152937%37.502320%37.5%87.895%87.9%9.154450%8.737799%9.154450%9.2%53.401%53.4%
% 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 Buncombe County and Asheville
Asheville
Buncombe County
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesWhite3Other1Asian136.562577%32.162823%36.562577%36.6%1,487273.289521%273%18.782480%19.597458%18.782480%18.8%253140.390949%140%14.540816%18.238022%14.540816%14.5%57108.686342%109%13.378697%12.214301%13.378697%13.4%4,994100.000000%100%10.262865%10.553157%10.262865%10.3%3,13976.710500%77%10.108303%18.668122%10.108303%10.1%2875.555215%76%4.552352%4.929577%4.552352%4.6%3034.026872%34%
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 Tract in Asheville

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Asheville Area

There are 49 county subdivisions in the Asheville Area. This section compares Asheville to all of the county subdivisions in the Asheville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the Asheville Area, and entities that contain Asheville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Township 8:Spring Creek8, Spg CrkTownship 6:Hot Springs6, Hot SpgsTownship 5:Walnut5, WalnutJonathan Creek TownshipJonathan CrkTownship 1:North Marshall1, N MarshallCrabtree TownshipCrabtreeUpper Hominy TownshipUpper HominyClyde TownshipClydeTownship 7:Ebbs Chapel7, Ebbs ChapelTownship 1:South Marshall1, S MarshallWaynesville TownshipWaynesvilleTownship 2:Laurel2, LaurelWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakIvy TownshipLower Hominy TownshipLower HominyCecil TownshipCecilNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthAsheville TownshipAshevilleLeicester TownshipLeicesterSouth AtlanticBeaverdam TownshipBeaverdamAshevilleAshevilleBlue Ridge TownshipBlue RdgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast Fork TownshipE ForkBuncombe CountyBuncombeAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleTownship 10:Grapevine10, GrapevineSandy Mush TownshipSandy MushTownship 11:Revere-Rice Cove11, Revere-Rice C…Iron Duff TownshipIron DuffEdneyville TownshipEdneyvilleFrench Broad TownshipFrench BroadBlack Mountain TownshipBlack MtnFairview TownshipFairviewTownship 4:Beech Glenn4, Beech GlennBroad River TownshipBroad RivTownship 3:Mars Hill3, Mars HlSwannanoa TownshipSwannanoaFines Creek TownshipFines CrkPigeon TownshipPigeonClear Creek TownshipClear CrkIvy Hill TownshipIvy HlCrab Creek TownshipCrab CrkReems Creek TownshipReems CrkLimestone TownshipLimestoneGreen River TownshipGrn RivAvery Creek TownshipAvery CrkFlat Creek TownshipFlat CrkHoopers Creek TownshipHoopers CrkMills River TownshipMills RivTownship 9:Sandy Mush9, Sandy MushCataloochee TownshipCataloochee41.086957%41.086957%41.1%189131.818182%31.818182%31.8%154219.266055%19.266055%19.3%126318.745387%18.745387%18.7%254418.289354%18.289354%18.3%201518.243243%18.243243%18.2%135617.562777%17.562777%17.6%1,189717.441054%17.441054%17.4%503817.128874%17.128874%17.1%105916.603774%16.603774%16.6%881016.212654%16.212654%16.2%1,4761116.116505%16.116505%16.1%831216.071429%16.071429%16.1%181315.228070%15.228070%15.2%2171414.979339%14.979339%15.0%5801514.919355%14.919355%14.9%371614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.065019%14.065019%14.1%1,0471713.987761%13.987761%14.0%1,1201813.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.557692%13.557692%13.6%7051913.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,99413.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,9942013.150507%13.150507%13.2%6092113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.236287%12.236287%12.2%872212.214301%12.214301%12.2%12,47312.5k12.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k11.550986%11.550986%11.6%2,4832311.531842%11.531842%11.5%672411.376147%11.376147%11.4%622511.046512%11.046512%11.0%192610.912698%10.912698%10.9%552710.597826%10.597826%10.6%1952810.506281%10.506281%10.5%2762910.443732%10.443732%10.4%6193010.312646%10.312646%10.3%4423110.241405%10.241405%10.2%1403210.200927%10.200927%10.2%663310.166571%10.166571%10.2%177349.753433%9.753433%9.8%625359.572301%9.572301%9.6%47369.426038%9.426038%9.4%202379.218643%9.218643%9.2%269389.176641%9.176641%9.2%253398.772904%8.772904%8.8%158408.551547%8.551547%8.6%467417.276184%7.276184%7.3%421427.078233%7.078233%7.1%133436.337599%6.337599%6.3%208446.079027%6.079027%6.1%140455.239249%5.239249%5.2%346465.209766%5.209766%5.2%303470.000000%0.000000%0.0%0480.000000%0.000000%0.0%049
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 49 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in North Carolina

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain Asheville
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 88Rockfish TownshipRockfishHickory TownshipHickoryWinston TownshipWinstonTown Creek TownshipTown CrkSeventy-First Township71stTownship 4:Kannapolis4, KannapolisWilmington TownshipWilmingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticAshevilleAshevilleJacksonville TownshipJacksonvilleRaleigh TownshipRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteBuncombe CountyBuncombeAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleSouth Point TownshipS PtSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleOak Grove TownshipOak GrvMorehead TownshipMoreheadSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsNeuse TownshipNeuseClayton TownshipClaytonCoddle Creek TownshipCoddle CrkMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkWinterville 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 RdgCedar 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%2,5961216.053922%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%4,99413.378697%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%39,89339.9k2312.214301%12.214301%12.2%12,47312.5k12.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k11.942322%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%1,477337.870911%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%429472.607745%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 Asheville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 245,874.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain Asheville
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 ChristiFort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonSt. PetersburgNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHoustonSouthPlantationSouth AtlanticLubbockAshevilleAshevilleTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEBuncombe CountyBuncombeClearwaterAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…AustinMontgomery 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%18,55918.6k1715.901493%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%13,64413.6k2513.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,99413.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,99413.071915%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%10,44610.4k3112.214301%12.214301%12.2%12,47312.5k12.147177%12.147177%12.1%17,15417.2k3212.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k11.472746%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%7,888378.134682%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 Asheville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Asheville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Asheville, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Asheville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasSouth AtlanticManhattanSacramentoPhoenixAshevilleAshevilleTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteBuncombe CountyBuncombeAsheville Metro AreaAshevilleSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt 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%55,99456.0k1715.901493%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%153,787154k2813.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,99413.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,99413.071915%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%39,89339.9k3112.214301%12.214301%12.2%12,47312.5k12.018564%12.018564%12.0%22,09022.1k11.909058%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%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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State:
North Carolina
County:
Buncombe
Metro Area:
Asheville Area
City:
Asheville
ZIP Codes:
28704, 28715, 28732, 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806
Unified School Districts:
Asheville, Buncombe County
Congressional Districts:
NC-10, NC-11
State Senate Districts:
NC-48, NC-49
State House Districts:
NC-114, NC-115, NC-116
Neighboring Townships:
Asheville, Avery Creek, Hoopers Creek, Leicester, Limestone, Lower Hominy, Mills River, Reems Creek, Swannanoa
Nearby Townships:
9, Sandy Mush, Beaverdam, Black Mountain, Broad River, Clear Creek, Fairview, Flat Creek, French Broad, Sandy Mush, Upper Hominy