Food Stamps in the Highlands Township, Macon 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 Macon County and the Highlands Township
Highlands Township
Macon County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$58,971.000000$39,593.000000$58,971.000000$59.0k1,628$19,375.000000$17,048.000000$19,375.000000$19.4k70$61,029.000000$44,878.000000$61,029.000000$61.0k1,558
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 Macon County and the Highlands Township
Highlands Township
Macon County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty268.571429%48.156475%68.571429%68.6%22.120%22.1%4.285714%23.156475%4.285714%4.3%13.636%13.6%64.285714%18.974820%64.285714%64.3%27.108%27.1%17.142857%49.325540%17.142857%17.1%3.509%3.51%27.142857%29.136691%27.142857%27.1%1.848%1.85%47.142857%52.922662%47.142857%47.1%22.297%22.3%
% 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 Macon County and the Highlands Township
Highlands Township
Macon County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty210.847240%18.104842%10.847240%10.8%77.880%77.9%1.219512%3.240705%1.219512%1.2%86.364%86.4%7.766367%13.085983%7.766367%7.8%72.892%72.9%21.181001%27.580633%21.181001%21.2%96.491%96.5%64.762516%56.700793%64.762516%64.8%98.152%98.2%7.381258%9.960742%7.381258%7.4%77.703%77.7%
% 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 Macon County and the Highlands Township
Highlands Township
Macon County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Asian1100.000000%47.937132%100.000000%100.0%52,325.714286%2,326%4.299754%14.617154%4.299754%4.3%70100.000000%100%4.100946%12.590903%4.100946%4.1%6595.376296%95%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%33.818182%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%42.786070%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%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

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Highlands Township

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.4%6.1%8.8%11.4%14.1%16.8%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in North Carolina

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Highlands Township, selected other county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Highlands 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 88Rockfish TownshipRockfishHickory TownshipHickoryWinston TownshipWinstonTown Creek TownshipTown CrkSeventy-First Township71stMacon CountyMaconMacon County SchoolsMacon CountyTownship 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 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 CrkHighlands TownshipHighlandsHarnett TownshipHarnettCary TownshipZIP Code 28741ZIP 28741Leesville 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%5,5751714.617154%14.617154%14.6%2,22414.617154%14.617154%14.6%2,22414.528234%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%1,477337.870911%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%977434.299754%4.299754%4.3%704.285803%4.285803%4.3%694444.081567%4.081567%4.1%1,277453.941909%3.941909%3.9%762.845506%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 the Highlands Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Highlands Township. 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 the Highlands Township, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain the Highlands 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 DallasCorpus ChristiFort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonSt. PetersburgMacon CountyMaconMacon County SchoolsMacon CountyNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHoustonSouthPlantationSouth AtlanticLubbockTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterArlingtonJacksonville 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 NHighlands TownshipHighlandsRoswell-AlpharettaZIP Code 28741ZIP 28741Plano37.737792%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%24,61324.6k2214.617154%14.617154%14.6%2,22414.617154%14.617154%14.6%2,22414.380069%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%7,888378.134682%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%5,977484.299754%4.299754%4.3%704.002723%4.002723%4.0%3,881493.941909%3.941909%3.9%763.859381%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 the Highlands Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Highlands Township. 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 the Highlands Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Highlands Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonMacon CountyMaconMacon County SchoolsMacon CountyNorth 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 CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JoseHighlands TownshipHighlandsZIP Code 28741ZIP 28741Plano42.327373%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%51,79251.8k2214.617154%14.617154%14.6%2,22414.617154%14.617154%14.6%2,22414.380069%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%27,90827.9k398.134682%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%29,11429.1k494.299754%4.299754%4.3%703.941909%3.941909%3.9%763.859381%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:
Macon
Town:
Highlands
ZIP Code:
28741
Unified School District:
Macon County
Congressional District:
NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-50
State House District:
NC-120
Neighboring Townships:
Cashiers, Flats, Hamburg, Smithbridge, Sugarfork
Nearby Townships:
Cullowhee, Ellijay, Franklin, Hogback, Millshoal, Mountain, River, Savannah