Food Stamps in the Somers Township, Wilkes 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 Wilkes County and the Somers Township
Somers Township
Wilkes County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,074.000000$34,846.000000$40,074.000000$40.1k391$8,125.000000$17,164.000000$8,125.000000$8.1k41$45,588.000000$41,975.000000$45,588.000000$45.6k350
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 Wilkes County and the Somers Township
Somers Township
Wilkes County
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%52.498002%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%24.420464%0.000%0%100.000000%44.504396%100.000000%100.0%43.617%43.6%100.000000%27.617906%100.000000%100.0%21.579%21.6%75.609756%55.475620%75.609756%75.6%25.620%25.6%
% 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 Wilkes County and the Somers Township
Somers Township
Wilkes County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.285714%23.566146%32.285714%32.3%100.000%100%32.285714%18.255902%32.285714%32.3%100.000%100%15.142857%31.117410%15.142857%15.1%56.383%56.4%42.571429%47.951636%42.571429%42.6%78.421%78.4%25.714286%12.214890%25.714286%25.7%74.380%74.4%
% 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 Wilkes County and the Somers Township
Somers Township
Wilkes County
0%5%10%15%Count%All RacesWhite110.485934%18.141609%10.485934%10.5%41100.000000%100%10.485934%16.985448%10.485934%10.5%41100.000000%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 the North Wilkesboro Area

There are 21 county subdivisions in the North Wilkesboro Area. This section compares the Somers Township to all of the county subdivisions in the North Wilkesboro Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Somers Township.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Somers Township, selected other county subdivisions in the North Wilkesboro Area, and entities that contain the Somers Township
0%10%20%30%Count#Elk TownshipWalnut Grove TownshipWalnut GrvWilkesboro TownshipWilkesboroMulberry TownshipMulberryReddies River TownshipReddies RivNew Castle TownshipNew CastleNorth Wilkesboro TownshipN WilkesboroLewis Fork TownshipLewis ForkTraphill TownshipTraphillNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroWilkes CountyWilkesWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyRock Creek TownshipRock CrkUnion TownshipUnionJobs Cabin TownshipJobs CabinEdwards TownshipEdwardsNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth961200Tract 961200Moravian Falls TownshipMoravian FallsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSomers TownshipSomersLovelace TownshipLovelaceBoomer TownshipBoomerBrushy Mountain TownshipBrushy MtnStanton TownshipStantonAntioch TownshipAntiochBeaver Creek TownshipBeaver Crk31.533477%31.533477%31.5%146123.025210%23.025210%23.0%137222.165200%22.165200%22.2%907321.449595%21.449595%21.4%583420.619731%20.619731%20.6%905518.710493%18.710493%18.7%148618.461538%18.461538%18.5%540718.421053%18.421053%18.4%105818.166526%18.166526%18.2%216918.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00417.827869%17.827869%17.8%4351016.045845%16.045845%16.0%561115.000000%15.000000%15.0%241214.424690%14.424690%14.4%4301314.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.196024%14.196024%14.2%40714.121864%14.121864%14.1%1971413.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.485934%10.485934%10.5%41158.673469%8.673469%8.7%17168.515815%8.515815%8.5%70176.521739%6.521739%6.5%18184.285714%4.285714%4.3%12194.000000%4.000000%4.0%17200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 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 the Somers Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Somers 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 Somers Township, selected other county subdivisions in North Carolina, and entities that contain the Somers Township
0%10%20%Count#Gilmer TownshipGilmerHigh Point TownshipHigh PtWilson TownshipWilsonTownship 12:Burlington12, BurlingtonGastonia TownshipGastoniaGreenville TownshipGreenvilleCross Creek TownshipCross CrkDurham TownshipDurhamClevelandThomasville TownshipThomasvilleMonroe TownshipMonroeNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroWilkes CountyWilkesWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyCraven Township 88Rockfish TownshipRockfishHickory TownshipHickoryWinston TownshipWinstonTown Creek TownshipTown CrkSeventy-First Township71stTownship 4:Kannapolis4, KannapolisWilmington TownshipWilmingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth961200Tract 961200South AtlanticAshevilleJacksonville TownshipJacksonvilleRaleigh TownshipRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSouth Point TownshipS PtSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysHendersonville TownshipHendersonvilleOak Grove TownshipOak GrvMorehead TownshipMoreheadSomers TownshipSomersSt. 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%3,3141118.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00416.906545%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%6,266,2326.27M14.196024%14.196024%14.2%40713.769190%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%8,9882810.485934%10.485934%10.5%4110.119654%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 the Somers Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Somers 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 Somers Township, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain the Somers Township
0%10%20%30%Count#HialeahMcAllen-PharrMiamiBaltimoreJacksonville WestJacksonville WEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoNew OrleansBirminghamTampaAtlanta-DecaturKendale Lakes-TamiamiKendale Lks-Tami…North Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroWilkes CountyWilkesWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyOklahoma City SouthwestOklahoma City SWFort LauderdaleSouthwest DallasSW DallasCorpus ChristiFort WorthAtlantaLakelandWashingtonSt. PetersburgNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHoustonSouth961200Tract 961200PlantationSouth AtlanticLubbockTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EMiramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…Somers TownshipSomersAustinMontgomery 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%20,19820.2k1318.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00417.879800%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%6,266,2326.27M14.196024%14.196024%14.2%40713.987265%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%10,33010.3k3510.485934%10.485934%10.5%4110.290689%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 the Somers Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Somers 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 Somers Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Somers Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroWilkes CountyWilkesWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHoustonSouth961200Tract 961200QueensLas VegasSouth AtlanticManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodSomers TownshipSomersDenverAustinLos 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%49,53949.5k1518.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00417.573826%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%6,266,2326.27M14.196024%14.196024%14.2%40713.924220%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%21,74121.7k3310.485934%10.485934%10.5%4110.333295%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:
Wilkes
Metro Area:
North Wilkesboro Area
ZIP Codes:
27020, 28659, 28689
Unified School District:
Wilkes County
Congressional Districts:
NC-5, NC-13
State Senate District:
NC-30
State House District:
NC-73
Neighboring Townships:
Antioch, Lovelace, New Castle, New Hope, North Buck Shoals, South Buck Shoals, Union Grove
Nearby Townships:
Brushy Mountain, Deep Creek, Eagle Mills, Edwards, Gwaltneys, North Knobs, Olin, Sharpesburg, South Knobs, Wilkesboro