Food Stamps in the Amherst District 5, Amherst County, Virginia (District)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Amherst County and the Amherst District 5
Amherst District 5
Amherst County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,433.000000$47,002.000000$35,433.000000$35.4k2,238$17,045.000000$18,663.000000$17,045.000000$17.0k242$39,755.000000$51,023.000000$39,755.000000$39.8k1,996
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 Amherst County and the Amherst District 5
Amherst District 5
Amherst County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty238.429752%47.796353%38.429752%38.4%15.604%15.6%20.247934%19.680851%20.247934%20.2%18.631%18.6%11.570248%20.744681%11.570248%11.6%10.145%10.1%43.388430%44.984802%43.388430%43.4%14.957%15.0%26.033058%30.699088%26.033058%26.0%6.961%6.96%61.983471%59.878419%61.983471%62.0%40.984%41.0%
% 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 Amherst County and the Amherst District 5
Amherst District 5
Amherst County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.200401%23.630573%25.200401%25.2%84.396%84.4%10.721443%5.614195%10.721443%10.7%81.369%81.4%12.424850%16.496815%12.424850%12.4%89.855%89.9%29.909820%27.716106%29.909820%29.9%85.043%85.0%42.184369%46.687898%42.184369%42.2%93.039%93.0%10.821643%7.843494%10.821643%10.8%59.016%59.0%
% 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 Amherst County and the Amherst District 5
Amherst District 5
Amherst County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Asian1Other115.759850%16.567037%15.759850%15.8%84145.746050%146%10.813226%10.693970%10.813226%10.8%242100.000000%100%9.640024%9.316509%9.640024%9.6%15889.150308%89%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.125000%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%47.500000%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.623188%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 Amherst District 5

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.8%9.9%13.0%16.0%19.1%22.2%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Lynchburg Area

There are 25 county subdivisions in the Lynchburg Area. This section compares the Amherst District 5 to all of the county subdivisions in the Lynchburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amherst District 5.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Amherst District 5, selected other county subdivisions in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain the Amherst District 5
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Appomattox RiverAppomattox RivCourthousePiney MountainPiney MtnSenecaBrooknealLynchburgFalling RiverAmherst District 22SouthBedford District 66South AtlanticAltavistaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmherst District 11ConcordLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgMadison HeightsMadison HtsAmherst District 55Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoZIP Code 24572ZIP 24572Amherst District 44Wreck IslandBedford District 77VirginiaRustburgBedford District 11Bedford District 55SunburstBedford District 22Amherst District 33Bedford District 33Bedford District 44Timberlake20.203602%20.203602%20.2%258118.595967%18.595967%18.6%249218.367347%18.367347%18.4%234316.291941%16.291941%16.3%471416.279070%16.279070%16.3%448516.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530615.512465%15.512465%15.5%168715.087562%15.087562%15.1%336814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.095280%14.095280%14.1%645913.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.601286%13.601286%13.6%4231013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.609524%12.609524%12.6%3311112.600969%12.600969%12.6%4681211.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k10.871539%10.871539%10.9%47910.813226%10.813226%10.8%2421310.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.629983%10.629983%10.6%68010.063559%10.063559%10.1%285149.909910%9.909910%9.9%99159.485345%9.485345%9.5%411169.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.749569%8.749569%8.7%254178.132530%8.132530%8.1%351188.042895%8.042895%8.0%330197.338710%7.338710%7.3%273206.384365%6.384365%6.4%294215.117450%5.117450%5.1%122224.108619%4.108619%4.1%174233.288201%3.288201%3.3%153242.902622%2.902622%2.9%9325
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 25 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Virginia

There are 551 county subdivisions in Virginia. This section compares the Amherst District 5 to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amherst District 5. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 40,635.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Amherst District 5, selected other county subdivisions in Virginia, and entities that contain the Amherst District 5
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#DanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFairfieldSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgVarinaBermudaLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgMadison HeightsMadison HtsAmherst District 55Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoZIP Code 24572ZIP 24572DaleCharlottesvilleVirginiaNeabscoManassasChesapeakeWoodbridgeBrooklandSterlingMasonVirginia BeachVirginia BchColesPotomacTuckahoeClover HillAlexandriaOccoquanLeeMatoacaGainesvilleHunter MillProvidenceBraddockSullyArlingtonMidlothianLeesburgMount VernonThree ChoptBrentsvilleAlgonkianDranesvilleBroad RunBlue RidgeSpringfieldCatoctinAshburnDulles26.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900118.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855217.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k317.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k416.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256516.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530614.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k714.230130%14.230130%14.2%3,511814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,303913.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371112.601264%12.601264%12.6%2,9711212.379831%12.379831%12.4%3,1551311.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k10.871539%10.871539%10.9%47910.813226%10.813226%10.8%24210.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.629983%10.629983%10.6%6809.739031%9.739031%9.7%2,213149.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740159.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.367320%9.367320%9.4%1,639168.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068178.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769188.021519%8.021519%8.0%1,670197.768211%7.768211%7.8%2,039207.497044%7.497044%7.5%951217.297898%7.297898%7.3%2,989226.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k236.460346%6.460346%6.5%1,217246.390111%6.390111%6.4%1,220255.888798%5.888798%5.9%1,505265.029327%5.029327%5.0%1,209274.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389284.932757%4.932757%4.9%1,016294.909680%4.909680%4.9%2,120304.697243%4.697243%4.7%1,017314.691739%4.691739%4.7%1,003324.367175%4.367175%4.4%2,100334.050760%4.050760%4.1%2,011343.977231%3.977231%4.0%1,628353.946334%3.946334%3.9%1,656363.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905373.846461%3.846461%3.8%962383.708671%3.708671%3.7%553393.582714%3.582714%3.6%1,644403.378830%3.378830%3.4%859412.867059%2.867059%2.9%570422.827939%2.827939%2.8%415432.702637%2.702637%2.7%1,116442.333270%2.333270%2.3%367452.196273%2.196273%2.2%363462.023470%2.023470%2.0%838471.886792%1.886792%1.9%244481.742984%1.742984%1.7%236491.574068%1.574068%1.6%25350
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 Amherst District 5 to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amherst District 5. 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 the Amherst District 5, selected other county subdivisions in the South, and entities that contain the Amherst District 5
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. PetersburgHoustonSouthPlantationSouth AtlanticLubbockTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteGreenvilleBradentonSan Antonio NortheastSan Antonio NEClearwaterLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgArlingtonJacksonville EastJacksonville EMadison HeightsMadison HtsAmherst District 55Miramar-Pembroke PinesMiramar-Pembrok…Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoZIP Code 24572ZIP 24572AustinVirginiaMontgomery 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%24,61324.6k2214.236256%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%17,15417.2k3211.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k11.472746%11.472746%11.5%20,89620.9k3310.879996%10.879996%10.9%18,68418.7k3410.871539%10.871539%10.9%47910.813226%10.813226%10.8%24210.751233%10.751233%10.8%10,33010.3k3510.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.629983%10.629983%10.6%68010.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k369.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.217608%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 Amherst District 5 to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Amherst District 5. 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 the Amherst District 5, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Amherst District 5
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonSouthQueensLas VegasSouth AtlanticManhattanSacramentoPhoenixTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSeattleLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodMadison HeightsMadison HtsAmherst District 55Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoZIP Code 24572ZIP 24572DenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…VirginiaOntarioSalt 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%51,79251.8k2214.236256%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%52,40752.4k3211.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k10.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.871539%10.871539%10.9%47910.813226%10.813226%10.8%24210.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.629983%10.629983%10.6%68010.333295%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%46,82446.8k379.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.572006%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:
Virginia
County:
Amherst
Metro Area:
Lynchburg Area
Unincorporated Place:
Madison Heights
ZIP Code:
24572
Unified School District:
Amherst County
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-22
State House District:
VA-23
Neighboring Districts:
1, 4
Nearby Districts:
Concord, Piney Mountain, Rustburg, Seneca, Sunburst, Timberlake, Wreck Island, 3, 4, 5