Food Stamps in Alexander County, North Carolina (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Alexander County
Alexander County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,404.000000$48,256.000000$40,404.000000$40.4k13,79613.8k$16,956.000000$18,633.000000$16,956.000000$17.0k2,054$47,396.000000$54,494.000000$47,396.000000$47.4k11,74211.7k
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 North Carolina and Alexander County
Alexander County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.067186%52.550232%53.067186%53.1%27.792%27.8%21.518987%29.599057%21.518987%21.5%47.578%47.6%27.702045%16.883803%27.702045%27.7%20.881%20.9%52.142162%44.456089%52.142162%52.1%22.001%22.0%23.807205%28.514042%23.807205%23.8%7.981%7.98%53.651412%52.345550%53.651412%53.7%50.136%50.1%
% 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 North Carolina and Alexander County
Alexander County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.118549%28.183055%24.118549%24.1%72.208%72.2%4.147505%5.429395%4.147505%4.1%52.422%52.4%18.361438%20.368986%18.361438%18.4%79.119%79.1%32.336910%23.443247%32.336910%32.3%77.999%78.0%48.015670%37.690404%48.015670%48.0%92.019%92.0%9.334015%9.371924%9.334015%9.3%49.864%49.9%
% 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 North Carolina and Alexander County
Alexander County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesWhite3Asian260.674157%18.935504%60.674157%60.7%54407.527105%408%57.564576%25.483514%57.564576%57.6%156386.641132%387%26.987952%28.706005%26.987952%27.0%112181.268638%181%19.047619%22.100010%19.047619%19.0%12127.936199%128%14.888373%14.380069%14.888373%14.9%2,054100.000000%100%13.321974%9.367550%13.321974%13.3%1,72089.479039%89%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.356142%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alexander County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
4%10%16%22%28%34%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Alexander County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
5.6%10.1%14.5%18.9%23.3%27.8%
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Food Stamps by Place in Alexander County

There are 4 places that are fully or partially contained within Alexander County (3 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Alexander County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected places in Alexander County, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%Count#HiddeniteTaylorsvilleHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaStony PointAlexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexanderNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBethlehem36.514523%36.514523%36.5%88127.086008%27.086008%27.1%211216.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k15.175719%15.175719%15.2%95314.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.130548%10.130548%10.1%1944
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Alexander County

There are 8 county subdivisions in Alexander County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Alexander County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected county subdivisions in Alexander County, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%Count#Sharpes TownshipSharpesHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaMillers TownshipMillersTaylorsville TownshipTaylorsvilleAlexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexanderNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSugar Loaf TownshipSugar LoafEllendale TownshipEllendaleLittle River TownshipLittle RivWittenburg TownshipWittenburgGwaltneys TownshipGwaltneys33.403917%33.403917%33.4%631116.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.209774%16.209774%16.2%136215.933076%15.933076%15.9%619314.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.709030%12.709030%12.7%76411.299852%11.299852%11.3%15359.747292%9.747292%9.7%5469.215738%9.215738%9.2%34974.044944%4.044944%4.0%368
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Hickory Area

There are 4 counties in the Hickory Area. This section compares Alexander County to all of the counties in the Hickory Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected other counties in the Hickory Area, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%5%10%15%Count#Caldwell CountyCaldwellBurke CountyBurkeHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaCatawba CountyCatawbaAlexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexanderNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States18.272123%18.272123%18.3%5,831117.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,085216.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k15.674091%15.674091%15.7%9,359314.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,054414.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 4 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Alexander County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Robeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusRutherford CountyRutherfordSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplinNash CountyNashCleveland CountyClevelandWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonRockingham CountyRockinghamCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilkes CountyWilkesBurke CountyBurkeGaston CountyGastonSurry CountySurryCumberland CountyCumberlandDavidson CountyDavidsonLee CountyLeeHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaFranklin CountyFranklinHarnett CountyHarnettPitt CountyPittCatawba CountyCatawbaAlamance CountyAlamanceStanly CountyStanlyPender CountyPenderRowan CountyRowanAlexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexanderRandolph CountyRandolphGuilford CountyGuilfordCraven CountyCravenJohnston CountyJohnstonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHaywood CountyHaywoodGranville CountyGranvilleSouthLincoln CountyLincolnBrunswick CountyBrunswickSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesForsyth CountyForsythBuncombe CountyBuncombeCarteret CountyCarteretDurham CountyDurhamNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgOnslow CountyOnslowCabarrus CountyCabarrusMoore CountyMooreUnion CountyUnionChatham CountyChathamHenderson CountyHendersonIredell CountyIredellOrange CountyOrangeWake CountyWake30.032234%30.032234%30.0%13,78913.8k125.552900%25.552900%25.6%5,881222.679573%22.679573%22.7%5,014321.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,811421.376487%21.376487%21.4%5,013521.254019%21.254019%21.3%4,627619.932930%19.932930%19.9%7,311719.484641%19.484641%19.5%7,244819.398890%19.398890%19.4%9,120919.153466%19.153466%19.2%6,1181018.670506%18.670506%18.7%7,0021118.272123%18.272123%18.3%5,8311218.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,0041317.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,0851417.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k1517.182786%17.182786%17.2%4,9551617.158908%17.158908%17.2%21,13621.1k1717.115697%17.115697%17.1%10,96511.0k1817.003138%17.003138%17.0%3,6301916.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.307602%16.307602%16.3%3,8682016.272423%16.272423%16.3%7,0032115.836289%15.836289%15.8%10,89610.9k2215.674091%15.674091%15.7%9,3592315.446473%15.446473%15.4%9,5852415.342547%15.342547%15.3%3,6192515.320931%15.320931%15.3%3,1462614.995919%14.995919%15.0%7,7162714.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.805772%14.805772%14.8%8,1262814.505886%14.505886%14.5%29,05529.1k2914.479549%14.479549%14.5%5,8803014.467170%14.467170%14.5%9,1463114.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.344387%14.344387%14.3%3,7723214.220295%14.220295%14.2%2,9193314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.017379%14.017379%14.0%4,2913413.832522%13.832522%13.8%6,9943513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.826264%12.826264%12.8%18,58518.6k3612.214301%12.214301%12.2%12,47312.5k3712.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,5763811.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k3911.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k4011.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k4110.987818%10.987818%11.0%6,8824210.492173%10.492173%10.5%7,165439.871313%9.871313%9.9%3,728449.804437%9.804437%9.8%7,089459.778443%9.778443%9.8%2,679469.569011%9.569011%9.6%4,496479.365481%9.365481%9.4%5,780487.612898%7.612898%7.6%3,938497.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Alexander County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alexander County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alexander County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Alexander County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookAlexander County SchoolsAlexander CoAlexander CountyAlexanderPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.709283%16.709283%16.7%23,32923.3k16.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.888373%14.888373%14.9%2,05414.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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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Towns:
Taylorsville
Townships:
Ellendale, Gwaltneys, Little River, Millers, Sharpes, Sugar Loaf, Taylorsville, Wittenburg
Unincorporated Places:
Bethlehem, Hiddenite, Stony Point
ZIP Codes:
28601, 28625, 28630, 28636, 28654, 28678, 28681, 28689
Unified School District:
Alexander County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-42
State House District:
NC-73
Neighboring Counties:
Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Wilkes
Nearby Counties:
Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Davie, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan, Watauga, Yadkin