Food Stamps in Wake 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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$70,620.000000$48,256.000000$70,620.000000$70.6k373,245373k$22,432.000000$18,633.000000$22,432.000000$22.4k26,58326.6k$75,223.000000$54,494.000000$75,223.000000$75.2k346,662347k
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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty262.720536%52.550232%62.720536%62.7%12.077%12.1%35.849979%29.599057%35.849979%35.8%33.074%33.1%19.260430%16.883803%19.260430%19.3%5.162%5.16%38.622428%44.456089%38.622428%38.6%16.066%16.1%23.989016%28.514042%23.989016%24.0%6.435%6.43%47.176767%52.345550%47.176767%47.2%35.872%35.9%
% 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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.013933%28.183055%35.013933%35.0%87.923%87.9%5.562767%5.429395%5.562767%5.6%66.926%66.9%27.133058%20.368986%27.133058%27.1%94.838%94.8%15.472420%23.443247%15.472420%15.5%83.934%83.9%26.747091%37.690404%26.747091%26.7%93.565%93.6%6.467106%9.371924%6.467106%6.5%64.128%64.1%
% 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 Wake County
Wake County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White319.183922%28.706005%19.183922%19.2%14,49014.5k269.356468%269%19.170809%25.483514%19.170809%19.2%1,697269.172349%269%13.790628%18.935504%13.790628%13.8%2,113193.630625%194%9.987009%22.100010%9.987009%10.0%615140.224997%140%7.122132%14.380069%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k100.000000%100%3.115218%7.356142%3.115218%3.1%62743.739972%44%2.847679%9.367550%2.847679%2.8%7,04139.983520%40%
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 County Subdivision in Wake County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.4%3.0%5.6%8.1%10.7%13.3%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wake County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%42%53%
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Food Stamps by Place in Wake County

There are 15 places that are fully or partially contained within Wake County (7 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected places in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%15%Count#AngierNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamZebulonRolesvilleRaleighClaytonFuquay-VarinaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaGarnerWake ForestWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeWendellKnightdaleHolly SpringsCaryApexMorrisville15.434783%15.434783%15.4%284114.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M12.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k212.741313%12.741313%12.7%19839.835165%9.835165%9.8%17949.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k58.759124%8.759124%8.8%57668.725440%8.725440%8.7%67578.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k7.895713%7.895713%7.9%85187.174745%7.174745%7.2%90097.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k7.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k7.054455%7.054455%7.1%171105.753425%5.753425%5.8%294114.109728%4.109728%4.1%406123.006462%3.006462%3.0%1,754132.719472%2.719472%2.7%412142.399141%2.399141%2.4%20115
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 15 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wake County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Wake County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Wake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected county subdivisions in Wake County, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%Count#North CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticRaleigh TownshipRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Marys TownshipSt. MarysSt. Matthews TownshipSt. MatthewsNeuse TownshipNeuseMarks Creek TownshipMarks CrkLittle River TownshipLittle RivRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaMiddle Creek TownshipMiddle CrkWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWakeHouse Creek TownshipHouse CrkWake Forest TownshipWake FrstPanther Branch TownshipPanther BranchHolly Springs TownshipHolly SpgsSwift Creek TownshipSwift CrkNew Light TownshipNew LightCary TownshipMeredith TownshipMeredithLeesville TownshipLeesvilleCedar Fork TownshipCedar ForkWhite Oak TownshipWhite OakBartons Creek TownshipBartons CrkBuckhorn TownshipBuckhorn14.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.204323%13.204323%13.2%6,182113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.930406%11.930406%11.9%2,736210.119654%10.119654%10.1%2,681310.113735%10.113735%10.1%3,13949.797551%9.797551%9.8%78459.626249%9.626249%9.6%44368.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k8.572755%8.572755%8.6%1,47777.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k7.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k6.448013%6.448013%6.4%1,79186.348510%6.348510%6.3%1,73694.990403%4.990403%5.0%442104.924654%4.924654%4.9%634114.566487%4.566487%4.6%977124.235537%4.235537%4.2%123134.081567%4.081567%4.1%1,277143.421231%3.421231%3.4%253152.845506%2.845506%2.8%510162.607745%2.607745%2.6%501172.518202%2.518202%2.5%754181.762115%1.762115%1.8%136190.465735%0.465735%0.5%720
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Raleigh Area

There are 3 counties in the Raleigh Area. This section compares Wake County to all of the counties in the Raleigh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wake County, selected other counties in the Raleigh Area, and entities that contain Wake County
0%5%10%15%Count#Franklin CountyFranklinJohnston CountyJohnstonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake CountyWake16.307602%16.307602%16.3%3,868114.467170%14.467170%14.5%9,146214.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M8.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k7.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k7.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k3
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Wake County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wake 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 CountyLeeFranklin CountyFranklinHarnett CountyHarnettPitt CountyPittCatawba CountyCatawbaAlamance CountyAlamanceStanly CountyStanlyPender CountyPenderRowan CountyRowanRandolph 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 CountyIredellRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaOrange CountyOrangeWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake 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%3,6301916.307602%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%7,7162714.805772%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%5,780488.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k7.612898%7.612898%7.6%3,938497.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k7.122132%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 Wake County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wake 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 Wake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wake County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima 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 CountyWestchesterRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake County SchoolsWake CountyWake 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%308,063308k1214.729002%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%29,54029.5k388.604620%8.604620%8.6%39,59739.6k8.289591%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%26,58326.6k7.122132%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

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  • 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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Principal Cities:
Raleigh, Durham
Cities:
Durham, Raleigh
Towns:
Angier, Apex, Cary, Clayton, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon
Townships:
Bartons Creek, Buckhorn, Cary, Cedar Fork, Holly Springs, House Creek, Leesville, Little River, Marks Creek, Meredith, Middle Creek, Neuse, New Light, Panther Branch, Raleigh, St. Marys, St. Matthews, Swift Creek, Wake Forest, White Oak
ZIP Codes:
27501, 27502, 27511, 27513, 27518, 27519, 27520, 27522, 27523, 27526, 27529, 27539, 27540, 27545, 27560, 27562, 27571, 27587, 27591, 27592, 27596, 27597, 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27703, 27704
Unified School District:
Wake County
Congressional Districts:
NC-1, NC-2, NC-4, NC-6
State Senate Districts:
NC-14, NC-15, NC-16, NC-17, NC-18
State House Districts:
NC-11, NC-33, NC-34, NC-35, NC-36, NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41, NC-49
Neighboring Counties:
Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Nash
Nearby Counties:
Alamance, Caswell, Cumberland, Lee, Orange, Person, Vance, Warren, Wayne, Wilson