Food Stamps in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County
Wilkes County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,846.000000$48,256.000000$34,846.000000$34.8k27,58327.6k$17,164.000000$18,633.000000$17,164.000000$17.2k5,004$41,975.000000$54,494.000000$41,975.000000$42.0k22,57922.6k
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 Wilkes County
Wilkes County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.498002%52.550232%52.498002%52.5%33.052%33.1%17.725819%29.599057%17.725819%17.7%51.331%51.3%24.420464%16.883803%24.420464%24.4%22.867%22.9%44.504396%44.456089%44.504396%44.5%24.068%24.1%27.617906%28.514042%27.617906%27.6%11.320%11.3%55.475620%52.345550%55.475620%55.5%50.163%50.2%
% 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 Wilkes County
Wilkes County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.566146%28.183055%23.566146%23.6%66.948%66.9%3.724700%5.429395%3.724700%3.7%48.669%48.7%18.255902%20.368986%18.255902%18.3%77.133%77.1%31.117410%23.443247%31.117410%31.1%75.932%75.9%47.951636%37.690404%47.951636%48.0%88.680%88.7%12.214890%9.371924%12.214890%12.2%49.837%49.8%
% 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 Wilkes County
Wilkes County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian155.633803%22.100010%55.633803%55.6%79306.664105%307%36.111111%25.483514%36.111111%36.1%169199.051315%199%29.209302%28.706005%29.209302%29.2%314161.007231%161%27.777778%18.935504%27.777778%27.8%135153.116396%153%18.141609%14.380069%18.141609%18.1%5,004100.000000%100%16.985448%9.367550%16.985448%17.0%4,30793.627020%94%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
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wilkes County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wilkes County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
14.1%16.7%19.2%21.7%24.2%26.8%
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Food Stamps by Place in Wilkes County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Wilkes County (10 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Wilkes County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes County, selected places in Wilkes County, and entities that contain Wilkes County
0%10%20%Count#Moravian FallsRondaWilkesboroNorth WilkesboroN WilkesboroMillers CreekCricketNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyWilkes CountyWilkesPleasant HillElkinFairplainsNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthMulberrySouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHays29.247573%29.247573%29.2%241128.318584%28.318584%28.3%64225.890909%25.890909%25.9%356323.841463%23.841463%23.8%391420.891720%20.891720%20.9%164520.711563%20.711563%20.7%163618.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00417.973856%17.973856%18.0%55717.040359%17.040359%17.0%266816.036655%16.036655%16.0%140914.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.982522%13.982522%14.0%1121013.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.609971%12.609971%12.6%8611
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Wilkes County

There are 21 county subdivisions in Wilkes County. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Wilkes County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes County, selected county subdivisions in Wilkes County, and entities that contain Wilkes County
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 County SchoolsWilkes CountyWilkes CountyWilkesRock Creek TownshipRock CrkUnion TownshipUnionJobs Cabin TownshipJobs CabinEdwards TownshipEdwardsNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthMoravian 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%6,266,2326.27M14.121864%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 in North Carolina

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wilkes County
0%10%20%30%Count#Robeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusRutherford CountyRutherfordSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplinNash CountyNashCleveland CountyClevelandWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonRockingham CountyRockinghamCaldwell CountyCaldwellNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyWilkes 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 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%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%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%5,780487.612898%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 Wilkes County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilkes County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaNorth Wilkesboro Metro AreaNorth WilkesboroWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyWilkes CountyWilkesHillsborough 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 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%99,48199.5k818.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00418.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,00416.110205%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%29,54029.5k388.289591%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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Principal Town:
North Wilkesboro
Towns:
Elkin, North Wilkesboro, Ronda, Wilkesboro
Townships:
Antioch, Beaver Creek, Boomer, Brushy Mountain, Edwards, Elk, Jobs Cabin, Lewis Fork, Lovelace, Moravian Falls, Mulberry, New Castle, North Wilkesboro, Reddies River, Rock Creek, Somers, Stanton, Traphill, Union, Walnut Grove, Wilkesboro
Unincorporated Places:
Cricket, Fairplains, Hays, Millers Creek, Moravian Falls, Mulberry, Pleasant Hill
ZIP Codes:
27020, 28606, 28618, 28621, 28624, 28626, 28629, 28635, 28640, 28642, 28644, 28649, 28651, 28654, 28659, 28665, 28668, 28669, 28670, 28675, 28676, 28683, 28685, 28689, 28694, 28697
Unified School District:
Wilkes County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-30
State House Districts:
NC-73, NC-90, NC-94
Neighboring Counties:
Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga, Yadkin
Nearby Cities:
Galax
Nearby Counties:
Avery, Burke, Carroll, Catawba, Davie, Grayson, Johnson, Smyth, Wythe