Food Stamps in Hays County, Texas (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Texas and Hays County
Hays County
Texas
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$60,495.000000$54,727.000000$60,495.000000$60.5k64,32464.3k$25,956.000000$22,016.000000$25,956.000000$26.0k5,026$63,856.000000$61,364.000000$63,856.000000$63.9k59,29859.3k
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 Texas and Hays County
Hays County
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty266.872264%64.943999%66.872264%66.9%15.009%15.0%27.417429%32.668216%27.417429%27.4%30.959%31.0%29.088739%25.891967%29.088739%29.1%9.295%9.29%39.653800%41.753501%39.653800%39.7%14.391%14.4%20.771986%26.858341%20.771986%20.8%5.611%5.61%47.473140%50.860665%47.473140%47.5%22.819%22.8%
% 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 Texas and Hays County
Hays County
Texas
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.095518%33.475710%32.095518%32.1%84.991%85.0%5.182300%6.379565%5.182300%5.2%69.041%69.0%24.059833%24.385758%24.059833%24.1%90.705%90.7%19.993929%22.039001%19.993929%20.0%85.609%85.6%29.616513%32.956837%29.616513%29.6%94.389%94.4%13.609228%9.743683%13.609228%13.6%77.181%77.2%
% 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 Texas and Hays County
Hays County
Texas
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesAsian2White314.345941%21.787407%14.345941%14.3%2,382183.602923%184%12.237094%20.450500%12.237094%12.2%320156.613373%157%11.853786%22.506780%11.853786%11.9%227151.707705%152%8.138659%15.602441%8.138659%8.1%108104.160581%104%7.813569%13.136648%7.813569%7.8%5,026100.000000%100%6.810036%6.650960%6.810036%6.8%5787.156535%87%4.709209%6.350986%4.709209%4.7%1,93260.269627%60%
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 Hays County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.0%4.6%6.2%7.7%9.3%10.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Hays County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0.9%5.9%10.8%15.7%20.6%25.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in Hays County

There are 13 places that are fully or partially contained within Hays County (9 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Hays County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hays County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hays County, selected places in Hays County, and entities that contain Hays County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#UhlandSouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSan MarcosNiederwaldAustinAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaHaysHays CountyHaysBudaDripping SpringsDripping SpgsKyleWimberleyMountain CityWoodcreekBear CreekDriftwood23.907455%23.907455%23.9%93114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.031231%11.031231%11.0%2,363210.309278%10.309278%10.3%2039.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k48.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k8.181818%8.181818%8.2%957.813569%7.813569%7.8%5,0266.798867%6.798867%6.8%28866.572165%6.572165%6.6%5175.934575%5.934575%5.9%61582.695652%2.695652%2.7%3192.500000%2.500000%2.5%6102.075227%2.075227%2.1%16110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%013
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Hays County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Hays County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Hays County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hays County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hays County, selected county subdivisions in Hays County, and entities that contain Hays County
0%5%10%Count#SouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSan MarcosAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaHays CountyHaysKyle-BudaDripping Springs-WimberleyDripping Spgs-Wi…14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.797491%10.797491%10.8%2,65118.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k7.813569%7.813569%7.8%5,0267.609167%7.609167%7.6%1,92923.092712%3.092712%3.1%4463
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Austin Area

There are 5 counties in the Austin Area. This section compares Hays County to all of the counties in the Austin Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hays County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hays County, selected other counties in the Austin Area, and entities that contain Hays County
0%5%10%15%Count#Caldwell CountyCaldwellSouthWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBastrop CountyBastropTravis CountyTravisAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaHays CountyHaysWilliamson CountyWilliamson17.261529%17.261529%17.3%2,186114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.136937%12.136937%12.1%3,13428.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k38.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k7.813569%7.813569%7.8%5,02645.542693%5.542693%5.5%9,1695
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Texas

There are 254 counties in Texas. This section compares Hays County to the 50 most populous counties in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hays County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 69,926.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Hays County, selected other counties in Texas, and entities that contain Hays County
0%10%20%30%Count#Webb CountyWebbHidalgo CountyHidalgoCameron CountyCameronEl Paso CountyEl PasoAngelina CountyAngelinaPotter CountyPotterLiberty CountyLibertyNueces CountyNuecesHunt CountyHuntJefferson CountyJeffersonOrange CountyOrangeBowie CountyBowieGregg CountyGreggHenderson CountyHendersonBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasSouthGrayson CountyGraysonWichita CountyWichitaWest South CentralBell CountyBellLubbock CountyLubbockHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMcLennan CountyMcLennanTaylor CountyTaylorEctor CountyEctorBastrop CountyBastropTarrant CountyTarrantVictoria CountyVictoriaTom Green CountyTom GreenSmith CountySmithGalveston CountyGalvestonCoryell CountyCoryellKaufman CountyKaufmanJohnson CountyJohnsonEllis CountyEllisTravis CountyTravisBrazos CountyBrazosBrazoria CountyBrazoriaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaGuadalupe CountyGuadalupeParker CountyParkerHays CountyHaysMidland CountyMidlandFort Bend CountyFort BendRandall CountyRandallWalker CountyWalkerMontgomery CountyMontgomeryDenton CountyDentonComal CountyComalWilliamson CountyWilliamsonRockwall CountyRockwallCollin CountyCollin31.137118%31.137118%31.1%22,13622.1k131.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k227.457334%27.457334%27.5%33,30333.3k323.173116%23.173116%23.2%60,57860.6k419.904902%19.904902%19.9%6,070517.606711%17.606711%17.6%7,598616.836516%16.836516%16.8%4,312716.354101%16.354101%16.4%20,95521.0k816.315722%16.315722%16.3%5,083916.173736%16.173736%16.2%15,21915.2k1015.953392%15.953392%16.0%5,1481115.440958%15.440958%15.4%5,1861215.222462%15.222462%15.2%6,9181314.547591%14.547591%14.5%4,3331414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.911919%13.911919%13.9%6,5611713.833179%13.833179%13.8%6,7251813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.355216%13.355216%13.4%15,09515.1k1913.287900%13.287900%13.3%14,48714.5k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.010266%13.010266%13.0%11,34311.3k2212.911960%12.911960%12.9%6,3902312.545633%12.545633%12.5%6,3922412.136937%12.136937%12.1%3,1342511.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2611.736844%11.736844%11.7%3,8162711.525940%11.525940%11.5%4,9922811.339057%11.339057%11.3%8,8492911.327311%11.327311%11.3%13,10413.1k3011.056996%11.056996%11.1%2,5203110.946025%10.946025%10.9%3,9123210.569785%10.569785%10.6%5,695339.928814%9.928814%9.9%5,342348.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k358.785308%8.785308%8.8%6,659368.626302%8.626302%8.6%9,859378.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k8.169437%8.169437%8.2%4,079388.037902%8.037902%8.0%3,478397.813569%7.813569%7.8%5,026407.568569%7.568569%7.6%4,084417.414326%7.414326%7.4%15,87615.9k427.103266%7.103266%7.1%3,473437.035516%7.035516%7.0%1,456446.682555%6.682555%6.7%12,00112.0k455.941909%5.941909%5.9%15,79315.8k465.589131%5.589131%5.6%2,534475.542693%5.542693%5.5%9,169485.501497%5.501497%5.5%1,617493.698741%3.698741%3.7%11,64811.6k50
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 Hays County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hays 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 Hays County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Hays 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 CountyDallasSouthQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkWest South CentralBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisTexasUnited 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 LakeAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHays CountyHaysAlameda 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%99,48199.5k816.110205%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%129,745130k1614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%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%29,51629.5k398.251920%8.251920%8.3%58,26458.3k7.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.813569%7.813569%7.8%5,0267.222489%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

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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 City:
Austin
Cities:
Austin, Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays, Kyle, Mountain City, Niederwald, San Marcos, Uhland, Wimberley, Woodcreek
Unincorporated Places:
Driftwood
Villages:
Bear Creek
ZIP Codes:
78610, 78619, 78620, 78623, 78640, 78652, 78656, 78663, 78666, 78676, 78737
Unified School Districts:
Blanco, Comal, Dripping Springs, Hays, Johnson City, San Marcos, Wimberley
Congressional Districts:
TX-21, TX-25, TX-35
State Senate Districts:
TX-21, TX-25
State House District:
TX-45
Neighboring Counties:
Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Travis
Nearby Counties:
Bastrop, Bexar, Burnet, Gonzales, Kendall, Llano, Williamson, Wilson