Food Stamps in Bessemer, Alabama (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$30,682.000000$44,758.000000$30,682.000000$30.7k10,51210.5k$16,301.000000$16,595.000000$16,301.000000$16.3k3,012$38,542.000000$51,623.000000$38,542.000000$38.5k7,500
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 Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.539177%52.927964%48.539177%48.5%45.193%45.2%38.645418%32.181952%38.645418%38.6%60.974%61.0%7.901726%15.963937%7.901726%7.9%21.558%21.6%50.763612%46.153473%50.763612%50.8%33.850%33.8%32.370518%26.683397%32.370518%32.4%21.817%21.8%56.706507%57.033422%56.706507%56.7%58.155%58.2%
% 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 Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.640000%26.855232%23.640000%23.6%54.807%54.8%9.933333%5.537363%9.933333%9.9%39.026%39.0%11.546667%19.320836%11.546667%11.5%78.442%78.4%39.840000%28.245125%39.840000%39.8%66.150%66.2%46.586667%40.492664%46.586667%46.6%78.183%78.2%16.386667%10.715445%16.386667%16.4%41.845%41.8%
% 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 Alabama and Bessemer
Bessemer
Alabama
0%10%20%30%Count%Other1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Mixed1Asian139.383562%20.738050%39.383562%39.4%115137.450199%137%34.915966%30.065236%34.915966%34.9%2,493121.858114%122%28.652968%15.585332%28.652968%28.7%3,012100.000000%100%13.754776%10.015965%13.754776%13.8%39648.004716%48%9.638554%20.075625%9.638554%9.6%833.638938%34%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.374259%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.293452%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 Bessemer

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by Place in the Birmingham Area

There are 110 places in the Birmingham Area. This section compares Bessemer to all of the places in the Birmingham Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%Count#CordovaNorth JohnsAltoonaKansasCarbon HillSipseyBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerCenter PointBrightonOakmanMcDonald ChapelRaglandGarden CityBirminghamFairfieldLipscombBlountsvilleMidfieldBrooksideTarrantColumbianaDoraClantonShelbyCardiffAshvilleMaplesvilleSterrettMulgaWest BloctonWiltonMinorEast South CentralJefferson CountyJeffersonPell CityAlabamaSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamWoodstockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOneontaLocust ForkSylvan SpringsSylvan SpgsAlabasterMoodyHooverVestavia HillsVestavia HlsLake ViewHighland LakesHighland LksIndian Springs VillageIndian Spgs VlgMountain BrookMtn BrkMeadowbrookShoal Creek35.730858%35.730858%35.7%308134.722222%34.722222%34.7%25231.111111%31.111111%31.1%98330.555556%30.555556%30.6%22429.942693%29.942693%29.9%209529.479769%29.479769%29.5%51628.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,01228.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,012727.597765%27.597765%27.6%1,729827.564103%27.564103%27.6%301927.364865%27.364865%27.4%811026.500000%26.500000%26.5%531126.323120%26.323120%26.3%1891225.274725%25.274725%25.3%461325.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k1425.068306%25.068306%25.1%1,1011525.058005%25.058005%25.1%2161624.924012%24.924012%24.9%1641724.367940%24.367940%24.4%4531824.081633%24.081633%24.1%1181924.045034%24.045034%24.0%5982023.693380%23.693380%23.7%3402123.550725%23.550725%23.6%1952223.051657%23.051657%23.1%7722322.564103%22.564103%22.6%882422.222222%22.222222%22.2%42521.657754%21.657754%21.7%1622620.774648%20.774648%20.8%592720.578778%20.578778%20.6%642820.234604%20.234604%20.2%692920.140515%20.140515%20.1%863019.634703%19.634703%19.6%433217.278618%17.278618%17.3%803916.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M15.759838%15.759838%15.8%41,25541.3k15.621641%15.621641%15.6%8724715.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k13.427562%13.427562%13.4%765513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.423700%11.423700%11.4%2686310.045662%10.045662%10.0%44718.915305%8.915305%8.9%60788.303755%8.303755%8.3%889806.866598%6.866598%6.9%332863.598652%3.598652%3.6%1,185942.839726%2.839726%2.8%3821012.755454%2.755454%2.8%241020.671961%0.671961%0.7%111060.578035%0.578035%0.6%51070.463468%0.463468%0.5%341080.000000%0.000000%0.0%01090.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 110 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Alabama

There are 585 places in Alabama. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in Alabama and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 13,585.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in Alabama, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%Count#SelmaPrichardAnnistonBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerCenter PointBirminghamAlexander CityTalladegaGadsdenPhenix CityFort PayneAlbertvilleMontgomeryOzarkMobileFlorenceTillmans CornerOpelikaAthensDecaturDothanJasperTroyEast South CentralFoleyHueytownJefferson CountyJeffersonAlabamaCullmanSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamEnterpriseHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOxfordTuscaloosaMillbrookSaralandScottsboroPrattvilleMuscle ShoalsHartselleAuburnAlabasterNorthportFairhopeHomewoodMadisonGardendaleHooverPelhamDaphneTrussvilleHelenaVestavia HillsVestavia HlsMountain BrookMtn Brk37.552466%37.552466%37.6%2,863136.985754%36.985754%37.0%2,778228.829586%28.829586%28.8%2,744328.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,01228.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,012427.597765%27.597765%27.6%1,729525.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k625.187713%25.187713%25.2%1,476724.124717%24.124717%24.1%1,385823.527750%23.527750%23.5%3,332922.207512%22.207512%22.2%3,1871022.187192%22.187192%22.2%1,1261122.064252%22.064252%22.1%1,6141220.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k1320.663650%20.663650%20.7%1,2331420.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1518.788051%18.788051%18.8%3,3021618.515742%18.515742%18.5%1,2351718.237652%18.237652%18.2%2,1381818.207193%18.207193%18.2%1,6961917.226985%17.226985%17.2%3,8382016.727815%16.727815%16.7%4,3772116.663628%16.663628%16.7%9142216.647727%16.647727%16.6%1,1722316.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.576950%16.576950%16.6%1,2012415.921556%15.921556%15.9%9582515.759838%15.759838%15.8%41,25541.3k15.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k14.661779%14.661779%14.7%8802614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k13.659004%13.659004%13.7%1,4262713.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k2813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.903638%12.903638%12.9%1,0112912.029588%12.029588%12.0%4,0823011.698774%11.698774%11.7%6683111.398561%11.398561%11.4%5863211.099882%11.099882%11.1%6593310.482180%10.482180%10.5%1,400349.329925%9.329925%9.3%511358.951598%8.951598%9.0%479368.607951%8.607951%8.6%1,899378.303755%8.303755%8.3%889388.019481%8.019481%8.0%741396.582241%6.582241%6.6%447406.231824%6.231824%6.2%600414.391794%4.391794%4.4%760424.237905%4.237905%4.2%233433.598652%3.598652%3.6%1,185443.489589%3.489589%3.5%300453.408346%3.408346%3.4%312463.006119%3.006119%3.0%226472.925743%2.925743%2.9%184482.839726%2.839726%2.8%382490.463468%0.463468%0.5%3450
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondEast South CentralJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleJefferson CountyJeffersonAlabamaFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k328.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,01228.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,01225.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k820.911491%20.911491%20.9%16,78916.8k920.734944%20.734944%20.7%18,20318.2k1020.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1319.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1517.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1617.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1717.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k1917.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k2116.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2216.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2316.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k2515.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2615.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2715.759838%15.759838%15.8%41,25541.3k15.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k15.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2815.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2915.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k3014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k3114.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3214.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3314.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k3613.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3713.091250%13.091250%13.1%10,47310.5k3813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7303912.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k4012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k4112.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,769449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905493.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,00150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Bessemer to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bessemer. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bessemer, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bessemer
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBessemer City School DistrictBessemerBessemerBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaEast South CentralPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleJefferson CountyJeffersonAlabamaFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k428.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,01228.652968%28.652968%28.7%3,01225.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.759838%15.759838%15.8%41,25541.3k15.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k15.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.871129%13.871129%13.9%60,89860.9k13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Alabama
County:
Jefferson
Metro Area:
Birmingham Area
ZIP Codes:
35020, 35022, 35023, 35111, 35211, 35226, 35244
Unified School District:
Bessemer
Congressional Districts:
AL-6, AL-7
State Senate Districts:
AL-14, AL-16, AL-18, AL-19
State House Districts:
AL-15, AL-46, AL-56, AL-57
Neighboring Cities:
Birmingham, Brighton, Helena, Hoover, Hueytown, Lipscomb
Nearby Cities:
Fairfield, Homewood, Midfield, Pleasant Grove
Nearby Towns:
Lake View, North Johns
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Concord, Edgewater, McDonald Chapel, Rock Creek