Food Stamps in Mena, Arkansas (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Arkansas and Mena
Mena
Arkansas
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$29,471.000000$42,336.000000$29,471.000000$29.5k2,378$16,545.000000$17,129.000000$16,545.000000$16.5k428$33,093.000000$47,955.000000$33,093.000000$33.1k1,950
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 Arkansas and Mena
Mena
Arkansas
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.635514%53.097448%51.635514%51.6%40.109%40.1%44.158879%28.694314%44.158879%44.2%75.600%75.6%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.157963%0.000%0%58.878505%49.864502%58.878505%58.9%24.231%24.2%42.990654%25.761180%42.990654%43.0%15.593%15.6%49.065421%57.543133%49.065421%49.1%40.076%40.1%
% 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 Arkansas and Mena
Mena
Arkansas
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.923077%28.052859%16.923077%16.9%59.891%59.9%3.128205%5.444215%3.128205%3.1%24.400%24.4%12.564103%20.109303%12.564103%12.6%100.000%100%40.410256%29.392832%40.410256%40.4%75.769%75.8%51.076923%40.002637%51.076923%51.1%84.407%84.4%16.102564%11.236352%16.102564%16.1%59.924%59.9%
% 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 Arkansas and Mena
Mena
Arkansas
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Asian1100.000000%20.632967%100.000000%100.0%14555.607477%556%40.229885%19.695352%40.229885%40.2%35223.520249%224%17.998318%14.288643%17.998318%18.0%428100.000000%100%16.972682%10.996935%16.972682%17.0%37994.301493%94%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.280451%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 Mena

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.5%11.2%13.9%16.5%19.2%21.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in Polk County

There are 6 places in Polk County. This section compares Mena to all of the places in Polk County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mena.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mena, selected other places in Polk County, and entities that contain Mena
0%20%40%60%Count#VandervoortHatfieldWickesGrannisPolk CountyPolkMenaZIP Code 71953ZIP 71953CoveArkansasSouthWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited States70.370370%70.370370%70.4%19139.766082%39.766082%39.8%68229.602888%29.602888%29.6%82324.313725%24.313725%24.3%62419.003155%19.003155%19.0%1,50617.998318%17.998318%18.0%428517.045846%17.045846%17.0%98915.753425%15.753425%15.8%23614.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Arkansas

There are 541 places in Arkansas. This section compares Mena to the 50 most populous places in Arkansas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mena. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 7,169.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Mena, selected other places in Arkansas, and entities that contain Mena
0%10%20%30%Count#Helena-West HelenaHelena-W HelenaOsceolaWest MemphisForrest CityPine BluffNewportMalvernMonticelloCamdenBlythevilleHarrisonStuttgartMagnoliaHot SpringsWynneEl DoradoPolk CountyPolkFort SmithArkadelphiaMenaHopeClarksvilleParagouldTexarkanaNorth Little RockN Little RockVan BurenZIP Code 71953ZIP 71953JonesboroJacksonvilleSpringdaleArkansasSouthWest South CentralRussellvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSiloam SpringsSiloam SpgsBeebeLittle RockHeber SpringsConwaySearcyMountain HomeBatesvilleGreenwoodMarionCabotMaumelleBentonLowellSherwoodRogersFayettevilleBryantBentonvilleCentertonBella VistaHot Springs VillageHot Spgs Vlg36.851767%36.851767%36.9%1,606130.850675%30.850675%30.9%845230.365084%30.365084%30.4%2,936330.019589%30.019589%30.0%1,226426.643220%26.643220%26.6%4,621526.205251%26.205251%26.2%549626.179922%26.179922%26.2%1,004724.288589%24.288589%24.3%845824.033970%24.033970%24.0%1,132922.879428%22.879428%22.9%1,4081022.782037%22.782037%22.8%1,2481120.831113%20.831113%20.8%7821220.491051%20.491051%20.5%8931319.513099%19.513099%19.5%3,1581419.492921%19.492921%19.5%5921519.035465%19.035465%19.0%1,4171619.003155%19.003155%19.0%1,50618.836666%18.836666%18.8%6,6971718.522484%18.522484%18.5%6921817.998318%17.998318%18.0%42817.991505%17.991505%18.0%5931917.897649%17.897649%17.9%6472017.599473%17.599473%17.6%1,8712117.502749%17.502749%17.5%2,0692217.358491%17.358491%17.4%4,6002317.046374%17.046374%17.0%1,4742417.045846%17.045846%17.0%98916.601101%16.601101%16.6%4,6422515.421569%15.421569%15.4%1,5732614.744070%14.744070%14.7%3,7362714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.489066%13.489066%13.5%1,3572813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.688588%12.688588%12.7%6562912.453469%12.453469%12.5%3683012.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6483112.042422%12.042422%12.0%3523210.843170%10.843170%10.8%2,5723310.699540%10.699540%10.7%9073410.335292%10.335292%10.3%598359.877451%9.877451%9.9%403369.255287%9.255287%9.3%302379.219699%9.219699%9.2%410388.995051%8.995051%9.0%836398.757062%8.757062%8.8%651408.706097%8.706097%8.7%1,051418.642809%8.642809%8.6%256428.052434%8.052434%8.1%946437.702882%7.702882%7.7%1,681446.257456%6.257456%6.3%2,098456.157700%6.157700%6.2%467465.438643%5.438643%5.4%827472.924577%2.924577%2.9%114482.089829%2.089829%2.1%248491.155327%1.155327%1.2%8150
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 Mena to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mena. 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 Mena, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Mena
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportPolk CountyPolkMenaOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkZIP Code 71953ZIP 71953RichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandArkansasSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited 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%20,42520.4k325.907118%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%14,88714.9k1519.003155%19.003155%19.0%1,50617.998318%17.998318%18.0%42817.921547%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%15,03015.0k1917.045846%17.045846%17.0%98917.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.488666%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%39,29539.3k2715.408373%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%10,81410.8k3414.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688267%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 Mena to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mena. 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 Mena, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Mena
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonPolk CountyPolkMenaColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaZIP Code 71953ZIP 71953PhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasArkansasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralArlingtonUnited 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%70,25070.3k425.907118%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%49,53949.5k1419.003155%19.003155%19.0%1,50617.998318%17.998318%18.0%42817.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1717.045846%17.045846%17.0%98916.536703%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%39,29539.3k2415.408373%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%31,96532.0k3214.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.305549%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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  • 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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State:
Arkansas
County:
Polk
Townships:
Acorn, Center, Potter
ZIP Code:
71953
Unified School Districts:
Mena, Ouachita River
Congressional District:
AR-4
State Senate District:
AR-10
State House Districts:
AR-20, AR-21
Nearby Cities:
Grannis, Heavener, Waldron
Nearby Towns:
Cove, Gillham, Hatfield, Oden, Smithville, Vandervoort, Wickes