Food Stamps in Columbus, Georgia (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Georgia and Columbus
Columbus
Georgia
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$42,661.000000$51,037.000000$42,661.000000$42.7k73,44973.4k$17,880.000000$20,027.000000$17,880.000000$17.9k14,28414.3k$50,729.000000$57,942.000000$50,729.000000$50.7k59,16559.2k
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 Georgia and Columbus
Columbus
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.185382%56.682730%53.185382%53.2%29.893%29.9%34.262111%32.217222%34.262111%34.3%51.359%51.4%13.539625%18.565553%13.539625%13.5%14.480%14.5%48.067768%41.315257%48.067768%48.1%27.699%27.7%26.771213%27.418111%26.771213%26.8%15.923%15.9%54.172501%51.735537%54.172501%54.2%52.450%52.5%
% 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 Georgia and Columbus
Columbus
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.114088%30.891259%30.114088%30.1%70.107%70.1%7.834023%6.314132%7.834023%7.8%48.641%48.6%19.305333%22.125334%19.305333%19.3%85.520%85.5%30.291558%22.093660%30.291558%30.3%72.301%72.3%34.126595%34.692081%34.126595%34.1%84.077%84.1%11.856672%9.956324%11.856672%11.9%47.550%47.5%
% 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 Georgia and Columbus
Columbus
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Black1All RacesOther1Hispanic2Mixed1White3Asian129.906345%26.674464%29.906345%29.9%9,931153.779833%154%19.447508%15.294545%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k100.000000%100%15.015974%23.491155%15.015974%15.0%28277.212847%77%14.352941%18.882250%14.352941%14.4%30573.803499%74%11.983711%18.752687%11.983711%12.0%20661.620808%62%10.513418%9.289866%10.513418%10.5%3,47554.060489%54%5.794138%6.320305%5.794138%5.8%8529.793729%30%
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 Neighborhood in Columbus

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Columbus

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Columbus

There are 23 neighborhoods in Columbus. This section compares all 23 of those to each other, Columbus, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected neighborhoods in Columbus, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#East Highlands NeighborhoodE HighlandsEast Carver Heights NeighborhoodE Carver HtsLindsay Creek Area/Boxwood NeighborhoodLindsay Crk Area/…East Wynnton Circle/Carver Heights NeighborhoodE Wynnton Circle/…Radcliff NeighborhoodRadcliffBriarwood NeighborhoodBriarwoodWecoba/St. Elmo's NeighborhoodWecoba/St. Elmo'sOverlook/Wynn's Hill NeighborhoodOverlook/Wynn's HlColumbusColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaGeorgiaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrookstone NeighborhoodBrookstoneHilton Heights NeighborhoodHilton HtsWynnton Grove NeighborhoodWynnton GroveClubview Heights/Hilton Woods NeighborhoodClubview Hts/Hilto…Averett Woods NeighborhoodAverett WoodsWildwood Circle/Hill Crest NeighborhoodWildwood Circle/Hl …Dimon Circle NeighborhoodDimon CircleDingle Wood NeighborhoodDingle WoodVillage of Wynnton NeighborhoodVlg of WynntonGarrad Woods NeighborhoodGarrad WoodsWoodcrest NeighborhoodWoodcrestPeacock Woods NeighborhoodPeacock WoodsRivercrest NeighborhoodRivercrestMountain Brook NeighborhoodMtn BrkGains Creek NeighborhoodGains Creek41.596080%41.596080%41.6%297298137.652174%37.652174%37.7%123124237.652174%37.652174%37.7%297337.573042%37.573042%37.6%485486435.823849%35.823849%35.8%157158533.363069%33.363069%33.4%8283629.915796%29.915796%29.9%201202725.801635%25.801635%25.8%8586819.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k18.708879%18.708879%18.7%21,15621.2k15.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M7.718502%7.718502%7.7%1795.230126%5.230126%5.2%13105.230126%5.230126%5.2%1112115.230126%5.230126%5.2%8125.230126%5.230126%5.2%67135.083424%5.083424%5.1%56145.041518%5.041518%5.0%45155.041518%5.041518%5.0%1165.041518%5.041518%5.0%32175.041518%5.041518%5.0%10185.041518%5.041518%5.0%3195.041518%5.041518%5.0%01204.210088%4.210088%4.2%01210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%023
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Columbus Area

There are 11 places in the Columbus Area. This section compares Columbus to all of the places in the Columbus Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in the Columbus Area, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Buena VistaHurtsboroPine MountainWest PointPhenix CityLadoniaColumbusColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaWaverly HallHamiltonGeorgiaSouthSouth AtlanticShilohUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCusseta-Chattahoochee CountyCusseta-Chattaho…47.245179%47.245179%47.2%343141.921397%41.921397%41.9%96226.232114%26.232114%26.2%165323.579360%23.579360%23.6%361422.207512%22.207512%22.2%3,187520.134794%20.134794%20.1%239619.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k718.708879%18.708879%18.7%21,15621.2k17.955801%17.955801%18.0%65817.549669%17.549669%17.5%53915.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.235294%13.235294%13.2%271013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.024825%12.024825%12.0%31011
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Georgia

There are 625 places in Georgia. This section compares Columbus to the 50 most populous places in Georgia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 20,560.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in Georgia, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%Count#AlbanyGriffinCandler-McAfeeUnion CityValdostaRomeMacon-Bibb CountyMacon-Bibb CoDouglasvilleEast PointLaGrangeAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…StatesboroCarrolltonRedanGainesvilleColumbusLawrencevilleSavannahColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaDaltonMabletonAtlantaAthens-Clarke County unified government (balance)Athens-Clarke Co …Warner RobinsGeorgiaMcDonoughStockbridgeMariettaHinesvilleSouthSouth AtlanticCantonChambleeNewnanUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTuckerDecaturAcworthPeachtree CornersKennesawSmyrnaDuluthSugar HillMartinezWoodstockRoswellSandy SpringsBrookhavenPeachtree CityAlpharettaPoolerDunwoodyJohns CreekMiltonEvans29.866546%29.866546%29.9%8,549129.202365%29.202365%29.2%2,420227.314602%27.314602%27.3%2,372324.865832%24.865832%24.9%1,946424.031778%24.031778%24.0%5,082523.097473%23.097473%23.1%3,199623.047319%23.047319%23.0%13,17513.2k722.672710%22.672710%22.7%2,701822.625862%22.625862%22.6%3,083922.351351%22.351351%22.4%2,4811022.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k1121.756022%21.756022%21.8%2,2401221.517970%21.517970%21.5%1,8741321.322559%21.322559%21.3%2,5861421.086974%21.086974%21.1%2,6501519.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1619.210448%19.210448%19.2%1,9271718.715307%18.715307%18.7%10,08110.1k1818.708879%18.708879%18.7%21,15621.2k17.937260%17.937260%17.9%2,0071917.504709%17.504709%17.5%2,4162017.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k2115.827435%15.827435%15.8%7,0222215.603093%15.603093%15.6%4,3182315.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k15.209450%15.209450%15.2%1,2492415.028902%15.028902%15.0%1,4042514.764987%14.764987%14.8%3,4902614.378522%14.378522%14.4%1,8372714.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.346098%13.346098%13.3%1,1852813.299233%13.299233%13.3%1,3522913.158283%13.158283%13.2%1,7843013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.303665%12.303665%12.3%1,6923110.995542%10.995542%11.0%8883210.579011%10.579011%10.6%877339.071261%9.071261%9.1%1,427348.526045%8.526045%8.5%1,095358.258535%8.258535%8.3%2,015367.514607%7.514607%7.5%836377.267937%7.267937%7.3%469387.161738%7.161738%7.2%867395.990917%5.990917%6.0%620405.904745%5.904745%5.9%2,032415.812665%5.812665%5.8%2,571425.412801%5.412801%5.4%1,167434.040803%4.040803%4.0%511443.640248%3.640248%3.6%835453.402558%3.402558%3.4%290462.664585%2.664585%2.7%529472.619048%2.619048%2.6%704482.487762%2.487762%2.5%310492.093738%2.093738%2.1%21850
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 Columbus to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGeorgiaGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited 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%14,88714.9k1518.708879%18.708879%18.7%21,15621.2k17.921547%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%15,13415.1k2016.488666%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%43,05543.1k2815.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k15.092426%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%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.688267%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 Columbus to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonColumbusPortlandBostonColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthGeorgiaAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited 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%40,58140.6k1219.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k19.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.708879%18.708879%18.7%21,15621.2k17.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%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%43,05543.1k2515.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k15.230887%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%25,00925.0k3313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.305549%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:
Georgia
County:
Muscogee
Metro Area:
Columbus Area
ZIP Codes:
31801, 31808, 31820, 31829, 31901, 31903, 31904, 31905, 31906, 31907, 31909
Unified School District:
Muscogee County
Elementary School District:
Fort Benning
Neighborhoods:
Averett Woods, Briarwood, Brookstone, Clubview Heights/Hilton Woods, Dimon Circle, Dingle Wood, East Carver Heights, East Highlands, East Wynnton Circle/Carver Heights, Gains Creek, Garrad Woods, Hilton Heights, Lindsay Creek Area/Boxwood, Mountain Brook, Overlook/Wynn's Hill, Peacock Woods, Radcliff, Rivercrest, Village of Wynnton, Wecoba/St. Elmo's, Wildwood Circle/Hill Crest, Woodcrest, Wynnton Grove
Congressional Districts:
GA-2, GA-3
State Senate Districts:
GA-15, GA-29
State House Districts:
GA-133, GA-134, GA-135, GA-136, GA-137
Neighboring Cities:
Phenix City
Neighboring Unified Governments:
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County
Nearby Cities:
Buena Vista, Hamilton, Shiloh, Smiths Station, Talbotton
Nearby Towns:
Geneva, Junction City, Pine Mountain, Waverly Hall
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ladonia