Food Stamps in Salem, Kentucky (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Salem
Salem
Kentucky
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,147.000000$44,811.000000$35,147.000000$35.1k318$15,781.000000$15,446.000000$15,781.000000$15.8k56$37,206.000000$52,424.000000$37,206.000000$37.2k262
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 Kentucky and Salem
Salem
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.071429%49.002653%16.071429%16.1%15.789%15.8%3.571429%25.445964%3.571429%3.6%18.182%18.2%12.500000%17.363489%12.500000%12.5%16.279%16.3%85.714286%52.306473%85.714286%85.7%30.380%30.4%58.928571%26.371998%58.928571%58.9%19.643%19.6%75.000000%60.484377%75.000000%75.0%56.757%56.8%
% 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 Kentucky and Salem
Salem
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.320611%27.983882%18.320611%18.3%84.211%84.2%3.435115%5.046406%3.435115%3.4%81.818%81.8%13.740458%20.355237%13.740458%13.7%83.721%83.7%41.984733%28.687059%41.984733%42.0%69.620%69.6%51.526718%39.092837%51.526718%51.5%80.357%80.4%12.213740%9.861570%12.213740%12.2%43.243%43.2%
% 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 Kentucky and Salem
Salem
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3100.000000%27.042108%100.000000%100.0%16567.857143%568%100.000000%30.333529%100.000000%100.0%5567.857143%568%17.610063%16.893675%17.610063%17.6%56100.000000%100%11.864407%15.448611%11.864407%11.9%3567.372881%67%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.778876%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

Food Stamps by Place in the Paducah Area

There are 21 places in the Paducah Area. This section compares Salem to all of the places in the Paducah Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other places in the Paducah Area, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%Count#JoppaMetropolisLa CenterBarlowBurnaLedbetterLovelacevilleZIP Code 42078ZIP 42078PaducahBrookportSmithlandFarleyCarrsvilleWickliffe040100Tract 040100SalemKentuckyEast South CentralPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaMassacSouthLivingston CountyLivingstonLivingston County School DistrictLivingston CoHendronUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesReidlandKevilGrand RiversBandanaBlandville32.075472%32.075472%32.1%34127.820654%27.820654%27.8%757226.370757%26.370757%26.4%101326.086957%26.086957%26.1%72425.833333%25.833333%25.8%31525.549451%25.549451%25.5%186624.615385%24.615385%24.6%16722.157434%22.157434%22.2%15222.084130%22.084130%22.1%2,541821.989529%21.989529%22.0%84921.678322%21.678322%21.7%311021.016562%21.016562%21.0%3681118.750000%18.750000%18.8%31218.656716%18.656716%18.7%501318.521401%18.521401%18.5%23817.610063%17.610063%17.6%561416.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.552531%16.552531%16.6%6,79216.332067%16.332067%16.3%3011514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.788660%13.788660%13.8%53513.788660%13.788660%13.8%53513.777778%13.777778%13.8%3101613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M8.461538%8.461538%8.5%143177.874016%7.874016%7.9%20187.692308%7.692308%7.7%12190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Kentucky

There are 540 places in Kentucky. This section compares Salem to the 50 most populous places in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 8,688.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other places in Kentucky, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%Count#MiddlesboroughMayfieldSomersetGlasgowParisHopkinsvilleCovingtonWinchesterMaysvilleShivelyAshlandCampbellsvilleHendersonZIP Code 42078ZIP 42078PaducahNicholasvilleRichmondNewportVersaillesBowling GreenShelbyvilleBereaDanvilleBardstown040100Tract 040100FranklinRadcliffMadisonvilleElizabethtownSalemOwensboroKentuckyEast South CentralPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaFrankfortShepherdsvilleLouisvilleGeorgetownSouthMurrayLivingston CountyLivingstonLivingston County School DistrictLivingston CoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington-FayetteLawrenceburgBurlingtonErlangerHillviewMount WashingtonMt WashingtonFlorenceFort ThomasIndependenceLyndonJeffersontownFort Campbell NorthFort Campbell NAlexandriaSt. MatthewsFort KnoxEdgewoodFrancisville37.973438%37.973438%38.0%1,544129.975369%29.975369%30.0%1,217229.383603%29.383603%29.4%1,473326.491372%26.491372%26.5%1,612424.762381%24.762381%24.8%990524.320684%24.320684%24.3%3,070624.006359%24.006359%24.0%4,077723.921824%23.921824%23.9%1,836823.644933%23.644933%23.6%903923.506714%23.506714%23.5%1,5231023.119808%23.119808%23.1%2,1151122.716267%22.716267%22.7%1,0321222.215026%22.215026%22.2%2,7441322.157434%22.157434%22.2%15222.084130%22.084130%22.1%2,5411421.992533%21.992533%22.0%2,4151521.773573%21.773573%21.8%2,8311621.696912%21.696912%21.7%1,3631720.753687%20.753687%20.8%7601820.466200%20.466200%20.5%4,8291919.224497%19.224497%19.2%1,0612019.053977%19.053977%19.1%9992118.689818%18.689818%18.7%1,1842218.588771%18.588771%18.6%9802318.521401%18.521401%18.5%23818.443558%18.443558%18.4%6472418.278959%18.278959%18.3%1,6082517.923057%17.923057%17.9%1,3792617.651855%17.651855%17.7%2,1652717.610063%17.610063%17.6%5617.471983%17.471983%17.5%4,3032816.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.552531%16.552531%16.6%6,79216.161450%16.161450%16.2%1,9622916.109927%16.109927%16.1%6803015.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k3114.562858%14.562858%14.6%1,7043214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.126186%14.126186%14.1%1,0123313.788660%13.788660%13.8%53513.788660%13.788660%13.8%53513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k3412.074444%12.074444%12.1%5323511.715976%11.715976%11.7%6933611.258375%11.258375%11.3%7733710.291708%10.291708%10.3%314389.563253%9.563253%9.6%508397.534770%7.534770%7.5%986407.519142%7.519142%7.5%491417.299021%7.299021%7.3%641427.117636%7.117636%7.1%383436.737281%6.737281%6.7%776446.336996%6.336996%6.3%173455.383663%5.383663%5.4%174465.110930%5.110930%5.1%440474.819277%4.819277%4.8%108483.195374%3.195374%3.2%105492.463567%2.463567%2.5%7150
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 Salem to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…ZIP Code 42078ZIP 42078El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveport040100Tract 040100OrlandoSalemFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondKentuckyEast South CentralPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthLivingston CountyLivingstonLivingston County School DistrictLivingston CoLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited 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%15,82115.8k722.157434%22.157434%22.2%15221.836606%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%14,88714.9k1518.521401%18.521401%18.5%23817.921547%17.921547%17.9%19,44919.4k1617.610063%17.610063%17.6%5617.373445%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%15,13415.1k2016.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.552531%16.552531%16.6%6,79216.488666%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%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.788660%13.788660%13.8%53513.788660%13.788660%13.8%53513.688267%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 Salem to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Salem, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Salem
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoZIP Code 42078ZIP 42078El PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBoston040100Tract 040100SalemColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaKentuckyEast South CentralPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoLivingston CountyLivingstonLivingston County School DistrictLivingston CoArlingtonUnited 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%38,49138.5k822.157434%22.157434%22.2%15221.836606%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%49,53949.5k1418.521401%18.521401%18.5%23817.610063%17.610063%17.6%5617.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k16.605281%16.605281%16.6%1,193,9671.19M16.552531%16.552531%16.6%6,79216.536703%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%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.788660%13.788660%13.8%53513.788660%13.788660%13.8%53513.305549%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:
Kentucky
County:
Livingston
Metro Area:
Paducah Area
ZIP Code:
42078
Unified School District:
Livingston County
Congressional District:
KY-1
State Senate District:
KY-4
State House District:
KY-4
Nearby Cities:
Carrsville, Dycusburg, Fredonia, Marion, Rosiclare, Smithland
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Burna, Crayne, Tolu
Nearby Villages:
Elizabethtown