Food Stamps in Amherst, Nebraska (Village)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Nebraska and Amherst
Amherst
Nebraska
$0k$20k$40kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$56,250.000000$54,384.000000$56,250.000000$56.3k100$56,563.000000$58,771.000000$56,563.000000$56.6k98
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 Nebraska and Amherst
Amherst
Nebraska
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty20.000000%0.000000%0.0%55.278757%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.031740%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.868988%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%43.213026%0.000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.060479%0.000%0%100.000000%53.928116%100.000000%100.0%40.000%40.0%
% 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 Nebraska and Amherst
Amherst
Nebraska
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.653061%29.343681%32.653061%32.7%100.000%100%7.142857%4.757862%7.142857%7.1%100.000%100%25.510204%21.988870%25.510204%25.5%100.000%100%9.183673%20.989679%9.183673%9.2%100.000%100%23.469388%36.007029%23.469388%23.5%100.000%100%3.061224%8.001233%3.061224%3.1%60.000%60.0%
% 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 Nebraska and Amherst
Amherst
Nebraska
0%5%10%Count%White1All RacesAsian22.061856%6.752841%2.061856%2.1%2103.092784%103%2.000000%8.985532%2.000000%2.0%2100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.767703%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Kearney Area

There are 17 places in the Kearney Area. This section compares Amherst to all of the places in the Kearney Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the Kearney Area, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%Count#MillerSheltonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWest North CentralNebraskaWilcoxKearneyGibbonMindenBuffalo CountyBuffaloKearney Metro AreaKearney AreaRavennaPleasantonElm CreekAxtellHeartwell969000Tract 969000ZIP Code 68812ZIP 68812RiverdaleAmherst Public SchoolsAmherstBuffalo Precinct 1919AmherstGlenwoodOdessaNormanPoole28.571429%28.571429%28.6%20115.529412%15.529412%15.5%66213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k8.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k8.433735%8.433735%8.4%1438.429726%8.429726%8.4%1,06448.144192%8.144192%8.1%6157.939189%7.939189%7.9%9467.686906%7.686906%7.7%1,4237.566780%7.566780%7.6%1,6097.130435%7.130435%7.1%4176.870229%6.870229%6.9%985.897436%5.897436%5.9%2395.685619%5.685619%5.7%17105.128205%5.128205%5.1%2113.670277%3.670277%3.7%613.649635%3.649635%3.6%103.296703%3.296703%3.3%3123.170732%3.170732%3.2%132.325581%2.325581%2.3%82.000000%2.000000%2.0%2130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Nebraska

There are 580 places in Nebraska. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in Nebraska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,789.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in Nebraska, and entities that contain Amherst
0%5%10%15%Count#CozadScottsbluffAuburnSchuylerValentineFalls CityGrand IslandSouth Sioux CityS Sioux CityCentral CityBlairNorfolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFairburyMidwestNorth PlatteOmahaNebraska CityGeringFremontHastingsWest North CentralBroken BowLexingtonDavid CityBeatriceLincolnOgallalaWahooAlliancePlattsmouthBellevueAuroraNebraskaChadronYorkHoldregeKearneyCreteMindenBuffalo CountyBuffaloColumbusKearney Metro AreaKearney AreaGothenburgMcCookLa VistaGretnaWest PointWaverlyRalstonSidneySewardChalcoPapillion969000Tract 969000ZIP Code 68812ZIP 68812O'NeillAmherst Public SchoolsAmherstWayneBuffalo Precinct 1919AmherstOffutt AFB16.748166%16.748166%16.7%274116.689258%16.689258%16.7%985215.459298%15.459298%15.5%207315.225666%15.225666%15.2%280414.665708%14.665708%14.7%204514.155983%14.155983%14.2%265614.051646%14.051646%14.1%2,650713.969957%13.969957%14.0%651813.424867%13.424867%13.4%176913.343328%13.343328%13.3%4451013.300343%13.300343%13.3%1,3171113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.969095%12.969095%13.0%2351212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.736031%12.736031%12.7%1,3221312.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k1411.704918%11.704918%11.7%3571511.530139%11.530139%11.5%3731611.018711%11.018711%11.0%1,1661710.578251%10.578251%10.6%1,0721810.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392035%10.392035%10.4%1671910.345883%10.345883%10.3%3382010.153102%10.153102%10.2%1262110.038258%10.038258%10.0%551229.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k239.969525%9.969525%10.0%229249.767442%9.767442%9.8%168259.746589%9.746589%9.7%350269.493162%9.493162%9.5%236279.491204%9.491204%9.5%1,899289.325606%9.325606%9.3%177298.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k8.958517%8.958517%9.0%203308.876270%8.876270%8.9%297318.672199%8.672199%8.7%209328.429726%8.429726%8.4%1,064338.278867%8.278867%8.3%190347.939189%7.939189%7.9%94357.686906%7.686906%7.7%1,4237.590614%7.590614%7.6%689367.566780%7.566780%7.6%1,6097.549963%7.549963%7.5%102377.281703%7.281703%7.3%236386.662829%6.662829%6.7%463396.199461%6.199461%6.2%115405.911681%5.911681%5.9%83415.877483%5.877483%5.9%71425.768650%5.768650%5.8%191435.467260%5.467260%5.5%172445.293441%5.293441%5.3%138454.814815%4.814815%4.8%208464.356678%4.356678%4.4%321473.670277%3.670277%3.7%613.649635%3.649635%3.6%103.456496%3.456496%3.5%58483.170732%3.170732%3.2%132.705314%2.705314%2.7%56492.325581%2.325581%2.3%82.000000%2.000000%2.0%21.571268%1.571268%1.6%2850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#FlintDetroitClevelandMilwaukeeDaytonToledoAkronLansingRockfordSt. LouisDearbornCincinnatiGrand RapidsDes MoinesSouth BendKenoshaChicagoWarrenSt. PaulGreen BayKansas CityPeoriaEvansvilleColumbusIndianapolisJolietMinneapolisElginDavenportFort WayneAuroraSpringfieldKansas CitySpringfieldIndependenceCedar RapidsTopekaSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestOmahaSioux FallsWest North CentralFargoColumbiaLincolnMadisonRochesterNebraskaBuffalo CountyBuffaloKearney Metro AreaKearney AreaAnn ArborOlathe969000Tract 969000ZIP Code 68812ZIP 68812Overland ParkNapervilleAmherst Public SchoolsAmherstBuffalo Precinct 1919Amherst44.156720%44.156720%44.2%17,68317.7k142.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k235.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k430.167851%30.167851%30.2%17,32617.3k526.494500%26.494500%26.5%31,38331.4k625.676364%25.676364%25.7%21,66721.7k725.332756%25.332756%25.3%12,27612.3k824.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k923.895915%23.895915%23.9%33,48233.5k1023.734774%23.734774%23.7%7,4241123.210148%23.210148%23.2%31,25231.3k1222.607708%22.607708%22.6%16,51916.5k1322.595350%22.595350%22.6%18,78618.8k1421.553181%21.553181%21.6%8,2901521.172456%21.172456%21.2%7,9421619.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1719.312353%19.312353%19.3%10,27910.3k1818.694868%18.694868%18.7%21,04521.0k1918.369747%18.369747%18.4%7,8112018.089572%18.089572%18.1%9,9122117.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,4202217.722583%17.722583%17.7%9,0692317.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k2417.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k2516.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6392615.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2715.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6022815.665784%15.665784%15.7%6,3862915.384393%15.384393%15.4%15,98916.0k3015.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5023115.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7113214.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k3314.489011%14.489011%14.5%10,43610.4k3413.670269%13.670269%13.7%6,6163513.590974%13.590974%13.6%7,3363613.568773%13.568773%13.6%7,1543713.206978%13.206978%13.2%6,5713813.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3912.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k4010.705207%10.705207%10.7%7,1594110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.392569%10.392569%10.4%5,3374210.016456%10.016456%10.0%4,626439.986905%9.986905%10.0%10,90610.9k449.645615%9.645615%9.6%10,20410.2k459.008704%9.008704%9.0%3,985468.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k7.686906%7.686906%7.7%1,4237.566780%7.566780%7.6%1,6096.357941%6.357941%6.4%3,004475.134959%5.134959%5.1%2,359483.670277%3.670277%3.7%613.649635%3.649635%3.6%103.544646%3.544646%3.5%2,699493.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,790503.170732%3.170732%3.2%132.325581%2.325581%2.3%82.000000%2.000000%2.0%2
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 Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. 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 Amherst, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaMidwestCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsWest North CentralDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinNebraskaBuffalo CountyBuffaloKearney Metro AreaKearney AreaSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco969000Tract 969000ZIP Code 68812ZIP 68812Amherst Public SchoolsAmherstBuffalo Precinct 1919Amherst42.327373%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.867008%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%19,61419.6k4110.556917%10.556917%10.6%870,571871k10.333295%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%33,16533.2k468.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k7.686906%7.686906%7.7%1,4237.566780%7.566780%7.6%1,6097.031769%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%18,42718.4k503.670277%3.670277%3.7%613.649635%3.649635%3.6%103.170732%3.170732%3.2%132.325581%2.325581%2.3%82.000000%2.000000%2.0%2
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:
Nebraska
County:
Buffalo
Metro Area:
Kearney Area
Precinct:
19
ZIP Code:
68812
Unified School District:
Amherst
Congressional District:
NE-3
State Senate District:
NE-38
Nearby Cities:
Kearney
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Glenwood, Odessa, Poole
Nearby Villages:
Elm Creek, Miller, Overton, Pleasanton, Riverdale, Sumner