Food Stamps in Elk Park, North Carolina (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Elk Park
Elk Park
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$28,902.000000$48,256.000000$28,902.000000$28.9k223$11,471.000000$18,633.000000$11,471.000000$11.5k32$29,811.000000$54,494.000000$29,811.000000$29.8k191
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 North Carolina and Elk Park
Elk Park
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.500000%52.550232%37.500000%37.5%38.710%38.7%9.375000%29.599057%9.375000%9.4%20.000%20.0%28.125000%16.883803%28.125000%28.1%56.250%56.3%62.500000%44.456089%62.500000%62.5%21.978%22.0%40.625000%28.514042%40.625000%40.6%13.684%13.7%65.625000%52.345550%65.625000%65.6%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 North Carolina and Elk Park
Elk Park
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty29.947644%28.183055%9.947644%9.9%61.290%61.3%6.282723%5.429395%6.282723%6.3%80.000%80.0%3.664921%20.368986%3.664921%3.7%43.750%43.8%37.172775%23.443247%37.172775%37.2%78.022%78.0%42.931937%37.690404%42.931937%42.9%86.316%86.3%8.376963%9.371924%8.376963%8.4%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 North Carolina and Elk Park
Elk Park
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%Count%White1All RacesHispanic214.479638%9.367550%14.479638%14.5%32100.904977%101%14.349776%14.380069%14.349776%14.3%32100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%18.935504%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 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Avery County

There are 8 places in Avery County. This section compares Elk Park to all of the places in Avery County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elk Park.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elk Park, selected other places in Avery County, and entities that contain Elk Park
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#930302Tract 930302Sugar MountainSugar MtnNewlandAvery CountyAveryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyZIP Code 28622ZIP 28622North CarolinaN CarolinaElk ParkSouthSouth AtlanticCrossnoreUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesElk Park TownshipElk PkBeech MountainBeech MtnSeven DevilsBanner ElkGrandfather26.415094%26.415094%26.4%33622.556391%22.556391%22.6%60121.130952%21.130952%21.1%71217.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20716.884817%16.884817%16.9%12914.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.349776%14.349776%14.3%32314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.513514%13.513514%13.5%10413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.200957%12.200957%12.2%515.054152%5.054152%5.1%1454.929577%4.929577%4.9%764.778157%4.778157%4.8%1470.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Elk Park to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elk Park. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Elk Park, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Elk Park
0%10%20%30%Count#LexingtonKinstonLumbertonRocky MountShelbyGoldsboro930302Tract 930302ThomasvilleSalisburySanfordWilsonMonroeBurlingtonHigh PointGastoniaStatesvilleNew BernAsheboroAvery CountyAveryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyFayettevilleZIP Code 28622ZIP 28622HickoryWinston-SalemKannapolisGreenvilleGreensboroWilmingtonHavelockNorth CarolinaN CarolinaElk ParkSouthSouth AtlanticAshevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamCharlotteElk Park TownshipElk PkConcordJacksonvilleKernersvilleRaleighClaytonFuquay-VarinaGarnerBooneIndian TrailMooresvilleWake ForestCarrboroMint HillChapel HillMatthewsHolly SpringsClemmonsCorneliusCaryHuntersvilleApexMorrisville38.363973%38.363973%38.4%2,692136.185463%36.185463%36.2%3,231231.123642%31.123642%31.1%2,263328.224631%28.224631%28.2%6,197428.065361%28.065361%28.1%2,250526.592058%26.592058%26.6%3,683626.415094%26.415094%26.4%33623.320776%23.320776%23.3%2,538722.259562%22.259562%22.3%2,782822.016401%22.016401%22.0%2,282921.920170%21.920170%21.9%4,3221021.904340%21.904340%21.9%2,4731121.259187%21.259187%21.3%4,5991221.052120%21.052120%21.1%8,6561320.316497%20.316497%20.3%5,5591420.092719%20.092719%20.1%1,9071519.372971%19.372971%19.4%2,4471618.840167%18.840167%18.8%1,9851717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1816.884817%16.884817%16.9%12916.675983%16.675983%16.7%2,6851915.962416%15.962416%16.0%15,06915.1k2015.604077%15.604077%15.6%2,5872115.474949%15.474949%15.5%5,6402215.092426%15.092426%15.1%17,26017.3k2314.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,0722414.410547%14.410547%14.4%9402514.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.349776%14.349776%14.3%3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.378697%13.378697%13.4%4,9942613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.904071%12.904071%12.9%13,30113.3k2712.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k2812.200957%12.200957%12.2%5110.662140%10.662140%10.7%3,2352910.547818%10.547818%10.5%2,272309.557156%9.557156%9.6%969319.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k328.759124%8.759124%8.8%576338.725440%8.725440%8.7%675347.895713%7.895713%7.9%851357.762557%7.762557%7.8%459367.714095%7.714095%7.7%926377.239304%7.239304%7.2%890387.174745%7.174745%7.2%900396.757664%6.757664%6.8%604406.527702%6.527702%6.5%595415.253209%5.253209%5.3%1,056425.102490%5.102490%5.1%580434.109728%4.109728%4.1%406443.620326%3.620326%3.6%275453.268970%3.268970%3.3%386463.006462%3.006462%3.0%1,754472.768000%2.768000%2.8%519482.719472%2.719472%2.7%412492.399141%2.399141%2.4%20150
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 Elk Park to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elk Park. 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 Elk Park, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Elk Park
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredo930302Tract 930302BaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoAvery CountyAveryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondZIP Code 28622ZIP 28622JacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaElk ParkGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteElk Park TownshipElk PkLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k326.415094%26.415094%26.4%33625.907118%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%19,44919.4k1617.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.373445%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%15,13415.1k2016.884817%16.884817%16.9%12916.488666%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%34,39934.4k3314.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.349776%14.349776%14.3%3214.336851%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%15,43315.4k4212.200957%12.200957%12.2%5112.105243%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 Elk Park to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Elk Park. 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 Elk Park, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Elk Park
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukee930302Tract 930302BaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonAvery CountyAveryAvery County SchoolsAvery CountyColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaZIP Code 28622ZIP 28622PhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasNorth CarolinaN CarolinaElk ParkSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaElk Park TownshipElk PkLong 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%70,25070.3k426.415094%26.415094%26.4%33625.907118%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%49,53949.5k1417.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.865601%17.865601%17.9%1,20717.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.884817%16.884817%16.9%12916.536703%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%31,96532.0k3214.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.349776%14.349776%14.3%3214.207441%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%21,58221.6k3712.200957%12.200957%12.2%5111.829013%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:
North Carolina
County:
Avery
Township:
Elk Park
ZIP Code:
28622
Unified School District:
Avery County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-85
Nearby Towns:
Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Crossnore, Newland, Seven Devils
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Foscoe, Roan Mountain, Valle Crucis
Nearby Villages:
Grandfather, Sugar Mountain