Food Stamps in Forest City, 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 Forest City
Forest City
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$25,689.000000$48,256.000000$25,689.000000$25.7k3,029$15,362.000000$18,633.000000$15,362.000000$15.4k1,244$33,241.000000$54,494.000000$33,241.000000$33.2k1,785
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 Forest City
Forest City
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty245.659164%52.550232%45.659164%45.7%56.857%56.9%33.762058%29.599057%33.762058%33.8%76.225%76.2%8.842444%16.883803%8.842444%8.8%27.160%27.2%44.372990%44.456089%44.372990%44.4%47.834%47.8%29.421222%28.514042%29.421222%29.4%30.424%30.4%50.080386%52.345550%50.080386%50.1%73.903%73.9%
% 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 Forest City
Forest City
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.145658%28.183055%24.145658%24.1%43.143%43.1%7.338936%5.429395%7.338936%7.3%23.775%23.8%16.526611%20.368986%16.526611%16.5%72.840%72.8%33.725490%23.443247%33.725490%33.7%52.166%52.2%46.890756%37.690404%46.890756%46.9%69.576%69.6%12.324930%9.371924%12.324930%12.3%26.097%26.1%
% 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 Forest City
Forest City
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian167.733675%28.706005%67.733675%67.7%529164.923875%165%50.000000%22.100010%50.000000%50.0%9121.744373%122%44.025157%25.483514%44.025157%44.0%70107.196303%107%41.069660%14.380069%41.069660%41.1%1,244100.000000%100%32.091538%9.367550%32.091538%32.1%60378.139284%78%18.333333%18.935504%18.333333%18.3%3344.639603%45%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.356142%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 Forest City

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
21.2%25.6%29.9%34.2%38.5%42.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Forest City Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Forest City, selected other places in the Forest City Area, and entities that contain Forest City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CaroleenForest CityCool Spring TownshipCool SpgEllenboroBosticCliffsideHenriettaRuthForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford CountyRutherfordRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoSpindaleRutherfordtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChimney Rock VillageChimney Rock VlgLake Lure45.104895%45.104895%45.1%129141.069660%41.069660%41.1%1,244231.052721%31.052721%31.1%1,82030.057803%30.057803%30.1%104328.301887%28.301887%28.3%45427.586207%27.586207%27.6%32525.862069%25.862069%25.9%30625.766871%25.766871%25.8%42721.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81117.877814%17.877814%17.9%278817.237852%17.237852%17.2%337914.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M6.779661%6.779661%6.8%4102.852853%2.852853%2.9%1911
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in North Carolina

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Forest City, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Forest City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Forest CityLexingtonKinstonLumbertonCool Spring TownshipCool SpgRocky MountShelbyGoldsboroThomasvilleSalisburySanfordForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford CountyRutherfordRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoWilsonMonroeBurlingtonHigh PointGastoniaStatesvilleNew BernAsheboroFayettevilleHickoryWinston-SalemKannapolisGreenvilleGreensboroWilmingtonHavelockNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticAshevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamCharlotteConcordJacksonvilleKernersvilleRaleighClaytonFuquay-VarinaGarnerBooneIndian TrailMooresvilleWake ForestCarrboroMint HillChapel HillMatthewsHolly SpringsClemmonsCorneliusCaryHuntersvilleApexMorrisville41.069660%41.069660%41.1%1,24438.363973%38.363973%38.4%2,692136.185463%36.185463%36.2%3,231231.123642%31.123642%31.1%2,263331.052721%31.052721%31.1%1,82028.224631%28.224631%28.2%6,197428.065361%28.065361%28.1%2,250526.592058%26.592058%26.6%3,683623.320776%23.320776%23.3%2,538722.259562%22.259562%22.3%2,782822.016401%22.016401%22.0%2,282921.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.920170%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%1,9851717.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1816.675983%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%548,656549k14.207441%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%39,89339.9k2810.662140%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 Forest City to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forest City. 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 Forest City, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Forest City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahForest CityMiamiCool Spring TownshipCool SpgLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…Forest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford CountyRutherfordRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoEl PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k141.069660%41.069660%41.1%1,24432.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k231.052721%31.052721%31.1%1,82030.191719%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%15,82115.8k721.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.836606%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%19,44919.4k1617.373445%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%43,05543.1k2815.092426%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%548,656549k14.336851%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 Forest City to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Forest City. 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 Forest City, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Forest City
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitForest CityClevelandMiamiCool Spring TownshipCool SpgMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoForest City Metro AreaForest CityRutherford CountyRutherfordRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k141.069660%41.069660%41.1%1,24435.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k331.052721%31.052721%31.1%1,82030.439719%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%38,49138.5k821.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,81121.836606%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%31,96532.0k3214.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%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:
North Carolina
County:
Rutherford
Metro Area:
Forest City Area
Townships:
Cool Spring, Rutherfordton
ZIP Codes:
28018, 28043, 28160
Unified School District:
Rutherford County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-112
Neighboring Towns:
Spindale
Nearby Towns:
Boiling Springs, Bostic, Ellenboro, Lattimore, Mooresboro, Ruth, Rutherfordton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Caroleen, Cliffside, Henrietta