Food Stamps in Gaston, 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 Gaston
Gaston
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$30,833.000000$48,256.000000$30,833.000000$30.8k482$27,708.000000$18,633.000000$27,708.000000$27.7k185$39,688.000000$54,494.000000$39,688.000000$39.7k297
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 Gaston
Gaston
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.297297%52.550232%37.297297%37.3%50.000%50.0%22.702703%29.599057%22.702703%22.7%52.500%52.5%8.648649%16.883803%8.648649%8.6%45.714%45.7%49.729730%44.456089%49.729730%49.7%53.488%53.5%34.594595%28.514042%34.594595%34.6%34.409%34.4%41.621622%52.345550%41.621622%41.6%61.600%61.6%
% 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 Gaston
Gaston
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.232323%28.183055%23.232323%23.2%50.000%50.0%12.794613%5.429395%12.794613%12.8%47.500%47.5%6.397306%20.368986%6.397306%6.4%54.286%54.3%26.936027%23.443247%26.936027%26.9%46.512%46.5%41.077441%37.690404%41.077441%41.1%65.591%65.6%16.161616%9.371924%16.161616%16.2%38.400%38.4%
% 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 Gaston
Gaston
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mixed1Other1Black1All RacesWhite2100.000000%22.100010%100.000000%100.0%6260.540541%261%100.000000%25.483514%100.000000%100.0%13260.540541%261%41.666667%28.706005%41.666667%41.7%75108.558559%109%38.381743%14.380069%38.381743%38.4%185100.000000%100%32.155477%9.367550%32.155477%32.2%9183.778054%84%
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 Roanoke Rapids Area

There are 19 places in the Roanoke Rapids Area. This section compares Gaston to all of the places in the Roanoke Rapids Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gaston, selected other places in the Roanoke Rapids Area, and entities that contain Gaston
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#South WeldonEnfieldWoodlandScotland NeckHollisterGarysburg920401Tract 920401South RosemaryS RosemarySeaboardGastonConwayGaston TownshipGastonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonNorthampton County SchoolsNorthampton CoWeldonRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsRich SquareLittletonRoanoke RapidsHobgoodSevernNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLaskerHalifaxJackson54.411765%54.411765%54.4%148153.224254%53.224254%53.2%553251.724138%51.724138%51.7%195346.527778%46.527778%46.5%268444.326241%44.326241%44.3%125544.096386%44.096386%44.1%183642.772159%42.772159%42.8%71939.426230%39.426230%39.4%481739.228296%39.228296%39.2%122838.381743%38.381743%38.4%185938.000000%38.000000%38.0%1141035.846672%35.846672%35.8%85131.499423%31.499423%31.5%2,73131.499423%31.499423%31.5%2,73131.490015%31.490015%31.5%2051130.735412%30.735412%30.7%9,22830.445545%30.445545%30.4%1231225.252525%25.252525%25.3%751325.196062%25.196062%25.2%1,5101425.190840%25.190840%25.2%331516.363636%16.363636%16.4%181614.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M13.043478%13.043478%13.0%91711.111111%11.111111%11.1%131810.126582%10.126582%10.1%2419
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Gaston to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston. 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 Gaston, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Gaston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#920401Tract 920401GastonLexingtonKinstonGaston TownshipGastonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonNorthampton County SchoolsNorthampton CoLumbertonRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsRocky MountShelbyGoldsboroThomasvilleSalisburySanfordWilsonMonroeBurlingtonHigh PointGastoniaStatesvilleNew BernAsheboroFayettevilleHickoryWinston-SalemKannapolisGreenvilleGreensboroWilmingtonHavelockNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticAshevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamCharlotteConcordJacksonvilleKernersvilleRaleighClaytonFuquay-VarinaGarnerBooneIndian TrailMooresvilleWake ForestCarrboroMint HillChapel HillMatthewsHolly SpringsClemmonsCorneliusCaryHuntersvilleApexMorrisville42.772159%42.772159%42.8%71938.381743%38.381743%38.4%18538.363973%38.363973%38.4%2,692136.185463%36.185463%36.2%3,231235.846672%35.846672%35.8%85131.499423%31.499423%31.5%2,73131.499423%31.499423%31.5%2,73131.123642%31.123642%31.1%2,263330.735412%30.735412%30.7%9,22828.224631%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%2,282921.920170%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 Gaston to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston. 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 Gaston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Gaston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Hialeah920401Tract 920401GastonGaston TownshipGastonMiamiNorthampton CountyNorthamptonNorthampton County SchoolsNorthampton CoRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El 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%32,28232.3k142.772159%42.772159%42.8%71938.381743%38.381743%38.4%18535.846672%35.846672%35.8%85132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k231.499423%31.499423%31.5%2,73131.499423%31.499423%31.5%2,73130.735412%30.735412%30.7%9,22830.191719%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%14,88714.9k1517.921547%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 Gaston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gaston. 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 Gaston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gaston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#920401Tract 920401DetroitGastonClevelandGaston TownshipGastonMiamiNorthampton CountyNorthamptonNorthampton County SchoolsNorthampton CoRoanoke Rapids Metro AreaRoanoke RapidsMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.772159%42.772159%42.8%71942.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k138.381743%38.381743%38.4%18535.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k235.846672%35.846672%35.8%85132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k331.499423%31.499423%31.5%2,73131.499423%31.499423%31.5%2,73130.735412%30.735412%30.7%9,22830.439719%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%31,96532.0k3214.380069%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:
Northampton
Metro Area:
Roanoke Rapids Area
Township:
Gaston
ZIP Codes:
27831, 27832
Unified School District:
Northampton County
Congressional District:
NC-1
State Senate District:
NC-3
State House District:
NC-27
Nearby Cities:
Emporia, Roanoke Rapids
Nearby Towns:
Garysburg, Halifax, Jackson, Seaboard, Weldon
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Gasburg, South Rosemary, South Weldon