Food Stamps in Jefferson, 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 Jefferson
Jefferson
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$26,531.000000$48,256.000000$26,531.000000$26.5k501$10,800.000000$18,633.000000$10,800.000000$10.8k148$35,781.000000$54,494.000000$35,781.000000$35.8k353
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 Jefferson
Jefferson
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.702703%52.550232%52.702703%52.7%45.349%45.3%35.135135%29.599057%35.135135%35.1%57.143%57.1%6.081081%16.883803%6.081081%6.1%14.516%14.5%47.972973%44.456089%47.972973%48.0%38.798%38.8%35.810811%28.514042%35.810811%35.8%21.371%21.4%81.081081%52.345550%81.081081%81.1%67.797%67.8%
% 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 Jefferson
Jefferson
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.628895%28.183055%26.628895%26.6%54.651%54.7%11.048159%5.429395%11.048159%11.0%42.857%42.9%15.014164%20.368986%15.014164%15.0%85.484%85.5%31.728045%23.443247%31.728045%31.7%61.202%61.2%55.240793%37.690404%55.240793%55.2%78.629%78.6%16.147309%9.371924%16.147309%16.1%32.203%32.2%
% 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 Jefferson
Jefferson
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%White1All RacesMixed2Asian2Other230.705394%9.367550%30.705394%30.7%148103.941909%104%29.540918%14.380069%29.540918%29.5%148100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.100010%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.356142%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.483514%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 Ashe County

There are 3 places in Ashe County. This section compares Jefferson to all of the places in Ashe County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Jefferson, selected other places in Ashe County, and entities that contain Jefferson
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#LansingWest JeffersonW JeffersonJeffersonZIP Code 28640ZIP 28640Ashe CountyAsheAshe County SchoolsAshe County970500Tract 970500North CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States51.282051%51.282051%51.3%40134.110787%34.110787%34.1%234229.540918%29.540918%29.5%148319.248349%19.248349%19.2%37916.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.678674%16.678674%16.7%46314.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Jefferson to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson. 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 Jefferson, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Jefferson
0%10%20%30%Count#LexingtonKinstonLumbertonJeffersonRocky MountShelbyGoldsboroThomasvilleSalisburySanfordWilsonMonroeBurlingtonHigh PointGastoniaStatesvilleNew BernZIP Code 28640ZIP 28640AsheboroFayettevilleAshe CountyAsheAshe County SchoolsAshe County970500Tract 970500HickoryWinston-SalemKannapolisGreenvilleGreensboroWilmingtonHavelockNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticAshevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamCharlotteConcordJacksonvilleKernersvilleRaleighClaytonFuquay-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%2,263329.540918%29.540918%29.5%14828.224631%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%2,4471619.248349%19.248349%19.2%37918.840167%18.840167%18.8%1,9851717.373445%17.373445%17.4%13,70413.7k1816.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.678674%16.678674%16.7%46316.675983%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 Jefferson to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson. 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 Jefferson, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Jefferson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoJeffersonBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportZIP Code 28640ZIP 28640OrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondAshe CountyAsheAshe County SchoolsAshe County970500Tract 970500JacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k329.540918%29.540918%29.5%14825.907118%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%14,88714.9k1519.248349%19.248349%19.2%37917.921547%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%15,13415.1k2016.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.678674%16.678674%16.7%46316.488666%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 Jefferson to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Jefferson. 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 Jefferson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Jefferson
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeJeffersonBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonZIP Code 28640ZIP 28640PortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaAshe CountyAsheAshe County SchoolsAshe County970500Tract 970500PhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan 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%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k429.540918%29.540918%29.5%14825.907118%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%40,58140.6k1219.248349%19.248349%19.2%37919.219520%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%32,70532.7k1716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.858463%16.858463%16.9%2,00716.678674%16.678674%16.7%46316.536703%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:
Ashe
Townships:
Jefferson, West Jefferson
ZIP Codes:
28640, 28694
Unified School District:
Ashe County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-93
Neighboring Towns:
West Jefferson
Nearby Towns:
Blowing Rock, Boone, Independence, Lansing, Mountain City, Sparta, Troutdale
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cove Creek, Millers Creek, Mulberry