Food Stamps in Wilmington, North Carolina (City)

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 Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$43,855.000000$48,256.000000$43,855.000000$43.9k49,02449.0k$15,109.000000$18,633.000000$15,109.000000$15.1k7,072$51,166.000000$54,494.000000$51,166.000000$51.2k41,95242.0k
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 Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty242.548077%52.550232%42.548077%42.5%27.310%27.3%28.492647%29.599057%28.492647%28.5%52.027%52.0%9.162896%16.883803%9.162896%9.2%10.871%10.9%48.218326%44.456089%48.218326%48.2%29.738%29.7%28.379525%28.514042%28.379525%28.4%12.053%12.1%61.368778%52.345550%61.368778%61.4%42.537%42.5%
% 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 Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.090866%28.183055%19.090866%19.1%72.690%72.7%4.428871%5.429395%4.428871%4.4%47.973%48.0%12.664474%20.368986%12.664474%12.7%89.129%89.1%19.205282%23.443247%19.205282%19.2%70.262%70.3%34.908944%37.690404%34.908944%34.9%87.947%87.9%13.975496%9.371924%13.975496%14.0%57.463%57.5%
% 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 Wilmington
Wilmington
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White339.685112%28.706005%39.685112%39.7%3,428275.102226%275%36.440678%25.483514%36.440678%36.4%172252.611397%253%34.879406%22.100010%34.879406%34.9%188241.788464%242%19.468439%18.935504%19.468439%19.5%293134.957683%135%14.425587%14.380069%14.425587%14.4%7,072100.000000%100%9.531502%7.356142%9.531502%9.5%5966.073582%66%7.870930%9.367550%7.870930%7.9%2,93254.562281%55%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Wilmington

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.2%5.1%8.0%10.9%13.8%16.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Wilmington

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%39%49%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Wilmington

There are 5 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilmington (0 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Wilmington, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected neighborhoods in Wilmington, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%5%10%15%Count#Silver Lake NeighborhoodSilver LakeWilmington TownshipWilmingtonWilmingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonKings Grant NeighborhoodKings GrantNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverNew Hanover County SchoolsNew Hanover CoMurraysville NeighborhoodMurraysvilleBayshore NeighborhoodBayshoreOgden NeighborhoodOgden16.640037%16.640037%16.6%708709114.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,07214.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,07214.380069%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%15,360,95115.4M12.478549%12.478549%12.5%13,74313.7k12.029046%12.029046%12.0%381211.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k11.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k6.453128%6.453128%6.5%35835932.593365%2.593365%2.6%474842.254227%2.254227%2.3%605
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 5 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Wilmington Area

There are 27 places in the Wilmington Area. This section compares Wilmington to all of the places in the Wilmington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected other places in the Wilmington Area, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%10%20%30%Count#HightsvilleBurgawSilver LakeRocky PointWallaceAtkinsonWathaNorthchaseCastle HayneSt. HelenaWilmington TownshipWilmingtonWilmingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticWrightsboroUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHampsteadWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverNew Hanover County SchoolsNew Hanover CoSkippers CornerCarolina BeachCarolina BchKings GrantBayshoreMyrtle GroveSurf CityMurraysvilleTopsail BeachKure BeachOgdenWrightsville BeachWrightsville BchPorters NeckSea Breeze31.979695%31.979695%32.0%63131.460674%31.460674%31.5%392225.847644%25.847644%25.8%587323.054332%23.054332%23.1%157422.363847%22.363847%22.4%386522.142857%22.142857%22.1%31620.238095%20.238095%20.2%17716.005122%16.005122%16.0%250815.744681%15.744681%15.7%74914.465409%14.465409%14.5%231014.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,07214.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,0721114.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.320274%13.320274%13.3%2721213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.692545%12.692545%12.7%2061312.478549%12.478549%12.5%13,74313.7k11.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k11.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k11.807229%11.807229%11.8%981411.500199%11.500199%11.5%2891511.095017%11.095017%11.1%3831610.833333%10.833333%10.8%169177.298475%7.298475%7.3%268186.082290%6.082290%6.1%68193.858949%3.858949%3.9%232202.717391%2.717391%2.7%5212.355250%2.355250%2.4%24221.626324%1.626324%1.6%43230.834028%0.834028%0.8%10240.070077%0.070077%0.1%2250.000000%0.000000%0.0%026
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in North Carolina

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%10%20%30%Count#LexingtonKinstonLumbertonRocky MountShelbyGoldsboroThomasvilleSalisburySanfordWilsonMonroeBurlingtonHigh PointGastoniaStatesvilleNew BernAsheboroFayettevilleHickoryWinston-SalemKannapolisGreenvilleGreensboroWilmington TownshipWilmingtonWilmingtonHavelockNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticAshevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurhamCharlotteWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverNew Hanover County SchoolsNew Hanover CoConcordJacksonvilleKernersvilleRaleighClaytonFuquay-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%3,683623.320776%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%7,07214.425587%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%39,89339.9k2812.478549%12.478549%12.5%13,74313.7k11.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k11.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k10.662140%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 Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityWilmington TownshipWilmingtonWilmingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonLexington-FayetteLittle RockNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverNew Hanover County SchoolsNew Hanover CoIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k230.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k325.907118%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%34,39934.4k3314.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,07214.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,07214.380069%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%39,89339.9k4112.478549%12.478549%12.5%13,74313.7k12.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k11.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k11.568203%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 Wilmington to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilmington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Wilmington, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilmington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasWilmington TownshipWilmingtonWilmingtonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteWilmington Metro AreaWilmingtonOmahaLong BeachNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverNew Hanover County SchoolsNew Hanover CoOaklandMesaColorado 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%70,25070.3k425.907118%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%31,96532.0k3214.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,07214.425587%14.425587%14.4%7,07214.380069%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%39,89339.9k3612.478549%12.478549%12.5%13,74313.7k12.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k11.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k11.614665%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:
New Hanover
Metro Area:
Wilmington Area
Townships:
Harnett, Wilmington
ZIP Codes:
28401, 28403, 28405, 28409, 28411, 28412
Unified School District:
New Hanover County
Neighborhoods:
Bayshore, Kings Grant, Murraysville, Ogden, Silver Lake
Congressional District:
NC-7
State Senate Districts:
NC-8, NC-9
State House Districts:
NC-18, NC-19, NC-20
Neighboring Towns:
Wrightsville Beach
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Bayshore, Hightsville, Kings Grant, Murraysville, Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Silver Lake, Wrightsboro
Nearby Towns:
Belville, Carolina Beach, Leland, Navassa
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Blue Clay Farms, Castle Hayne, Northchase, Porters Neck, Sea Breeze, Skippers Corner