Food Stamps in Poteau, Oklahoma (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Oklahoma and Poteau
Poteau
Oklahoma
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,416.000000$48,038.000000$39,416.000000$39.4k3,167$23,561.000000$18,799.000000$23,561.000000$23.6k624$42,953.000000$53,623.000000$42,953.000000$43.0k2,543
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 Oklahoma and Poteau
Poteau
Oklahoma
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.814103%54.178061%58.814103%58.8%33.639%33.6%25.801282%28.634893%25.801282%25.8%43.750%43.8%22.916667%18.375555%22.916667%22.9%23.597%23.6%38.782051%49.595817%38.782051%38.8%23.136%23.1%22.435897%25.137983%22.435897%22.4%11.935%11.9%48.237179%53.871543%48.237179%48.2%42.454%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 Oklahoma and Poteau
Poteau
Oklahoma
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.470311%29.350202%28.470311%28.5%66.361%66.4%8.139992%5.364476%8.139992%8.1%56.250%56.3%18.206842%21.082659%18.206842%18.2%76.403%76.4%31.616201%27.587297%31.616201%31.6%76.864%76.9%40.621313%38.050764%40.621313%40.6%88.065%88.1%16.044042%9.668674%16.044042%16.0%57.546%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 Oklahoma and Poteau
Poteau
Oklahoma
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Other2All RacesWhite3Mixed2Black255.921053%17.867494%55.921053%55.9%85283.817266%284%27.894737%19.993104%27.894737%27.9%106141.574730%142%19.703189%13.661444%19.703189%19.7%624100.000000%100%16.652824%10.865372%16.652824%16.7%40184.518419%85%16.470588%20.101956%16.470588%16.5%2883.593514%84%7.017544%28.347565%7.017544%7.0%435.616284%36%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2including Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Poteau

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
12.1%15.2%18.3%21.5%24.6%27.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Fort Smith Area

There are 68 places in the Fort Smith Area. This section compares Poteau to all of the places in the Fort Smith Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Poteau.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Poteau, selected other places in the Fort Smith Area, and entities that contain Poteau
0%50%100%Count#Badger LeeBlackgumFlute SpringsMidlandCameronStoney PointLe FloreRedbird SmithHoweBelfonteMarble CityFort CoffeeVianMoffettArkomaRudySpiroGansHackettNotchietownHeavenerMonroePinhook CornerPanamaTalihinaMuldrowCowlingtonShortMulberrySallisawWisterPoteauLe Flore CountyLe FloreMountainburgFort SmithMansfieldFort Smith Metro AreaFort SmithVan BurenLavacaSouthWest South CentralOklahomaFanshaweUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCentral CityGreenwoodDyerRemyEvening ShadeChesterBoxDwight Mission100.000000%100.000000%100.0%26166.666667%66.666667%66.7%14250.000000%50.000000%50.0%13349.315068%49.315068%49.3%72444.347826%44.347826%44.3%51541.558442%41.558442%41.6%32640.983607%40.983607%41.0%25740.641711%40.641711%40.6%76839.115646%39.115646%39.1%115937.288136%37.288136%37.3%441036.231884%36.231884%36.2%251135.135135%35.135135%35.1%781232.768362%32.768362%32.8%1741332.075472%32.075472%32.1%171431.869511%31.869511%31.9%2541530.952381%30.952381%31.0%261630.184805%30.184805%30.2%2941729.896907%29.896907%29.9%291829.375000%29.375000%29.4%941928.947368%28.947368%28.9%332028.546256%28.546256%28.5%3242128.089888%28.089888%28.1%252228.070175%28.070175%28.1%162327.500000%27.500000%27.5%1432427.431421%27.431421%27.4%1102526.302730%26.302730%26.3%3182626.190476%26.190476%26.2%112725.352113%25.352113%25.4%362822.703412%22.703412%22.7%1732922.502278%22.502278%22.5%7413021.276596%21.276596%21.3%903419.703189%19.703189%19.7%6243819.652706%19.652706%19.7%3,59919.607843%19.607843%19.6%503918.836666%18.836666%18.8%6,6974318.600000%18.600000%18.6%934417.143785%17.143785%17.1%18,47518.5k17.046374%17.046374%17.0%1,4744516.083151%16.083151%16.1%1474814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k13.333333%13.333333%13.3%185313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.057692%11.057692%11.1%23589.255287%9.255287%9.3%302608.273381%8.273381%8.3%23636.565657%6.565657%6.6%13644.545455%4.545455%4.5%9650.000000%0.000000%0.0%0660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0670.000000%0.000000%0.0%068
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 68 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Oklahoma

There are 743 places in Oklahoma. This section compares Poteau to the 50 most populous places in Oklahoma and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Poteau. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 8,650.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Poteau, selected other places in Oklahoma, and entities that contain Poteau
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#OkmulgeeMuskogeeSallisawShawneeMiamiPryor CreekGuthriePoteauLe Flore CountyLe FloreDel CityPonca CityMcAlesterLawtonArdmoreAltusChickashaFort Smith Metro AreaFort SmithAdaTahlequahDurantBethanyTulsaEl RenoWarr AcresSapulpaDuncanOklahoma CityEnidSouthMidwest CityWoodwardWest South CentralOklahomaClaremoreUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBartlesvilleCowetaMooreGlenpoolClintonElk CityGuymonSand SpringsNormanStillwaterYukonWeatherfordMustangBroken ArrowChoctawNewcastleEdmondOwassoThe VillageJenksBixby25.672834%25.672834%25.7%1,221124.029353%24.029353%24.0%3,602222.502278%22.502278%22.5%741321.565495%21.565495%21.6%2,565420.912103%20.912103%20.9%1,073520.385675%20.385675%20.4%740619.812081%19.812081%19.8%738719.703189%19.703189%19.7%624819.652706%19.652706%19.7%3,59919.021491%19.021491%19.0%1,664918.736778%18.736778%18.7%1,8601018.358056%18.358056%18.4%1,2501118.241977%18.241977%18.2%6,0371217.823680%17.823680%17.8%1,6741317.661035%17.661035%17.7%1,3381417.588652%17.588652%17.6%1,1161517.143785%17.143785%17.1%18,47518.5k17.103017%17.103017%17.1%1,2021616.495575%16.495575%16.5%9321716.434325%16.434325%16.4%1,0611816.406663%16.406663%16.4%1,2411916.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2015.713289%15.713289%15.7%9012115.603585%15.603585%15.6%5922214.893335%14.893335%14.9%1,1242314.728349%14.728349%14.7%1,3692414.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k2514.507958%14.507958%14.5%2,8352614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.050962%14.050962%14.1%3,2922713.898229%13.898229%13.9%6202813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k13.641679%13.641679%13.6%1,0502913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.937180%11.937180%11.9%1,7713011.559633%11.559633%11.6%3783111.387547%11.387547%11.4%2,5223210.721154%10.721154%10.7%446339.926588%9.926588%9.9%311349.897781%9.897781%9.9%397359.881820%9.881820%9.9%393369.846973%9.846973%9.8%740379.500066%9.500066%9.5%4,325388.482728%8.482728%8.5%1,552397.573130%7.573130%7.6%655406.942529%6.942529%6.9%302416.376984%6.376984%6.4%430426.303906%6.303906%6.3%2,390435.730594%5.730594%5.7%251445.401373%5.401373%5.4%181455.312146%5.312146%5.3%1,735465.242936%5.242936%5.2%655475.042735%5.042735%5.0%236483.228647%3.228647%3.2%220493.177637%3.177637%3.2%26650
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 Poteau to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Poteau. 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 Poteau, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Poteau
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaPoteauLe Flore CountyLe FloreColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkFort Smith Metro AreaFort SmithRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockOklahomaArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited 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%20,42520.4k325.907118%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%28,72128.7k1319.703189%19.703189%19.7%62419.652706%19.652706%19.7%3,59919.447508%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%15,03015.0k1917.143785%17.143785%17.1%18,47518.5k17.012523%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%34,39934.4k3314.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.218281%14.218281%14.2%15,15115.2k3514.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k3613.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k13.305549%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 Poteau to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Poteau. 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 Poteau, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Poteau
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoPoteauLe Flore CountyLe FloreTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaFort Smith Metro AreaFort SmithPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralOklahomaArlingtonUnited 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%70,25070.3k425.907118%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%206,645207k1119.703189%19.703189%19.7%62419.652706%19.652706%19.7%3,59919.541946%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%32,70532.7k1717.143785%17.143785%17.1%18,47518.5k16.536703%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%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k13.305549%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:
Oklahoma
County:
Le Flore
Metro Area:
Fort Smith Area
ZIP Codes:
74932, 74940, 74951, 74953, 74956, 74959, 74966
Unified School Districts:
Cameron, Howe, Panama, Poteau, Shady Point, Spiro, Wister
Elementary School District:
Monroe
Congressional District:
OK-2
State Senate Districts:
OK-4, OK-5
State House Districts:
OK-3, OK-15
Neighboring Towns:
Shady Point, Wister
Nearby Cities:
Hackett, Hartford, Heavener
Nearby Towns:
Bokoshe, Cameron, Howe, Panama, Rock Island, Spiro
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Monroe