Food Stamps in Lexington, South Carolina (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in South Carolina and Lexington
Lexington
South Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$63,326.000000$46,898.000000$63,326.000000$63.3k7,922$16,707.000000$18,093.000000$16,707.000000$16.7k704$66,976.000000$53,019.000000$66,976.000000$67.0k7,218
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 South Carolina and Lexington
Lexington
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.397727%53.268557%55.397727%55.4%13.994%14.0%44.744318%32.120431%44.744318%44.7%41.777%41.8%10.653409%15.772137%10.653409%10.7%4.211%4.21%46.164773%43.963029%46.164773%46.2%17.730%17.7%23.721591%28.624569%23.721591%23.7%7.017%7.02%50.710227%53.847651%50.710227%50.7%48.904%48.9%
% 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 South Carolina and Lexington
Lexington
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.208645%26.664897%33.208645%33.2%86.006%86.0%6.082017%5.774041%6.082017%6.1%58.223%58.2%23.635356%18.639399%23.635356%23.6%95.789%95.8%20.892214%25.495382%20.892214%20.9%82.270%82.3%30.659462%40.902421%30.659462%30.7%92.983%93.0%5.167636%9.781141%5.167636%5.2%51.096%51.1%
% 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 South Carolina and Lexington
Lexington
South Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Other1Black1All RacesWhite2Mixed1Asian1Hispanic329.729730%22.052115%29.729730%29.7%33334.543919%335%26.674641%29.490930%26.674641%26.7%223300.165493%300%8.886645%14.807826%8.886645%8.9%704100.000000%100%6.743707%9.036403%6.743707%6.7%42675.885867%76%5.154639%20.058214%5.154639%5.2%1058.004335%58%4.878049%5.938869%4.878049%4.9%1254.891907%55%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.295886%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 Lexington

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%5.9%8.9%11.8%14.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Columbia Area

There are 43 places in the Columbia Area. This section compares Lexington to all of the places in the Columbia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lexington.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lexington, selected other places in the Columbia Area, and entities that contain Lexington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#EastoverSwanseaWinnsboro MillsGadsdenWinnsboroRidge SpringBatesburg-LeesvilleSaludaSt. AndrewsWoodfieldSt. MatthewsDentsvilleGastonRed BankSouth CongareeS CongareeHopkinsWardSummitColumbiaOak GroveRidgewaySouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouthColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWest ColumbiaCayceSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonSeven OaksPine RidgeIrmoGilbertCamdenMonettaLugoffElginPelionLexingtonSpringdaleCameronChapinForest AcresBethuneArcadia LakesLake Murray of RichlandLk Murray of Richl…JenkinsvilleBlythewoodBoykin46.525680%46.525680%46.5%154130.523256%30.523256%30.5%105228.197674%28.197674%28.2%194328.048780%28.048780%28.0%207427.486296%27.486296%27.5%351527.215190%27.215190%27.2%86626.265060%26.265060%26.3%545723.253903%23.253903%23.3%283822.888566%22.888566%22.9%2,206922.805578%22.805578%22.8%8341022.151088%22.151088%22.2%1731119.869870%19.869870%19.9%1,1911219.811321%19.811321%19.8%1051319.052659%19.052659%19.1%7201418.004587%18.004587%18.0%1571517.558685%17.558685%17.6%1871617.543860%17.543860%17.5%101717.415730%17.415730%17.4%311816.751740%16.751740%16.8%7,5811915.292391%15.292391%15.3%6252015.068493%15.068493%15.1%222114.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k13.962315%13.962315%14.0%1,0302213.791277%13.791277%13.8%7812313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.046956%13.046956%13.0%14,02914.0k11.965170%11.965170%12.0%7972411.327649%11.327649%11.3%932511.306477%11.306477%11.3%5082610.702341%10.702341%10.7%322710.125362%10.125362%10.1%3152810.000000%10.000000%10.0%7299.351753%9.351753%9.4%264309.333333%9.333333%9.3%49319.126984%9.126984%9.1%23328.886645%8.886645%8.9%704337.735322%7.735322%7.7%83347.486631%7.486631%7.5%14357.042254%7.042254%7.0%45366.016680%6.016680%6.0%303374.761905%4.761905%4.8%6384.527559%4.527559%4.5%23394.138595%4.138595%4.1%86403.225806%3.225806%3.2%1412.738095%2.738095%2.7%23420.000000%0.000000%0.0%043
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 43 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in South Carolina

There are 396 places in South Carolina. This section compares Lexington to the 50 most populous places in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lexington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,571.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lexington, selected other places in South Carolina, and entities that contain Lexington
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ParkerGreenwoodGanttGaffneySpartanburgOrangeburgAndersonSt. AndrewsConwayFlorenceDentsvilleSumterNorth CharlestonN CharlestonBereaMyrtle BeachColumbiaBeaufortRock HillSocasteeRed HillSouth CarolinaS CarolinaSouthGreerColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWest ColumbiaAikenCayceSouth AtlanticGreenvilleEasleyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonNorth AugustaSeven OaksIrmoGoose CreekFort MillLadsonSummervillePort RoyalTaylorsHanahanLexingtonCharlestonWade HamptonForest AcresClemsonNorth Myrtle BeachN Myrtle BchMauldinSimpsonvilleLake WylieJames IslandHilton Head IslandHilton Head IsBlufftonFive ForksMount PleasantMt Pleasant28.761389%28.761389%28.8%1,168128.448576%28.448576%28.4%2,448225.537387%25.537387%25.5%1,390324.833055%24.833055%24.8%1,190424.636181%24.636181%24.6%3,809524.171495%24.171495%24.2%1,043623.259421%23.259421%23.3%2,549722.888566%22.888566%22.9%2,206821.236939%21.236939%21.2%1,504920.611529%20.611529%20.6%3,1751019.869870%19.869870%19.9%1,1911119.042632%19.042632%19.0%3,0911218.656145%18.656145%18.7%7,3051317.951915%17.951915%18.0%1,0081417.751388%17.751388%17.8%2,3021516.751740%16.751740%16.8%7,5811616.015541%16.015541%16.0%7421715.847430%15.847430%15.8%4,3751815.824718%15.824718%15.8%1,3471915.692198%15.692198%15.7%8832014.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.045845%14.045845%14.0%1,4892114.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k13.962315%13.962315%14.0%1,0302213.838079%13.838079%13.8%1,7402313.791277%13.791277%13.8%7812413.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.307270%13.307270%13.3%3,6082513.190751%13.190751%13.2%1,1412613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.046956%13.046956%13.0%14,02914.0k12.642061%12.642061%12.6%1,1682711.965170%11.965170%12.0%7972811.306477%11.306477%11.3%5082911.083618%11.083618%11.1%1,5233010.996016%10.996016%11.0%5523110.864248%10.864248%10.9%5333210.793706%10.793706%10.8%1,8593310.553577%10.553577%10.6%326349.909696%9.909696%9.9%834359.094468%9.094468%9.1%697368.886645%8.886645%8.9%704378.667616%8.667616%8.7%4,624387.235433%7.235433%7.2%642396.016680%6.016680%6.0%303405.612160%5.612160%5.6%336415.590305%5.590305%5.6%429425.342795%5.342795%5.3%512435.217504%5.217504%5.2%403444.974311%4.974311%5.0%213454.376368%4.376368%4.4%220464.274565%4.274565%4.3%723474.037098%4.037098%4.0%222483.494729%3.494729%3.5%179492.414727%2.414727%2.4%74950
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 Lexington to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lexington. 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 Lexington, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lexington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinLexingtonChesapeakeVirginia 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%38,46438.5k3214.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.606174%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%6,266,2326.27M14.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k13.769190%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%15,360,95115.4M13.046956%13.046956%13.0%14,02914.0k13.011500%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%33,16533.2k468.886645%8.886645%8.9%7048.197595%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 Lexington to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lexington. 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 Lexington, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lexington
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinLexingtonSan 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%38,46438.5k3014.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k14.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.027996%14.027996%14.0%42,23142.2k13.904317%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%15,360,95115.4M13.046956%13.046956%13.0%14,02914.0k12.955792%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%33,16533.2k468.886645%8.886645%8.9%7047.031769%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:
South Carolina
County:
Lexington
Metro Area:
Columbia Area
ZIP Codes:
29072, 29073
Unified School Districts:
Lexington 1, Lexington 2
Congressional District:
SC-2
State Senate Districts:
SC-18, SC-23, SC-25, SC-26
State House Districts:
SC-HD-069, SC-HD-087, SC-HD-088, SC-HD-089
Nearby Cities:
West Columbia
Nearby Towns:
Irmo, Pine Ridge, South Congaree, Springdale
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Lake Murray of Richland, Oak Grove, Red Bank, Seven Oaks, St. Andrews