Food Stamps in West Columbia, South Carolina (City)

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 West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$38,964.000000$46,898.000000$38,964.000000$39.0k7,377$24,057.000000$18,093.000000$24,057.000000$24.1k1,030$43,114.000000$53,019.000000$43,114.000000$43.1k6,347
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 West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty251.359223%53.268557%51.359223%51.4%37.813%37.8%14.757282%32.120431%14.757282%14.8%34.862%34.9%29.611650%15.772137%29.611650%29.6%34.817%34.8%32.330097%43.963029%32.330097%32.3%20.787%20.8%23.689320%28.624569%23.689320%23.7%8.112%8.11%45.145631%53.847651%45.145631%45.1%38.209%38.2%
% 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 West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty213.707263%26.664897%13.707263%13.7%62.187%62.2%4.474555%5.774041%4.474555%4.5%65.138%65.1%8.996376%18.639399%8.996376%9.0%65.183%65.2%19.993698%25.495382%19.993698%20.0%79.213%79.2%43.548133%40.902421%43.548133%43.5%91.888%91.9%11.848117%9.781141%11.848117%11.8%61.791%61.8%
% 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 West Columbia
West Columbia
South Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Mixed1Hispanic2Black1Other1All RacesWhite3Asian152.727273%20.058214%52.727273%52.7%58377.639894%378%28.340081%17.295886%28.340081%28.3%140202.975512%203%26.200163%29.490930%26.200163%26.2%322187.649127%188%23.469388%22.052115%23.469388%23.5%23168.090945%168%13.962315%14.807826%13.962315%14.0%1,030100.000000%100%9.199093%9.036403%9.199093%9.2%48765.885157%66%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.938869%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 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in West Columbia

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
3.8%8.0%12.1%16.3%20.4%24.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Columbia Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of West Columbia, selected other places in the Columbia Area, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#EastoverSwanseaWinnsboro MillsGadsdenWinnsboroRidge SpringBatesburg-LeesvilleSaludaSt. AndrewsWoodfieldSt. MatthewsDentsvilleGastonRed BankSouth CongareeS CongareeHopkinsWardSummitColumbiaLexington School District 2Lexington 2Oak 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%7,5811916.115931%16.115931%16.1%4,36515.292391%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 West Columbia to the 50 most populous places in South Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Columbia. 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 West Columbia, selected other places in South Carolina, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ParkerGreenwoodGanttGaffneySpartanburgOrangeburgAndersonSt. AndrewsConwayFlorenceDentsvilleSumterNorth CharlestonN CharlestonBereaMyrtle BeachColumbiaLexington School District 2Lexington 2BeaufortRock 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%7,5811616.115931%16.115931%16.1%4,36516.015541%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 West Columbia to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Columbia. 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 West Columbia, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasLexington School District 2Lexington 2San AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWest ColumbiaSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-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%28,72128.7k1319.447508%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%78,75478.8k2216.115931%16.115931%16.1%4,36516.101953%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%42,23142.2k13.962315%13.962315%14.0%1,03013.769190%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%33,16533.2k468.197595%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 West Columbia to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Columbia. 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 West Columbia, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain West Columbia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasLexington School District 2Lexington 2San AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaWest ColumbiaSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLexington CountyLexingtonWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong 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%206,645207k1119.541946%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%78,75478.8k2016.115931%16.115931%16.1%4,36516.101953%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%42,23142.2k13.962315%13.962315%14.0%1,03013.904317%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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:
South Carolina
County:
Lexington
Metro Area:
Columbia Area
ZIP Codes:
29033, 29072, 29073, 29169
Unified School District:
Lexington 2
Congressional District:
SC-2
State Senate District:
SC-26
State House District:
SC-HD-089
Neighboring Cities:
Cayce, Columbia
Neighboring Towns:
Springdale
Nearby Cities:
Forest Acres
Nearby Towns:
Arcadia Lakes, Lexington, Pine Ridge, South Congaree
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Dentsville, Oak Grove, Red Bank, Seven Oaks, St. Andrews