Food Stamps in Alton, Texas (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Texas and Alton
Alton
Texas
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$31,621.000000$54,727.000000$31,621.000000$31.6k4,049$20,990.000000$22,016.000000$20,990.000000$21.0k1,573$42,441.000000$61,364.000000$42,441.000000$42.4k2,476
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 Texas and Alton
Alton
Texas
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty281.945327%64.943999%81.945327%81.9%52.229%52.2%35.855054%32.668216%35.855054%35.9%65.127%65.1%39.987285%25.891967%39.987285%40.0%45.187%45.2%34.520025%41.753501%34.520025%34.5%42.093%42.1%18.626828%26.858341%18.626828%18.6%27.358%27.4%63.064209%50.860665%63.064209%63.1%66.756%66.8%
% 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 Texas and Alton
Alton
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.617124%33.475710%47.617124%47.6%47.771%47.8%12.197092%6.379565%12.197092%12.2%34.873%34.9%30.815832%24.385758%30.815832%30.8%54.813%54.8%30.169628%22.039001%30.169628%30.2%57.907%57.9%31.421648%32.956837%31.421648%31.4%72.642%72.6%19.951535%9.743683%19.951535%20.0%33.244%33.2%
% 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 Texas and Alton
Alton
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Hispanic1All RacesOther2White3Black240.129724%21.787407%40.129724%40.1%1,423103.296409%103%38.849099%13.136648%38.849099%38.8%1,573100.000000%100%36.236934%20.450500%36.236934%36.2%10493.276125%93%22.439024%6.350986%22.439024%22.4%4657.759447%58%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%22.506780%00.000000%0%
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 Alton

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in the McAllen Area

There are 56 places in the McAllen Area. This section compares Alton to all of the places in the McAllen Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alton.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alton, selected other places in the McAllen Area, and entities that contain Alton
0%20%40%60%Count#Indian HillsFaysvilleMila DoceScissorsCitrus CityAbramLa VillaHargillElsaOlivarezDoffingSan CarlosMidway SouthLopezvilleCésar ChávezSouth AlamoMunizLinnMonte AltoMidway NorthMercedesSullivan CityAltonDonnaLa HomaEdcouchPharrWest SharylandW SharylandLlano GrandeZIP Code 78573ZIP 78573DoolittleHidalgoMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaHidalgo CountyHidalgoVilla VerdeWeslacoProgresoEdinburgMcAllenMissionPerezvilleSouthLaguna SecaWest South CentralTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGranjenoPalmhurstProgreso LakesProgreso Lks72.828096%72.828096%72.8%394158.865248%58.865248%58.9%83258.653199%58.653199%58.7%871358.505155%58.505155%58.5%454458.425414%58.425414%58.4%423557.913043%57.913043%57.9%333653.726708%53.726708%53.7%346750.261780%50.261780%50.3%96850.142939%50.142939%50.1%877949.578947%49.578947%49.6%4711048.887122%48.887122%48.9%6151145.175936%45.175936%45.2%3981245.072993%45.072993%45.1%2471344.610778%44.610778%44.6%4471443.717277%43.717277%43.7%1671542.553191%42.553191%42.6%2601642.156863%42.156863%42.2%1721741.269841%41.269841%41.3%781840.654206%40.654206%40.7%1741940.263405%40.263405%40.3%4282039.520445%39.520445%39.5%1,8462139.502075%39.502075%39.5%4762238.849099%38.849099%38.8%1,5732337.669660%37.669660%37.7%1,8042436.409134%36.409134%36.4%1,1642536.065574%36.065574%36.1%3742636.004785%36.004785%36.0%7,5252735.229358%35.229358%35.2%1922834.487179%34.487179%34.5%2692934.067688%34.067688%34.1%3,20133.728590%33.728590%33.7%2563032.479443%32.479443%32.5%1,0273131.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k30.967742%30.967742%31.0%963529.514141%29.514141%29.5%3,6633928.324568%28.324568%28.3%3774323.662592%23.662592%23.7%6,0204623.202860%23.202860%23.2%9,8644721.467391%21.467391%21.5%5,2144916.280452%16.280452%16.3%2745114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.888889%13.888889%13.9%155213.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.869565%10.869565%10.9%10533.937008%3.937008%3.9%30542.127660%2.127660%2.1%255
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 55 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Texas

There are 1,747 places in Texas. This section compares Alton to the 50 most populous places in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,732.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Alton, selected other places in Texas, and entities that contain Alton
0%10%20%30%Count#AltonPharrZIP Code 78573ZIP 78573McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaHidalgo CountyHidalgoLaredoBrownsvilleEdinburgMcAllenEl PasoMissionBeaumontBaytownPasadenaWacoLongviewDallasSan AntonioCorpus ChristiFort WorthWichita FallsMesquiteHoustonKilleenBryanGarlandSouthAbileneWest South CentralLubbockGrand PrairieArlingtonTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloSan AngeloTylerOdessaIrvingDentonConroeAustinLewisvilleRound RockMissouri CityMidlandAtascocitaCarrolltonCollege StationRichardsonAllenLeague CityPlanoPearlandMcKinneyFriscoThe WoodlandsSugar Land38.849099%38.849099%38.8%1,57336.004785%36.004785%36.0%7,525134.067688%34.067688%34.1%3,20131.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k30.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k229.028531%29.028531%29.0%14,82414.8k323.662592%23.662592%23.7%6,020423.202860%23.202860%23.2%9,864521.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k621.467391%21.467391%21.5%5,214717.559841%17.559841%17.6%8,077817.279877%17.279877%17.3%4,504916.925888%16.925888%16.9%8,3361016.817835%16.817835%16.8%7,9361116.386804%16.386804%16.4%4,9771216.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k1316.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k1415.991109%15.991109%16.0%18,56218.6k1515.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k1615.366374%15.366374%15.4%5,7671715.340016%15.340016%15.3%7,2231815.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k1914.588593%14.588593%14.6%7,1082014.479669%14.479669%14.5%4,2022114.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k2214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.186068%14.186068%14.2%6,0202313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.688267%13.688267%13.7%12,53912.5k2413.351245%13.351245%13.4%7,9012513.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k2613.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.011500%13.011500%13.0%9,7302712.133391%12.133391%12.1%4,4682811.983548%11.983548%12.0%4,4872911.700805%11.700805%11.7%4,6103011.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7693110.045408%10.045408%10.0%4,513329.546477%9.546477%9.5%2,547339.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k348.892574%8.892574%8.9%3,432358.440820%8.440820%8.4%3,043368.397396%8.397396%8.4%1,999377.934893%7.934893%7.9%3,510385.560159%5.560159%5.6%1,275395.435528%5.435528%5.4%2,536405.078906%5.078906%5.1%1,931414.940163%4.940163%4.9%2,031424.268671%4.268671%4.3%1,306433.921741%3.921741%3.9%1,337443.803630%3.803630%3.8%4,001453.699445%3.699445%3.7%1,319463.180020%3.180020%3.2%1,696472.356978%2.356978%2.4%1,147482.317653%2.317653%2.3%911491.955746%1.955746%2.0%54850
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 Alton to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alton. 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 Alton, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Alton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahAltonZIP Code 78573ZIP 78573MiamiMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaHidalgo CountyHidalgoLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthWest South CentralLubbockArlingtonTexasHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlano45.835581%45.835581%45.8%32,28232.3k138.849099%38.849099%38.8%1,57334.067688%34.067688%34.1%3,20132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k231.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k30.191719%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%34,39934.4k3314.336851%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%12,53912.5k3613.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3713.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.091250%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 Alton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alton. 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 Alton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Alton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitAltonClevelandZIP Code 78573ZIP 78573MiamiMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaHidalgo CountyHidalgoMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoWest South CentralArlingtonTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k138.849099%38.849099%38.8%1,57335.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k234.067688%34.067688%34.1%3,20132.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k331.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k31.112156%31.112156%31.1%70,77370.8k30.439719%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%31,96532.0k3214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M13.049135%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:
Texas
County:
Hidalgo
Metro Area:
McAllen Area
ZIP Code:
78573
Unified School Districts:
La Joya, Mission, Sharyland
Congressional District:
TX-15
State Senate District:
TX-20
State House Districts:
TX-35, TX-41
Neighboring Cities:
McAllen, Palmhurst
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
La Homa, West Sharyland
Nearby Cities:
Edinburg, Mission, Palmview, Penitas
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Abram, Citrus City, Doffing, Lopezville, Palmview South, Perezville