Food Stamps in Amherst, Virginia (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,703.000000$66,149.000000$50,703.000000$50.7k936$35,129.000000$20,924.000000$35,129.000000$35.1k121$52,917.000000$72,050.000000$52,917.000000$52.9k815
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 Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.619835%54.601303%25.619835%25.6%12.253%12.3%10.743802%30.972055%10.743802%10.7%14.130%14.1%14.876033%17.482172%14.876033%14.9%12.857%12.9%48.760331%45.322892%48.760331%48.8%17.879%17.9%39.669421%29.673078%39.669421%39.7%10.811%10.8%33.057851%48.928266%33.057851%33.1%48.193%48.2%
% 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 Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty227.239264%30.231923%27.239264%27.2%87.747%87.7%9.693252%5.382291%9.693252%9.7%85.870%85.9%14.969325%22.535509%14.969325%15.0%87.143%87.1%33.251534%20.616649%33.251534%33.3%82.121%82.1%48.588957%36.570357%48.588957%48.6%89.189%89.2%5.276074%7.057247%5.276074%5.3%51.807%51.8%
% 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 Virginia and Amherst
Amherst
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1Black2All RacesWhite3Mixed2Asian2Other2100.000000%11.264516%100.000000%100.0%18773.553719%774%31.658291%20.429923%31.658291%31.7%63244.893891%245%12.927350%9.434311%12.927350%12.9%121100.000000%100%5.772006%6.402010%5.772006%5.8%4044.649565%45%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.377056%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.166566%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%15.123703%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

Food Stamps by Place in the Lynchburg Area

There are 14 places in the Lynchburg Area. This section compares Amherst to all of the places in the Lynchburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain Amherst
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#BrooknealPamplin CityAppomattoxAltavistaBedfordLynchburgRustburgAmherst District 22SouthMontvaleSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmherstZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Lynchburg Metro AreaLynchburg010200Tract 010200Madison HeightsMadison HtsAmherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoVirginiaConcordTimberlakeForestBig Island30.453564%30.453564%30.5%141124.561404%24.561404%24.6%14224.324324%24.324324%24.3%216319.375000%19.375000%19.4%279418.467153%18.467153%18.5%506516.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530615.673289%15.673289%15.7%71715.087562%15.087562%15.1%33614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.857678%13.857678%13.9%37813.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.927350%12.927350%12.9%121912.002928%12.002928%12.0%49211.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k11.632342%11.632342%11.6%30510.871539%10.871539%10.9%4791010.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,3169.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k6.339144%6.339144%6.3%40115.124341%5.124341%5.1%272123.186217%3.186217%3.2%135130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Amherst to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgAmherst District 22Newport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmherstHarrisonburgZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Lynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgBailey's Crossroads010200Tract 010200Amherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoSalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaDale CityAnnandaleManassasChesapeakeSterlingVirginia BeachVirginia BchHerndonChantillyTuckahoeLincolniaOaktonLake RidgeCave SpringWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchRestonAlexandriaSpringfieldMechanicsvilleCentrevilleTysons CornerBlacksburgArlingtonLeesburgFairfaxWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldAshburnShort PumpFair OaksBurkeLinton HallSouth RidingMcLean27.802657%27.802657%27.8%3,663126.269233%26.269233%26.3%4,900218.464540%18.464540%18.5%7,855317.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k417.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k516.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,256616.017255%16.017255%16.0%4,530715.087562%15.087562%15.1%33614.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k814.711323%14.711323%14.7%1,511914.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,3031013.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.927350%12.927350%12.9%12112.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371212.002928%12.002928%12.0%49211.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k11.644737%11.644737%11.6%1,0621311.632342%11.632342%11.6%30510.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.318091%10.318091%10.3%1,0381410.220838%10.220838%10.2%1,0831510.088822%10.088822%10.1%1,204169.977848%9.977848%10.0%1,036179.677419%9.677419%9.7%1,740189.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.762986%8.762986%8.8%1,822198.740101%8.740101%8.7%1,214208.592116%8.592116%8.6%1,068218.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769227.776723%7.776723%7.8%737236.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k246.892909%6.892909%6.9%522256.832721%6.832721%6.8%502266.532691%6.532691%6.5%1,193276.259465%6.259465%6.3%496285.702281%5.702281%5.7%760295.213395%5.213395%5.2%794305.134086%5.134086%5.1%582315.088003%5.088003%5.1%503325.036169%5.036169%5.0%1,281334.979210%4.979210%5.0%3,389344.923046%4.923046%4.9%483354.548304%4.548304%4.5%653364.323118%4.323118%4.3%1,065374.292096%4.292096%4.3%442383.895824%3.895824%3.9%543393.877585%3.877585%3.9%3,905403.638930%3.638930%3.6%593413.397829%3.397829%3.4%288422.855436%2.855436%2.9%239432.471844%2.471844%2.5%417442.421479%2.421479%2.4%239452.379944%2.379944%2.4%337462.137225%2.137225%2.1%290471.900508%1.900508%1.9%217481.617762%1.617762%1.6%145490.839236%0.839236%0.8%14150
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 Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroAmherst District 22HoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloAmherstDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Lynchburg Metro AreaLynchburg010200Tract 010200IrvingAmherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoVirginiaRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia 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%17,26017.3k2915.087562%15.087562%15.1%33615.083509%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%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%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%9,7303912.927350%12.927350%12.9%12112.904071%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%9,6484312.002928%12.002928%12.0%49211.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k11.632342%11.632342%11.6%30511.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7694410.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,3169.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.299252%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 Amherst to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Amherst, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueAmherst District 22HoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaAmherstCharlotteOmahaZIP Code 24521ZIP 24521Long BeachLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburg010200Tract 010200OaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsAmherst CountyAmherstAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoDenverLos AngelesSeattleVirginiaRaleighAustinSan 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%33,70933.7k2615.087562%15.087562%15.1%33615.083509%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%25,00925.0k3313.769190%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%19,60619.6k3512.927350%12.927350%12.9%12112.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3712.002928%12.002928%12.0%49211.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k11.632342%11.632342%11.6%30511.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.693970%10.693970%10.7%1,31610.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.299252%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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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Virginia
County:
Amherst
Metro Area:
Lynchburg Area
District:
2
ZIP Code:
24521
Unified School District:
Amherst County
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-22
State House District:
VA-24
Nearby Cities:
Buena Vista, Lynchburg
Nearby Towns:
Appomattox
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arrington, Big Island, Concord, Forest, Lovingston, Madison Heights, Shipman