Food Stamps in Bedford, 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 Bedford
Bedford
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$39,701.000000$66,149.000000$39,701.000000$39.7k2,740$8,301.000000$20,924.000000$8,301.000000$8.3k506$45,638.000000$72,050.000000$45,638.000000$45.6k2,234
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 Bedford
Bedford
Virginia
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty248.418972%54.601303%48.418972%48.4%35.766%35.8%33.399209%30.972055%33.399209%33.4%61.679%61.7%9.288538%17.482172%9.288538%9.3%12.304%12.3%66.600791%45.322892%66.600791%66.6%33.938%33.9%27.272727%29.673078%27.272727%27.3%10.883%10.9%72.727273%48.928266%72.727273%72.7%51.685%51.7%
% 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 Bedford
Bedford
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.695613%30.231923%19.695613%19.7%64.234%64.2%4.700090%5.382291%4.700090%4.7%38.321%38.3%14.995524%22.535509%14.995524%15.0%87.696%87.7%29.364369%20.616649%29.364369%29.4%66.062%66.1%50.581916%36.570357%50.581916%50.6%89.117%89.1%15.398389%7.057247%15.398389%15.4%48.315%48.3%
% 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 Bedford
Bedford
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Asian1Black1All RacesWhite2Mixed1100.000000%5.166566%100.000000%100.0%13541.501976%542%35.130435%20.429923%35.130435%35.1%202190.231999%190%18.467153%9.434311%18.467153%18.5%506100.000000%100%13.655561%6.402010%13.655561%13.7%29173.945131%74%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.377056%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 Bedford

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
8.1%10.0%11.9%13.8%15.7%17.7%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Lynchburg Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bedford, selected other places in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain Bedford
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#BrooknealPamplin CityAppomattoxAltavistaBedfordLynchburgRustburgSouthMontvaleSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmherstLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgMadison HeightsMadison HtsZIP Code 24523ZIP 24523VirginiaBedford CountyBedfordBedford County Public SchoolsBedford CoConcordTimberlakeForestBig 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%71714.207441%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%121911.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k10.871539%10.871539%10.9%4791010.513844%10.513844%10.5%8439.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k7.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,3587.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,3586.339144%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 Bedford to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bedford. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Bedford, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Bedford
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleBedfordRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgBailey's CrossroadsZIP Code 24523ZIP 24523SalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaDale CityAnnandaleManassasChesapeakeSterlingBedford CountyBedfordBedford County Public SchoolsBedford CoVirginia 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%4,900218.467153%18.467153%18.5%50618.464540%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%4,530714.900284%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%15,360,95115.4M12.853362%12.853362%12.9%2,1371211.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k11.644737%11.644737%11.6%1,0621310.513844%10.513844%10.5%84310.318091%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%737237.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,3587.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,3586.899331%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 Bedford to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bedford. 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 Bedford, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportBedfordOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgIrvingZIP Code 24523ZIP 24523VirginiaRaleighAustinChesapeakeBedford CountyBedfordBedford County Public SchoolsBedford CoVirginia 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%14,88714.9k1518.467153%18.467153%18.5%50617.921547%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%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%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%9,7303912.904071%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%9,6484311.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k11.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7694410.513844%10.513844%10.5%8439.434311%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%6,769477.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,3587.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,3586.899331%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 Bedford to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bedford. 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 Bedford, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bedford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonBedfordColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsZIP Code 24523ZIP 24523DenverLos AngelesSeattleVirginiaRaleighAustinBedford CountyBedfordBedford County Public SchoolsBedford CoSan 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%49,53949.5k1418.467153%18.467153%18.5%50617.388647%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%25,00925.0k3313.769190%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%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.679960%11.679960%11.7%11,64211.6k11.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.513844%10.513844%10.5%84310.333295%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%33,16533.2k467.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,3587.650628%7.650628%7.7%2,3587.031769%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:
Bedford
Metro Area:
Lynchburg Area
Districts:
6, 7
ZIP Code:
24523
Unified School District:
Bedford County
Congressional District:
VA-5
State Senate District:
VA-23
State House Districts:
VA-19, VA-23
Nearby Cities:
Lynchburg
Nearby Towns:
Buchanan
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Big Island, Blue Ridge, Forest, Laymantown, Montvale, North Shore, Timberlake, Westlake Corner