Food Stamps in Blacksburg, 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 Blacksburg
Blacksburg
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,863.000000$66,149.000000$34,863.000000$34.9k13,93813.9k$14,399.000000$20,924.000000$14,399.000000$14.4k543$38,254.000000$72,050.000000$38,254.000000$38.3k13,39513.4k
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 Blacksburg
Blacksburg
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty241.804788%54.601303%41.804788%41.8%10.102%10.1%21.178637%30.972055%21.178637%21.2%31.944%31.9%10.128913%17.482172%10.128913%10.1%3.174%3.17%44.383057%45.322892%44.383057%44.4%14.858%14.9%29.834254%29.673078%29.834254%29.8%7.334%7.33%85.267035%48.928266%85.267035%85.3%7.940%7.94%
% 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 Blacksburg
Blacksburg
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.080254%30.231923%15.080254%15.1%89.898%89.9%1.829041%5.382291%1.829041%1.8%68.056%68.1%12.527062%22.535509%12.527062%12.5%96.826%96.8%10.309817%20.616649%10.309817%10.3%85.142%85.1%15.281822%36.570357%15.281822%15.3%92.666%92.7%40.074655%7.057247%40.074655%40.1%92.060%92.1%
% 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 Virginia and Blacksburg
Blacksburg
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian124.022346%15.123703%24.022346%24.0%43616.617797%617%14.135021%20.429923%14.135021%14.1%67362.824906%363%4.398148%12.377056%4.398148%4.4%19112.893902%113%3.895824%9.434311%3.895824%3.9%543100.000000%100%3.761243%6.402010%3.761243%3.8%41496.545493%97%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.264516%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.166566%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 Neighborhood in Blacksburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.1%3.0%4.8%6.7%8.5%10.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Blacksburg

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1.1%4.6%8.1%11.7%15.2%18.7%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Blacksburg

There are 26 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Blacksburg (17 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Blacksburg, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Blacksburg.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Blacksburg, selected neighborhoods in Blacksburg, and entities that contain Blacksburg
0%5%10%Count#SouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFarmview/Ramble NeighborhoodFarmview/RambleVirginiaBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgJefferson Forest NeighborhoodJefferson FrstMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoShenandoah NeighborhoodShenandoahNorthside Park NeighborhoodNorthside PkMiller Southside NeighborhoodMiller SouthsideHouston/Harrell NeighborhoodHouston/HarrellAirport Acres NeighborhoodAirport AcresEllett/Jennelle NeighborhoodEllett/JennelleKabrich Crescent NeighborhoodKabrich CrescentDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownBlacksburgHethwood NeighborhoodHethwoodGrissom/Highland NeighborhoodGrissom/HighlandBennett Hill/Progress NeighborhoodBennett Hl/ProgressMain/Patrick Henry NeighborhoodMain/Patrick HenryApperson/Dickerson NeighborhoodApperson/DickersonMount Tabor NeighborhoodMount TaborWyatt Farm NeighborhoodWyatt FarmWoodbine NeighborhoodWoodbineMurphy NeighborhoodMurphyMcBride NeighborhoodMcBrideNorthend NeighborhoodNorthendGlade/Westover NeighborhoodGlade/WestoverTom's Creek NeighborhoodTom's CreekDowntown East NeighborhoodDowntown EastAlleghany NeighborhoodAlleghanyMountain View NeighborhoodMountain View14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.383598%10.383598%10.4%3719.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.385034%9.385034%9.4%6,5187.527734%7.527734%7.5%8927.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6847.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6846.838328%6.838328%6.8%666736.838328%6.838328%6.8%1945.452602%5.452602%5.5%1655.452602%5.452602%5.5%1165.452602%5.452602%5.5%2375.452602%5.452602%5.5%414285.421612%5.421612%5.4%949594.051872%4.051872%4.1%1011103.895824%3.895824%3.9%5433.457155%3.457155%3.5%7879113.346103%3.346103%3.3%25123.116961%3.116961%3.1%6133.044872%3.044872%3.0%11143.044872%3.044872%3.0%11153.044872%3.044872%3.0%23163.044872%3.044872%3.0%67173.044872%3.044872%3.0%3183.044872%3.044872%3.0%2192.825623%2.825623%2.8%2627202.743335%2.743335%2.7%1212.693727%2.693727%2.7%89222.693727%2.693727%2.7%16231.124031%1.124031%1.1%7241.124031%1.124031%1.1%6251.124031%1.124031%1.1%3426
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Blacksburg Area

There are 27 places in the Blacksburg Area. This section compares Blacksburg to all of the places in the Blacksburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Blacksburg.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Blacksburg, selected other places in the Blacksburg Area, and entities that contain Blacksburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#AllisoniaGlen LynFloydPulaskiShawsvilleMerrimacDublinNarrowsRich CreekParrottPrices ForkPlum CreekPembrokeSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEllistonLafayetteRadfordBelviewChristiansburgVirginiaBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoPearisburgFairlawnBlacksburgRinerNew RiverDraperHiwasseeBelspringSnowville49.056604%49.056604%49.1%26133.333333%33.333333%33.3%13228.340081%28.340081%28.3%70325.031863%25.031863%25.0%982423.684211%23.684211%23.7%117518.937876%18.937876%18.9%189618.890201%18.890201%18.9%160718.826135%18.826135%18.8%170818.151815%18.151815%18.2%55916.666667%16.666667%16.7%391016.188525%16.188525%16.2%791115.924426%15.924426%15.9%1181214.492754%14.492754%14.5%701314.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.994350%12.994350%13.0%461411.764706%11.764706%11.8%321511.652391%11.652391%11.7%653169.876543%9.876543%9.9%40179.545788%9.545788%9.5%910189.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.385034%9.385034%9.4%6,5187.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6847.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6847.198612%7.198612%7.2%83194.035874%4.035874%4.0%45203.895824%3.895824%3.9%543210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%027
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Virginia

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Blacksburg, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Blacksburg
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsSalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgDale CityAnnandaleManassasChesapeakeSterlingMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery 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%4,900218.464540%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%2,1371211.644737%11.644737%11.6%1,0621310.318091%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%291,537292k9.385034%9.385034%9.4%6,5188.762986%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%737237.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6847.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6846.899331%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 Blacksburg to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Blacksburg. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Blacksburg, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Blacksburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingVirginiaBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgRaleighAustinChesapeakeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBlacksburgArlingtonPlano45.835581%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%38,46438.5k3214.606174%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%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,769449.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.385034%9.385034%9.4%6,5189.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769477.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6847.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6846.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k483.895824%3.895824%3.9%5433.877585%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 Blacksburg to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Blacksburg. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Blacksburg, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Blacksburg
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleVirginiaBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgRaleighAustinMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan FranciscoBlacksburg42.327373%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%38,46438.5k3014.606174%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%19,39019.4k3811.614665%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%29,13629.1k449.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k9.385034%9.385034%9.4%6,5189.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k467.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6847.517997%7.517997%7.5%2,6847.031769%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%18,42718.4k503.895824%3.895824%3.9%543
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Virginia
County:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Blacksburg Area
Districts:
A-01, B-01, E-01, F-01, G-01
ZIP Codes:
24060, 24073
Unified School District:
Montgomery County
Neighborhoods:
Airport Acres, Alleghany, Apperson/Dickerson, Bennett Hill/Progress, Downtown, Downtown East, Ellett/Jennelle, Farmview/Ramble, Glade/Westover, Grissom/Highland, Hethwood, Houston/Harrell, Jefferson Forest, Kabrich Crescent, Main/Patrick Henry, McBride, Miller Southside, Mount Tabor, Mountain View, Murphy, Northend, Northside Park, Shenandoah, Tom's Creek, Woodbine, Wyatt Farm
Congressional District:
VA-9
State Senate District:
VA-21
State House Districts:
VA-7, VA-8, VA-12
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Merrimac, Prices Fork
Nearby Cities:
Radford
Nearby Towns:
Christiansburg
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Belspring, Belview, Fairlawn, New River, Parrott, Plum Creek, Riner, Shawsville