Food Stamps in Chesapeake, Virginia (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Virginia and Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$69,978.000000$66,149.000000$69,978.000000$70.0k82,57382.6k$25,586.000000$20,924.000000$25,586.000000$25.6k6,769$74,201.000000$72,050.000000$74,201.000000$74.2k75,80475.8k
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 Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty263.982863%54.601303%63.982863%64.0%13.875%13.9%35.765992%30.972055%35.765992%35.8%29.335%29.3%20.446152%17.482172%20.446152%20.4%6.784%6.78%36.504654%45.322892%36.504654%36.5%13.751%13.8%27.936180%29.673078%27.936180%27.9%6.966%6.97%43.817403%48.928266%43.817403%43.8%41.092%41.1%
% 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 Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Virginia
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty235.463828%30.231923%35.463828%35.5%86.125%86.1%7.693525%5.382291%7.693525%7.7%70.665%70.7%25.085747%22.535509%25.085747%25.1%93.216%93.2%20.444831%20.616649%20.444831%20.4%86.249%86.2%33.316184%36.570357%33.316184%33.3%93.034%93.0%5.609203%7.057247%5.609203%5.6%58.908%58.9%
% 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 Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1Mixed1All RacesOther1Hispanic2Asian1White315.748681%20.429923%15.748681%15.7%3,820192.113431%192%11.505017%12.377056%11.505017%11.5%172140.346247%140%8.197595%9.434311%8.197595%8.2%6,769100.000000%100%7.981756%15.123703%7.981756%8.0%7097.367046%97%6.891026%11.264516%6.891026%6.9%17284.061554%84%5.103448%5.166566%5.103448%5.1%11162.255434%62%4.727542%6.402010%4.727542%4.7%2,42457.669869%58%
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 Neighborhood in Chesapeake

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%9%18%26%34%42%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Chesapeake

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%36%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Chesapeake

There are 22 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Chesapeake (7 fully and 15 partially). This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Chesapeake, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chesapeake, selected neighborhoods in Chesapeake, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Beacon Light/Berkley NeighborhoodBeacon Light/Berkl…South Norfolk NeighborhoodSouth NorfolkHighlands NeighborhoodHighlandsCavalier Manor NeighborhoodCavalier MnrSouthIndian River NeighborhoodIndian RiverSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeep Creek North NeighborhoodDeep Crk NWestern Branch South NeighborhoodW Branch SVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachVirginiaChesapeake City Public SchoolsChesapeakeChesapeakeKempsville NeighborhoodKempsvilleGreenbrier West NeighborhoodGreenbrier WMears Corner NeighborhoodMears CornerWestern Branch North NeighborhoodW Branch NSalem NeighborhoodSalemDeep Creek West-Dismal Swamp NeighborhoodDeep Crk W-Dism…Deep Creek South NeighborhoodDeep Crk SGreenbrier East NeighborhoodGreenbrier EPrincess Anne NeighborhoodPrincess AnneGreat Bridge NeighborhoodGreat BridgeNottingham-Westmoreland NeighborhoodNottingham-West…Pleasant Grove West NeighborhoodPleasant Grv WPleasant Grove East NeighborhoodPleasant Grv EButts Station NeighborhoodButts StationGreat Bridge East NeighborhoodGreat Brg E41.821397%41.821397%41.8%433434117.882962%17.882962%17.9%1,5031,504216.725302%16.725302%16.7%388389314.393692%14.393692%14.4%386414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.803316%13.803316%13.8%1,4281,429513.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.137340%12.137340%12.1%879610.830292%10.830292%10.8%541542710.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,7698.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,7697.898248%7.898248%7.9%1,6231,62487.268439%7.268439%7.3%64264396.877493%6.877493%6.9%820821106.680855%6.680855%6.7%463116.580353%6.580353%6.6%884126.463871%6.463871%6.5%119136.289308%6.289308%6.3%174175143.927391%3.927391%3.9%322153.318794%3.318794%3.3%684163.125142%3.125142%3.1%273274172.788409%2.788409%2.8%910182.743754%2.743754%2.7%7172192.476636%2.476636%2.5%1819202.350132%2.350132%2.4%3536211.336626%1.336626%1.3%777822
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 22 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Virginia Beach Area

There are 26 places in the Virginia Beach Area. This section compares Chesapeake to all of the places in the Virginia Beach Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chesapeake, selected other places in the Virginia Beach Area, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamptownCarrsvilleCoinjockMathewsWindsorRushmereBenns ChurchSunburyNorfolkPortsmouthNewport NewsSouthGatesvilleSouth AtlanticSmithfieldSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGloucester PointGloucester PtVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachVirginiaGloucester CourthouseGloucester Courth…Chesapeake City Public SchoolsChesapeakeChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchWilliamsburgMoyockPoquosonBethel ManorCarrolltonGwynnYorktown49.428571%49.428571%49.4%173137.588652%37.588652%37.6%53232.089552%32.089552%32.1%43322.259136%22.259136%22.3%67422.198506%22.198506%22.2%208521.558442%21.558442%21.6%83619.259259%19.259259%19.3%52719.148936%19.148936%19.1%18817.203292%17.203292%17.2%15,03015.0k916.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,2561014.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k1114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.024390%14.024390%14.0%231213.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.674161%13.674161%13.7%4441313.556599%13.556599%13.6%4,3031413.275309%13.275309%13.3%7,1231513.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.096971%11.096971%11.1%4361610.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.198614%8.198614%8.2%71178.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,7698.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,769186.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k196.159499%6.159499%6.2%285204.982517%4.982517%5.0%57211.930586%1.930586%1.9%89221.687389%1.687389%1.7%19230.967413%0.967413%1.0%19240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%026
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Chesapeake to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaDale CityAnnandaleManassasChesapeake City Public SchoolsChesapeakeChesapeakeSterlingVirginia 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%1,0621310.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k10.318091%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%6,7698.197595%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 Chesapeake to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Chesapeake
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 RockIrvingVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachVirginiaRaleighAustinChesapeake City Public SchoolsChesapeakeChesapeakeVirginia 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%17,26017.3k2915.083509%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%9,7694410.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k9.434311%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%6,7698.197595%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 Chesapeake to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake. 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 Chesapeake, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDenverLos AngelesSeattleVirginiaRaleighAustinChesapeake City Public SchoolsChesapeakeChesapeakeSan 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%33,70933.7k2615.083509%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%19,61419.6k4110.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k10.333295%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%33,16533.2k468.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,7698.197595%8.197595%8.2%6,7697.031769%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:
Virginia
City:
Chesapeake
Metro Area:
Virginia Beach Area
ZIP Codes:
23320, 23321, 23322, 23323, 23324, 23325, 23702, 23704
Unified School District:
Chesapeake
Neighborhoods:
Beacon Light/Berkley, Butts Station, Cavalier Manor, Deep Creek North, Deep Creek South, Deep Creek West-Dismal Swamp, Great Bridge, Great Bridge East, Greenbrier East, Greenbrier West, Highlands, Indian River, Kempsville, Mears Corner, Nottingham-Westmoreland, Pleasant Grove East, Pleasant Grove West, Princess Anne, Salem, South Norfolk, Western Branch North, Western Branch South
Congressional Districts:
VA-3, VA-4
State Senate Districts:
VA-5, VA-14, VA-18
State House Districts:
VA-21, VA-76, VA-77, VA-78, VA-80, VA-81
Neighboring Cities:
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Moyock
Nearby Cities:
Elizabeth City, Hampton
Nearby Towns:
Smithfield, Windsor
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Benns Church, Bethel Manor, Camden, Carrollton, South Mills, Sunbury