Food Stamps in Newport News, 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 Newport News
Newport News
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,089.000000$66,149.000000$50,089.000000$50.1k69,24769.2k$20,744.000000$20,924.000000$20,744.000000$20.7k10,31810.3k$55,671.000000$72,050.000000$55,671.000000$55.7k58,92958.9k
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 Newport News
Newport News
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty260.244233%54.601303%60.244233%60.2%28.557%28.6%40.395425%30.972055%40.395425%40.4%48.966%49.0%14.595852%17.482172%14.595852%14.6%13.430%13.4%40.017445%45.322892%40.017445%40.0%23.502%23.5%22.262066%29.673078%22.262066%22.3%10.559%10.6%50.436131%48.928266%50.436131%50.4%52.428%52.4%
% 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 Newport News
Newport News
Virginia
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.389384%30.231923%26.389384%26.4%71.443%71.4%7.371583%5.382291%7.371583%7.4%51.034%51.0%16.474062%22.535509%16.474062%16.5%86.570%86.6%22.807107%20.616649%22.807107%22.8%76.498%76.5%33.016002%36.570357%33.016002%33.0%89.441%89.4%8.013033%7.057247%8.013033%8.0%47.572%47.6%
% 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 Newport News
Newport News
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%Count%Black1Asian1Hispanic2Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite324.668020%20.429923%24.668020%24.7%6,929165.554017%166%24.064479%5.166566%24.064479%24.1%418161.503487%162%21.889117%11.264516%21.889117%21.9%533146.904021%147%15.395189%15.123703%15.395189%15.4%224103.321443%103%15.143247%12.377056%15.143247%15.1%333101.630589%102%14.900284%9.434311%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k100.000000%100%5.643226%6.402010%5.643226%5.6%1,88137.873275%38%
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 Newport News

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.5%9.2%11.8%14.5%17.1%19.8%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Newport News

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%10%20%29%38%48%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Newport News

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Newport News (0 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Newport News, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newport News, selected neighborhoods in Newport News, and entities that contain Newport News
0%5%10%15%Count#Aberdeen NeighborhoodAberdeenNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsGreater Wythe NeighborhoodGreater WytheSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachVirginiaNorthampton NeighborhoodNorthampton19.747476%19.747476%19.7%1,037114.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.761615%14.761615%14.8%843214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k6.553638%6.553638%6.6%5713
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 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 Newport News to all of the places in the Virginia Beach Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Newport News, selected other places in the Virginia Beach Area, and entities that contain Newport News
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamptownCarrsvilleCoinjockMathewsWindsorRushmereBenns ChurchSunburyNorfolkPortsmouthNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsSouthGatesvilleSouth AtlanticSmithfieldSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGloucester PointGloucester PtVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachVirginiaGloucester CourthouseGloucester Courth…ChesapeakeVirginia 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%10,31810.3k14.900284%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%6,769186.899331%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 Newport News to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News. 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 Newport News, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Newport News
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouthLynchburgNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsFredericksburgSouthSouth AtlanticSuffolkHamptonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarrisonburgBailey's CrossroadsVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSalemWinchesterMarumscoStauntonCharlottesvilleVirginiaDale 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%4,530714.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%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%6,769227.776723%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 Newport News to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News. 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 Newport News, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Newport News
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachVirginiaRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia 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%41,37241.4k3114.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.826522%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%6,769476.899331%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 Newport News to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Newport News. 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 Newport News, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Newport News
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonNewport News City Public SchoolsNewport NewsNewport NewsKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDenverLos 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%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.900284%14.900284%14.9%10,31810.3k14.878116%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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:
Virginia
City:
Newport News
Metro Area:
Virginia Beach Area
ZIP Codes:
23601, 23602, 23603, 23604, 23605, 23606, 23607, 23608, 23661, 23666, 23693
Unified School District:
Newport News
Neighborhoods:
Aberdeen, Greater Wythe, Northampton
Congressional Districts:
VA-2, VA-3
State Senate Districts:
VA-1, VA-2
State House Districts:
VA-93, VA-94, VA-95
Neighboring Cities:
Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk
Neighboring Districts:
Bacons Castle, Roberts, 3
Nearby Cities:
Poquoson, Williamsburg
Nearby Towns:
Smithfield
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Benns Church, Bethel Manor, Carrollton, Gloucester Point, Rushmere, Scotland, Yorktown