Food Stamps in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,050.000000$66,149.000000$47,050.000000$47.1k36,84036.8k$19,471.000000$20,924.000000$19,471.000000$19.5k6,256$52,443.000000$72,050.000000$52,443.000000$52.4k30,58430.6k
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 Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty255.658568%54.601303%55.658568%55.7%30.129%30.1%42.950767%30.972055%42.950767%43.0%48.695%48.7%8.471867%17.482172%8.471867%8.5%11.037%11.0%36.476982%45.322892%36.476982%36.5%23.893%23.9%29.156010%29.673078%29.156010%29.2%13.340%13.3%52.333760%48.928266%52.333760%52.3%56.119%56.1%
% 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 Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.402694%30.231923%26.402694%26.4%69.871%69.9%9.256474%5.382291%9.256474%9.3%51.305%51.3%13.968088%22.535509%13.968088%14.0%88.963%89.0%23.767329%20.616649%23.767329%23.8%76.107%76.1%38.742480%36.570357%38.742480%38.7%86.660%86.7%8.370390%7.057247%8.370390%8.4%43.881%43.9%
% 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 Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Mixed1Black1Other1All RacesHispanic2White3Asian128.743546%12.377056%28.743546%28.7%167169.263462%169%25.382967%20.429923%25.382967%25.4%4,739149.473868%149%18.691589%15.123703%18.691589%18.7%80110.070034%110%16.981542%9.434311%16.981542%17.0%6,256100.000000%100%7.528642%11.264516%7.528642%7.5%4644.334264%44%7.473860%6.402010%7.473860%7.5%1,20844.011669%44%4.134367%5.166566%4.134367%4.1%1624.346240%24%
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 Portsmouth

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
2%10%17%24%31%39%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Portsmouth

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
2%13%23%33%43%53%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Portsmouth

There are 35 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Portsmouth (28 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 35 of those to each other, Portsmouth, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portsmouth, selected neighborhoods in Portsmouth, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%10%20%30%Count#Mt. Herman NeighborhoodMt. HermanPrentis Park NeighborhoodPrentis ParkBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonCradock NeighborhoodCradockTruxton NeighborhoodTruxtonPort Norfolk NeighborhoodPort NorfolkChurchland Southwest NeighborhoodChurchland SWEbony Heights NeighborhoodEbony HeightsPeachtree NeighborhoodPeachtreePortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthHighlands NeighborhoodHighlandsCavalier Manor NeighborhoodCavalier MnrSouthSouth AtlanticWaterview NeighborhoodWaterviewUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLynn Shores NeighborhoodLynn ShoresWesthaven NeighborhoodWesthavenHattonsville NeighborhoodHattonsvilleDeep Creek North NeighborhoodDeep Crk NShea Terrace NeighborhoodShea TerraceWestern Branch South NeighborhoodW Branch SVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachVirginiaEdgefield NeighborhoodEdgefieldNorth Siesta Gardens NeighborhoodN Siesta GdnsTwin Pines NeighborhoodTwin PinesMerrifields NeighborhoodMerrifieldsHatton Point NeighborhoodHatton PointHunters Point NeighborhoodHunters PointWise Beach NeighborhoodWise BeachCavalier Forest NeighborhoodCavalier FrstWest Norfolk NeighborhoodWest NorfolkMayflower Park NeighborhoodMayflower PkWestern Branch North NeighborhoodW Branch NOregon Acres NeighborhoodOregon AcresSterling Point NeighborhoodSterling PtSimonsdale NeighborhoodSimonsdalePark Manor NeighborhoodPark ManorBelvedere NeighborhoodBelvedereNottingham-Westmoreland NeighborhoodNottingham-West…38.606234%38.606234%38.6%266138.224767%38.224767%38.2%614226.926451%26.926451%26.9%8687325.581395%25.581395%25.6%438424.567474%24.567474%24.6%157524.527399%24.527399%24.5%269623.760776%23.760776%23.8%218219723.760776%23.760776%23.8%6667818.674269%18.674269%18.7%78916.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,25616.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,25616.725302%16.725302%16.7%3883891014.393692%14.393692%14.4%3861114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.742690%13.742690%13.7%771213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.005464%13.005464%13.0%51521312.731911%12.731911%12.7%2212221412.433012%12.433012%12.4%561512.137340%12.137340%12.1%8791612.000000%12.000000%12.0%501710.830292%10.830292%10.8%5415421810.793718%10.793718%10.8%68,72968.7k9.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k8.324043%8.324043%8.3%46198.324043%8.324043%8.3%26208.324043%8.324043%8.3%1218.324043%8.324043%8.3%7475227.785235%7.785235%7.8%2930237.785235%7.785235%7.8%2122247.785235%7.785235%7.8%23257.785235%7.785235%7.8%43267.785235%7.785235%7.8%4277.659208%7.659208%7.7%910286.680855%6.680855%6.7%463295.570118%5.570118%5.6%2122303.487809%3.487809%3.5%2122313.348837%3.348837%3.3%3637323.348837%3.348837%3.3%3536332.788409%2.788409%2.8%2122342.788409%2.788409%2.8%91035
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 35 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 Portsmouth to all of the places in the Virginia Beach Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portsmouth, selected other places in the Virginia Beach Area, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamptownCarrsvilleCoinjockMathewsWindsorRushmereBenns ChurchSunburyNorfolkPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthNewport 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%6,25616.981542%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%6,769186.899331%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 Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%10%20%Count#PetersburgDanvilleRoanokeNorfolkRichmondPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthLynchburgNewport 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%6,25616.981542%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%6,769227.776723%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 Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-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%15,13415.1k2016.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,25616.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,25616.488666%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%6,769476.899331%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 Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthPortsmouthPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas 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%32,70532.7k1716.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,25616.981542%16.981542%17.0%6,25616.536703%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%33,16533.2k467.031769%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:
Portsmouth
Metro Area:
Virginia Beach Area
ZIP Codes:
23701, 23702, 23703, 23704, 23707, 23708, 23709
Unified School District:
Portsmouth
Neighborhoods:
Belvedere, Brighton, Cavalier Forest, Cavalier Manor, Churchland Southwest, Cradock, Deep Creek North, Ebony Heights, Edgefield, Hatton Point, Hattonsville, Highlands, Hunters Point, Lynn Shores, Mayflower Park, Merrifields, Mt. Herman, North Siesta Gardens, Nottingham-Westmoreland, Oregon Acres, Park Manor, Peachtree, Port Norfolk, Prentis Park, Shea Terrace, Simonsdale, Sterling Point, Truxton, Twin Pines, Waterview, West Norfolk, Western Branch North, Western Branch South, Westhaven, Wise Beach
Congressional District:
VA-3
State Senate Districts:
VA-2, VA-14, VA-18
State House Districts:
VA-79, VA-80
Neighboring Cities:
Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk
Nearby Cities:
Poquoson, Virginia Beach
Nearby Towns:
Smithfield, Windsor
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Benns Church, Bethel Manor, Carrollton, Moyock, Rushmere, Yorktown