Food Stamps in Charleston, West Virginia (City)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$46,720.000000$42,644.000000$46,720.000000$46.7k22,47222.5k$14,799.000000$15,859.000000$14,799.000000$14.8k3,837$55,558.000000$49,392.000000$55,558.000000$55.6k18,63518.6k
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 West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty243.341152%46.723994%43.341152%43.3%30.917%30.9%27.912432%22.643889%27.912432%27.9%53.955%54.0%8.105291%17.301366%8.105291%8.1%11.388%11.4%54.391452%55.097245%54.391452%54.4%30.718%30.7%23.195205%28.519841%23.195205%23.2%9.582%9.58%61.819130%57.893826%61.819130%61.8%60.157%60.2%
% 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 West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.940971%23.734440%19.940971%19.9%69.083%69.1%4.904749%3.964692%4.904749%4.9%46.045%46.0%12.986316%17.433094%12.986316%13.0%88.612%88.6%25.258921%31.809754%25.258921%25.3%69.282%69.3%45.065737%45.404833%45.065737%45.1%90.418%90.4%8.430373%9.525712%8.430373%8.4%39.843%39.8%
% 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 West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Mixed1Black1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Other1Asian147.586207%27.449787%47.586207%47.6%345278.696180%279%31.879331%27.954357%31.879331%31.9%782186.706368%187%25.954198%16.896416%25.954198%26.0%34152.004886%152%17.074582%16.404043%17.074582%17.1%3,837100.000000%100%14.268083%15.897522%14.268083%14.3%2,65983.563296%84%7.812500%31.328486%7.812500%7.8%545.755147%46%2.591793%6.219709%2.591793%2.6%1215.179245%15%
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 Charleston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of households (%):
6%13%20%27%34%41%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Charleston

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%26%35%44%
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Food Stamps by Neighborhood in Charleston

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Charleston (4 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Charleston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected neighborhoods in Charleston, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownNorth Charleston NeighborhoodN CharlestonWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideEast End NeighborhoodEast EndOakridge/Greenbrier NeighborhoodOakridge/GreenbrierEdgewood NeighborhoodEdgewoodCharlestonCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKanawha City NeighborhoodKanawha CitySouth Hills NeighborhoodSouth Hills40.514469%40.514469%40.5%322323134.370176%34.370176%34.4%384226.289680%26.289680%26.3%727323.579560%23.579560%23.6%633634419.608338%19.608338%19.6%437517.661844%17.661844%17.7%744617.074582%17.074582%17.1%3,83716.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.609710%11.609710%11.6%42876.241199%6.241199%6.2%3563578
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Charleston Area

There are 38 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares Charleston to all of the places in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JeffersonWhitesvilleElkviewDanvilleClayCedar GroveRandSylvesterMontgomeryChelyanChesapeakeRacineSmithersGreenviewMarmetEast BankPrattClendeninSissonvilleCharlestonCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonMadisonWest VirginiaKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoTwilightSouthCoal ForkSouth AtlanticDunbarBelleSouth CharlestonS CharlestonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNitroGlasgowSt. AlbansShrewsburyHandleyCross LanesPinchComfortTornadoAlum CreekBig ChimneyVan55.504587%55.504587%55.5%121139.534884%39.534884%39.5%102238.528897%38.528897%38.5%220337.785016%37.785016%37.8%116436.796537%36.796537%36.8%85530.033003%30.033003%30.0%91627.104377%27.104377%27.1%161725.714286%25.714286%25.7%18825.604552%25.604552%25.6%180922.371968%22.371968%22.4%831022.111270%22.111270%22.1%1551121.232877%21.232877%21.2%311220.604396%20.604396%20.6%751319.801980%19.801980%19.8%201419.786096%19.786096%19.8%1111519.444444%19.444444%19.4%561618.716578%18.716578%18.7%351717.857143%17.857143%17.9%801817.818575%17.818575%17.8%3301917.074582%17.074582%17.1%3,8372016.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.465863%16.465863%16.5%2052116.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k14.705882%14.705882%14.7%52214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.097744%14.097744%14.1%752313.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.505515%13.505515%13.5%5022413.405797%13.405797%13.4%742513.273050%13.273050%13.3%8222613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.763819%12.763819%12.8%3812712.546125%12.546125%12.5%342811.150927%11.150927%11.2%5292910.622711%10.622711%10.6%29309.638554%9.638554%9.6%8318.211724%8.211724%8.2%332327.266722%7.266722%7.3%88335.333333%5.333333%5.3%4344.801670%4.801670%4.8%23354.749340%4.749340%4.7%36360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%038
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 38 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntingtonRavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsMoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoWestoverKenovaWeirtonSouthSouth AtlanticDunbarSouth CharlestonS CharlestonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNitroPleasant ValleyPleasant VlySt. AlbansViennaHurricaneCharles TownBarboursvilleLewisburgBrookhavenShannondalePea RidgeCross LanesShady SpringMorgantownTeays ValleyCheat LakeBridgeport31.590258%31.590258%31.6%441128.624883%28.624883%28.6%612228.549540%28.549540%28.5%559327.831325%27.831325%27.8%231427.424351%27.424351%27.4%1,151525.000000%25.000000%25.0%3,343624.150893%24.150893%24.2%1,799722.917542%22.917542%22.9%1,637822.906977%22.906977%22.9%394922.530355%22.530355%22.5%4,6391021.834360%21.834360%21.8%3191121.605744%21.605744%21.6%3311221.405579%21.405579%21.4%3991321.318931%21.318931%21.3%7501420.579604%20.579604%20.6%5611520.311342%20.311342%20.3%2741620.064725%20.064725%20.1%3721720.013550%20.013550%20.0%1,4771819.575699%19.575699%19.6%6091918.785911%18.785911%18.8%7522018.743048%18.743048%18.7%3372117.937424%17.937424%17.9%1,1812217.836812%17.836812%17.8%3762317.818575%17.818575%17.8%3302417.074582%17.074582%17.1%3,8372516.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.362808%16.362808%16.4%3592616.320428%16.320428%16.3%2,0742715.971676%15.971676%16.0%2032815.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k14.850367%14.850367%14.9%2632914.644970%14.644970%14.6%1983014.610502%14.610502%14.6%1,2663114.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.505515%13.505515%13.5%5023213.273050%13.273050%13.3%8223313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.763819%12.763819%12.8%3813412.481536%12.481536%12.5%1693511.150927%11.150927%11.2%5293611.016225%11.016225%11.0%5163710.350584%10.350584%10.4%248389.791183%9.791183%9.8%211399.769094%9.769094%9.8%165409.161091%9.161091%9.2%178419.081633%9.081633%9.1%178428.924485%8.924485%8.9%117438.469751%8.469751%8.5%238448.211724%8.211724%8.2%332458.006159%8.006159%8.0%104467.345257%7.345257%7.3%731477.322654%7.322654%7.3%384485.750146%5.750146%5.8%197493.485255%3.485255%3.5%11750
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 Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. 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 Charleston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkCharlestonRichmondCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia 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%15,03015.0k1917.074582%17.074582%17.1%3,83717.012523%17.012523%17.0%15,13415.1k2016.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k2116.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.142911%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%43,05543.1k2815.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.092426%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%9,769449.299252%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 Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. 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 Charleston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaCharlestonCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonPhoenixJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan 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%32,70532.7k1717.074582%17.074582%17.1%3,83716.776486%16.776486%16.8%15,86215.9k16.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.142911%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%43,05543.1k2515.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.294708%15.294708%15.3%12,49712.5k15.230887%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%29,13629.1k449.299252%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:
West Virginia
County:
Kanawha
Metro Area:
Charleston Area
Districts:
1, 2, 4
ZIP Codes:
25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25309, 25311, 25312, 25314
Unified School District:
Kanawha County
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Edgewood, Kanawha City, North Charleston, Oakridge/Greenbrier, South Hills, West Side
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate Districts:
WV-8, WV-17
State House Districts:
WV-35, WV-36, WV-37, WV-39, WV-40
Neighboring Cities:
Dunbar, South Charleston
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Rand
Nearby Cities:
Marmet, St. Albans
Nearby Towns:
Belle, Chesapeake
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Big Chimney, Coal Fork, Cross Lanes, Elkview, Jefferson, Pinch