Food Stamps in Chesapeake, West Virginia (Town)

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 Chesapeake
Chesapeake
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,893.000000$42,644.000000$35,893.000000$35.9k701$12,386.000000$15,859.000000$12,386.000000$12.4k155$45,278.000000$49,392.000000$45,278.000000$45.3k546
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 Chesapeake
Chesapeake
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.645161%46.723994%20.645161%20.6%19.277%19.3%13.548387%22.643889%13.548387%13.5%52.500%52.5%5.161290%17.301366%5.161290%5.2%8.081%8.08%58.064516%55.097245%58.064516%58.1%24.000%24.0%33.548387%28.519841%33.548387%33.5%14.404%14.4%60.645161%57.893826%60.645161%60.6%64.384%64.4%
% 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 West Virginia and Chesapeake
Chesapeake
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.542125%23.734440%24.542125%24.5%80.723%80.7%3.479853%3.964692%3.479853%3.5%47.500%47.5%16.666667%17.433094%16.666667%16.7%91.919%91.9%52.197802%31.809754%52.197802%52.2%76.000%76.0%56.593407%45.404833%56.593407%56.6%85.596%85.6%9.523810%9.525712%9.523810%9.5%35.616%35.6%
% 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 West Virginia and Chesapeake
Chesapeake
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesBlack2Mixed223.557692%15.897522%23.557692%23.6%147106.541563%107%22.111270%16.404043%22.111270%22.1%155100.000000%100%14.285714%27.954357%14.285714%14.3%864.608295%65%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.449787%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1non-Hispanic white 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Charleston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chesapeake, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JeffersonWhitesvilleElkviewDanvilleClayCedar GroveRandSylvesterMontgomery012200Tract 012200ChelyanChesapeakeRacineSmithersGreenviewMarmetEast BankKanawha District 11PrattClendeninSissonvilleCharlestonCharleston 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%180922.509766%22.509766%22.5%46122.371968%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%561619.279369%19.279369%19.3%3,49418.716578%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 Chesapeake to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chesapeake. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chesapeake, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Chesapeake
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntington012200Tract 012200ChesapeakeRavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsKanawha District 11MoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonCharleston 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%4,6391022.509766%22.509766%22.5%46122.111270%22.111270%22.1%15521.834360%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%6091919.279369%19.279369%19.3%3,49418.785911%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 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#7

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#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphis012200Tract 012200Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…ChesapeakeEl PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportKanawha District 11OrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondCharleston 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%62,34962.3k622.509766%22.509766%22.5%46122.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k722.111270%22.111270%22.1%15521.836606%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%14,88714.9k1519.279369%19.279369%19.3%3,49417.921547%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%15,13415.1k2016.776486%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 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#8

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#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresno012200Tract 012200ChesapeakeEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonKanawha District 11PortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaCharleston 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%38,49138.5k822.509766%22.509766%22.5%46122.111270%22.111270%22.1%15521.836606%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%40,58140.6k1219.279369%19.279369%19.3%3,49419.219520%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%32,70532.7k1716.776486%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
District:
1
ZIP Codes:
25015, 25035, 25214, 25315
Unified School District:
Kanawha County
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate District:
WV-17
State House District:
WV-36
Neighboring Towns:
Belle
Nearby Cities:
Marmet
Nearby Towns:
Cedar Grove, East Bank, Glasgow, Pratt
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Chelyan, Coal Fork, Comfort, Rand, Shrewsbury