Food Stamps in Chester, 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 Chester
Chester
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$35,373.000000$42,644.000000$35,373.000000$35.4k1,252$11,060.000000$15,859.000000$11,060.000000$11.1k133$36,177.000000$49,392.000000$36,177.000000$36.2k1,119
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 Chester
Chester
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.390977%46.723994%56.390977%56.4%20.604%20.6%26.315789%22.643889%26.315789%26.3%21.739%21.7%30.075188%17.301366%30.075188%30.1%25.641%25.6%43.609023%55.097245%43.609023%43.6%15.026%15.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.519841%0.000%0%69.924812%57.893826%69.924812%69.9%65.957%66.0%
% 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 Chester
Chester
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.826631%23.734440%25.826631%25.8%79.396%79.4%11.260054%3.964692%11.260054%11.3%78.261%78.3%10.366399%17.433094%10.366399%10.4%74.359%74.4%29.311886%31.809754%29.311886%29.3%84.974%85.0%57.730116%45.404833%57.730116%57.7%100.000%100%4.289544%9.525712%4.289544%4.3%34.043%34.0%
% 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 Chester
Chester
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%White1All RacesMixed210.691318%15.897522%10.691318%10.7%133100.643087%101%10.623003%16.404043%10.623003%10.6%133100.000000%100%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 Weirton Area

There are 33 places in the Weirton Area. This section compares Chester to all of the places in the Weirton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Chester, selected other places in the Weirton Area, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%Count#Pottery AdditionPottery AddnSteubenvilleIrondaleNewellMount PleasantMt PleasantEast SpringfieldE SpringfieldBergholzNew CumberlandTorontoEmpireDillonvaleStrattonBrilliantRaylandNew AlexandriaWellsburgSmithfieldBloomingdaleYorkvilleConnorvilleFollansbeeWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaWest VirginiaTiltonsvilleMingo JunctionMingo JctAdenaWeirtonHancock CountyHancockHancock County School DistrictHancock CoAmsterdamGrantSouthSouth AtlanticBeech BottomUnited States of AmericaUnited States021500Tract 021500ZIP Code 26034ZIP 26034ChesterHooverson HeightsHooverson HtsRichmondWindsor HeightsWindsor HtsWintersvilleBethany34.545455%34.545455%34.5%19129.343365%29.343365%29.3%2,145226.984127%26.984127%27.0%34325.757576%25.757576%25.8%136425.294118%25.294118%25.3%43523.668639%23.668639%23.7%40623.664122%23.664122%23.7%62722.593320%22.593320%22.6%115822.093541%22.093541%22.1%496921.929825%21.929825%21.9%251020.503597%20.503597%20.5%571120.496894%20.496894%20.5%331220.385675%20.385675%20.4%1481319.774011%19.774011%19.8%351419.587629%19.587629%19.6%191519.479554%19.479554%19.5%2621618.849840%18.849840%18.8%591718.571429%18.571429%18.6%131818.181818%18.181818%18.2%941917.647059%17.647059%17.6%152016.576715%16.576715%16.6%2152116.499189%16.499189%16.5%8,34116.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.240876%16.240876%16.2%892215.819209%15.819209%15.8%2242315.141956%15.141956%15.1%482414.610502%14.610502%14.6%1,2662514.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,85914.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,85914.285714%14.285714%14.3%262614.241486%14.241486%14.2%59814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.191489%13.191489%13.2%312713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.641205%12.641205%12.6%23512.512873%12.512873%12.5%24310.623003%10.623003%10.6%1332810.334928%10.334928%10.3%108298.823529%8.823529%8.8%15308.383234%8.383234%8.4%14316.674757%6.674757%6.7%110323.546099%3.546099%3.5%533
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 33 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Chester to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. 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 Chester, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntingtonRavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsMoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenWestoverKenovaWeirtonHancock CountyHancockHancock County School DistrictHancock CoGrantSouthSouth AtlanticDunbarSouth CharlestonS CharlestonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNitro021500Tract 021500ZIP Code 26034ZIP 26034Pleasant ValleyPleasant VlySt. AlbansViennaChesterHurricaneCharles 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%3,8372516.499189%16.499189%16.5%8,34116.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k16.362808%16.362808%16.4%3592616.320428%16.320428%16.3%2,0742715.971676%15.971676%16.0%2032814.850367%14.850367%14.9%2632914.644970%14.644970%14.6%1983014.610502%14.610502%14.6%1,2663114.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,85914.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,85914.241486%14.241486%14.2%59814.207441%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%3813412.641205%12.641205%12.6%23512.512873%12.512873%12.5%24312.481536%12.481536%12.5%1693511.150927%11.150927%11.2%5293611.016225%11.016225%11.0%5163710.623003%10.623003%10.6%13310.350584%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 Chester to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. 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 Chester, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityHancock CountyHancockHancock County School DistrictHancock CoGarlandGrantSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotte021500Tract 021500ZIP Code 26034ZIP 26034Lexington-FayetteLittle RockIrvingChesterRaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia 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%15,13415.1k2016.499189%16.499189%16.5%8,34116.488666%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%43,05543.1k2815.092426%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%34,39934.4k3314.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,85914.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,85914.336851%14.336851%14.3%10,81410.8k3414.241486%14.241486%14.2%59814.218281%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%39,89339.9k4112.641205%12.641205%12.6%23512.512873%12.512873%12.5%24312.205886%12.205886%12.2%15,43315.4k4212.105243%12.105243%12.1%9,6484311.568203%11.568203%11.6%9,7694410.623003%10.623003%10.6%1339.299252%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 Chester to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Chester. 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 Chester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Chester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasHancock CountyHancockHancock County School DistrictHancock CoGrantSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotte021500Tract 021500ZIP Code 26034ZIP 26034OmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsChesterDenverLos 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%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.499189%16.499189%16.5%8,34116.488666%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%43,05543.1k2515.230887%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%31,96532.0k3214.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,85914.473684%14.473684%14.5%1,85914.241486%14.241486%14.2%59814.207441%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%39,89339.9k3612.641205%12.641205%12.6%23512.512873%12.512873%12.5%24312.344705%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%19,61419.6k4110.623003%10.623003%10.6%13310.333295%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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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
West Virginia
County:
Hancock
Metro Area:
Weirton Area
District:
Grant
ZIP Code:
26034
Unified School District:
Hancock County
Congressional District:
WV-1
State Senate District:
WV-1
State House District:
WV-1
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Newell
Nearby Boroughs:
Georgetown, Glasgow, Hookstown, Midland, Ohioville
Nearby Cities:
East Liverpool
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Calcutta, Glenmoor, La Croft
Nearby Villages:
Wellsville