Food Stamps in Gary, 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 Gary
Gary
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$30,733.000000$42,644.000000$30,733.000000$30.7k281$31,250.000000$15,859.000000$31,250.000000$31.3k70$30,368.000000$49,392.000000$30,368.000000$30.4k211
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 Gary
Gary
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty247.142857%46.723994%47.142857%47.1%55.000%55.0%31.428571%22.643889%31.428571%31.4%84.615%84.6%11.428571%17.301366%11.428571%11.4%27.586%27.6%51.428571%55.097245%51.428571%51.4%24.000%24.0%10.000000%28.519841%10.000000%10.0%4.795%4.79%37.142857%57.893826%37.142857%37.1%44.068%44.1%
% 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 West Virginia and Gary
Gary
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty212.796209%23.734440%12.796209%12.8%45.000%45.0%1.895735%3.964692%1.895735%1.9%15.385%15.4%9.952607%17.433094%9.952607%10.0%72.414%72.4%54.028436%31.809754%54.028436%54.0%76.000%76.0%65.876777%45.404833%65.876777%65.9%95.205%95.2%15.639810%9.525712%15.639810%15.6%55.932%55.9%
% 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 West Virginia and Gary
Gary
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Mixed138.235294%27.954357%38.235294%38.2%26153.487395%153%24.911032%16.404043%24.911032%24.9%70100.000000%100%21.052632%15.897522%21.052632%21.1%4484.511278%85%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
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Gary

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
23.8%25.9%28.1%30.2%32.3%34.5%
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Food Stamps by Place in McDowell County

There are 20 places in McDowell County. This section compares Gary to all of the places in McDowell County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gary.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gary, selected other places in McDowell County, and entities that contain Gary
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BerwindRaysalVivianDavyWarNorthforkBradshawKeystoneCrumplerIaegerMaybeuryMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoAnawaltNorth ElkinPagetonWelchBartleyGaryWest VirginiaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKimballBig SandyCucumberRoderfield54.929577%54.929577%54.9%78151.748252%51.748252%51.7%74251.724138%51.724138%51.7%15348.571429%48.571429%48.6%51441.250000%41.250000%41.3%165539.473684%39.473684%39.5%45637.500000%37.500000%37.5%33737.500000%37.500000%37.5%21832.941176%32.941176%32.9%28932.142857%32.142857%32.1%361032.000000%32.000000%32.0%161130.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,45430.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,45430.263158%30.263158%30.3%231229.763561%29.763561%29.8%42828.888889%28.888889%28.9%131327.831325%27.831325%27.8%2311426.250000%26.250000%26.3%211524.911032%24.911032%24.9%701616.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M8.163265%8.163265%8.2%4170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%020
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 20 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in West Virginia

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gary, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Gary
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoNorth ElkinGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldParkersburgGaryBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntingtonRavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsMoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenWestoverKenovaWeirtonSouthSouth AtlanticDunbarSouth CharlestonS CharlestonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNitroPleasant ValleyPleasant VlySt. AlbansViennaHurricaneCharles TownBarboursvilleLewisburgBrookhavenShannondalePea RidgeCross LanesShady SpringMorgantownTeays ValleyCheat LakeBridgeport31.590258%31.590258%31.6%441130.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,45430.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,45429.763561%29.763561%29.8%42828.624883%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%3,343624.911032%24.911032%24.9%7024.150893%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%3,8372516.404043%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%1,2663114.207441%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 Gary to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gary. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gary, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Gary
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoLaredoNorth ElkinBaltimoreBirminghamGaryMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-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%52,03852.0k230.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,45430.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,45430.191719%30.191719%30.2%20,42520.4k329.763561%29.763561%29.8%42825.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k425.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.911032%24.911032%24.9%7024.779032%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%53,09453.1k2116.404043%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%34,39934.4k3314.336851%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 Gary to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Gary. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Gary, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Gary
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMcDowell CountyMcDowellMcDowell County School DistrictMcDowell CoMilwaukeeNorth ElkinBaltimorePhiladelphiaGaryMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas 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%52,03852.0k330.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,45430.817531%30.817531%30.8%2,45430.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k429.763561%29.763561%29.8%42825.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.911032%24.911032%24.9%7024.779032%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%53,09453.1k1916.404043%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%31,96532.0k3214.207441%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:
McDowell
District:
North Elkin
ZIP Codes:
24830, 24836, 24871, 24888
Unified School District:
McDowell County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-6
State House District:
WV-26
Nearby Cities:
Keystone, War, Welch
Nearby Towns:
Anawalt, Kimball, Northfork
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Berwind, Cucumber, Pageton, Vivian