Food Stamps in Ghent, West Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

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 Ghent
Ghent
West Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$77,989.000000$42,644.000000$77,989.000000$78.0k273$77,989.000000$49,392.000000$77,989.000000$78.0k273
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in West Virginia and Ghent
Ghent
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.018315%23.734440%15.018315%15.0%100.000%100%15.018315%17.433094%15.018315%15.0%100.000%100%13.919414%31.809754%13.919414%13.9%100.000%100%15.384615%45.404833%15.384615%15.4%100.000%100%7.326007%9.525712%7.326007%7.3%100.000%100%
% 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

Food Stamps by Place in the Beckley Area

There are 47 places in the Beckley Area. This section compares Ghent to all of the places in the Beckley Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent.

Most Food Stamps by Place#3

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Ghent
0%10%20%30%40%Count#KincaidHilltopPrinceGlen WhiteBeards ForkMount HopeSophiaBoltScarbroMontgomeryLesterRhodellAnstedBeckleyGauley BridgePaxBeaverOak HillPageSmithersRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaDanielsRaleigh District 11PowelltonWest VirginiaCrab OrchardHicoMeadow BridgeCoal CitySouthMount CarbonPiney ViewSouth AtlanticStanafordMabscottUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMacArthurFayettevilleBoomer000900Tract 000900Deep WaterShady SpringDixieCharlton HeightsCharlton HtsBradleyProsperityGhentKimberlyFalls ViewGlen JeanGlen FerrisEcclesThurmond45.070423%45.070423%45.1%32143.457944%43.457944%43.5%93243.243243%43.243243%43.2%16341.350211%41.350211%41.4%98436.764706%36.764706%36.8%25531.203008%31.203008%31.2%166628.800000%28.800000%28.8%144726.104418%26.104418%26.1%65825.793651%25.793651%25.8%65925.604552%25.604552%25.6%1801025.547445%25.547445%25.5%351125.333333%25.333333%25.3%191224.493554%24.493554%24.5%1331324.150893%24.150893%24.2%1,7991423.809524%23.809524%23.8%701523.214286%23.214286%23.2%131622.982885%22.982885%23.0%941721.318931%21.318931%21.3%7501820.779221%20.779221%20.8%161920.604396%20.604396%20.6%752019.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,01719.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,01719.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,47718.955513%18.955513%19.0%1962118.789976%18.789976%18.8%1,79218.750000%18.750000%18.8%392216.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.491559%15.491559%15.5%1562315.384615%15.384615%15.4%102415.200000%15.200000%15.2%192514.884393%14.884393%14.9%1032614.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.201183%14.201183%14.2%242714.090909%14.090909%14.1%622813.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.739130%13.739130%13.7%792913.547237%13.547237%13.5%763013.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.175103%12.175103%12.2%893111.963190%11.963190%12.0%1563211.171662%11.171662%11.2%413311.003683%11.003683%11.0%23910.937500%10.937500%10.9%14348.006159%8.006159%8.0%104357.446809%7.446809%7.4%7367.377049%7.377049%7.4%9377.142857%7.142857%7.1%48385.421687%5.421687%5.4%36390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.0%0450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 46 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in West Virginia

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#4

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Ghent
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntingtonRavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh District 11MoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenWestoverKenovaWeirtonSouthSouth AtlanticDunbarSouth CharlestonS CharlestonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNitroPleasant ValleyPleasant VlySt. AlbansVienna000900Tract 000900HurricaneCharles TownBarboursvilleLewisburgBrookhavenShannondalePea RidgeCross LanesShady SpringMorgantownTeays ValleyCheat LakeBridgeportGhent31.590258%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%6091919.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,01719.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,01719.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,47718.789976%18.789976%18.8%1,79218.785911%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%5163711.003683%11.003683%11.0%23910.350584%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%117500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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 Ghent to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Ghent
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaColumbusShreveportRaleigh District 11OrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteLexington-FayetteLittle RockIrving000900Tract 000900RaleighAustinChesapeakeVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonPlanoGhent45.835581%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%28,72128.7k1319.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,01719.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,01719.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,47719.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.293425%19.293425%19.3%14,88714.9k1518.789976%18.789976%18.8%1,79217.921547%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%9,7694411.003683%11.003683%11.0%2399.299252%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%4,001500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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 Ghent to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Ghent. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Ghent, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Ghent
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaPortlandBostonRaleigh District 11ColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado Spgs000900Tract 000900DenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchSan DiegoSan FranciscoGhent42.327373%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%40,58140.6k1219.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,01719.485104%19.485104%19.5%6,01719.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,47719.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1418.789976%18.789976%18.8%1,79217.388647%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%19,61419.6k4111.003683%11.003683%11.0%23910.333295%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%18,42718.4k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
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:
Raleigh
Metro Area:
Beckley Area
District:
1
ZIP Codes:
25825, 25843
Unified School District:
Raleigh County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-9
State House District:
WV-29
Nearby Cities:
Beckley
Nearby Towns:
Rhodell, Sophia
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Beaver, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Daniels, Helen, MacArthur, Shady Spring