Food Stamps in Lester, 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 Lester
Lester
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$36,250.000000$42,644.000000$36,250.000000$36.3k137$24,306.000000$15,859.000000$24,306.000000$24.3k35$48,929.000000$49,392.000000$48,929.000000$48.9k102
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 Lester
Lester
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty271.428571%46.723994%71.428571%71.4%50.000%50.0%40.000000%22.643889%40.000000%40.0%70.000%70.0%28.571429%17.301366%28.571429%28.6%34.483%34.5%42.857143%55.097245%42.857143%42.9%21.429%21.4%17.142857%28.519841%17.142857%17.1%10.000%10.0%57.142857%57.893826%57.142857%57.1%76.923%76.9%
% 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 Lester
Lester
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty224.509804%23.734440%24.509804%24.5%50.000%50.0%5.882353%3.964692%5.882353%5.9%30.000%30.0%18.627451%17.433094%18.627451%18.6%65.517%65.5%53.921569%31.809754%53.921569%53.9%78.571%78.6%52.941176%45.404833%52.941176%52.9%90.000%90.0%5.882353%9.525712%5.882353%5.9%23.077%23.1%
% 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 Lester
Lester
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite2Black3100.000000%16.896416%100.000000%100.0%3391.428571%391%25.547445%16.404043%25.547445%25.5%35100.000000%100%23.931624%15.897522%23.931624%23.9%2893.675214%94%23.529412%27.954357%23.529412%23.5%492.100840%92%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Beckley Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lester, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Lester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#KincaidHilltopPrinceGlen WhiteBeards ForkMount HopeSophiaBoltScarbroMontgomeryLesterRhodellAnstedBeckleyGauley BridgePaxBeaver001100Tract 001100Oak HillPageSmithersRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaDanielsRaleigh District 11PowelltonWest VirginiaCrab OrchardHicoMeadow BridgeCoal CitySouthMount CarbonPiney ViewSouth AtlanticStanafordMabscottUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865MacArthurFayettevilleBoomerDeep 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%941721.942627%21.942627%21.9%43621.318931%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%15,360,95115.4M12.579957%12.579957%12.6%5912.175103%12.175103%12.2%893111.963190%11.963190%12.0%1563211.171662%11.171662%11.2%413310.937500%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 Lester to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lester. 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 Lester, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Lester
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldLesterParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntington001100Tract 001100RavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaRaleigh District 11MoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenWestoverKenovaWeirtonSouthSouth AtlanticDunbarSouth CharlestonS CharlestonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNitroZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865Pleasant 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%1,151525.547445%25.547445%25.5%3525.000000%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%4,6391021.942627%21.942627%21.9%43621.834360%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%3813412.579957%12.579957%12.6%5912.481536%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 Lester to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lester. 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 Lester, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreLesterBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…001100Tract 001100El 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 StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865Lexington-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%62,80362.8k425.547445%25.547445%25.5%3525.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.942627%21.942627%21.9%43621.836606%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%39,89339.9k4112.579957%12.579957%12.6%5912.205886%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 Lester to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lester. 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 Lester, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lester
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimoreLesterPhiladelphiaMemphisFresno001100Tract 001100El PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonRaleigh CountyRaleighRaleigh County School DistrictRaleigh CoBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaPortlandBostonRaleigh District 11ColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteZIP Code 25865ZIP 25865OmahaLong 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%62,80362.8k525.547445%25.547445%25.5%3525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.942627%21.942627%21.9%43621.836606%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%39,89339.9k3612.579957%12.579957%12.6%5912.344705%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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  • 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 Code:
25865
Unified School District:
Raleigh County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-9
State House District:
WV-29
Nearby Towns:
Mabscott, Sophia
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Beaver, Bolt, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Eccles, Glen White, Helen, MacArthur