Food Stamps in Nitro, 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 Nitro
Nitro
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$48,212.000000$42,644.000000$48,212.000000$48.2k2,985$9,803.000000$15,859.000000$9,803.000000$9.8k381$51,964.000000$49,392.000000$51,964.000000$52.0k2,604
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 Nitro
Nitro
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty267.454068%46.723994%67.454068%67.5%37.085%37.1%37.007874%22.643889%37.007874%37.0%66.197%66.2%11.023622%17.301366%11.023622%11.0%10.345%10.3%59.842520%55.097245%59.842520%59.8%22.823%22.8%34.908136%28.519841%34.908136%34.9%10.965%11.0%62.992126%57.893826%62.992126%63.0%63.325%63.3%
% 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 Nitro
Nitro
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.743472%23.734440%16.743472%16.7%62.915%62.9%2.764977%3.964692%2.764977%2.8%33.803%33.8%13.978495%17.433094%13.978495%14.0%89.655%89.7%29.608295%31.809754%29.608295%29.6%77.177%77.2%41.474654%45.404833%41.474654%41.5%89.035%89.0%5.337942%9.525712%5.337942%5.3%36.675%36.7%
% 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 Nitro
Nitro
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Mixed137.974684%27.954357%37.974684%38.0%30297.518190%298%12.763819%16.404043%12.763819%12.8%381100.000000%100%12.212944%15.897522%12.212944%12.2%35195.684086%96%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 Nitro

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
4.3%8.2%12.1%15.9%19.7%23.6%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Charleston Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Nitro, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Nitro
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#JeffersonWhitesvilleElkviewDanvilleClayCedar GroveRandSylvesterMontgomeryChelyanChesapeakeRacineSmithersGreenviewMarmetEast BankPrattClendeninSissonvilleCharlestonCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonMadisonWest VirginiaKanawha CountyKanawhaTwilightSouthCoal 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%180922.371968%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%561618.716578%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%12,49712.5k14.705882%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 Nitro to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nitro. 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 Nitro, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Nitro
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntingtonRavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsMoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenKanawha CountyKanawhaWestoverKenovaWeirtonSouthSouth 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%4,6391021.834360%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%3,8372516.776486%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%12,49712.5k14.850367%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 Nitro to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nitro. 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 Nitro, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Nitro
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleFort WorthKanawha CountyKanawhaGreensboroHoustonWashingtonNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityGarlandSt. PetersburgSouthSouth AtlanticLubbockArlingtonHuntsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAmarilloDurhamCharlotteNitroLexington-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%62,34962.3k622.323973%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%15,13415.1k2016.776486%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%12,49712.5k15.092426%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%39,89339.9k4112.763819%12.763819%12.8%38112.205886%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 Nitro to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Nitro. 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 Nitro, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Nitro
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonPhoenixJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthKanawha CountyKanawhaAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSouthSacramentoSouth AtlanticArlingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNitroOmahaLong 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%38,49138.5k821.836606%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%32,70532.7k1716.776486%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%12,49712.5k15.230887%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%39,89339.9k3612.763819%12.763819%12.8%38112.344705%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
Counties:
Kanawha, Putnam
Metro Areas:
Charleston Area, Huntington Area
Districts:
Pocatalico, Scott, 2, 3
ZIP Codes:
25064, 25143, 25177, 25213, 25313, 25560
Unified School Districts:
Kanawha County, Putnam County
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate Districts:
WV-4, WV-8
State House Districts:
WV-13, WV-35, WV-38
Neighboring Towns:
Poca
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Cross Lanes, Jefferson, Teays Valley
Nearby Cities:
Charleston, Dunbar, South Charleston, St. Albans
Nearby Towns:
Bancroft, Eleanor, Winfield
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Alum Creek, Hometown, Tornado