Food Stamps in Smithers, 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 Smithers
Smithers
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$34,091.000000$42,644.000000$34,091.000000$34.1k364$16,354.000000$15,859.000000$16,354.000000$16.4k75$38,257.000000$49,392.000000$38,257.000000$38.3k289
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 Smithers
Smithers
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty285.333333%46.723994%85.333333%85.3%58.716%58.7%62.666667%22.643889%62.666667%62.7%90.385%90.4%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%17.301366%0.000%0%52.000000%55.097245%52.000000%52.0%19.500%19.5%14.666667%28.519841%14.666667%14.7%6.215%6.21%74.666667%57.893826%74.666667%74.7%55.446%55.4%
% 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 Smithers
Smithers
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty215.570934%23.734440%15.570934%15.6%41.284%41.3%1.730104%3.964692%1.730104%1.7%9.615%9.62%8.650519%17.433094%8.650519%8.7%100.000%100%55.709343%31.809754%55.709343%55.7%80.500%80.5%57.439446%45.404833%57.439446%57.4%93.785%93.8%15.570934%9.525712%15.570934%15.6%44.554%44.6%
% 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 Smithers
Smithers
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count%White1All RacesHispanic2Mixed3Black3Other323.961661%15.897522%23.961661%24.0%75116.293930%116%20.604396%16.404043%20.604396%20.6%75100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.896416%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.449787%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.954357%00.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%31.328486%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 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Smithers

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
15.7%16.6%17.4%18.2%19.0%19.9%
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Food Stamps by Place in the Beckley Area

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Smithers, selected other places in the Beckley Area, and entities that contain Smithers
0%10%20%30%40%Count#KincaidHilltopPrinceGlen WhiteBeards ForkMount HopeSophiaBoltScarbroMontgomeryLesterRhodellAnstedBeckleyGauley BridgePaxBeaverOak HillPageSmithersBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteDanielsPowelltonWest VirginiaCrab OrchardHicoMeadow BridgeCoal CitySouthMount CarbonPiney ViewSouth AtlanticStanafordMabscottUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMacArthurFayettevilleBoomerDeep 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%752019.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,47719.389185%19.389185%19.4%3,46018.955513%18.955513%19.0%1962118.750000%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%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 Smithers to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Smithers. 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 Smithers, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Smithers
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntingtonRavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillSmithersPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayetteMoundsvilleSummersvilleClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenWestoverKenovaWeirtonSouthSouth 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%7501420.604396%20.604396%20.6%7520.579604%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%6091919.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,47719.389185%19.389185%19.4%3,46018.785911%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 Smithers to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Smithers. 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 Smithers, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Smithers
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeSmithersMobileNew OrleansTampaBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaColumbusFayette CountyFayetteShreveportOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleWest 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%52,03852.0k230.191719%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%18,20318.2k1020.604396%20.604396%20.6%7520.530853%20.530853%20.5%15,64815.6k1120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.843304%19.843304%19.8%28,72128.7k1319.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,47719.447508%19.447508%19.4%14,28414.3k1419.389185%19.389185%19.4%3,46019.293425%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 Smithers to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Smithers. 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 Smithers, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Smithers
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoSmithersNew YorkChicagoTucsonBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaFayette CountyFayettePortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleWest 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%52,03852.0k330.439719%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%48,37948.4k920.604396%20.604396%20.6%7520.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.449974%19.449974%19.4%9,47719.389185%19.389185%19.4%3,46019.219520%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
Counties:
Fayette, Kanawha
Metro Areas:
Beckley Area, Charleston Area
Districts:
Valley, 1
ZIP Codes:
25036, 25110, 25186
Unified School Districts:
Fayette County, Kanawha County
Congressional Districts:
WV-2, WV-3
State Senate Districts:
WV-10, WV-17
State House District:
WV-32
Neighboring Cities:
Montgomery
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Boomer
Nearby Towns:
Gauley Bridge, Handley, Pratt
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Charlton Heights, Deep Water, Falls View, Glen Ferris, Kimberly, Mount Carbon, Powellton