Food Stamps in Union, 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 Union
Union
West Virginia
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$28,036.000000$42,644.000000$28,036.000000$28.0k262$10,313.000000$15,859.000000$10,313.000000$10.3k67$33,750.000000$49,392.000000$33,750.000000$33.8k195
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 Union
Union
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty234.328358%46.723994%34.328358%34.3%40.351%40.4%26.865672%22.643889%26.865672%26.9%78.261%78.3%7.462687%17.301366%7.462687%7.5%19.231%19.2%86.567164%55.097245%86.567164%86.6%42.336%42.3%40.298507%28.519841%40.298507%40.3%19.708%19.7%65.671642%57.893826%65.671642%65.7%64.706%64.7%
% 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 Union
Union
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty217.435897%23.734440%17.435897%17.4%59.649%59.6%2.564103%3.964692%2.564103%2.6%21.739%21.7%10.769231%17.433094%10.769231%10.8%80.769%80.8%40.512821%31.809754%40.512821%40.5%57.664%57.7%56.410256%45.404833%56.410256%56.4%80.292%80.3%12.307692%9.525712%12.307692%12.3%35.294%35.3%
% 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 Union
Union
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%Count%Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Other175.000000%27.954357%75.000000%75.0%27293.283582%293%33.333333%27.449787%33.333333%33.3%3130.348259%130%25.572519%16.404043%25.572519%25.6%67100.000000%100%18.974359%15.897522%18.974359%19.0%3774.198240%74%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.896416%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
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Monroe County

There are 3 places in Monroe County. This section compares Union to all of the places in Monroe County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Union, selected other places in Monroe County, and entities that contain Union
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#AldersonPeterstownUnion950200Tract 950200CentralMonroe CountyMonroeMonroe County School DistrictMonroe CountyWest VirginiaZIP Code 24983ZIP 24983SouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited States28.070175%28.070175%28.1%144126.436782%26.436782%26.4%69225.572519%25.572519%25.6%67321.894944%21.894944%21.9%44618.973863%18.973863%19.0%39218.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,07618.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,07616.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k15.498155%15.498155%15.5%16814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Union to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union. 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 Union, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Union
0%10%20%30%Count#PhilippiGraftonPoint PleasantPt PleasantWelchBluefieldUnionParkersburgBeckleyMartinsburgWestonHuntington950200Tract 950200RavenswoodRipleyBuckhannonOak HillPrincetonMoorefieldRansonFairmontElkinsCentralMoundsvilleSummersvilleMonroe CountyMonroeMonroe County School DistrictMonroe CountyClarksburgKeyserSissonvilleCharlestonWest VirginiaNew MartinsvilleWheelingCullodenZIP Code 24983ZIP 24983WestoverKenovaWeirtonSouthSouth 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%1,151525.572519%25.572519%25.6%6725.000000%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%4,6391021.894944%21.894944%21.9%44621.834360%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%6091918.973863%18.973863%19.0%39218.785911%18.785911%18.8%7522018.743048%18.743048%18.7%3372118.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,07618.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,07617.937424%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%2032815.498155%15.498155%15.5%16814.850367%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 Union to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union. 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 Union, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Union
0%10%20%30%40%Count#HialeahMiamiLaredoBaltimoreUnionBirminghamMemphisAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…950200Tract 950200El PasoMontgomeryBaton RougeMobileNew OrleansTampaColumbusShreveportCentralMonroe CountyMonroeMonroe County School DistrictMonroe CountyOrlandoFayettevilleAtlantaNorfolkRichmondJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaCorpus ChristiWinston-SalemLouisvilleZIP Code 24983ZIP 24983Fort 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%62,80362.8k425.572519%25.572519%25.6%6725.192586%25.192586%25.2%22,79422.8k524.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k622.323973%22.323973%22.3%15,82115.8k721.894944%21.894944%21.9%44621.836606%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%14,88714.9k1518.973863%18.973863%19.0%39218.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,07618.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,07617.921547%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%39,29539.3k2715.498155%15.498155%15.5%16815.408373%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 Union to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union. 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 Union, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Union
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimoreUnionPhiladelphiaMemphisFresno950200Tract 950200El PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonCentralMonroe CountyMonroeMonroe County School DistrictMonroe CountyColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleWest VirginiaDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleZIP Code 24983ZIP 24983Fort 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%62,80362.8k525.572519%25.572519%25.6%6725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.894944%21.894944%21.9%44621.836606%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%49,53949.5k1418.973863%18.973863%19.0%39218.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,07618.138908%18.138908%18.1%1,07617.388647%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%39,29539.3k2415.498155%15.498155%15.5%16815.408373%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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  • 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:
Monroe
District:
Central
ZIP Code:
24983
Unified School District:
Monroe County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-10
State House District:
WV-28
Nearby Cities:
Hinton, Lewisburg, Ronceverte, White Sulphur Springs
Nearby Towns:
Alderson, Pearisburg, Pembroke, Peterstown, Rich Creek
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Fairlea