Food Stamps in Polk County Schools, North Carolina (Unified School District)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Polk County Schools
Polk County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,396.000000$48,256.000000$47,396.000000$47.4k8,662$22,533.000000$18,633.000000$22,533.000000$22.5k985$51,531.000000$54,494.000000$51,531.000000$51.5k7,677
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 North Carolina and Polk County Schools
Polk County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.807107%52.550232%53.807107%53.8%29.910%29.9%19.086294%29.599057%19.086294%19.1%57.143%57.1%19.390863%16.883803%19.390863%19.4%16.145%16.1%35.837563%44.456089%35.837563%35.8%13.566%13.6%20.913706%28.514042%20.913706%20.9%4.437%4.44%63.248731%52.345550%63.248731%63.2%48.295%48.3%
% 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 North Carolina and Polk County Schools
Polk County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty216.178195%28.183055%16.178195%16.2%70.090%70.1%1.836655%5.429395%1.836655%1.8%42.857%42.9%12.921714%20.368986%12.921714%12.9%83.855%83.9%29.295298%23.443247%29.295298%29.3%86.434%86.4%57.796014%37.690404%57.796014%57.8%95.563%95.6%8.688290%9.371924%8.688290%8.7%51.705%51.7%
% 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 North Carolina and Polk County Schools
Polk County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian154.128440%28.706005%54.128440%54.1%236476.000559%476%50.442478%25.483514%50.442478%50.4%57443.586541%444%36.065574%22.100010%36.065574%36.1%22317.157360%317%11.371508%14.380069%11.371508%11.4%985100.000000%100%8.337557%9.367550%8.337557%8.3%65873.319715%73%7.741935%18.935504%7.741935%7.7%1268.081873%68%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.356142%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 County Subdivision in Polk County Schools

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
6.4%9.5%12.5%15.5%18.5%21.6%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Polk County Schools

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
6.3%9.3%12.2%15.1%18.1%21.1%
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Food Stamps by Place in Polk County Schools

There are 3 places that are fully or partially contained within Polk County Schools (2 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Polk County Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County Schools.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Polk County Schools, selected places in Polk County Schools, and entities that contain Polk County Schools
0%5%10%15%20%Count#ColumbusNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyTryonSaluda20.190476%20.190476%20.2%106114.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.371508%11.371508%11.4%98511.371508%11.371508%11.4%98510.942957%10.942957%10.9%9429.187279%9.187279%9.2%263
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Polk County Schools

There are 6 county subdivisions in Polk County Schools. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Polk County Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County Schools.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Polk County Schools, selected county subdivisions in Polk County Schools, and entities that contain Polk County Schools
0%5%10%15%20%Count#White Oak TownshipWhite OakCooper Gap TownshipCooper GapNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountySaluda TownshipSaludaColumbus TownshipColumbusGreen Creek TownshipGrn CrkTryon TownshipTryon21.568627%21.568627%21.6%220119.521912%19.521912%19.5%147214.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.371508%11.371508%11.4%98511.371508%11.371508%11.4%98510.493047%10.493047%10.5%83310.314208%10.314208%10.3%30248.769107%8.769107%8.8%10956.434873%6.434873%6.4%1246
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 6 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Unified School District in North Carolina

There are 118 unified school districts in North Carolina. This section compares Polk County Schools to the 50 most populous unified school districts in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County Schools. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 51,981.

Most Food Stamps by Unified School District#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Polk County Schools, selected other unified school districts in North Carolina, and entities that contain Polk County Schools
0%10%20%30%Count#Robeson County SchoolsRobeson CoLenoir County SchoolsLenoir CountyNash-Rocky Mount SchoolsNash-Rocky MtRutherford County SchoolsRutherford CoDuplin County SchoolsDuplin CountyCleveland County SchoolsCleveland CoWayne County Public SchoolsWayne CountyWilson County SchoolsWilson CountyRockingham County SchoolsRockingham CoCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoWilkes County SchoolsWilkes CountyBurke County SchoolsBurke CountyCumberland County SchoolsCumberland CoGaston County SchoolsGaston CountyLee County SchoolsLee CountySurry County SchoolsSurry CountyFranklin County SchoolsFranklin CoHarnett County SchoolsHarnett CoPitt County SchoolsPitt CountyAlamance-Burlington SchoolsAlamance-BurlingtonStanly County SchoolsStanly CountyPender County SchoolsPender CountyRowan-Salisbury SchoolsRowan-SalisburyGuilford County SchoolsGuilford CoCraven County SchoolsCraven CountyJohnston County SchoolsJohnston CoNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHaywood County SchoolsHaywood CoGranville County SchoolsGranville CoSouthRandolph County SchoolsRandolph CoLincoln County SchoolsLincoln CoBrunswick County SchoolsBrunswick CoSouth AtlanticCatawba County SchoolsCatawba CoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesForsyth County SchoolsForsyth CoDavidson County SchoolsDavidson CoCarteret County SchoolsCarteret CoDurham Public SchoolsDurhamBuncombe County SchoolsBuncombe CoNew Hanover County SchoolsNew Hanover CoOnslow County SchoolsOnslow CountyCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Polk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyOrange County SchoolsOrange CountyMoore County SchoolsMoore CountyUnion County Public SchoolsUnion CountyChatham County SchoolsChatham CoHenderson County SchoolsHenderson CoIredell-Statesville SchoolsIredell-StatesvilleWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoCabarrus County SchoolsCabarrus CoWake County SchoolsWake CountyChapel Hill-Carrboro SchoolsChapel Hl-Carrboro30.032234%30.032234%30.0%13,78913.8k125.552900%25.552900%25.6%5,881222.491953%22.491953%22.5%9,154321.936580%21.936580%21.9%5,811421.254019%21.254019%21.3%4,627519.484641%19.484641%19.5%7,244619.398890%19.398890%19.4%9,120719.153466%19.153466%19.2%6,118818.670506%18.670506%18.7%7,002918.272123%18.272123%18.3%5,8311018.141609%18.141609%18.1%5,0041117.792918%17.792918%17.8%6,0851217.686277%17.686277%17.7%20,95721.0k1317.656187%17.656187%17.7%14,10814.1k1417.003138%17.003138%17.0%3,6301516.592324%16.592324%16.6%3,5711616.307602%16.307602%16.3%3,8681716.272423%16.272423%16.3%7,0031815.836289%15.836289%15.8%10,89610.9k1915.446473%15.446473%15.4%9,5852015.342547%15.342547%15.3%3,6192115.320931%15.320931%15.3%3,1462214.875676%14.875676%14.9%7,2332314.505886%14.505886%14.5%29,05529.1k2414.479549%14.479549%14.5%5,8802514.467170%14.467170%14.5%9,1462614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k14.344387%14.344387%14.3%3,7722714.220295%14.220295%14.2%2,9192814.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.189549%14.189549%14.2%6,1342914.017379%14.017379%14.0%4,2913013.832522%13.832522%13.8%6,9943113.769190%13.769190%13.8%3,206,9913.21M13.367814%13.367814%13.4%5,3763213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.826264%12.826264%12.8%18,58518.6k3312.761440%12.761440%12.8%6,4313412.096201%12.096201%12.1%3,5763511.994338%11.994338%12.0%14,23514.2k3611.991623%11.991623%12.0%10,24910.2k3711.827141%11.827141%11.8%10,59710.6k3811.723888%11.723888%11.7%6,7923911.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k4011.371508%11.371508%11.4%98511.371508%11.371508%11.4%98510.287391%10.287391%10.3%2,069419.871313%9.871313%9.9%3,728429.804437%9.804437%9.8%7,089439.778443%9.778443%9.8%2,679449.569011%9.569011%9.6%4,496459.205037%9.205037%9.2%4,788469.143701%9.143701%9.1%1,858479.106918%9.106918%9.1%5,430487.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k495.911564%5.911564%5.9%1,86950
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of unified school district out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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:
North Carolina
County:
Polk
Cities:
Saluda
Towns:
Columbus, Tryon
Townships:
Columbus, Cooper Gap, Green Creek, Saluda, Tryon, White Oak
ZIP Codes:
28139, 28722, 28756, 28773, 28782, 28792
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-113
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Greenville County, Henderson County, Rutherford County, Spartanburg 1, Spartanburg 2
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Asheville, Buncombe County, Cherokee County, Cleveland County, McDowell County, Spartanburg 3, Spartanburg 5, Spartanburg 6, Spartanburg 7, Transylvania County