Food Stamps in the Town of Charleston, Penobscot County, Maine (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Penobscot County and the Town of Charleston
Town of Charleston
Penobscot County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,667.000000$45,302.000000$52,667.000000$52.7k434$16,607.000000$17,664.000000$16,607.000000$16.6k60$62,833.000000$54,348.000000$62,833.000000$62.8k374
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 Penobscot County and the Town of Charleston
Town of Charleston
Penobscot County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty258.333333%39.527999%58.333333%58.3%23.179%23.2%11.666667%17.272881%11.666667%11.7%100.000%100%46.666667%13.559465%46.666667%46.7%21.705%21.7%71.666667%58.721029%71.666667%71.7%26.061%26.1%55.000000%27.448824%55.000000%55.0%18.539%18.5%48.333333%49.983082%48.333333%48.3%59.184%59.2%
% 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 Penobscot County and the Town of Charleston
Town of Charleston
Penobscot County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.016043%23.214250%31.016043%31.0%76.821%76.8%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.946763%0.000%0%27.005348%16.717702%27.005348%27.0%78.295%78.3%32.620321%27.118983%32.620321%32.6%73.939%73.9%38.770053%41.729210%38.770053%38.8%81.461%81.5%5.347594%7.835485%5.347594%5.3%40.816%40.8%
% 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 Penobscot County and the Town of Charleston
Town of Charleston
Penobscot County
0%10%20%30%Count%White1All RacesOther214.150943%18.672395%14.150943%14.2%60102.358491%102%13.824885%19.133475%13.824885%13.8%60100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.339506%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 2including Hispanic 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Bangor Area

There are 67 county subdivisions in the Bangor Area. This section compares the Town of Charleston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Bangor Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Charleston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 339.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Charleston, selected other county subdivisions in the Bangor Area, and entities that contain the Town of Charleston
0%10%20%30%Count#Penobscot Indian Island ReservationPenobscot Indian IsTown of StacyvilleStacyvilleTown of DexterDexterTown of MattawamkeagMattawamkeagTown of BradfordBradfordTown of LincolnLincolnTown of HowlandHowlandTown of SpringfieldSpringfieldTown of KenduskeagKenduskeagTown of WinnBangorTown of NewportNewportTown of LagrangeLagrangeTown of East MillinocketE MillinocketOld TownTown of MillinocketMillinocketTown of GlenburnGlenburnTown of GarlandGarlandTown of GreenbushGreenbushTown of CliftonCliftonBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotTown of LevantLevantTown of HudsonHudsonSchool Administrative District 6868Town of PattenPattenTown of DixmontDixmontTown of HoldenHoldenTown of CorinnaCorinnaTown of EtnaMaineTown of CorinthCorinthBrewer031200Tract 031200Town of MilfordMilfordTown of VeazieVeazieTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of ChesterChesterTown of LeeTown of PassadumkeagPassadumkeagZIP Code 04422ZIP 04422Town of CharlestonCharlestonTown of AltonTown of PlymouthPlymouthNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of StetsonStetsonTown of MedwayMedwayNew EnglandTown of CarmelCarmelTown of OrringtonOrringtonTown of EddingtonEddingtonTown of BradleyBradleyTown of ExeterExeterTown of OronoTown of NewburghNewburghTown of HermonHermonTown of HampdenHampdenNorth PenobscotN Penobscot34.890966%34.890966%34.9%112131.034483%31.034483%31.0%54230.851697%30.851697%30.9%518329.838710%29.838710%29.8%111429.707113%29.707113%29.7%142528.641251%28.641251%28.6%586628.354978%28.354978%28.4%131726.923077%26.923077%26.9%42824.948454%24.948454%24.9%121924.886878%24.886878%24.9%551024.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,4761124.122807%24.122807%24.1%3301223.793103%23.793103%23.8%691323.292683%23.292683%23.3%1911423.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481521.960784%21.960784%22.0%4481621.770335%21.770335%21.8%3641720.974576%20.974576%21.0%991820.882852%20.882852%20.9%1231920.132013%20.132013%20.1%612019.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k18.288288%18.288288%18.3%2032118.078176%18.078176%18.1%1112218.064052%18.064052%18.1%50217.805383%17.805383%17.8%862317.586207%17.586207%17.6%1022417.096774%17.096774%17.1%2122516.705882%16.705882%16.7%1422616.519824%16.519824%16.5%752716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.774099%15.774099%15.8%1622815.330373%15.330373%15.3%5872915.195072%15.195072%15.2%22215.175097%15.175097%15.2%1953015.053763%15.053763%15.1%1263114.548239%14.548239%14.5%953214.529915%14.529915%14.5%343314.325843%14.325843%14.3%513414.210526%14.210526%14.2%273513.824885%13.824885%13.8%6013.824885%13.824885%13.8%603613.623188%13.623188%13.6%473713.461538%13.461538%13.5%703813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.959381%12.959381%13.0%673912.788260%12.788260%12.8%614012.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.729026%12.729026%12.7%1324112.690665%12.690665%12.7%2084211.635565%11.635565%11.6%1064311.062591%11.062591%11.1%764410.465116%10.465116%10.5%454510.246040%10.246040%10.2%304469.813084%9.813084%9.8%63479.150023%9.150023%9.2%197484.872727%4.872727%4.9%134494.395604%4.395604%4.4%850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the Town of Charleston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Charleston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Charleston, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Charleston
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of FairfieldFairfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotEllsworthSchool Administrative District 6868MaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of WinslowWinslowBrewer031200Tract 031200Town of LisbonLisbonZIP Code 04422ZIP 04422Town of CharlestonCharlestonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickTown of OronoSacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of WellsTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HampdenHampdenTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland32.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284128.730859%28.730859%28.7%1,107226.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,153325.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,153424.829674%24.829674%24.8%984524.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,476624.395048%24.395048%24.4%867724.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068824.253521%24.253521%24.3%861923.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,0321023.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481122.771903%22.771903%22.8%6031221.252715%21.252715%21.3%5871320.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0451420.558831%20.558831%20.6%8021520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5681619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8431719.305302%19.305302%19.3%5281819.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k18.334810%18.334810%18.3%6211918.064052%18.064052%18.1%50216.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.219370%16.219370%16.2%4172015.942355%15.942355%15.9%7082115.631894%15.631894%15.6%4962215.330373%15.330373%15.3%5872315.195072%15.195072%15.2%22214.192819%14.192819%14.2%5022413.824885%13.824885%13.8%6013.824885%13.824885%13.8%6013.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2992511.587053%11.587053%11.6%9632611.257976%11.257976%11.3%2472710.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072810.344828%10.344828%10.3%2852910.246040%10.246040%10.2%304309.877956%9.877956%9.9%777319.370780%9.370780%9.4%347328.790199%8.790199%8.8%287338.493696%8.493696%8.5%256348.175814%8.175814%8.2%359357.158672%7.158672%7.2%194366.701445%6.701445%6.7%167376.622208%6.622208%6.6%427386.504065%6.504065%6.5%208396.441119%6.441119%6.4%396406.378684%6.378684%6.4%316416.256921%6.256921%6.3%226425.173210%5.173210%5.2%224434.872727%4.872727%4.9%134444.683038%4.683038%4.7%164454.606299%4.606299%4.6%351463.967119%3.967119%4.0%222472.967437%2.967437%3.0%113482.508726%2.508726%2.5%115490.927578%0.927578%0.9%2650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Charleston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Charleston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Charleston, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotBostonSchool Administrative District 6868PittsburghYonkersMaineJersey City031200Tract 031200ManchesterQueensZIP Code 04422ZIP 04422Town of CharlestonCharlestonManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandQuincyTown of IslipTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceCambridgeTown of BabylonBabylonTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenToms River TownshipToms RivTown of HempsteadHempsteadWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonEdison TownshipEdisonTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of SmithtownSmithtown41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k139.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k237.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k336.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k434.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k534.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k632.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k730.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k830.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k929.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731029.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1228.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181328.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1427.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1526.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k1626.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k1725.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k1923.574016%23.574016%23.6%5,5962023.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742122.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2221.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242319.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8072419.233644%19.233644%19.2%6,6912519.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2618.064052%18.064052%18.1%50217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2716.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k2816.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.195072%15.195072%15.2%22214.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.824885%13.824885%13.8%6013.824885%13.824885%13.8%6013.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k3213.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.543520%12.543520%12.5%20,82420.8k3310.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.236290%8.236290%8.2%5,545397.176033%7.176033%7.2%3,569407.005629%7.005629%7.0%11,26411.3k416.917276%6.917276%6.9%2,394426.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k435.451322%5.451322%5.5%1,845444.454109%4.454109%4.5%3,052453.812606%3.812606%3.8%1,355463.675937%3.675937%3.7%1,216473.090064%3.090064%3.1%2,366483.027583%3.027583%3.0%2,968492.870620%2.870620%2.9%1,13850
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Charleston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Charleston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Charleston, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Charleston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaPenobscot CountyPenobscotBostonSchool Administrative District 6868ColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMaineFort WorthAlbuquerque031200Tract 031200AtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensZIP Code 04422ZIP 04422Town of CharlestonCharlestonLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan DiegoNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTown of HempsteadHempsteadSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San FranciscoSan JosePlano42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k136.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k230.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k326.918616%26.918616%26.9%90,50990.5k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.474984%24.474984%24.5%44,95145.0k724.405515%24.405515%24.4%55,00155.0k823.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k920.437953%20.437953%20.4%45,71545.7k1020.198587%20.198587%20.2%44,63144.6k1119.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1219.710216%19.710216%19.7%44,79644.8k1319.376055%19.376055%19.4%50,49450.5k1419.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.133475%19.133475%19.1%11,82211.8k19.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.064052%18.064052%18.1%50217.573826%17.573826%17.6%58,55358.6k1617.250632%17.250632%17.3%55,99456.0k1716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.195072%15.195072%15.2%22215.004424%15.004424%15.0%35,78335.8k2014.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2114.937099%14.937099%14.9%51,79251.8k2214.236256%14.236256%14.2%164,852165k2313.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k2413.824885%13.824885%13.8%6013.824885%13.824885%13.8%6013.780346%13.780346%13.8%91,44191.4k2513.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k2613.554775%13.554775%13.6%55,27855.3k2713.433314%13.433314%13.4%153,787154k2813.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.071915%13.071915%13.1%30,77930.8k2913.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.939884%12.939884%12.9%73,75173.8k3012.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3112.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3210.963747%10.963747%11.0%21,74121.7k3310.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k3410.290689%10.290689%10.3%34,30034.3k3510.248119%10.248119%10.2%95,93595.9k369.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.134682%8.134682%8.1%20,38620.4k407.755337%7.755337%7.8%20,50120.5k417.739421%7.739421%7.7%47,77847.8k427.450825%7.450825%7.5%60,92860.9k436.406793%6.406793%6.4%13,11413.1k446.305438%6.305438%6.3%15,24115.2k456.012518%6.012518%6.0%13,74613.7k465.795555%5.795555%5.8%12,81612.8k475.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k484.968853%4.968853%5.0%29,11429.1k493.859381%3.859381%3.9%7,72150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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State:
Maine
County:
Penobscot
Metro Area:
Bangor Area
ZIP Code:
04422
Unified School District:
68
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-4
State House District:
ME-104
Neighboring Towns:
Atkinson, Bradford, Corinth, Dover-Foxcroft, Exeter, Garland, Hudson
Nearby Towns:
Alton, Corinna, Dexter, Kenduskeag, Lagrange, Levant, Milo, Sangerville, Sebec
Nearby Unorganized Territories:
Southeast Piscataquis