Food Stamps in the Town of Bowdoin, Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County and the Town of Bowdoin
Town of Bowdoin
Sagadahoc County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$51,600.000000$55,766.000000$51,600.000000$51.6k1,390$35,417.000000$23,713.000000$35,417.000000$35.4k125$53,550.000000$62,165.000000$53,550.000000$53.6k1,265
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 Sagadahoc County and the Town of Bowdoin
Town of Bowdoin
Sagadahoc County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty230.400000%54.895833%30.400000%30.4%14.074%14.1%12.800000%20.000000%12.800000%12.8%29.091%29.1%6.400000%23.437500%6.400000%6.4%4.145%4.15%36.800000%50.572917%36.800000%36.8%15.862%15.9%32.800000%25.468750%32.800000%32.8%8.798%8.80%6.400000%42.916667%6.400000%6.4%6.250%6.25%
% 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 Sagadahoc County and the Town of Bowdoin
Town of Bowdoin
Sagadahoc County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty218.339921%19.798437%18.339921%18.3%85.926%85.9%3.083004%2.395385%3.083004%3.1%70.909%70.9%14.624506%15.285182%14.624506%14.6%95.855%95.9%19.288538%22.493245%19.288538%19.3%84.138%84.1%33.596838%44.066311%33.596838%33.6%91.202%91.2%9.486166%5.053677%9.486166%9.5%93.750%93.8%
% 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 Sagadahoc County and the Town of Bowdoin
Town of Bowdoin
Sagadahoc County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%Count%White1All RacesBlack29.084302%12.074570%9.084302%9.1%125101.017442%101%8.992806%12.297444%8.992806%9.0%125100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%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 Portland Area

There are 68 county subdivisions in the Portland Area. This section compares the Town of Bowdoin to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Portland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Bowdoin. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,788.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Bowdoin, selected other county subdivisions in the Portland Area, and entities that contain the Town of Bowdoin
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Town of LimerickLimerickBiddefordSanfordTown of LimingtonLimingtonBathWestbrookPortlandMaineTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of RichmondRichmondTown of North BerwickN BerwickTown of BridgtonBridgtonTown of CascoTown of HarrisonHarrisonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of AlfredAlfredNew EnglandSagadahoc CountySagadahocSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BowdoinhamBowdoinhamTown of HollisHollisTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS Berwick970200Tract 970200SacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BowdoinBowdoinTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GrayTown of NaplesNaplesSchool Administrative District 7575Town of RaymondRaymondTown of WellsTown of LymanTown of WaterboroWaterboroTown of ArundelArundelTown of EliotTown of WindhamWindhamTown of FreeportFreeportTown of GorhamGorhamTown of KennebunkKennebunkTown of StandishStandishTown of KennebunkportKennebunkportTown of New GloucesterNew GloucesterTown of KitteryKitteryTown of HarpswellHarpswellTown of YarmouthYarmouthTown of ScarboroughScarboroughTown of WoolwichWoolwichTown of YorkTown of Cape ElizabethCape ElizabethTown of FalmouthFalmouthTown of North YarmouthN YarmouthTown of CumberlandCumberland24.569790%24.569790%24.6%257124.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,068223.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,032320.676968%20.676968%20.7%281420.558831%20.558831%20.6%802520.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,568619.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,843716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%708815.918098%15.918098%15.9%241914.988558%14.988558%15.0%2621014.566929%14.566929%14.6%2961114.248705%14.248705%14.2%2201213.972380%13.972380%14.0%1721313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.895175%12.895175%12.9%1551412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.297444%12.297444%12.3%1,92012.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2991511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%11.587053%11.6%9631611.257976%11.257976%11.3%2471711.038012%11.038012%11.0%1511810.653105%10.653105%10.7%1991910.571625%10.571625%10.6%3072010.344828%10.344828%10.3%2852110.007252%10.007252%10.0%2769.877956%9.877956%9.9%777229.370780%9.370780%9.4%347238.992806%8.992806%9.0%125248.790199%8.790199%8.8%287258.493696%8.493696%8.5%256268.492823%8.492823%8.5%142278.447937%8.447937%8.4%7318.378970%8.378970%8.4%153288.175814%8.175814%8.2%359297.985481%7.985481%8.0%132307.158672%7.158672%7.2%194317.101281%7.101281%7.1%122326.701445%6.701445%6.7%167336.622208%6.622208%6.6%427346.504065%6.504065%6.5%208356.441119%6.441119%6.4%396366.378684%6.378684%6.4%316376.256921%6.256921%6.3%226385.928339%5.928339%5.9%91395.310574%5.310574%5.3%112405.173210%5.173210%5.2%224414.927007%4.927007%4.9%108424.683038%4.683038%4.7%164434.606299%4.606299%4.6%351444.218750%4.218750%4.2%54453.967119%3.967119%4.0%222462.967437%2.967437%3.0%113472.508726%2.508726%2.5%115481.849112%1.849112%1.8%25490.927578%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 Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the Town of Bowdoin to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Bowdoin. 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 Bowdoin, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Bowdoin
0%10%20%30%Count#WatervilleTown of SkowheganSkowheganLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of FairfieldFairfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookPortlandTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonEllsworthMaineTown of OaklandOaklandTown of Old Orchard BeachOld Orch BchTown of WinslowWinslowBrewerTown of LisbonLisbonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandSagadahoc CountySagadahocSouth PortlandS PortlandPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaTown of BrunswickBrunswickTown of LebanonLebanonTown of BerwickBerwickTown of South BerwickS BerwickTown of Orono970200Tract 970200SacoTown of TopshamTopshamTown of BowdoinBowdoinTown of BuxtonBuxtonTown of GraySchool Administrative District 7575Town 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%5281818.334810%18.334810%18.3%6211916.259760%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%5872314.192819%14.192819%14.2%5022413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.297444%12.297444%12.3%1,92012.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2992511.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k11.587053%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%3043010.007252%10.007252%10.0%2769.877956%9.877956%9.9%777319.370780%9.370780%9.4%347328.992806%8.992806%9.0%1258.790199%8.790199%8.8%287338.493696%8.493696%8.5%256348.447937%8.447937%8.4%7318.175814%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 Bowdoin to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Bowdoin. 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 Bowdoin, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Bowdoin
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandSagadahoc CountySagadahocPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaQuincy970200Tract 970200Town of IslipTown of BowdoinBowdoinTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceSchool Administrative District 7575CambridgeTown 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%6,6912519.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k2617.343865%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%16,13316.1k2914.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663013.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k3113.731890%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%20,82420.8k3312.297444%12.297444%12.3%1,92011.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323410.007252%10.007252%10.0%2769.145754%9.145754%9.1%9,111358.992806%8.992806%9.0%1258.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285368.722887%8.722887%8.7%3,551378.447937%8.447937%8.4%7318.428167%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 Bowdoin to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Bowdoin. 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 Bowdoin, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Bowdoin
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasMaineFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandSagadahoc CountySagadahocSeattlePortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos Angeles970200Tract 970200Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Town of BowdoinBowdoinOntarioSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySchool Administrative District 7575Northwest 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%50,49450.5k1419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1517.573826%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%39,68639.7k1915.004424%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%108,512109k2413.780346%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%719,701720k12.297444%12.297444%12.3%1,92011.909058%11.909058%11.9%52,40752.4k3211.894646%11.894646%11.9%25,70125.7k10.963747%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%95,93595.9k3610.007252%10.007252%10.0%2769.585555%9.585555%9.6%46,82446.8k378.992806%8.992806%9.0%1258.572006%8.572006%8.6%16,53316.5k388.561760%8.561760%8.6%27,90827.9k398.447937%8.447937%8.4%7318.134682%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:
Sagadahoc
Metro Area:
Portland Area
ZIP Codes:
04008, 04086, 04287
Unified School District:
75
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate District:
ME-23
State House District:
ME-55
Neighboring Towns:
Bowdoinham, Lisbon, Litchfield, Richmond, Sabattus, Topsham
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Lisbon Falls
Nearby Towns:
Brunswick, Dresden, Durham, Monmouth, Wales, West Gardiner, Woolwich
Nearby Unorganized Territories:
Perkins