Food Stamps in Thomaston, Maine (Unincorporated Place)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Maine and Thomaston
Thomaston
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$49,583.000000$50,826.000000$49,583.000000$49.6k859$52,295.000000$58,727.000000$52,295.000000$52.3k674
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 Maine and Thomaston
Thomaston
Maine
0%20%40%60%80%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty283.243243%40.337466%83.243243%83.2%69.683%69.7%67.567568%19.292705%67.567568%67.6%100.000%100%15.675676%14.038768%15.675676%15.7%36.709%36.7%93.513514%54.399670%93.513514%93.5%48.732%48.7%16.756757%32.083831%16.756757%16.8%8.010%8.01%67.567568%48.446027%67.567568%67.6%80.128%80.1%
% 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 Maine and Thomaston
Thomaston
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty29.940653%23.397183%9.940653%9.9%30.317%30.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.753196%0.000%0%7.418398%17.104009%7.418398%7.4%63.291%63.3%27.002967%24.528711%27.002967%27.0%51.268%51.3%52.818991%43.561647%52.818991%52.8%91.990%92.0%4.599407%6.688841%4.599407%4.6%19.872%19.9%
% 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 Maine and Thomaston
Thomaston
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1All RacesWhite253.333333%17.390306%53.333333%53.3%16247.639640%248%21.536671%16.259760%21.536671%21.5%185100.000000%100%20.386007%15.579560%20.386007%20.4%16994.657190%95%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1white Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3including Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in Knox County

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

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Thomaston, selected other places in Knox County, and entities that contain Thomaston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#RocklandTown of ThomastonThomastonZIP Code 04861ZIP 04861970400Tract 970400ThomastonRegional School Unit 1313MaineKnox CountyKnoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandCamden24.253521%24.253521%24.3%861123.166667%23.166667%23.2%27823.166667%23.166667%23.2%27822.295322%22.295322%22.3%61021.536671%21.536671%21.5%185219.948539%19.948539%19.9%1,31816.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k13.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k5.097365%5.097365%5.1%893
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Maine

There are 130 places in Maine. This section compares Thomaston to the 50 most populous places in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thomaston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 2,551.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Thomaston, selected other places in Maine, and entities that contain Thomaston
0%10%20%30%Count#NorwayRumfordWatervilleFairfieldCalaisSkowheganLincolnFarmingtonHoultonBucksportLewistonAugustaPresque IsleBangorCaribouBiddefordRocklandSanfordOld TownTown of ThomastonThomastonZIP Code 04861ZIP 04861970400Tract 970400MillinocketThomastonPittsfieldBelfastAuburnBathWestbrookGardinerRegional School Unit 1313PortlandEllsworthWinthropMaineOld Orchard BeachOld Orch BchWinslowMadawaskaBrewerKnox CountyKnoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswickNew EnglandSouth PortlandS PortlandTopshamOronoLisbon FallsSacoScarboroughKennebunkGorhamNorth WindhamYork HarborSouth EliotKitteryCape NeddickYarmouthCamdenHampden34.685165%34.685165%34.7%325133.252280%33.252280%33.3%547232.882234%32.882234%32.9%2,284332.867133%32.867133%32.9%423430.431655%30.431655%30.4%423530.347107%30.347107%30.3%918630.138099%30.138099%30.1%371729.059181%29.059181%29.1%383828.201295%28.201295%28.2%566926.472899%26.472899%26.5%3371026.331473%26.331473%26.3%4,1531125.609611%25.609611%25.6%2,1531224.829674%24.829674%24.8%9841324.766655%24.766655%24.8%3,4761424.395048%24.395048%24.4%8671524.349464%24.349464%24.3%2,0681624.253521%24.253521%24.3%8611723.608691%23.608691%23.6%2,0321823.172243%23.172243%23.2%7481923.166667%23.166667%23.2%27823.166667%23.166667%23.2%27822.295322%22.295322%22.3%61021.960784%21.960784%22.0%4482021.536671%21.536671%21.5%18521.441948%21.441948%21.4%2292121.252715%21.252715%21.3%5872220.922857%20.922857%20.9%2,0452320.558831%20.558831%20.6%8022420.334587%20.334587%20.3%1,5682520.224252%20.224252%20.2%4872619.948539%19.948539%19.9%1,31819.340638%19.340638%19.3%5,8432718.334810%18.334810%18.3%6212817.241379%17.241379%17.2%2052916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k15.942355%15.942355%15.9%7083015.631894%15.631894%15.6%4963115.512048%15.512048%15.5%2063215.330373%15.330373%15.3%5873313.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998405%12.998405%13.0%8153412.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.180028%12.180028%12.2%1,2993511.218425%11.218425%11.2%3023610.422424%10.422424%10.4%2643710.225080%10.225080%10.2%159389.877956%9.877956%9.9%777398.199195%8.199195%8.2%163407.975922%7.975922%8.0%212417.566372%7.566372%7.6%171427.142857%7.142857%7.1%132436.946454%6.946454%6.9%96446.878307%6.878307%6.9%104456.112926%6.112926%6.1%131465.849359%5.849359%5.8%73475.309000%5.309000%5.3%128485.097365%5.097365%5.1%89492.749832%2.749832%2.7%4150
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Thomaston to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thomaston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Thomaston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Thomaston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellTown of ThomastonThomastonZIP Code 04861ZIP 04861Scranton970400Tract 970400WorcesterAlbanyThomastonNew YorkRegional School Unit 1313ElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersMaineJersey CityManchesterKnox CountyKnoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkToms RiverNewton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742523.166667%23.166667%23.2%27823.166667%23.166667%23.2%27822.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.295322%22.295322%22.3%61022.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242821.536671%21.536671%21.5%18520.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.948539%19.948539%19.9%1,31819.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253712.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k11.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627458.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666477.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346494.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
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 Thomaston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Thomaston. 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 Thomaston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Thomaston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoTown of ThomastonThomastonZIP Code 04861ZIP 04861970400Tract 970400El PasoThomastonNew YorkRegional School Unit 1313ChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleMaineDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoKnox CountyKnoxArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandOmahaLong 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%38,49138.5k823.166667%23.166667%23.2%27823.166667%23.166667%23.2%27822.295322%22.295322%22.3%61021.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k921.536671%21.536671%21.5%18520.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.948539%19.948539%19.9%1,31819.820560%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%53,09453.1k1916.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k16.142911%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%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.673943%13.673943%13.7%2,29913.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.344705%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:
Maine
County:
Knox
Town:
Thomaston
ZIP Code:
04861
Unified School District:
13
Congressional District:
ME-1
State Senate District:
ME-12
State House District:
ME-92
Nearby Cities:
Belfast, Rockland
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Boothbay Harbor, Camden, Castine, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Searsport, Waldoboro, Wiscasset