Food Stamps in Housatonic, Massachusetts (Unincorporated Place)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Housatonic
Housatonic
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllNot On Food Stamps$58,393.000000$70,954.000000$58,393.000000$58.4k264$59,375.000000$80,204.000000$59,375.000000$59.4k253
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 Massachusetts and Housatonic
Housatonic
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%100%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty2100.000000%42.602645%100.000000%100.0%8.527%8.53%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.028988%0.000%0%100.000000%11.479096%100.000000%100.0%14.865%14.9%100.000000%50.924357%100.000000%100.0%36.667%36.7%100.000000%37.493668%100.000000%100.0%12.088%12.1%100.000000%47.359830%100.000000%100.0%23.404%23.4%
% 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 Massachusetts and Housatonic
Housatonic
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.640316%28.272354%46.640316%46.6%91.473%91.5%7.509881%4.942032%7.509881%7.5%100.000%100%24.901186%21.331035%24.901186%24.9%85.135%85.1%7.509881%19.662016%7.509881%7.5%63.333%63.3%31.620553%38.196837%31.620553%31.6%87.912%87.9%14.229249%6.718461%14.229249%14.2%76.596%76.6%
% 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 Massachusetts and Housatonic
Housatonic
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count%White1All RacesOther24.824561%8.332878%4.824561%4.8%11115.789474%116%4.166667%12.497220%4.166667%4.2%11100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%40.134139%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 Neighborhood in Housatonic

There is 1 neighborhood in Housatonic. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Housatonic, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Housatonic.

Most Food Stamps by Neighborhood#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Housatonic, selected neighborhoods in Housatonic, and entities that contain Housatonic
0%5%10%Count#Pittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMassachusettsBerkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire HlsTown of Great BarringtonGreat Barrington925100Tract 925100Housatonic NeighborhoodHousatonicHousatonic14.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k7.211185%7.211185%7.2%2946.697283%6.697283%6.7%1756.697283%6.697283%6.7%1756.697283%6.697283%6.7%272814.166667%4.166667%4.2%11
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Pittsfield Area

There are 9 places in the Pittsfield Area. This section compares Housatonic to all of the places in the Pittsfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Housatonic.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Housatonic, selected other places in the Pittsfield Area, and entities that contain Housatonic
0%5%10%15%20%Count#North AdamsPittsfieldCheshirePittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAdamsLenoxNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLeeNew EnglandMassachusettsWilliamstownGreat BarringtonBerkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire HlsTown of Great BarringtonGreat Barrington925100Tract 925100Housatonic24.014882%24.014882%24.0%1,420120.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,923216.205534%16.205534%16.2%41314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.990647%13.990647%14.0%359413.645224%13.645224%13.6%140513.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.043478%13.043478%13.0%117612.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k10.724365%10.724365%10.7%11478.030431%8.030431%8.0%9587.211185%7.211185%7.2%2946.697283%6.697283%6.7%1756.697283%6.697283%6.7%1754.166667%4.166667%4.2%119
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Housatonic to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Housatonic. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Housatonic, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Housatonic
0%10%20%30%40%Count#LawrenceSpringfieldHolyokeChelseaLynnFall RiverBrocktonNew BedfordLowellWorcesterPittsfieldChicopeeFitchburgEverettBostonWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownRandolphTauntonSalemHaverhillRevereLeominsterMaldenPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireAttleboroNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandWestfieldMassachusettsMethuen TownPeabodyWeymouth TownFraminghamQuincyBeverlyAgawam TownBarnstable TownSomervilleGloucesterMarlboroughWoburnCambridgeBraintree TownNorwoodWalthamMedfordBerkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire HlsTown of Great BarringtonGreat Barrington925100Tract 925100Watertown TownFranklin TownBrooklineArlingtonNewtonHousatonicLexingtonNeedhamWellesley43.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k137.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k233.635455%33.635455%33.6%5,047330.170120%30.170120%30.2%3,742429.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,573528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,118726.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k823.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,974922.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k1020.468538%20.468538%20.5%3,9231120.319297%20.319297%20.3%4,6711220.089710%20.089710%20.1%2,9561319.542865%19.542865%19.5%2,9841419.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1518.856406%18.856406%18.9%2,1931618.581549%18.581549%18.6%2,2821718.290223%18.290223%18.3%4,0801816.895407%16.895407%16.9%3,0531915.672175%15.672175%15.7%3,7272015.169039%15.169039%15.2%3,0692114.812156%14.812156%14.8%2,4762214.674925%14.674925%14.7%3,3882314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.415868%13.415868%13.4%2,2542413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.724987%12.724987%12.7%1,9232512.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.693687%11.693687%11.7%2,0342611.346726%11.346726%11.3%2,4402710.995588%10.995588%11.0%2,5172810.838630%10.838630%10.8%3,0012910.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2323010.573664%10.573664%10.6%1,7163110.412185%10.412185%10.4%1,2103210.098665%10.098665%10.1%1,914339.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119349.358903%9.358903%9.4%1,181359.130942%9.130942%9.1%1,410368.433654%8.433654%8.4%1,261378.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666388.360572%8.360572%8.4%1,151398.092240%8.092240%8.1%951407.485410%7.485410%7.5%1,770417.274119%7.274119%7.3%1,615427.211185%7.211185%7.2%2946.697283%6.697283%6.7%1756.697283%6.697283%6.7%1756.417221%6.417221%6.4%945435.039764%5.039764%5.0%564445.015965%5.015965%5.0%1,241454.557152%4.557152%4.6%850464.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310474.166667%4.166667%4.2%113.559731%3.559731%3.6%413482.913552%2.913552%2.9%304492.148914%2.148914%2.1%18550
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 Housatonic to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Housatonic. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Housatonic, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Housatonic
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCheektowagaNew EnglandMassachusettsWarwickDanburyQuincyCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochelleStamfordCambridgeNorwalkBerkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire HlsToms RiverTown of Great BarringtonGreat Barrington925100Tract 925100NewtonHousatonic44.333023%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%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%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%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663614.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.194686%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%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k11.472754%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%2,600487.211185%7.211185%7.2%2947.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346496.697283%6.697283%6.7%1756.697283%6.697283%6.7%1754.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,310504.166667%4.166667%4.2%11
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 Housatonic to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Housatonic. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Housatonic, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Housatonic
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBerkshire CountyBerkshireSacramentoArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWichitaCharlotteNew EnglandMassachusettsOmahaLong BeachOaklandMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinBerkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire HlsSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia BchTown of Great BarringtonGreat Barrington925100Tract 925100San DiegoSan FranciscoHousatonic42.327373%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%38,49138.5k821.836606%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%49,53949.5k1417.388647%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%53,09453.1k1916.142911%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%31,96532.0k3214.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83314.279724%14.279724%14.3%7,83313.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.305549%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%719,701720k12.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k12.344705%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%33,16533.2k467.211185%7.211185%7.2%2947.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.697283%6.697283%6.7%1756.697283%6.697283%6.7%1756.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k504.166667%4.166667%4.2%11
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:
Massachusetts
County:
Berkshire
Metro Area:
Pittsfield Area
Town:
Great Barrington
ZIP Codes:
01230, 01236
Unified School District:
Berkshire Hills
Neighborhood:
Housatonic
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-4th Berkshire
Neighboring Towns:
Stockbridge, West Stockbridge
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Canaan, Copake Falls, Copake Hamlet, Copake Lake, Ghent, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Taconic Shores
Nearby Villages:
Philmont