Food Stamps in the Town of Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut (Town)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Haven County and the Town of Meriden
Town of Meriden
New Haven County
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$55,547.000000$62,715.000000$55,547.000000$55.5k25,18025.2k$32,374.000000$20,488.000000$32,374.000000$32.4k6,296$66,326.000000$72,640.000000$66,326.000000$66.3k18,88418.9k

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Haven County and the Town of Meriden
Town of Meriden
New Haven County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty232.115629%41.485463%32.115629%32.1%34.150%34.1%19.107370%26.461845%19.107370%19.1%57.014%57.0%9.641042%11.240736%9.641042%9.6%19.028%19.0%30.447903%39.610310%30.447903%30.4%33.075%33.1%28.668996%31.470397%28.668996%28.7%19.413%19.4%26.032402%43.513315%26.032402%26.0%68.779%68.8%

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 New Haven County and the Town of Meriden
Town of Meriden
New Haven County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.647109%26.056077%20.647109%20.6%65.850%65.9%4.803008%5.453706%4.803008%4.8%42.986%43.0%13.678246%18.674627%13.678246%13.7%80.972%81.0%20.541199%19.345930%20.541199%20.5%66.925%66.9%39.679093%40.156685%39.679093%39.7%80.587%80.6%3.939843%6.879955%3.939843%3.9%31.221%31.2%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in New Haven County and the Town of Meriden
Town of Meriden
New Haven County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%Hispanic1Other2Black2Mixed2All RacesWhite3Asian254.810098%37.358319%54.810098%54.8%2,410219.205569%219%51.798561%35.698032%51.798561%51.8%504207.161336%207%31.653747%30.498048%31.653747%31.7%735126.594877%127%30.789474%28.247187%30.789474%30.8%117123.138333%123%25.003971%15.043784%25.003971%25.0%6,296100.000000%100%14.830281%8.559547%14.830281%14.8%2,48659.311702%59%12.753623%4.623031%12.753623%12.8%4451.006390%51%

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Meriden

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the New Haven Area

There are 28 county subdivisions in the New Haven Area. This section compares the Town of Meriden to all of the county subdivisions in the New Haven Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Meriden.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Meriden, selected other county subdivisions in the New Haven Area, and entities that contain the Town of Meriden
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#Town of WaterburyWaterburyTown of New HavenNew HvnMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenTown of MeridenMeridenTown of AnsoniaAnsoniaTown of West HavenW HvnNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenTown of DerbyNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutTown of NaugatuckNaugatuckTown of East HavenE HvnTown of WallingfordWallingfordTown of HamdenHamdenTown of SeymourSeymourTown of ProspectProspectTown of BranfordBranfordTown of WolcottWolcottTown of MilfordMilfordTown of North HavenN HvnTown of BethanyBethanyTown of Beacon FallsBeacon FallsTown of GuilfordGuilfordTown of SouthburySouthburyTown of MiddleburyMiddleburyTown of OxfordOxfordTown of North BranfordN BranfordTown of CheshireCheshireTown of MadisonMadisonTown of OrangeOrangeTown of WoodbridgeWoodbridge30.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k126.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k225.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296323.720458%23.720458%23.7%1,636418.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,610515.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.609012%14.609012%14.6%723613.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,348711.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,24789.326628%9.326628%9.3%1,66997.997945%7.997945%8.0%1,868107.323107%7.323107%7.3%444116.234793%6.234793%6.2%205126.205153%6.205153%6.2%761136.143053%6.143053%6.1%359145.522298%5.522298%5.5%1,190155.294610%5.294610%5.3%443164.702351%4.702351%4.7%94174.409318%4.409318%4.4%106184.384427%4.384427%4.4%375194.291956%4.291956%4.3%334204.089219%4.089219%4.1%110213.348519%3.348519%3.3%147223.096372%3.096372%3.1%169232.936784%2.936784%2.9%295242.812546%2.812546%2.8%191251.809311%1.809311%1.8%89261.431493%1.431493%1.4%4227

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Connecticut

There are 173 county subdivisions in Connecticut. This section compares the Town of Meriden to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Meriden. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 22,048.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Meriden, selected other county subdivisions in Connecticut, and entities that contain the Town of Meriden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordTown of New LondonNew LondonTown of New BritainNew BritainTown of WindhamWindhamTown of WaterburyWaterburyTown of BridgeportBridgeportTown of New HavenNew HvnMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenTown of MeridenMeridenTown of East HartfordE HartfordTown of NorwichNorwichTown of West HavenW HvnNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenTown of ManchesterManchesterTown of TorringtonTorringtonTown of BristolBristolNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of MiddletownMiddletownNew EnglandConnecticutTown of VernonVernonTown of DanburyDanburyTown of NaugatuckNaugatuckTown of GrotonGrotonTown of East HavenE HvnTown of WatertownWatertownTown of WallingfordWallingfordTown of WethersfieldWethersfieldTown of StratfordStratfordTown of StamfordStamfordTown of West HartfordW HartfordTown of EnfieldEnfieldTown of HamdenHamdenTown of NorwalkNorwalkTown of WindsorWindsorTown of SouthingtonSouthingtonTown of NewingtonNewingtonTown of MansfieldMansfieldTown of New MilfordNew MilfordTown of BranfordBranfordTown of SheltonSheltonTown of MilfordMilfordTown of TrumbullTrumbullTown of North HavenN HvnTown of FarmingtonFarmingtonTown of GlastonburyGlastonburyTown of GuilfordGuilfordTown of South WindsorS WindsorTown of WestportWestportTown of NewtownNewtownTown of CheshireCheshireTown of GreenwichGreenwichTown of RidgefieldRidgefieldTown of FairfieldFairfieldTown of SimsburySimsbury41.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k133.216981%33.216981%33.2%3,521231.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,780330.766590%30.766590%30.8%2,689430.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k528.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k626.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k725.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,296823.071011%23.071011%23.1%4,503921.614535%21.614535%21.6%3,4621018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,6101115.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.984207%14.984207%15.0%3,5581214.850081%14.850081%14.9%2,1991314.624775%14.624775%14.6%3,6541413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.914304%12.914304%12.9%2,4821512.730340%12.730340%12.7%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k12.067915%12.067915%12.1%1,5851611.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3541711.318220%11.318220%11.3%1,3481811.220485%11.220485%11.2%1,8011911.094306%11.094306%11.1%1,2472010.678332%10.678332%10.7%891219.326628%9.326628%9.3%1,669229.242144%9.242144%9.2%1,000239.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,888248.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285258.518669%8.518669%8.5%2,099268.175559%8.175559%8.2%1,330277.997945%7.997945%8.0%1,868287.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600297.633659%7.633659%7.6%821306.716152%6.716152%6.7%1,131316.705239%6.705239%6.7%846326.637570%6.637570%6.6%365336.555481%6.555481%6.6%680346.205153%6.205153%6.2%761356.017845%6.017845%6.0%951365.522298%5.522298%5.5%1,190375.299003%5.299003%5.3%638385.294610%5.294610%5.3%443394.619592%4.619592%4.6%473404.537954%4.537954%4.5%605414.384427%4.384427%4.4%375423.727282%3.727282%3.7%363433.465347%3.465347%3.5%336443.246223%3.246223%3.2%318452.936784%2.936784%2.9%295462.889703%2.889703%2.9%639472.873499%2.873499%2.9%256482.629620%2.629620%2.6%530492.378571%2.378571%2.4%21450

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Northeast

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Meriden, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Meriden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenTown of MeridenMeridenBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandConnecticutQuincyTown 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%147,489147k1825.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29623.963174%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%12,17012.2k2816.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k2915.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k14.949843%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%20,82420.8k3312.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k10.627025%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

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 Meriden to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Meriden. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Meriden, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Meriden
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaMeridenMeriden School DistrictMeridenTown of MeridenMeridenEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenNew Haven CountyNew HavenAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandConnecticutSeattleLong 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%147,489147k625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29625.003971%25.003971%25.0%6,29624.474984%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%55,99456.0k1715.901493%15.901493%15.9%47,09147.1k1815.784743%15.784743%15.8%39,68639.7k1915.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.043784%15.043784%15.0%49,11649.1k15.004424%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%719,701720k12.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k11.909058%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

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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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