Food Stamps in the Town of Stratford, Fairfield 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 Fairfield County and the Town of Stratford
Town of Stratford
Fairfield County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$69,336.000000$86,670.000000$69,336.000000$69.3k20,54020.5k$28,798.000000$21,635.000000$28,798.000000$28.8k1,888$73,472.000000$95,171.000000$73,472.000000$73.5k18,65218.7k
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 Fairfield County and the Town of Stratford
Town of Stratford
Fairfield County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.330508%46.696119%52.330508%52.3%16.872%16.9%24.735169%27.657884%24.735169%24.7%30.623%30.6%17.213983%14.286622%17.213983%17.2%8.889%8.89%48.569915%42.729555%48.569915%48.6%18.699%18.7%37.870763%34.631154%37.870763%37.9%7.899%7.90%31.620763%41.671169%31.620763%31.6%31.908%31.9%
% 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 Fairfield County and the Town of Stratford
Town of Stratford
Fairfield County
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.099078%34.490002%26.099078%26.1%83.128%83.1%5.672314%5.536863%5.672314%5.7%69.377%69.4%17.858675%26.718377%17.858675%17.9%91.111%91.1%21.375724%17.266400%21.375724%21.4%81.301%81.3%44.697620%38.158527%44.697620%44.7%92.101%92.1%6.830367%5.507891%6.830367%6.8%68.092%68.1%
% 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 Fairfield County and the Town of Stratford
Town of Stratford
Fairfield County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%Mixed1Black1Hispanic2Other1Asian1All RacesWhite322.404372%18.925569%22.404372%22.4%41243.742475%244%19.959058%26.831310%19.959058%20.0%585217.139332%217%16.067538%21.813717%16.067538%16.1%295174.802560%175%9.604520%25.376690%9.604520%9.6%51104.489850%104%9.386282%4.807692%9.386282%9.4%52102.115585%102%9.191821%9.386085%9.191821%9.2%1,888100.000000%100%5.956567%4.036845%5.956567%6.0%86464.802903%65%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by Tract in the Town of Stratford

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#5

Percentage of households (%):
2.1%6.6%11.1%15.6%20.1%24.7%
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Food Stamps by County Subdivision in the Bridgeport Area

There are 24 county subdivisions in the Bridgeport Area. This section compares the Town of Stratford to all of the county subdivisions in the Bridgeport Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Stratford.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of the Town of Stratford, selected other county subdivisions in the Bridgeport Area, and entities that contain the Town of Stratford
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Town of BridgeportBridgeportNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandConnecticutTown of DanburyDanburyBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportFairfield CountyFairfieldStratfordStratford School DistrictStratfordTown of StratfordStratfordTown of StamfordStamfordTown of NorwalkNorwalkTown of SheltonSheltonTown of TrumbullTrumbullTown of BrookfieldBrookfieldTown of BethelBethelTown of MonroeMonroeTown of WestportWestportTown of NewtownNewtownTown of New FairfieldNew FairfieldTown of GreenwichGreenwichTown of RidgefieldRidgefieldTown of FairfieldFairfieldTown of New CanaanNew CanaanTown of EastonEastonTown of WiltonWiltonTown of ReddingReddingTown of DarienDarienTown of WestonWestonTown of ShermanSherman28.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k113.194686%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%168,393168k11.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,35429.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,88838.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,28547.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,60056.017845%6.017845%6.0%95165.299003%5.299003%5.3%63874.650778%4.650778%4.7%28184.327323%4.327323%4.3%31293.477499%3.477499%3.5%238103.465347%3.465347%3.5%336113.246223%3.246223%3.2%318123.107404%3.107404%3.1%149132.889703%2.889703%2.9%639142.873499%2.873499%2.9%256152.629620%2.629620%2.6%530162.536335%2.536335%2.5%178171.721557%1.721557%1.7%46181.605543%1.605543%1.6%95191.344394%1.344394%1.3%47201.299486%1.299486%1.3%86210.610465%0.610465%0.6%21220.559441%0.559441%0.6%823
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 23 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Connecticut

There are 173 county subdivisions in Connecticut. This section compares the Town of Stratford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Connecticut and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Stratford. 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 Stratford, selected other county subdivisions in Connecticut, and entities that contain the Town of Stratford
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 HvnTown of MeridenMeridenTown of East HartfordE HartfordTown of NorwichNorwichTown of West HavenW HvnTown 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 WatertownWatertownBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportFairfield CountyFairfieldTown of WallingfordWallingfordTown of WethersfieldWethersfieldStratfordStratford School DistrictStratfordTown 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%6,296823.071011%23.071011%23.1%4,503921.614535%21.614535%21.6%3,4621018.085266%18.085266%18.1%3,6101114.984207%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%891219.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.326628%9.326628%9.3%1,669229.242144%9.242144%9.2%1,000239.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.191821%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
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 Stratford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Stratford. 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 Stratford, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Stratford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Town of HartfordHartfordPatersonSpringfieldBronxRochesterBuffaloProvidenceSyracuseTown of WaterburyWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownBrocktonTown of BridgeportBridgeportErieTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordPhiladelphiaBrooklynLakewood TownshipLakewoodLowellWorcesterAlbanyElizabethTown of RamapoRamapoBostonPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterQueensManhattanNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandStaten IslandConnecticutQuincyBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportFairfield CountyFairfieldStratfordStratford School DistrictStratfordTown of StratfordStratfordTown 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%6,6912519.103130%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%16,13316.1k2914.949843%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%20,82420.8k3312.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,232349.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.145754%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 Stratford to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Stratford. 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 Stratford, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Stratford
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitBronxMilwaukeeMiamiBaltimorePhiladelphiaEl PasoSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBrooklynFresnoOrlandoChicagoSan BernardinoTampaBostonColumbusSouthwest DallasSW DallasFort WorthAlbuquerqueAtlantaWashingtonTucsonHoustonQueensLas VegasManhattanSacramentoPhoenixNortheastTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast DallasNE DallasTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNew EnglandConnecticutSeattleLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodDenverAustinLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Bridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportFairfield CountyFairfieldStratfordStratford School DistrictStratfordTown of StratfordStratfordOntarioSalt 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%50,49450.5k1419.103130%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%39,68639.7k1915.004424%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%46,82446.8k379.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k9.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8889.191821%9.191821%9.2%1,8888.572006%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:
Connecticut
County:
Fairfield
Metro Area:
Bridgeport Area
Unincorporated Place:
Stratford
ZIP Codes:
06607, 06611, 06614, 06615
Unified School District:
Stratford
Congressional District:
CT-3
State Senate Districts:
CT-21, CT-23
State House Districts:
CT-120, CT-121, CT-122
Neighboring Towns:
Bridgeport, Milford, Shelton, Trumbull
Nearby Towns:
Ansonia, Derby, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Orange, Seymour, West Haven, Weston, Westport